Fool’s Paradise

Whenever I walk into a bookstore, I have two clear feelings. One is the general improvement of my attitude finding myself close to lots of books. (That’s brought on by the smell, I think. Ahhh, the smell.) The second feeling is anticipation of finding a gem, a book arriving unexpectedly in my life that...

House: A Memoir

I first found Michael Ruhlman by reading his book about pediatric heart surgeons called Walk on Water. It changed me by a few degrees, surely high praise for any book. The point is that my life is different because of Mr Ruhlman. Imagine my delight upon finding this bargain by the same author, a remaindered...