The 4-Hour Workweek by Tim Ferriss
No, this really isn’t an official parenting tips book. But I read it anyway because my workweek is way longer than 4 hours (more like 24/7) and anything that will help me cut back on all that overtime is definitely a plus.
I know this book was all the rage […]

Just read this over at Boing Boing - there is a new anthology of science fiction stories for kids called The Starry Rift. Two of my sons are big sci-fi fans so this book caught my interest.
Now that the Harry Potter series is complete, there is a summer reading void that I need to fill. […]

Any Kinsey Millhone fans out there? It has been awhile since Sue Grafton came out with an addition to her popular Alphabet mystery series. A big mystery buff, myself, I discovered Sue Grafton right out of college and eagerly read every book as soon as it hit the shelves. T is for Trespass is the […]

Here is a movie that you may have missed - The Secret Garden. Based on the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett (author of A Little Princess), this version of The Secret Garden was produced by Francis Ford Coppola and co-stars none other than Maggie Smith (Professor Minerva McGonagall of Harry Potter fame).
The movie begins […]

I just spent the weekend reading Double Cross by James Patterson. If you like mysteries or thrillers, this is a good read for a busy parent. The book is easy to follow and you can finish it quickly even if you are interrupted, like, a million times.
If you have read James Patterson before, you will […]