But First... Connecticut Firsts, Bill Faude & John Friedland This book is a one-hundred or so page compendium of all the things that first happened, or were invented, in Connecticut. Well, that's not true, as it would be impossible to create a fully comprehensive list of all of those things. There are just too … [Read more...]
Book Review: Traveler’s Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley
No One Cares About the Gold Coast Anyway Traveler's Guide to Western New England and the CT River Valley Tim Mulligan, 1994 This review completely ignores the non-Connecticut portion of the book. It is absurd to review a travel guide from 1994 for all the obvious reasons. This book was published just before … [Read more...]
CT Books, Movies, People, & Stories
Connecticut Books, People, & Essays I probably shouldn’t have ever begun reading and writing about Connecticut books. It’s just one of those lists that I can’t possibly “finish” in any meaningful way. But that’s fine, I don’t mind. If you’re into books, I also review non-Connecticut hiking books and the Modern … [Read more...]
Book Review: Connecticut River From the Air
The Connecticut River from the Air: An Intimate Perspective of New England by Jerry Roberts (Author), Tom Walsh (Photographer) This is a beautiful book. As your friendly expert on Connecticut coffee table books, I’m pleased to report that this is one of the best. Not only are the many hundreds of photographs … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Ice Storm
The Ice Storm By Rick Moody When I started getting a little bit more serious about reading and writing about books about Connecticut, I began collecting a list of titles in which I was interested. It quickly became apparent to me that there was a proliferation of books that take place in New Canaan, Darien, and … [Read more...]
Book Review: Nobody’s Fool
Pinning it Down Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Schlitzie The Pinhead By Bill Griffith Full disclosure: I’m not much of a Zippy fan. I know, I know, this is blasphemy for someone like me who can be a bit obsessed with all thing Connecticut. After all, in Bill Griffith’s long running Zippy the Pinhead comic … [Read more...]
Book Review: American Wood & Metal Planes
Plainly About Planes American Wood & Metal Planes Andrew D'Elia This book right here is awesome*. *If you happen to be a person who really digs oldey timey wood and metal planes. When I visited the wonderful D'Elia Antique Tool Museum in Scotland, Andy D'Elia himself gave me this book. This was fairly … [Read more...]
Book Review: The Glass House
You Bet Your Glass The Glass House By Paul Goldberger and Philip Johnson As far as architecture is concerned, Philip Johnson's Glass House is one of the most important buildings in Connecticut. The 47-acre property, which is home to several buildings, structures, and art installations is much more than the Glass … [Read more...]
America the Beautiful: Connecticut
The Beauitifulest America the Beautiful: Connecticut By Zachary Kent, 2008 Scholastic Books has a whole series called “America the Beautiful” for each of the 50 states. At least that’s what I assume. They all follow the same boilerplate model: Some history, some geology, some basic encyclopedic facts, and some … [Read more...]
Book Review: Food Lovers’ Guide to Connecticut
Delicious Food Lovers' Guide to® Connecticut: The Best Restaurants, Markets & Local Culinary Offerings By Patricia Brooks, 2013 In a previous review of a similar book, I explained why I'd have difficulties writing a book. It had to do with my particular brain and how I'd hate to finish writing a book, waiting for … [Read more...]
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