By Jim Heffernan This month (February) is “Black History Month” and I chose this book because it represents a different take on the black experience. The book is a memoir of a…
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BOOK REVIEW: Braiding Sweetgrass by Robin Wall Kimmerer
OIOpublisher By Jim Heffernan “For all of us, becoming indigenous to a place means living as if your children’s future mattered, to take care of the land as if our lives, both…
BOOK REVIEW: Dirt Road Revival – How to rebuild rural politics and why our future depends on it
By Jim Heffernan I’m an old man, and most of the books I read are written by people as old or older than me. This book’s authors, Chloe and Canyon, are barely…
JOIN A BOOK CLUB – “The Warmth of Other Suns”; Book Review
By Jim Heffernan I was lucky that I grew up close to a branch library in Denver. It was named Smiley Branch Library after a 19th. century teacher/superindendent in Denver. I never…
BOOK REVIEW: Dark Money by Jane Mayer
By Jim Heffernan I found this is a very important and fascinating book. It’s eight years old, but I think its insights are still very valid and accurate. This is Jane Mayer’s…
MORE BOOK REVIEWS: Worthwhile Books of 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: On the top of this list should be Neal’s own new book “Be the Change – One Random Act of Kindness at a Time” – everyone needs this book for…
BOOKS: Jim Heffernan’s Top 20 for 2022
EDITOR’S NOTE: Time for those “top lists” of the year … when I asked Jim for his “Top 10” – he said “how aobut Top 20?” And then commented that when he…
Barview Jetty Store Offers Free Steelhead Fishing Seminar Tuesday Jan. 3rd from 2 to 4 pm
Visit Barview Jetty Store, south of Rockway Beach for this fun, FREE fishing seminar on Tuesday, January 3rd, 2023, 2-4 pm Tim Reilly with Douglas Rods and Amato Publishing will be on hand to share…
BOOK REVIEW: Humankind – A Hopeful History
By Jim Heffernan I think what attracted me to this book was the coda “A Hopeful History” in its title. by author Rutger Bregman. I found it to be an entertaining read…
Neal Lemery’s New Book: Be the Change – One Random Act of Kindness at a Time …
Everyone needs this book. The title was often used around our house. One could not complain about this or that without being asked if they could do something about the situation… and…