RECENT REVIEWS

My review of The Virgin’s Promise: Writing Stories of Feminine, Creative, Spiritual and Sexual Awakening (Michael Wiese Productions 2009) by Kim Hudson appeared in the spring 2011 issue of Baltimore Review, a national journal of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Click here to read it.

This review appeared in the May/June 2008 issue of Sierra Club’s national U.S. magazine, Sierra:

THE LAST FLIGHT OF THE SCARLET MACAW
a book by Bruce Barcott
This suspenseful tale of the recent, impassioned fight against Belize’s Chalillo Dam draws eerie parallels to John Muir’s struggle against the Hetch Hetchy Dam in California’s Sierra Nevada. A spectacular river valley teeming with wildlife is at stake, and an eccentric zookeeper–aided by Sierra Club members–tilts against corrupt officials and secret deals in a jungle-state where the animals have as much personality as the people. –Heather Conn

© 2008 Sierra Club. All Rights Reserved.

 

A SAMPLING OF BOOKS REVIEWED:

I have written book reviews for The Vancouver Sun, The Georgia Straight, Canadian Geographic, Vancouver Parent magazine, PeopleTalk magazine, and HR Voice (“Read Green: Suggested Books for Sustainable Practices”). Here is a sampling of authors and topics:

• Einstein’s Business: Engaging Soul, Imagination and Excellence in the Workplace edited by Dawson Church (reviewed for PeopleTalk magazine)
• The Business of Kindness: Creating Work Environments Where People Thrive by Olivia McIvor (for PeopleTalk magazine)
• Three “green” books: Change the World for Ten Bucks by New Society Publishers; Lean and Green: Profit for Your Workplace and the Environment by Berrett-Koehler Publishers; Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model by Peregrinzilla Press (for HR Voice)
• Fay Weldon’s autobiography Auto Da Fay (for The Vancouver Sun)
• Three self-help books: Family Secrets by John Bradshaw; You Can’t Say That To Me by Suzette Haden Elgin; and Jump Start Your Brain by Doug Hall (for The Vancouver Sun)
• Four books on personal healing: Psycho-Cybernetics 2000 by Bobbe Sommer, with Mark Falstein; You’re Allowed to be Happy! by Barry Davis; Light Emerging: The Journey of Personal Healing by Barbara Ann Brennan; and How to Handle Trouble: A Guide to Peace of Mind by John Carmody (for The Vancouver Sun)
• British Columbia Prehistory, by Knut R. Fladmark (for Canadian Geographic)
• The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow, a biography of child prodigy Opal Whiteley by Benjamin Hoff (for Vancouver Parent magazine)

BOOK REVIEW SUBJECTS covered:

Arts & culture (e.g. film)

Biography of authors

Environment/Sustainable business

History/Archaeology

Nonfiction

Personal growth and healing (self-help)

Soul and business/Spirituality in the workplace