If you are over a certain age, (ahem), you probably grew up on the Nancy Drew mystery series. She was an inspiration to many of us, an independent and adventurous young lady in an age where women were expected to be…well, not that. This mystery series, which introduced young girls to the possibility of expanded … Continue reading
The Eclectic Reader has always had an outstanding collection of books on nature and the environment. We go out of our way to carry nature writers, past and present, and to acquire books on the flora and fauna of the world and the environmental issues facing us today. More than ever we need to … Continue reading
You can’t keep up a steady diet of deeply philosophical and meaningful literature without your brain going to rot. To hold the honor of being an eclectic reader you simply must branch out. As you probably know by now, the Outlander series by Diana Gabaldon is the jewel of my escape reading. But what is … Continue reading
I have begun the difficult task of thinning out my personal library and acknowledging that piles and piles of books on the floor must find their way to a bookcase. In the process, I have re-discovered some gems that have been squirreled away. Little Pictures of Japan by Olive Beaupre Miller, illustrated by Katharine Sturges … Continue reading
No, I wasn’t traveling the pastoral countryside searching for forgotten treasures in someone’s old barn; I went out to MY barn on a warm day to see how the book storage was doing versus the mice. I peeked inside a few of the boxes and did a happy feet dance because, first of all, … Continue reading
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