BC Magazine Editors' Picks: February 5 through February 11 - Page 2

There's a temptation in picks such as this to always focus on the sexy stuff - the fiction and the fascinating non-fiction (and you can tell from my reviews I find history particularly fascinating). But lots of us read books sometimes, or even always, for practical information, and you'll also find a lot of excellent reviews of this type of book
on BC Magazine. This week I was taken by Adam Jusko's review of What Got You Here Won't Get You There. Adam explains "if you're like most people, you've got one, two, maybe three of Goldsmith's handy Twenty Habits That Hold You Back". This was a review that left me musing on some of my own bad habits, not that I necessarily intend
to change them...

From Asst. Book Editor Gordon Hauptfleisch:

"Domestic bliss it is, without the domesticity," Claire Carroll amusingly writes of the cushy ways and means of the author of To Hell With All That - Loving and Loathing Our Inner Housewife: "While it is seductive to conjure visions of a Domestic Renaissance and a return to all things baked and beautiful, it is hollow advice from the mistress of the house when one is not doing those things oneself." Such blissful ignorance is wittily and effectively portrayed throughout Claire's review, and my maid, gardener, and personal organizer agree.

As someone interested in the local history and lore of each place I live or visit, seeking out the regional books and periodicals, I have an appreciation for Ed Rust's evocative and colorful magazine overviews of three regional titles, Vermont Life, Georgia Backroads and Delaware Beach Life. It's also a good way to live vicariously and imagine — as Rust illustrates a true tale from the life of George Tecumseh Sherman — a Southern belle telling me, "Your eyes are so cold and cruel. I pity the man who would ever become your antagonist. Ah, how you would crush an enemy!"

TV/FILM

From TV Editor TV and Film Guy:

Tell me, who are you? (who are you? who, who, who, who? )
Tell me, who are you? (who are you? who, who, who, who? )
'cause I really wanna know (who are you? who, who, who, who? )
'cause I really wanna know (who are you? who, who, who, who? )
Chris Beaumont on... yeah, you guessed it, Dr. Who.

Diana Hartman takes a cold, hard look at Dateline's "To Catch a Predator" and how it differs from the average reality TV show. And, it does differ, in some dramatic and crucially important ways.

Article Author: Lisa McKay

Lisa McKay is Blogcritics' Executive Editor. At BC she can usually be found hanging out in the film section. She recently started food blogging at Will Kill for Food.

In her spare time, she watches movies, listens to music, reads, and caters to the whims of two spoiled cats. …

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