Category: Goodreads Reviews

author: Lorraine Massey
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.29
book published: 2001
rating: 3
read at: 2011/08/19
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: non-fiction, self-help, health, own
review:
I’ve been letting my hair grow out, and I’m trying to treat it right; snapped this book up when I saw it at the library. Mostly skimmed, might take another read-through before I take it back, to try some of the “recipes” for hair stuff or hairdos. Basically, I should be treating my (wavy) hair like one of my wool sweaters. 🙂 After a couple of days experimenting, I’m liking the way my hair looks/feels so far.

The writing tone is not particularly to my tastes, although at least most of the directions and photography are fairly clear. I also wish there was more information on kinds of haircuts that look good on different kinds of hair.

There’s a companion CD, which I haven’t yet looked at.

edit: purchased the earlier edition of this book (used) summer 2012.

author: Cliff Mass
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2009/09/15
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: environmentalism, history, non-fiction, read-again, science, reference, local, own
review:
Cliff Mass is the go-to guy for weather in this region; I’ve been reading and enjoying his blog for a while. This book is an amazing compilation of just about everything weather in the Pacific NW. Learned lots and lots about how our geology affects the weather, as well as some good basic meteorology, the physics of clouds, etc. Has a great chapter on understanding what you see in the sky, and doing some amateur prediction of your own.

Fascinating history, too, with lots of the disaster storm stuff that’s just crazy to read; the book is new enough that it even has the windstorms of ’06 and the flooding of ’07, but also includes amazing weather events all the way back into the 19th century.

Oh, and plenty of beautiful/weird pictures and helpful graphics.

A bit dense in places, but overall fantastic. I want a copy of my own!

edit: received as Christmas gift from Mom. (2011?)

author: Cliff Mass
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2009/09/15
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: environmentalism, history, non-fiction, read-again, science, reference, local, own
review:
Cliff Mass is the go-to guy for weather in this region; I’ve been reading and enjoying his blog for a while. This book is an amazing compilation of just about everything weather in the Pacific NW. Learned lots and lots about how our geology affects the weather, as well as some good basic meteorology, the physics of clouds, etc. Has a great chapter on understanding what you see in the sky, and doing some amateur prediction of your own.

Fascinating history, too, with lots of the disaster storm stuff that’s just crazy to read; the book is new enough that it even has the windstorms of ’06 and the flooding of ’07, but also includes amazing weather events all the way back into the 19th century.

Oh, and plenty of beautiful/weird pictures and helpful graphics.

A bit dense in places, but overall fantastic. I want a copy of my own!

edit: received as Christmas gift from Mom. (2011?)

author: Cliff Mass
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2009/09/15
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: environmentalism, history, non-fiction, read-again, science, reference, local, own
review:
Cliff Mass is the go-to guy for weather in this region; I’ve been reading and enjoying his blog for a while. This book is an amazing compilation of just about everything weather in the Pacific NW. Learned lots and lots about how our geology affects the weather, as well as some good basic meteorology, the physics of clouds, etc. Has a great chapter on understanding what you see in the sky, and doing some amateur prediction of your own.

Fascinating history, too, with lots of the disaster storm stuff that’s just crazy to read; the book is new enough that it even has the windstorms of ’06 and the flooding of ’07, but also includes amazing weather events all the way back into the 19th century.

Oh, and plenty of beautiful/weird pictures and helpful graphics.

A bit dense in places, but overall fantastic. I want a copy of my own!

edit: received as Christmas gift from Mom. (2011?)

author: Cliff Mass
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 2009/09/15
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: environmentalism, history, non-fiction, read-again, science, reference, local, own
review:
Cliff Mass is the go-to guy for weather in this region; I’ve been reading and enjoying his blog for a while. This book is an amazing compilation of just about everything weather in the Pacific NW. Learned lots and lots about how our geology affects the weather, as well as some good basic meteorology, the physics of clouds, etc. Has a great chapter on understanding what you see in the sky, and doing some amateur prediction of your own.

Fascinating history, too, with lots of the disaster storm stuff that’s just crazy to read; the book is new enough that it even has the windstorms of ’06 and the flooding of ’07, but also includes amazing weather events all the way back into the 19th century.

Oh, and plenty of beautiful/weird pictures and helpful graphics.

A bit dense in places, but overall fantastic. I want a copy of my own!

edit: received as Christmas gift from Mom. (2011?)

author: Bruce Barker
name: Elaine
average rating: 0.0
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: home-improvement, non-fiction, read-again, own
review:

author: Bruce Barker
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: home-improvement, non-fiction, read-again, own
review:

author: Black & Decker
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.04
book published: 2010
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 2022/08/17
shelves: home-improvement, non-fiction, read-again, own
review:

author: Debby Maugans Nakos
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/03
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: cookbook, non-fiction, didnt-finish, own
review:
Only made 3 recipes: apple oatmeal muffins, brownies, chocolate pound cake. But they were all very good. Very nice to have recipes for very small amounts, since I love to bake but there’s only two of us! I think I’m probably going to pick up a copy since this has to go back to the library.

[edit: received for Christmas 2012 from Mom. Have since made a couple of different cookies: an indifferent oatmeal and a very good peanut butter, as well as a tasty chocolate pudding cake.]

author: Debby Maugans Nakos
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.77
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 2012/01/03
date added: 2013/02/14
shelves: cookbook, non-fiction, didnt-finish, own
review:
Only made 3 recipes: apple oatmeal muffins, brownies, chocolate pound cake. But they were all very good. Very nice to have recipes for very small amounts, since I love to bake but there’s only two of us! I think I’m probably going to pick up a copy since this has to go back to the library.

[edit: received for Christmas 2012 from Mom. Have since made a couple of different cookies: an indifferent oatmeal and a very good peanut butter, as well as a tasty chocolate pudding cake.]