Thursday, August 04, 2022

July Books:

Vernor's Ginger Ale by Keith Wunderlich
Non-fiction: History, 128 pages
A book on the history of Vernor's ginger ale.  It includes a lot of pictures from the people involved with the company.

Loot: Britain and the Benin Bronzes by Barnaby Phillips
Non-fiction : History, Current Events,  400 pages
The story of how the Benin Bronzes ended up in Europe and America with special note of how the British Museum ended up with so many, as well as current issues with the descendants of the creators trying to get them returned to Africa. 

If It's Not Funny It's Art by Demetri Martin
Non-fiction: Art, Humor, 192 pages
A collection of drawings from Demetri Martin.

Other Side #1-4 by Jody Houser, Art by Stefano Martino, Keith Champagne, Lauren Affe 
Fiction: Pop Culture, Sci Fi, Graphic Novel, 24 pages each
The story of Will Byers from "Stranger Things" while he was in the upside down from season 1.

House of Mystery, Volume 1: Room and Boredom by Matthew Sturges, Bill Willingham, art by: Luca Rossi, D. Ross Campbell, Jill Thompson, Zachary Baldus, Steve Rolston, Sean Murphy
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Graphic Novel 128 pages
In this book we 1st meet the house of mystery as well as Fig who is some how connected to the house.

House of Mystery, Volume 2: Love Stories for Dead People by Matthew Sturges,  art by Luca Rossi, José Marzán Jr., et al.
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Graphic Novel 128 pages
More stories from the House of Mystery, these ones dealing more with themes of love.

House of Mystery, Volume 3: The Space Between by Matthew Sturges,  art by Luca Rossi, José Marzán Jr., et al.
Fiction: Paranormal, Fantasy, Graphic Novel 128 pages
These stories deal more with the people stuck in the house trying to get out, while others are trying to get in.  Also Fig's father shows up and we learn something important about the bartender.

Mysteries of the Messiah: Unveiling Divine Connections from Genesis to Today by Jason Sobel
Non-fiction: Religion, History, Maths, E-book
This book is written by a Messianic Jewish Rabbi and deals with how the New and Old Testament is connected, as well as the meaning on numbers in Jewish thought and how different words and phrases equal different important numbers in the Hebrew.   

Do Polar Bears Get Lonely?: And Answers to 100 Other Weird and Wacky Questions About How the World Works by New Scientist
Non-fiction: Science, 256 pages
A collection of questions on various subjects with multiple answers based on the science connected to the question.  Also, no, polar bears are mostly solidary creatures.