Books 2010 - 1

Women's Home Workout Bible - Brad Schoenfeld - This review was written for LibraryThing Early Reviewers.

So you know where I am coming from, I am very out of shape, and I have no knowledge to compare this book to.

There are several different levels of budget, which I thought was very cool. It includes information about how to pick the equipment at each level - what to look for and what to avoid. Each exercise is laid out on a single page, with pictures. The women in the pictures look like normal women, who happen to be in decent shape. There are a lot more exercises at the lower cost levels than there are at the spend-a-lot-of-money-on-a-machine level.

Three basic routines for each cost level are presented at the end, for a total of 12 routines. There's also a cardio interval workout included.

It is a dry, informative book; it presents information clearly and concisely, without a lot of annoying pep talks and "You go girl!" attitude.

I am glad to have a copy, and I will be using it to craft a routine to improve my strength and health.

Year's total: 39

Books 2010 - 4

Getting Rid of Bradley - Jennifer Crusie - a silly little bit of romance novel fluff, and very good at being that. Highly enjoyed!

Hard Time - Sara Paretsky - More V.I. Warchawski. Very good.

The Gap into Conflict: The Real Story - Stephen R. Donaldson -
The Gap into Vision: Forbidden Knowledge - Stephen R. Donaldson - I am not sure how I feel about these books. The afterword of the first tells us he is inspired by/ retelling the Nibelungenlied, and in the second book, I kept getting distracted trying to figure out who was which character. I don't like any of these people. I will read the rest of the series (next 3) to see how it plays out. Also, it is good right now to be reading something that I can take or leave.

Year's total: 43