Review: Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of The American Sock Monkey Author: Bonnie Kraus Connelly ISBN: 978-0-9790323-01: 0-9790323-0-X 160 pages of “cool" illustrations are the focus of Bonnie Kraus Connelly’s coffee-table book Everything’s Coming Up Sock Monkeys: Art, History and Business of... ( added 2 years 226 days ago.)

Review: The Last Schoonerman: The Remarkable Life of Captain Lou Kennedy Author: Joe Russell ISBN: 0-9789350-0-4 That it was possible during the middle of the twentieth century to profitably haul cargo between the Caribbean , Canada and the northeast USA with sailing ships similar to... ( added 2 years 226 days ago.)

Review: How New York Became American, 1890-1924 Author: Angela M. Blake Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press ISBN: 0-8018-8293-1 How New York Became American, 1890-1924 was originally Angela M. Blake’s doctoral dissertation, which is very much in evidence... ( added 2 years 266 days ago.)

Review: Mark Stevens' Antler Dust & Interview With Mark Stevens Author: Mark Stevens ISBN: 13: 978-0-9774188-1-7: 10: 0-9774188-1-2 If you thought that the Colorado Flat Tops wilderness didn’t possess sufficient fodder for murder and mystery, you may have to reconsider after... ( added 2 years 268 days ago.)

Review: No Time To Mourn: The True Story of a Jewish Partisan Fighter Author: Leon Kahn as told to Marjorie Morris ISBN: 1553800117 There have been thousands of books written about the Holocaust but few describe the plight of the Jewish partisans who escaped to the forests bravely defending... ( added 2 years 275 days ago.)

Review: Hands: a novel & Interview With Author M.A. Street Author: M.A. Street ISBN: 0-59538584-2 First a confession: I have never been convinced that a person can have magical powers or that miracles exist. However, after reading M.A. Street’s Hands , there may still be some... ( added 2 years 279 days ago.)

Review & Interview: Mondai Nai Author: King Hurley ISBN: 13: 987-0-9774188-5-5 It is not very often where we are fortunate to have the opportunity to read a North American author pen a fascinating novel set in the modern-day land of the rising sun. No doubt... ( added 2 years 284 days ago.)

A Conversation With Travel Author Troy Corley Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Bookpleasures.com & Sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guest travel writer and author Troy Corley. Troy is the author and ( added 2 years 307 days ago.)

Review: Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work Author: Rob Bennett ASIN: B000K90200 Rob Bennett, author of Passion Saving: The Path to Plentiful Free Time and Soul-Satisfying Work takes issue with the conventional approach to saving or as he terms it, “sacrifice saving." He adopts an... ( added 2 years 315 days ago.)

Review: Baby Shark's BEAUMONT BLUES Author: Robert Fate ISBN: 13: 978-0-9776276-2-2 The “wise guys" that populate Robert Fate's second novel, Baby Shark's BEAUMONT BLUES , are not exactly the kind you would want to bring home to mother’s family dinner, as the P.I. team of... ( added 2 years 324 days ago.)

Review: Cool Creatures, Hot Planet: Exploring the Seven Continents Author: Marty Essen ISBN: 0977859975 Some travelers love cruises, while others enjoy romantic getaways to far away places. And there are the rare few who wish to observe and interact with wildlife. Marty and Deb... ( added 2 years 330 days ago.)

Review: Tom Conroy's COMING DOWN FROM OVER THERE (A Collection of Poems) Poet: Tom Conroy ISBN: 1598009133 Tom Conroy’s third collection of poems, Coming Down From Over There , once again renews his interaction with nature and his reconnection to humanity. Moreover, his recent book of... ( added 2 years 331 days ago.)

Want to Know More About The Amish County of Pennsylvania? Today, Norm Goldman, Publisher & Editor of Sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guest, Cara O'Donnell Media Relations Manager of the Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau, Lancaster County . ( added 2 years 335 days ago.)

Review: The Boy in the Striped Pajamas Author: John Boyne ISBN: 0-385-75106-0 John Boyne’s first novel for young readers, The Boy in the Striped Pajamas, is a gripping tale that will without doubt linger in your memory for a long time after you read the last line. Set during the... ( added 2 years 337 days ago.)

Review: The Wayfarers Authored by Stuart F. Tower Author: Stuart F. Tower ISBN: 1932211020 ( added 2 years 353 days ago.)

A Unique Hilton Hotel Located in the Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley Area Hilton Santa Cruz/Scotts Valley Article by: Norm Goldman Painting by: Lily Azerad-Goldman For more than 80 years travelers have come to recognize the Hilton name as a legacy in the hospitality industry. Not widely recognized is that not only does... ( added 2 years 358 days ago.)

Marina Dunes Resort- A Pleasant Surprise Marina Dunes Resort Article by: Norm Goldman Paintings by: Lily Azerad-Goldman As we recently discovered, California's coastline roads often hide neat surprises in the most unexpected places. Ten miles north of Monterey scattered... ( added 2 years 358 days ago.)

Hotel Pacific Monterey, California One of Monterey 's newest hotel establishments is Hotel Pacific in the heart of city's historic district. Located directly across from the Monterey Conference Center, Hotel Pacific sits on the two mile walking Path of History where you will you... ( added 2 years 360 days ago.)

Review: Woodward And Bernstein: Life In The Shadow Of Watergate Author: Alicia Shepard Publisher: John Wiley and Sons, Inc ISBN: 0471737615 That Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein have contributed dramatically to changing the face of journalism is by now a matter of historical... ( added 3 years ago.)

John Parkinson Author of Visual Verse: Art in Nature With Symbiotic Verse Interviewed Author: John Parkinson ISBN: 978-1-933538-37-2 ( added 3 years 3 days ago.)

Review: Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery Author: William Manchee ISBN: 1929976364 William Manchee’s Cactus Island: A Stan Turner Mystery is one legal thriller that will have you scratching your heads, even if you don’t believe in extra-terrestrial life. How do you defend... ( added 3 years 7 days ago.)

Romantic Niagara Falls New York Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of Sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guest Kate Scaglione , the Director of ( added 3 years 37 days ago.)

Review: The Interview By King Hurley Author: King Hurley ISBN: 0977418804 King Hurley’s debut novel, The Interview focuses on Michael King, the CEO of a public company, Peak Pharmaceuticals. Hurley is not exactly ecstatic about his job as he states, “the life... ( added 3 years 37 days ago.)

Review of Vladimir Chernozemsky's Goodbye Evilwood: The Murders In Tinseltown Author: Vladimir Chernozemsky ISBN: 1932656049 In Goodbye Evilwood: The Murders In Tinseltown, Vladimir Chernozemsky offers us a glimpse of the sleazy and sordid side of Hollywood with his tale of the murder of a... ( added 3 years 42 days ago.)

Hidden Gems of Paris Today, Norm Goldman, Editor of sketchandtravel.com is pleased to have as our guest, Dr. Jim Braude, who is a medical doctor as well as an expert on the hidden gems of Paris . Dr. Braude is the owner of Our Home in Paris--three apartments, as well... ( added 3 years 64 days ago.)