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Wellesley Staff Reads
As librarians, we have a lot of enthusiasm for reading and the books we read. So, in order to share our excitement, we have created a blog where we take our favorite books, music & movies and describe what makes them so good.
Read our Staff Picks Blog here  or you can subscribe to the RSS feed. On the blog you can search our picks by reviewer, topic, or material type. Below is a selection of the most recent reviews on our blog.
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To Win a Nuclear War
Saturday, April 14, 2012
To Win a Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans by Michio Kaku and Daniel Axelrod, Introduction by Ramsey Clark The authors show that the U.S. nuclear policy of nuclear deterrence has been nothing but political spin. The real policy has been one of threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The .. .. read more..
Mike Suggests Guy Delisle
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Being a librarian means that I'm in danger of contracting a type of book malaise, because I'm constantly inundated with pre-publication information and I never can seem to get a handle on the torrent of books that I come across daily. That malaise was overcome today when I realized that one of my f.. .. read more..
Rob recommends "The Visitor"
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After I finished watching "The Visitor" and after a thoughtful discussion with my family, I began to imagine the same plot in the hands of another director. This didn't have to be a great movie... Richard Jenkins plays a middle-aged college professor who's lost his wife and with her death, his spir.. .. read more..
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable,and Mea..
Friday, March 30, 2012
Is a practical wedding an oxymoron? Not according to Meg Keene who has written a down-to-earth but very wise and sensible guide to the increasingly expensive and exhausting business of planning and giving a wedding. The suggestions about many aspects of the event: guest lists, venues, flowers, phot.. .. read more..
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph
Friday, March 30, 2012
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph Ben-Joseph, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, attempts to answer the question, "Are there any good examples of notable or 'great' parking lots?" As basic parking lot design has not changed since the 1950s,.. .. read more..
Beacon Street: Its Buildings and Residents by Robert J. Guarino
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ever walk or drive down Beacon Street and wonder about the stories behind the houses that line this venerable street? This gem of a book traces the beginnings of Beacon Street from its earliest inhabitants the Massachusett tribe of Algonquin stock, through William Blackstone the first European in 1.. .. read more..
New cookbooks to enjoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
River Cottage Fish Book : the definitive guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable fish and shellfish by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall La Tartine Gourmande : recipes for an inspired life by Beatrice Peltre Cooking with Quinoa : the supergrain by Rena Patten -DB .. read more..
Megan recommends: Other People We Married: Stories
Monday, March 26, 2012
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Not everybody likes short stories, and their circulation statistics here at the library seem to confirm that. When a writer is first published, it's often a collection of stories, so I say give newly published writer Emma Straub a try. She's the daughter of ho.. .. read more..
His Majesty's Dragon
Monday, March 19, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Novik, Naomi Check our Catalog Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a Fren.. .. read more..
Rob Recommends Faceless Killers
Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Ingredients: Flawed main character. Palpable and exotic setting. Emotional social issue. Brutal crime. Crackerjack detective work. Mix the ingredients together and you've got a modern Swedish crime novel. There's a reason why they've gained recent popularity in the U.S. and other parts of the globe.. .. read more..
First Great Triumph
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
First Great Triumph : How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power by Warren Zimmermann "We were sure that we would win, that we should score the first great triumph in a mighty world-movement."-- Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Americans like to think they have no imperial past. In fact, the Unite.. .. read more..
To Win a Nuclear War
Saturday, April 14, 2012
To Win a Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans by Michio Kaku and Daniel Axelrod, Introduction by Ramsey Clark The authors show that the U.S. nuclear policy of nuclear deterrence has been nothing but political spin. The real policy has been one of threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The .. .. read more..
Mike Suggests Guy Delisle
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Being a librarian means that I'm in danger of contracting a type of book malaise, because I'm constantly inundated with pre-publication information and I never can seem to get a handle on the torrent of books that I come across daily. That malaise was overcome today when I realized that one of my f.. .. read more..
Rob recommends "The Visitor"
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After I finished watching "The Visitor" and after a thoughtful discussion with my family, I began to imagine the same plot in the hands of another director. This didn't have to be a great movie... Richard Jenkins plays a middle-aged college professor who's lost his wife and with her death, his spir.. .. read more..
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable,and Mea..
Friday, March 30, 2012
Is a practical wedding an oxymoron? Not according to Meg Keene who has written a down-to-earth but very wise and sensible guide to the increasingly expensive and exhausting business of planning and giving a wedding. The suggestions about many aspects of the event: guest lists, venues, flowers, phot.. .. read more..
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph
Friday, March 30, 2012
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph Ben-Joseph, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, attempts to answer the question, "Are there any good examples of notable or 'great' parking lots?" As basic parking lot design has not changed since the 1950s,.. .. read more..
Beacon Street: Its Buildings and Residents by Robert J. Guarino
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ever walk or drive down Beacon Street and wonder about the stories behind the houses that line this venerable street? This gem of a book traces the beginnings of Beacon Street from its earliest inhabitants the Massachusett tribe of Algonquin stock, through William Blackstone the first European in 1.. .. read more..
New cookbooks to enjoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
River Cottage Fish Book : the definitive guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable fish and shellfish by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall La Tartine Gourmande : recipes for an inspired life by Beatrice Peltre Cooking with Quinoa : the supergrain by Rena Patten -DB .. read more..
Megan recommends: Other People We Married: Stories
Monday, March 26, 2012
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Not everybody likes short stories, and their circulation statistics here at the library seem to confirm that. When a writer is first published, it's often a collection of stories, so I say give newly published writer Emma Straub a try. She's the daughter of ho.. .. read more..
His Majesty's Dragon
Monday, March 19, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Novik, Naomi Check our Catalog Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a Fren.. .. read more..
First Great Triumph
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
First Great Triumph : How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power by Warren Zimmermann "We were sure that we would win, that we should score the first great triumph in a mighty world-movement."-- Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Americans like to think they have no imperial past. In fact, the Unite.. .. read more..
To Win a Nuclear War
Saturday, April 14, 2012
To Win a Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans by Michio Kaku and Daniel Axelrod, Introduction by Ramsey Clark The authors show that the U.S. nuclear policy of nuclear deterrence has been nothing but political spin. The real policy has been one of threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The .. .. read more..
Mike Suggests Guy Delisle
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Being a librarian means that I'm in danger of contracting a type of book malaise, because I'm constantly inundated with pre-publication information and I never can seem to get a handle on the torrent of books that I come across daily. That malaise was overcome today when I realized that one of my f.. .. read more..
Rob recommends "The Visitor"
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After I finished watching "The Visitor" and after a thoughtful discussion with my family, I began to imagine the same plot in the hands of another director. This didn't have to be a great movie... Richard Jenkins plays a middle-aged college professor who's lost his wife and with her death, his spir.. .. read more..
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable,and Mea..
Friday, March 30, 2012
Is a practical wedding an oxymoron? Not according to Meg Keene who has written a down-to-earth but very wise and sensible guide to the increasingly expensive and exhausting business of planning and giving a wedding. The suggestions about many aspects of the event: guest lists, venues, flowers, phot.. .. read more..
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph
Friday, March 30, 2012
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph Ben-Joseph, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, attempts to answer the question, "Are there any good examples of notable or 'great' parking lots?" As basic parking lot design has not changed since the 1950s,.. .. read more..
Beacon Street: Its Buildings and Residents by Robert J. Guarino
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ever walk or drive down Beacon Street and wonder about the stories behind the houses that line this venerable street? This gem of a book traces the beginnings of Beacon Street from its earliest inhabitants the Massachusett tribe of Algonquin stock, through William Blackstone the first European in 1.. .. read more..
New cookbooks to enjoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
River Cottage Fish Book : the definitive guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable fish and shellfish by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall La Tartine Gourmande : recipes for an inspired life by Beatrice Peltre Cooking with Quinoa : the supergrain by Rena Patten -DB .. read more..
Megan recommends: Other People We Married: Stories
Monday, March 26, 2012
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Not everybody likes short stories, and their circulation statistics here at the library seem to confirm that. When a writer is first published, it's often a collection of stories, so I say give newly published writer Emma Straub a try. She's the daughter of ho.. .. read more..
His Majesty's Dragon
Monday, March 19, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Novik, Naomi Check our Catalog Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a Fren.. .. read more..
First Great Triumph
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
First Great Triumph : How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power by Warren Zimmermann "We were sure that we would win, that we should score the first great triumph in a mighty world-movement."-- Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Americans like to think they have no imperial past. In fact, the Unite.. .. read more..
To Win a Nuclear War
Saturday, April 14, 2012
To Win a Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans by Michio Kaku and Daniel Axelrod, Introduction by Ramsey Clark The authors show that the U.S. nuclear policy of nuclear deterrence has been nothing but political spin. The real policy has been one of threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The .. .. read more..
Mike Suggests Guy Delisle
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Being a librarian means that I'm in danger of contracting a type of book malaise, because I'm constantly inundated with pre-publication information and I never can seem to get a handle on the torrent of books that I come across daily. That malaise was overcome today when I realized that one of my f.. .. read more..
Rob recommends "The Visitor"
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After I finished watching "The Visitor" and after a thoughtful discussion with my family, I began to imagine the same plot in the hands of another director. This didn't have to be a great movie... Richard Jenkins plays a middle-aged college professor who's lost his wife and with her death, his spir.. .. read more..
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable,and Mea..
Friday, March 30, 2012
Is a practical wedding an oxymoron? Not according to Meg Keene who has written a down-to-earth but very wise and sensible guide to the increasingly expensive and exhausting business of planning and giving a wedding. The suggestions about many aspects of the event: guest lists, venues, flowers, phot.. .. read more..
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph
Friday, March 30, 2012
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph Ben-Joseph, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, attempts to answer the question, "Are there any good examples of notable or 'great' parking lots?" As basic parking lot design has not changed since the 1950s,.. .. read more..
Beacon Street: Its Buildings and Residents by Robert J. Guarino
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ever walk or drive down Beacon Street and wonder about the stories behind the houses that line this venerable street? This gem of a book traces the beginnings of Beacon Street from its earliest inhabitants the Massachusett tribe of Algonquin stock, through William Blackstone the first European in 1.. .. read more..
New cookbooks to enjoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
River Cottage Fish Book : the definitive guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable fish and shellfish by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall La Tartine Gourmande : recipes for an inspired life by Beatrice Peltre Cooking with Quinoa : the supergrain by Rena Patten -DB .. read more..
Megan recommends: Other People We Married: Stories
Monday, March 26, 2012
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Not everybody likes short stories, and their circulation statistics here at the library seem to confirm that. When a writer is first published, it's often a collection of stories, so I say give newly published writer Emma Straub a try. She's the daughter of ho.. .. read more..
His Majesty's Dragon
Monday, March 19, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Novik, Naomi Check our Catalog Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a Fren.. .. read more..
First Great Triumph
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
First Great Triumph : How Five Americans Made Their Country a World Power by Warren Zimmermann "We were sure that we would win, that we should score the first great triumph in a mighty world-movement."-- Theodore Roosevelt, 1904 Americans like to think they have no imperial past. In fact, the Unite.. .. read more..
To Win a Nuclear War
Saturday, April 14, 2012
To Win a Nuclear War: The Pentagon's Secret War Plans by Michio Kaku and Daniel Axelrod, Introduction by Ramsey Clark The authors show that the U.S. nuclear policy of nuclear deterrence has been nothing but political spin. The real policy has been one of threatening the use of nuclear weapons. The .. .. read more..
Mike Suggests Guy Delisle
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Being a librarian means that I'm in danger of contracting a type of book malaise, because I'm constantly inundated with pre-publication information and I never can seem to get a handle on the torrent of books that I come across daily. That malaise was overcome today when I realized that one of my f.. .. read more..
Rob recommends "The Visitor"
Thursday, April 5, 2012
After I finished watching "The Visitor" and after a thoughtful discussion with my family, I began to imagine the same plot in the hands of another director. This didn't have to be a great movie... Richard Jenkins plays a middle-aged college professor who's lost his wife and with her death, his spir.. .. read more..
A Practical Wedding: Creative Ideas for Planning a Beautiful, Affordable,and Mea..
Friday, March 30, 2012
Is a practical wedding an oxymoron? Not according to Meg Keene who has written a down-to-earth but very wise and sensible guide to the increasingly expensive and exhausting business of planning and giving a wedding. The suggestions about many aspects of the event: guest lists, venues, flowers, phot.. .. read more..
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph
Friday, March 30, 2012
Rethinking A Lot: The Design and Culture of Parking by Eran Ben-Joseph Ben-Joseph, Professor of Landscape Architecture and Planning at MIT, attempts to answer the question, "Are there any good examples of notable or 'great' parking lots?" As basic parking lot design has not changed since the 1950s,.. .. read more..
Beacon Street: Its Buildings and Residents by Robert J. Guarino
Friday, March 30, 2012
Ever walk or drive down Beacon Street and wonder about the stories behind the houses that line this venerable street? This gem of a book traces the beginnings of Beacon Street from its earliest inhabitants the Massachusett tribe of Algonquin stock, through William Blackstone the first European in 1.. .. read more..
New cookbooks to enjoy
Wednesday, March 28, 2012
River Cottage Fish Book : the definitive guide to sourcing and cooking sustainable fish and shellfish by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall La Tartine Gourmande : recipes for an inspired life by Beatrice Peltre Cooking with Quinoa : the supergrain by Rena Patten -DB .. read more..
Megan recommends: Other People We Married: Stories
Monday, March 26, 2012
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Not everybody likes short stories, and their circulation statistics here at the library seem to confirm that. When a writer is first published, it's often a collection of stories, so I say give newly published writer Emma Straub a try. She's the daughter of ho.. .. read more..
His Majesty's Dragon
Monday, March 19, 2012
His Majesty's Dragon by Novik, Naomi Check our Catalog Aerial combat brings a thrilling new dimension to the Napoleonic Wars as valiant warriors rise to Britain's defense by taking to the skies . . . not aboard aircraft but atop the mighty backs of fighting dragons. When HMS Reliant captures a Fren.. .. read more..
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