Lifestyles — Media Reviews

• CookWise

  I first heard of the Shirley Corriher while watching a television show on the Food Network, “Cooking Live” with Sara Moulton. The next week, I saw Shirley Corriher again on “Good Eats” with Alton Brown. I suddenly wondered who was this Shirley O. Corriher? And why was she on everyone’s shows?

• What’s Normal? Narratives of Mental & Emotional Disorders

  When I was in college, one of my favorite courses was Abnormal Psychology. The most important thing I learned in that class was that normal is defined by the culture. Our ideas of normal are not global, they’re local; theyre confined to the subjectively created folkways and mores of our society.

• Summershine

  Its unusual for me to post a music review on FamilyResource.com, but I have to make an exception for this band.

• Confessions of an Organized Homemaker

  This book is jam packed with organizing ideas and very motivating. The day after I purchased it, I had EASILY organized two of my kitchen cabinets. These cabinets were ones I had put off for a long time because they looked too hard to organize. They were the type that when you open the doors, stuff would fall out at you.

• Outdoor Companion

  Are you looking for ways to give your yard a new personality? If so, this book is filled with many ideas for decorating your outdoor spaces.