Patchwork Style: 35 Simple Projects for a Cozy & Colorful Life, Koseki
This is one of a series, Make Good: Crafts + Life, translated from the Japanese. Pretty little projects, most beyond my current sewing level, but maybe I’ll revisit it. Two stars.
Arthur’s New Power, Hoban
I thought I was re-reading it, because the cover was so familiar, but this may have been a first read. It’s about conserving power, maybe, and ends with a family water wheel generator. Very seventies (published in 78), with some things that have come around again (yoga) and some that have not (biofeedback). Two stars.
Wheels of Change: How Women Rode the Bicycle to Freedom (With a Few Flat Tires Along the Way), Macy
A really fun book on the early days of bicycling in America, with lots of primary sources, illustrations, and inspiring stories. It was a sudden fad that made a big difference for women who became record-breakers, endurance riders, or clothing reformers (or just practical bike riders who thought riding was more important than fashion or propriety). Even things as simple of getting to work or school or enjoying some exercise made a big difference to ordinary women. I liked it a lot! Four stars.
Here There Be Monsters: the Legendary Kraken and the Giant Squid, Newquist.
Another great nonfiction book, chock full of primary sources and illustrations. The mystery of horrible sea monsters is woven seamlessly into the mystery of horrible actual squid! Excellent! Four stars.