2009 Reviews
ALMOST A MIRACLE: The American Victory in the War of Independence
Alvah Bessie’s Spanish Civil War Notebooks
American Wars: Illusions & Realities Edited by Paul Buchheit
eebee’s adventures Cloth Activity Books
Gabriel Garcia Marquez: A Life
Having Tea: Recipes & Table Settings
New Stories from the South, 2009
Nothing to Fear: FDR’s Inner Circle and the Hundred Days That Created Modern America
A PRIEST IN HELL: Gangs, Murderers, and Snitching in a California Jail
Republicanism and Anticlerical Nationalism in Spain
Runner’s World Complete Book of Women’s Running
Siren’s Feast: An Edible Odyssey
Stuffed: An Insider’s Look at Who’s {Really} Making America Fat
Target: Patton — The Plot to Assassinate General George S.
THE CANAL BUILDERS: Making America’s Empire at the Panama Canal
The Cook’s Encyclopedia of Soup
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo
The Settlement Cookbook: The Way to a Man’s
The Spanish Civil War: A Very Short Introduction
The Spanish Civil War: Reaction, Revolution, and Revenge
The Splendid Table:Recipes from Emilia-Romagna, the Heartland of Northern Italian Food
Wellness Foods A to Z: An Indispensable Guide for Health-Conscious Food Lovers
World Cook’s Collection: Mediterranean Kitchen
Reviews by Alvah Bessie
Ernest Hemingway: A Life Story




Rebeca Schiller is the editor of Alvah's Books. She reviews literary fiction and non-fiction.