Pulse: Pursuits: Books: Shelf Life

This month, look for local wine educator Marnie Old’s second book, Wine Secrets (Quirk; $19.95) — worth it for chapter five alone: “How to Act Like You Know What You’re Doing when Ordering Wine.” … Another second of note: a bunch of great short stories from local talent in Philly Fiction 2 (Don Ron Books; $12). … And don’t miss Fading Echoes (Berkley Hardcover; $24.95), the compelling true story of two Doyles-town football heroes turned soldiers, as reported and written by Bucks County
Courier Times sportswriter Mike Sielski.