Category Archives: Non-fiction
Public Enemy No.1’s Guide On How To Travel – Brendon Luke
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) Reading this book made feel like I was getting caught up with an old friend who also happens to be an irrepressible comedian. Is it fine writing? No. Did his extensive travels teach him compassion … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged humor, LGBT, memoirs, travel
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Truth Has a Power of Its Own: Conversations About A People’s History – Howard Zinn, Ray Suarez
(reviewed by JD Jung) “I think we should be de-emphasizing the attention paid in traditional history to great military heroes, to presidents, to Supreme Court justices, to members of Congress, because our history generally has been history pulled from top … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, History, Non-fiction, Social Justice
Tagged American History, American politics, social justice
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Impeaching the President: Past, Present, and Future – Alan Hirsch
(Reviewed by JD Jung) I just finished reading Impeaching the President: Past, Present, and Future right as Trump was being unjustly though predictably acquitted of both impeachable offenses. Political science professor Alan Hirsch takes an in-depth look at the impeachments … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, History, Politics
Tagged Clinton, impeachment, Nixon, Trump
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A Tortuous Path: Atonement and Reinvention in a Broken System – Christopher Pelloski
(Reviewed by Christopher J. Lynch) This is a very different – and some might say, difficult book, to read or review. It is the story of Christopher Pelloski, a renowned cancer doctor and researcher who was arrested, charged, and convicted … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged incarceration, memoirs, pornography
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My Piece and My Peace: The Autobiography of Brandon A. Rowell – Brandon Rowell
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) My Piece and My Peace is an autobiography written about Brandon and his life. He has it all and is probably one of the luckiest people having the best life one could imagine. His job, love … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged autobiography, Christian
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Rain and Embers – Ali Nuri
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “my father spared my eyes from Saddam’s sins so I could experience real horror, torture in the hands of my parent searing my skin at the age of seven I found his redemption— why can’t I … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Immigration, Poetry, World Issues
Tagged immigration, Iraq, poetry
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Here We Are: American Dreams, American Nightmares (A Memoir) – Aarti Namdev Shahani
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “The move from Casablanca to Queens was the biggest bet of my parents’ life. It came with wounds: betrayal by loved ones and poverty in the greatest country on earth. There was chaos in the upending … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
Tagged immigration, India
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The Mexico Diaries: A Sustainable Adventure – Daniel Theodore Gair
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) There are a few books I’ve read that have had this effect on me. I look forward to my reading time, usually nap time or bedtime, because the book is there waiting for me. And, as … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Special Interests
Tagged ecology, Mexico, sustainability
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Unwanted: How a Mother Learned to Turn Shame, Grief, and Fear into Purpose, Passion, and Empowerment – Linda Smith
(Reviewed by Heidi A. Swan) Unwanted is the autobiography of a woman with a high school education who harnessed her convictions and life skills to improve the world for the betterment for her son, who has Down’s Syndrome, and for … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged diabilities, downs-syndrome
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