Category Archives: Non-fiction
Taste of Persia: A Cook’s Travels Through Armenia, Azerbaijan, Georgia, Iran, and Kurdistan – Naomi Duguid
(Reviewed by JD Jung) I usually browse the internet to find recipes, since cookbooks just take up too much needed shelf space. Needless to say, it takes a lot for me to buy an actual cookbook. However, there is one that I … Continue reading
Posted in Culture, Food & Cooking
Tagged book reviews, cooking, Iran, Persia, recipes
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Olympic Collision: The Story of Mary Decker and Zola Budd- Kyle Keiderling
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) One momentous day. And two lives were forever linked. At the 1984 summer games in Los Angeles, a raucous crowd of ninety thousand saw their favorite in the women’s three-thousand-meter race, Mary Decker, go down. An … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Our Best, Sports
Tagged book reviews, Olympics, running, sports, track
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More Time to Love: One father’s extraordinary journal of living longer with ALS – Joseph L. Wions
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) I have a confession to make. I finished reading this book a while ago. I was stunned into silence, unable to approach writing the review. The book has haunted me since. My father went the usual … Continue reading
Breaking Through Power: It’s Easier Than We Think – Ralph Nader
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “It’s a lot easier than you think to shape a political economy where corporations are our compliant servants, not our masters.” “It is also easier than you think to have elections where voters shape the agenda … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Politics
Tagged consumerism, history, Nadar. power
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What now?
(by JD Jung) I apologize for the lack of activity on UnderratedReads, but I have been preoccupied with the depressing results of the recent U.S. Presidential election. Actually, I have been in a daze, feeling powerless to fight what I … Continue reading
My (Underground) American Dream: My True Story as an Undocumented Immigrant Who Became a Wall Street Executive – Julissa Arce
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “In less than two weeks there was more than a good chance my secret would finally be exposed—the secret that could ruin my life, that could send me to jail, that could end my career before … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Immigration, Social Justice, World Issues
Tagged DACA, Dream act, illegal immigration, immigration, Mexico
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Re-Thinking Autism: Diagnosis, Identity and Equality -Sami Timimi (Editor), Rebecca Mallett (Editor)
(Reviewed by Ishita RC) “Autism was not the problem: it was the systems, attitudes, and environments that disable people with autism that should be the focus of any concern.” Such a simple statement and yet what a profound message it … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Special Interests
Tagged autism, book reviews
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Weight Loss for Vegans – Kayla Keyes
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Lose weight and learn how to love yourself in ten days using Kayla’s structured diet plan. Kayla Keyes begins to tell us the reasons why we even start to consider making changes in our lives. She … Continue reading
Posted in Food & Cooking, Health and Fitness, How do I do that?
Tagged book reviews, Diet, vegans, weight loss
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Seven Visual Steps to Yes: Difficult Decisions, Mediations and Negotiations Made Easier – Janet Miller Wiseman
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Seven Visual Steps to Yes is a reinforced and redesigned format of a user-friendlier book in an attempt to resolve conflict in relationships. Even if a couple is struggling to decide where to place their Christmas … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Your Best Self
Tagged book reviews, divorce, mediation, relationships
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