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Category Archives: Non-fiction
Life of a Bastard – Damien Black
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Life of a Bastard is a book written about the life of Javier, an orphaned boy, and his will to cope with all the moves and suffering he encounters while being in American foster homes. The … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Non-fiction
Tagged book reviews, child abuse, foster care, Non-fiction
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Why Bad Governments Happen to Good People – Danny Katch
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Trump is a tumor, not the cancer. He can do deadly harm if we don’t stop him, but we also have to treat the deeper sickness.” So how did we get to this point? How was … Continue reading
Posted in American Politics, Non-fiction, Politics and Social Justice
Tagged American politics, justice, Marxism, race, socialism, Trump
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Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life – Diana Raab
(Reviewed by Jeyran Main) Writing for Bliss: A Seven-Step Plan for Telling Your Story and Transforming Your Life is a psychology self- help book written about ways to heal and deal with trauma and stress, through writing. The author uses … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction, Your Best Self
Tagged book reviews, journaling, Non-fiction, self-awareness, self-help
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A Few Minor Adjustments: A Memoir of Healing – Cherie Kephart
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “You know you’re having a bad week when you call 911, the paramedics come to your house, and one of them notices you’ve rearranged your furniture.” This is the memoir, covering the years 1994 to 2011, … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
Tagged Illness, Peace Corps
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Classic Beauty: The History of Makeup – Gabriela Hernandez
(Reviewed by JD Jung) Classic Beauty takes a historical look at makeup styles and trends, starting at 3300 BC Egypt, Persia and Greece, to current day Europe and America. It examines the political, religious and social conditions and how those … Continue reading
The Butcher’s Daughter: A Memoir – Florence Grende
(Reviewed by Judy Deutsch) The Butcher’s Daughter is a personal story of a young girl in Poland during The Holocaust and how she and her family survived. The book reads like a diary and is filled with descriptions during the … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, Reviewers' Top Picks
Tagged Holocaust, memoirs, short books, survivors, WWII
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The LoveSpell Experiment: My Year Exploring Love & Discovering a Secret to Happiness – I. J. Weinstock
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) While celebrating New Year’s Eve, I.J. Weinstock heard his late wife, Joy, ask him… ‘What do you love?’ I liked The Secret Sex Life of Angels by this author, so I was interested in reading this … Continue reading
Posted in Philosophical reads, Your Best Self
Tagged happiness, self-help
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The Least Among Us: Waging the Battle for the Vulnerable – Rosa DeLauro
(Reviewed by JD Jung) “Morally speaking, the social safety net acknowledges that we are accountable to one another. It originated from our recognition that the vulnerable and the poor are not alien populations; they are us, in certain times and … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs, History, Politics and Social Justice, Reviewers' Top Picks, Social Justice
Tagged ACA, congress, healthcare, NAFTA, Obamacare, poverty, Religion, women's rights
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Jimmy Buffett: A Good Life All the Way – Ryan White
(Reviewed by Don Jung) There are so many interesting tidbits in this book about the life of Jimmy Buffett, but it is different than most biographies. It’s written by an outsider who has been fascinated by this man, since both … Continue reading
Posted in Bios and Memoirs
Tagged Jimmy Buffett, Margaritaville, music, sailing
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Raising a Hand: A Photographic Music Festival with a Cause – by Dave Clements
(Reviewed by Pat Luboff) “What you are about to see is a collection of…entertainers representing all genres of music from around the world, coming together abstractly “in concert” for the first time.” If this were an actual music festival instead … Continue reading
Posted in Non-fiction
Tagged disabilities, philanthropy, Rett Syndrome
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