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January First by Michael Schofield
What might at first seem like just a heartbreaking tale, is in fact also a hopeful story of a family not giving up on each other. When January was born to Susan and Michael Schofield, they were...
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Mailbox Monday – September 10
Mailbox Monday is on tour for the month of September at Book N Around. Last week I received:Summer and Bird by Katherine Catmull – from the publisher via LibraryThing’s Early Reviewer’s...
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First Cameraman by Arun Chaudhary
First Cameraman is an account of the author’s time as a videographer, both on the campaign trail with Barack Obama, and later in the White House.A good deal of the book is devoted to the development of...
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Mailbox Monday – October 22
Mailbox Monday is at the Mailbox Monday site for the month of October. Last week I received:Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson – via LibraryThing. Releases October 30, 2012.The New York Times–bestselling author...
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Lost at Sea by Jon Ronson
Lost a Sea is definitely a book that garners a PG 13+ rating from me because of profanity and content. In some ways the book defies description; being a collection of observations of a vast array of...
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Heads in Beds by Jacob Tomsky
Fans of Anthony Bourdain’s books should be happy to read this equally informative and brutally honest account of life as a hotel employee. Why the comparison? Not only does the author expose the inner...
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Strong in the Rain by Lucy Birmingham and David McNeill
In March of 2011 a 9.0 earthquake struck Japan, followed shortly thereafter by a devastating Tsunami. These set in motion the Fukushima nuclear disaster.In Strong in the Rain the authors tell the...
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Dwarf by Tiffanie DiDonato
In Tiffanie DiDonato’s memoir Dwarf, she recounts the story of her life as a very short person living in a tall world. She describes her early challenges such as having arms so short that she can’t...
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Logicomix by Apostolos Doxiadis, Christos H. Papadimitriou, Alecos Papadatos...
Logicomix is a nonfiction graphic novel/biography with many layers. It begins with a drawing of the author speaking directly to the reader about his plan to write a story in graphic form about a...
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Best & Worst of A.J. Jacobs
Each Wednesday I feature a guest post by a book blogger detailing which books they think are the “best” and “worst” by the author of their choice. Visit the series page for more information about the...
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It’s What I Do & Deep Down Dark – Mini Reviews
It’s What I Do: A Photographer’s Life of Love and War by Lynsey Addario is one of the best memoirs that I’ve read in a long time.First off, let me say that the book is fantastic, not only for the...
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The Sunday Salon – April 12
Last week I read:Let’s Explore Diabetes with Owls by David Sedaris (audiobook) When Books Went to War by Molly Guptill Manning Yes Please by Amy Poehler (audiobook) The Lightning Tree by Patrick...
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