by Jem Friar N.C. Naturopathic Consultant Jem Friar presents a small 124-page booklet with information about the health benefits of juicing and dozens of fruit and vegetable juice recipes. Friar begins with a series of brief chapters addressing why he believes juicing is an important part of a healthy lifestyle. He covers issues including why […]
by J.K. Rowling, illustrated by Jim Kay Release Date: October 6, 2015 Harry Potter fans are thrilled to see Jim Kay’s authorized illustrated re-release of Book One in the famed series. Kate Greenaway-award winning artist Jim Kay produced an edition that includes over 100 new full-color illustrations. by Rainbow Rowell Release Date: October 6, 2015 […]
by Laura Vanderkam In 168 Hours, Vanderkam presents a proposal designed to help readers define their life’s “core competencies” and make better use of their time each week, all 168 hours of them. While there are many helpful and practical tips within the book’s pages, Vanderkam’s blinders to crucial considerations like economic class are surprising. […]
by Julia Child and Alex Prud’Homme Genres: Nonfiction, Autobiography, Biography, Food Publisher: Anchor Books Length: 353 pages Published: republished June 23, 2009 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: This memoir is the inspiration for the popular film Julie & Julia. My Goodreads Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Official Book Summary: “The bestselling story […]
by Robert K. Massie Genre: History, Nonfiction, Biography Publisher: Random House Page Count: 320 pages Published: October 1, 1996 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: This book is not intended to be a full biography of the Romanov family. Rather, it focuses on their deaths and what happened to their remains and their legacy. […]
by Carol Lynch Williams Genres: Children’s Literature, Middle Grade, Fiction, Fantasy Publisher: Shadow Mountain Length: 176 pages Published: April 3, 2018 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble Note: Among many other titles, Carol Lynch Williams is also the author of The True Colors of Caitlynne Jackson which I read years ago (4 out of 5 […]
Terrible Typhoid Mary: A True Story of the Deadliest Cook in America by Susan Campbell Bartoletti Genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, Medical Science, Young Adult Publisher: HMH Books for Young Readers Length: 229 pages Published: August 4, 2015 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes & Noble My Goodreads Rating: 3.5 or 4 out of 5 stars Official […]
Last year I read Kiera Cass’s best-selling series, The Selection. Wanting to catch up on recent popular young adult novels, these titles quickly joined the list when I checked my Goodreads account and saw I had nearly 30 friends who’d read book one. Along with Marissa Meyer’s Lunar Chronicles series (which I posted about here) […]
[Photo by LoboStudioHamburg] “This apartment is in all its glory at seven o’clock in the morning, when Mme. Vauquer’s cat appears, announcing the near approach of his mistress, and jumps upon the sideboards to sniff at the milk in the bowls, each protected by a plate, while he purrs his morning greeting to the world. […]
by Laura Vanderkam In 168 Hours, Vanderkam presents a proposal designed to help readers define their life’s “core competencies” and make better use of their time each week, all 168 hours of them. While there are many helpful and practical tips within the book’s pages, Vanderkam’s blinders to crucial considerations like economic class are surprising. […]
Young adult literature is not just for young adults. There are so many amazing writers publishing fantastic stories within this genre. If you’re at all intimidated about reading YA lit if you’re not in the typical age group, don’t be. You might notice that some of these books are later installments in series, which likely […]
Young adult literature is not just for young adults. There are so many amazing writers publishing fantastic stories within this genre. If you’re at all intimidated about reading YA lit if you’re not in the typical age group, don’t be. You might notice that some of these books are later installments in series, which likely […]
by Catherine Lowell “Because the madwoman is far more compelling if she is a ‘regular’ woman,” said Orville. “No–don’t interrupt. If she is a frothing lunatic, then she becomes the most unrealistic part of Jane Eyre, and the one character that transforms the novel into implausible Gothic fiction. If, however, we treat the madwoman as […]
Jactionary: Book Review: Irena's Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo
by Tilar J. Mazzeo Genre: Nonfiction, Biography, WWII Publisher: Gallery Books Page Count: 317 Published: September 27, 2016 Purchase Links: Amazon, Barnes and Noble Note: A young readers edition is also available for ages 10+ (a detail of this cover is shown below). My Goodreads Rating: 5/5 stars Official Book Summary: From the New York […]