Category: non-fiction
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Book Review: Empires of the Sky by Alexander Rose
I’ve always been fascinated by the early days of early aviation, but I didn’t know much about dirigibles aside from the Hindenburg disaster. Typically I read more about rockets, so this was an interesting change of pace…
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Book Review: Camera Girl by Carl Sferrazza Anthony
Having carried surnames such as Kennedy and Onassis, very often Jaqueline Bouvier gets overlooked. In Camera Girl, we get a close look at the life of Jaqueline as a young woman…
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Book Review: I’m Glad My Mom Died by Jennette McCurdy
Like many others reading this book, iCarly was a big part of my childhood. Sam was my favorite character from the start and I was super excited to hear that Jennette McCurdy had written a memoir…
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Book Review: The Nazi Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch
Thanks to the Cold War, it’s easy to forget that there was a time when America and Russia fought on the same side. Though Russia started off as an Axis power, by the middle of the war they were in alliance with England and America. Franklin Roosevelt, Winston Churchill, and Joseph Stalin made up the…
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Book Review: Me, Myself, & Bob by Phil Vischer
I grew up watching VeggieTales, oblivious to what a milestone it was in animation at the time. I also didn’t know much about its history or why the formats changed as I got older…
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Book Review: A Woman of No Importance by Sonia Purnell
Being a woman in the early 20th century was no picnic, especially when it came to getting a job. Add a disability to the mix and getting someone to hire you was near impossible. Virginia Hall broke down barriers and excelled over her able-bodied male counterparts…
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Book Review: In Cold Blood by Truman Capote
Before reading, I paid minimal attention to what this book was about. I was halfway through before I realized this is in the true crime genre and not a crime novel. I jumped right into it…
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Book Review: Operation Mincemeat by Ben Macintyre
I’ve seen videos on YouTube that talk about the story of Operation Mincemeat but if it was to any extent, I’d forgotten the details. It was the Netflix movie that fully captured my attention…
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Book Review: End of Days by James L. Swanson
I didn’t intentionally read this book so close to the anniversary of JFK’s assassination, but in doing so, the story hit deeper given the way it’s written…
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Top 5: Books that discuss the JFK assassination
I’ve been wanting to do a Top 5 post for a while now. With the 59th anniversary of John F. Kennedy’s death coming up on November 22nd, I thought this would be a good place to start. Books like this make for some of my favorite non-fiction reads…