Tag: nonfiction
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Book Review: Catholics vs. Protestants by Andrew Goliszek
First and foremost, I want to address the title. While surely members on both sides of this conversation may see ‘VS’ and be inclined to get defensive (as I did myself, admittedly), that’s when I realized that I needed to read this book. There are so many ‘us vs. them’ scenarios nowadays, when in a…
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Book Review: The Elements of Marie Curie by Dava Sobel
It goes without saying what an incredible scientist Marie Curie was. Though I’ve been pretty fascinated by the history of radiation use in science, this was the first time I’ve read about either of the Curies…
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Book Review: The Power of Silence by Robert Cardinal Sarah
A few people in my life have been passing this book around lately, so it felt like a good time to pick it up myself. Living in today’s constant noise and overwhelm, I felt I’d benefit from learning about the importance of carving out moments of silence throughout my day…
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Book Review: Manson Exposed by Ivor Davis
This is the second book about Charles Manson that I’ve read and it was perhaps more horrifying the second time around. The first one I read (Chaos by Tom O’Niell) had more emphasis on the 1960s and the government as a whole, while this one focused more on Manson, his followers, and his victims…
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Book Review: Felony Review by Randy E. Barnett
I’m fascinated by true crime and I’ve read a wide range of topics and cases, but it’s not often that I’ve been able to experience it from a legal point of view (outside of famous trials). I was excited to receive the opportunity to read Randy E. Barnett’s memoir…
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Book Review: Finding Judge Crater by Stephen J. Riegel
I somehow had never heard of Judge Crater until recently, at least not consciously. After watching the History’s Greatest Mysteries episode on his disappearance, I immediately started looking up books. Surprisingly, I didn’t find many (at least on Audible)…
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Book Review: Lost by Rachel Hartigan
Even as a little kid, I was obsessed with Amelia Earhart’s story (shoutout to Jay Jay the Jet Plane). I circle around to her every so often, and I was excited to see this book title pop up in an email not long after falling down a YouTube rabbit hole of Amelia Earhart content…
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Book Review: Havana Syndrome by Robert W. Baloh & Robert E. Bartholomew
The Havana Syndrome incident has fascinated me, although I don’t claim to be an expert on what happened. I’d hoped this book would further inform me on the subject, but it felt far too dismissive…
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Book Review: Night of the Assassins by Howard Blum
A couple of years ago, I read Brad Meltzer’s book The Nazi Conspiracy, which also explores this topic. I must have purchased this book shortly after reading that and I was reminded of it when scrolling through my audiobook library. As much as I enjoyed that book, I felt that this one delved much deeper, granted,…
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Book Review: Alcatraz: The Last Escape by Ken Widner and Mike Lynch
For years, I’ve been fascinated by both Alcatraz as an institution as well as the famous escape. Although this book focuses far more on the escape, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of history about the jail and some of the better-known inmates included as well…