Tag: nonfiction
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Book Review: A Guide to Jazz in Japan by Michael Pronko
Although I’ve never been to Japan, I was intrigued by this guidebook because I’m quite fond of jazz music and I’m fascinated by its longevity and global reach. That said, I’ve never associated Japan with jazz, so that alone made me want to pick up the book and learn more…
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Book Review: Everything is Tuberculosis by John Green
“Looking at history through any single lens creates distortions, because history is too complex for any one way of looking to suffice.” John Green, Everything is Tuberculosis Title: Everything is Tuberculosis: The History and Persistence of Our Deadliest InfectionAuthor: John GreenGenres: Nonfiction, History, Science, Health, MedicinePages: 206 (Kindle)Published: March 18th, 2025 My Rating: ★★★★★Read: 6/2/2025…
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Book Review: What Christians Believe by Bishop Robert Baron
In this book, Bishop Robert Baron breaks down each line of the Nicene Creed, reflecting on its origin, meaning, and relation to the Catholic faith. Though a relatively short book at 164 pages, it’s a deep dive…
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Book Review: The Healing Power of Praying the Rosary by Gary Jansen
The Healing Power of the Rosary is a great guide to enriching prayer life. It offers different approaches to praying the Rosary, such as visualization, nature, meditation, etc…
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Book Review: Nagasaki by Susan Southard
I knew going into this book that it was going to be upsetting, but even when you imagine the worst about a nuclear strike, it’s still worse than you could ever envision on your own…
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Book Review: The Housekeeper’s Secret by Sandra Schnakenburg
The synopsis of this book sounded interesting, but I could never have predicted how it all panned out. Long story short, this ended up being a book that made me lose track of time when I sat down to read…
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Book Review: Vietnam as They Knew It by Jerry L. Staub
This might be the most unique book about war I’ve ever encountered. There’s something about poetry that brings you into a subject more deeply than other forms of writing. Poetry jumps straight to the point, the rawness, and all that surrounds it…
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Book Review: Life on the Bridge by Kaelynn Partlow
I’ve watched a lot of Kaelynn Partlow’s YouTube Shorts and love the way she approaches teaching people about the autism spectrum. I was so excited when I saw that she published a book going deeper into the topics she discusses on her channel…
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Book Review: The Woman Who Smashed Codes by Jason Fagone
Elizabeth and William Friedman were renowned codebreakers who got their start in the early 20th Century. Until modern times, it was William who got a lot of the glory for his career, largely thanks to his wife’s persistence to put him in the history books. Meanwhile, Elizabeth’s contributions were left as quiet footnotes. In this…
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Book Review: Confessions by Saint Augustine
As a Catholic, I’ve heard Confessions quoted throughout my life. It was one of those books that I’ve heard so much about that I felt like I had already read it. I’m glad I didn’t let that feeling deter me from picking it up and reading it for myself…