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Floreana: A Woman’s Pilgrimage to the Galapagos
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Category Archives: Non-Fiction
Bon Courage by Ken McAdams
Subtitled Rediscovering the Art of Living in the Heart of France, McAdams pens an interesting and honest memoir of a newly married couple renovating a home in a French mountain village. I was surprised at some of the poor reviews on … Continue reading
Posted in Memoir, Non-Fiction, Travel
Tagged Americans abroad, Bon Courage, book review, France, house restoration, Ken McAdams, Mountain Village
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There Will Be War edited by Jerry Pournelle
Jerry Pournelle died September 8th 2017. I was sad to see him go as I enjoyed reading his daily blog Chaos Manor and enjoyed reading his classic Science Fiction. In honor of the man, Amazon offered this SF reprint for … Continue reading
Posted in Military, Non-Fiction, Science, Science Fiction, Technology
Tagged Anthology
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The Interior Circuit by Francisco Goldman
Subtitled “A Mexico City Chronicle,” The Interior Circuit is a memoir connecting journalist Francisco Goldman’s life in Mexico City, his attempts to regain his life after the death of his wife, and stories about the political and criminal landscape of the metropolis. … Continue reading
Mona Lisa: A Life Discovered by Dianne Hales
As someone who has long been interested in genealogy, I know first-hand how little information is available when researching someone who was relatively unknown. When I picked started reading this book, I couldn’t imagine the author could come up with … Continue reading
Posted in Art, History, Non-Fiction
Tagged A Life Discovered, Art, book review, Dianne Hales, Florence, Italy, Leonardo DaVinci, Lisa Gherardini, Mona Lisa, Painting, Renaissance, sitter
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The Big Burn by Timothy Egan
In 1910, a massive forest fire engulfed 3 million acres in Northeast Washington, Northern Idaho and Western Montana. The U.S. Forestry Service was still in it’s infancy, strapped for men and for cash, but nevertheless, these brave few faced the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Non-Fiction
Tagged 1910, Bitterroot, conservation, forest fire, Idaho, Montana, Teddy Roosevelt, The Big Burn, Timothy Egan, U.S. Forest Service, Washington
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Give Me Tomorrow by Ingrid Stabins
Give Me Tomorrow: A Young Girl’s Ordeals During The Russian WWII Invasion Of Eastern Germany is a memoir of a teenage girl living in Koselitz a small village in Pommern (Germany) during WW II. She lived on a farm in … Continue reading
Posted in family history, History, Memoir, Military, Non-Fiction
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Robert A. Heinlein by William H. Patterson Jr.
Robert A. Heinlein: In Dialogue with His Century: 1907-1948 Learning Curve I wasn’t sure I would read Volume One. I was interested in Heinlein the writer, not so much the man, so I read Volume Two. But Patterson wrote an … Continue reading
Posted in Biography, family history, Military, Non-Fiction, Science Fiction
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