recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

recommendations and reviews for the aspiring reader

Category: Non Fiction

Review: Dutch Girl

Review: Dutch Girl

Dutch Girl : Audrey Hepburn and World War II by Robert Matzen   Anyone who knows me knows that I’m borderline obsessed with anything related to Audrey Hepburn. I’ve seen all the films. I’ve read all the books. I own a ton of the cool […]

Recommendation: Wildcatters

Recommendation: Wildcatters

Wildcatters: The True Story of How Conspiracy, Greed, and the IRS Almost Destroyed a Legendary Texas Oil Family by Charles Moncrief ” This is a true story. It’s an examination of how life can irreversibly change. One day, you’re living in peace, and then you’re […]

Review: Brickbats And Tutus

Review: Brickbats And Tutus

Brickbats and Tutus by John Plimmer ” To be born to dance is true. It’s a condition. It’s in the cells; the tissues and in the essence of who you are. Selfishness then becomes selflessness. “ There are very few people who are born with […]

Review: Orange Is The New Black

Review: Orange Is The New Black

Orange Is The New Black My Year In A Women’s Prison by Piper Kerman ” As Nina headed down the hill to the FCI, I felt a real sense of loss. She was the first real friend I had made, and I wouldn’t have any contact […]

Recommendation: What Remains

Recommendation: What Remains

What Remains by Carole Radziwill “He was handsome and serious, bent over scripts in a hotel room, and then he stood and reached for my hand.”  I know what you’re thinking. Why would you want to read a book about death? And not just about […]