I try not to put a lot of stock into covers or titles when looking for a book to read, however in this case I feel like I should have taken heed that this might not be my favorite book in the world after seeing the cover. Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven had [...]
Category > Non Fiction
The Summer of My Greek Taverna by Tom Stone
I have probably mentioned already that I love to read travel memoirs. I did some international travel back in college but since entering the real world have not been able to go to the many places that I would love to see, and have to enjoy other people’s experiences through books. I was interested in [...]
Mennonite in a Little Black Dress: A Memoir of Going Home by Rhoda Janzen
I have been looking forward to this book ever since I heard the title. I grew up in a Mennonite/Church of the Brethren church and am familiar with the Mennonite community. It was more of a non traditional Mennonite background (my husband was disappointed that I didn’t wear a bonnet) but I was interested to [...]
A Diamond in the Desert by Jo Tatchell
This is the story of Abu Dhabi, the capital of the United Arab Emirates. A Diamond In The Desert is written as a memoir but includes a lot of historical and background information, which I appreciated since I didn’t know much. Jo Tatchell first went to Abu Dhabi in 1974 when she was a small [...]
Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls
Half Broke Horses is a second book written by Jeannette Walls. Her first book was a memoir where she detailed her nomadic childhood and the colorful parents and siblings that she has. Half Broke Horses is sort of a prequel in that it tells the story of her grandmother, Lily Casey, but in first person [...]
The Snakehead by Patrick Radden Keefe
I was not familiar with the term “snakehead” when I first came across this book but the blurb on the front and back were enough to catch my interest. It is a story of illegal Chinese immigration focusing on a period in the late 80s to early 90s when it was at it’s highest. A [...]
Eureka!: The Surprising Stories Behind the Ideas That Shaped the World by Marlene Wagman-Geller
Eureka! is a compilation of 40 stories of different inventions (Nobel Peace Prize, Slinky, Curious George) that have become fantastically huge. Marlene Wagman-Geller starts by talking about how Eureka means “I have found it” and represents the moment when a light bulb goes off and idea is found. As this book is about aha moments [...]
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid by Bill Bryson
I love Bill Bryson. And that’s really all there is to it. He could write about anything and I would think it was hilarious and enjoy it tremendously. The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid is the story of Bill Bryson’s life. It tells of his childhood in Iowa and how everything was generally [...]
Just Like Family by Tasha Blaine
I truly feel that so much of how you like a book has to do with the timing of when you read it. I have recently had my first baby and have contemplated childcare choices while looking at my return to full time work. This is a book about nannies and how they work to [...]
Where Men Win Glory by Jon Krakauer
This is a book about Pat Tillman, the NFL player who left a lucrative multi-million dollar football contract to serve in the military and later was killed by friendly fire in Afghanistan. It is also about the way his death was portrayed in the media and how the circumstances around his death were concealed from [...]
