This was an interesting True Crime story, a little different than the serial killer books that I’ve read by Ann Rule before. If You Really Loved Me is the story of a family. The family is a bit unconventional consisting of David Brown, his 23-year old wife Linda, Linda’s 17-year old sister Patti and David’s [...]
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Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer
This book has gained in popularity within the last year when the movie version of it was released. I have to admit that I don’t usually watch movies of books that I like. I usually end up leaving the movie angry that they’ve changed something or it isn’t quite how I had pictured it in [...]
Where They Lay by Earl Swift
This is a book about a program that I had no idea even existed. The Central Identification Laboratory is a group that has been working to bring back the remains of soldiers that were killed during past conflicts…particularly the Vietnam War. The author details that there were approximately 78,000 American bodies that were never recovered [...]
Blink by Malcom Gladwell
I’m getting ready to read another book about decision making so I thought I should write about Blink first. Blink is written by Malcolm Gladwell about the split second decisions that people make every day. He addresses the idea that people think the more information and time they have before making decisions, the better, when [...]
Under The Banner of Heaven by Jon Krakauer
I had previously enjoyed Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer, so when I saw Under the Banner of Heaven at the used book store I couldn’t help myself. This is the story of the murders of Brenda Lafferty and her baby, Erica that took place on July 24, 1984. The perpetrators of this murder were [...]
In A Sunburned Country by Bill Bryson
If you want to read something that will make you laugh out loud, In A Sunburned Country is the book for you. I’m a fan of Bill Bryson’s books and this is one of my favorites. I have read it multiple times, and each time I enjoy it even more. I’ve never been to Australia [...]
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder
I stumbled across Mountains Beyond Mountains at the local used book store and after reading the back of it, thought it sounded interesting. This story is more than that. It tells the true story of Dr. Paul Farmer who created a foundation called Partners In Health, started a hospital/health care facility in rural Haiti, and [...]
Honeymoon in Purdah: An Iranian Journey, by Allison Wearing
I am often drawn to books about other places since working as a full-time social worker, my opportunities to travel abroad are far and few between. Honeymoon in Purdah by Allison Wearing offers a glimpse into Iran, which is a place where people do not usually pick freely as a tourist destination. She writes, often [...]
Ugly Americans by Ben Mezrich
Ben Mezrich is best known for his book Bringing Down The House that was made into the movie 21 in 2008. He has written several other books about outstanding people who have made it big including Ugly Americans that tells the story of John Malcom an Ivy League football player who ends up going to [...]
Ice Bound by Dr. Jerri Nielsen
This was a wonderful, true life story, of a woman who chose to “winter over” as the doctor at the South Pole in 1999. The South Pole in the winter consists of approximately six months of complete darkness and temperatures as low as 100 degrees below zero. It is called “wintering over” because once you [...]
