Non-Fiction

Mini Reviews

May 4, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, I’ve been posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is the last round! Check out round one, round two, and round three, if you like. Though all of these books deserve their own posts, this will have to do. The Wednesday Wars, by Gary [...]

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks

March 7, 2012

Okay dokey. This book is jumping the queue for reviews because I just need to have it out and done. One of my book clubs generally picks one nonfiction book to read a year, and this is it this year. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. TMWMHWFAH is essentially [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 15, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is round two. Check out round one, if you like. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: My third encounter with Laurie Halse [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 1, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. This, in particular, is an excellent crop of books. Enjoy. Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: I really enjoyed this book, but as [...]

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Three Books You Should Know About

January 8, 2012

THE TINY BOOK OF TINY STORIES: VOLUME 1 By hitRECord and Joseph Gordon-Levitt This little book is the result of a huge collaboration. Joseph Gordon-Levitt started hitRECord, which is an “open-collaborative production company.” Essentially, artists of all kinds are encouraged to join the community and submit their work. And then, the artists are encouraged to [...]

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How Reading Changed My Life, by Anna Quindlen

January 5, 2012

Title: How Reading Changed My Life Author: Anna Quindlen Pages: 84 Originally Published: 1997 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Rating: ____________________________ This was my first introduction to Anna Quindlen. I’ve heard her name bounced around for years but hadn’t had a chance to read anything of hers. And then, some blogger, who I [...]

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On Writing, by Stephen King

October 16, 2009

Title: On Writing Author: Stephen King Pages: 297 Publisher: Pocket Books Copyright: 2000 Format: Paperback Rating: ____________________________ So, I’ve never read much by Stephen King. I’ve read the short story/novella “Hearts in Atlantis,” the short story “1408,” and the first 500 or so pages of The Stand. But, I couldn’t resist his book on writing, [...]

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PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God, by Frank Warren

October 6, 2009

Title: PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, and God Author: Frank Warren Pages: 288 Publisher: William Morrow Copyright: 2009 Format: Hardback Rating: ____________________________ My brother, of Bitchin’ Film Reviews fame, is a big fan of the PostSecret project. So, when I had the opportunity to review the latest PostSecret book, he begged for a guest review [...]

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