Columbine by Dave Cullen Published by: Grand Central Publishing Published on: April 2009 Page Count: 443 Genre: non-fiction My Reading Format: audiobook rented from my local public library Available Formats: Hardcover, paperback, eBook, audiobook My Review As did most Americans, I followed the events of the Columbine massacre intently. I was shocked that anything on [...]
#141 ~ Mermaids in the Basement
11 Feb By 6 Comments
Mermaids in the Basement by Michael Lee West Imagine finding evidence that your boyfriend, an up and coming movie director, was cheating on you with one of his starlets through a gossip magazine. Imagine also that your mother Shelby and beloved step father just recently died in a plane crash, you’ve never had a good [...]
Andrew Wyeth Thank You for Making This World More Beautiful
16 Jan By 8 Comments
I was saddened to learn today that Andrew Wyeth has passed away. He has been one of my favorite artists ever since I wrote a paper about him my senior year of high school. I wasn’t one to be very interested in art at the time, but his work and his life opened my eyes [...]
#132 ~ The Conqueror
28 Dec By 6 Comments
The Conqueror by Georgette Heyer The Conqueror tells the story of William the Conqueror, from his bastard birth, to his life as the Duke of Normandy, and finally to his triumphant rise to the throne of England. Given the circumstances of William’s life and the political climate of both Normandy and England in the 11th [...]
#131 ~ The Jewel of Medina
21 Dec By 9 Comments
The Jewel of Medina by Sherry Jones A’isha is a 6 year old girl who, after her parents betrothed her to Muhammad, the Prophet of Islam, was required to remain in her family home until she had her first menstrual period. For an adventurous girl such as herself, she is tortured by the limitations placed [...]
#130 ~ The Front Porch Prophet
13 Dec By 9 Comments
The Front Porch Prophet by Raymond L. Atkins When you pick up a good novel written about the south by a Southern author, you can tell. There is just something about that area and the writers it creates that is unique, remarkable and gorgeous. Had William Faulkner, Harper Lee or Margaret Mitchell not been from [...]
#124 ~ Midwife of the Blue Ridge ~ Book Review and Giveaway
22 Nov By 26 Comments
Midwife of the Blue Ridge by Christine Blevins Maggie Duncan lost her family as a very young girl during a massacre between the British and the Scottish. Her destiny falls into place when she helps a injured man find his way home to his wife, Hannah. Hannah, a midwife and local healer, realizes almost instantly [...]
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