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Category Archives: Non-fiction
Adult Books for Teens: Nonfiction: “Dead Wake”
Dead Wake: The Last Crossing of the Lusitania by Erik Larson The Lusitania, a British ship in the Cunard Line, was considered the most elegant passenger liner of its day. It was fast and luxurious, and a trip aboard was … Continue reading
Adult Books for Teens: “Between the World and Me”
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates “This is your country, this is your world, this is your body, and you must find some way to live within the all of it.” Often books have an opening sentence–or … Continue reading
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Nonfiction: “The Warmth of Other Suns”
Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson While I found The Warmth of Other Suns enlightening in many ways, I was truly astonished by the revelation that African Americans leaving the South during the early years of the Great … Continue reading
Nonfiction: “Bad Feminist”
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay I had to read this book of essays because I’d seen Gay’s TED Talk in which she discusses how publishing the book led to her being called The bad feminist. I am of the … Continue reading
Nonfiction: “Big Magic”
Big Magic by Elizabeth Gilbert The wonderful thing about reading a book of nonfiction written by Elizabeth Gilbert is that you feel like you are sitting in a room with her, conversing about your heart’s desires. This was true of … Continue reading
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Nonfiction: “The Half has Never been Told”
The Half has Never been Told: Slavery and the Making of American Capitalism by Edward E. Baptist I was fascinated by Baptist’s argument that an important foundation of American capitalism, and an essential element in the economic success … Continue reading
