Tag Archives: nonfiction

The Girl on the Velvet Swing, by Simon Baatz (audio)

Posted on February 6, 2018 by

Subtitled: Sex, Murder, and Madness at the Dawn of the Twentieth Century Trigger warning: sexual violence Spoiler warning: These are actual events, so I will discuss details. In the early 1900s, Evelyn Nesbit was raped by architect Stanford White, who … Continue reading →

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Consider the Fork, by Bee Wilson (audio)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by

Subtitled: A History of How We Cook and Eat I’ve read a lot of food history over the years, and some cooking history as well. While this book deals with both food and cooking, it is instead a history of … Continue reading →

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Sirens & Sinners, by Hans Helmut Prinzler

Posted on January 5, 2018 by

Subtitled: A Visual History of Weimar Film 1918-1933 This book is exactly what the subtitle says. There’s a text introduction, discussing cinematography, photography, and the historical-political-social climate of the time period and location. Then we move on to the movies … Continue reading →

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WW: The Case Against Sugar, by Gary Taubes (audio)

Posted on December 20, 2017 by

A personal history: I grew up in the low-fat high-carb era. As an example, my mom made Kraft mac and cheese with just the noodles, cheese packet, and a bit of skim milk, because the butter the box called for … Continue reading →

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Pantsuit Nation, by Libby Chamberlain

Posted on August 19, 2017 by

Note: While I’ve listed Libby Chamberlain as the author, she’s actually the editor of this book and the person who put it all together. The content of the book is from many different individual sources. Not long before the 2016 … Continue reading →

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Protected: A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, by Jen Waite

Posted on August 16, 2017 by

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Strong is the New Pretty, by Kate Parker

Posted on June 2, 2017 by

Subtitled: A Celebration of Girls Being Themselves This photo-journal is a collection of girls of all ages exhibiting all sorts of strength: confidence, kindness, independence, creativity, and more. I was drawn to the book during my mini-retreat to Minneapolis a … Continue reading →

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