Tag Archives: nonfiction

An American in Provence, by Jamie Beck

Posted on June 23, 2023 by Amanda

Back in late April or early May, I spent an evening out with some friends that culminated in a trip to Barnes & Nobles. We all wandered separately to our various interests in the store, meeting back up and separating … Continue reading →

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The Longest Race, by Kara Goucher and Mary Pilon (audio)

Posted on April 21, 2023 by Amanda

Subtitled: Inside the Secret World of Abuse, Doping, and Deception on Nike’s Elite Running Team From the subtitle of this book, I expected it to be part memoir, part exposé about the Nike Oregon Project. While it is that, the … Continue reading →

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American Predator, by Maureen Callahan (audio)

Posted on March 13, 2023 by Amanda

Subtitle: The Hunt for the Most Meticulous Serial Killer of the 21st Century Israel Keyes was a serial killer active all across the US during the 2000s, before he was caught in early 2012. He was meticulous and calculating, and … Continue reading →

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Good for a Girl, by Lauren Fleshman (audio)

Posted on January 25, 2023 by Amanda

Subtitled: A Woman Running in a Man’s World Fleshman is a retired world-class professional runner, and this book is both her memoir and a treatise on the way women are approached and treated in the sports and running world. In … Continue reading →

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Sunday Coffee – An Unacceptable Book

Posted on October 23, 2022 by Amanda

One of the books that I planned to read for RIP this year was a short nonfiction book called Haunted History of Old San Antonio. It was written by a married couple who run ghost tours in town, and it … Continue reading →

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Two Short Nonfiction Books

Posted on August 15, 2022 by Amanda

I read both of these over the weekend – two short little nonfiction books that I’ve decided to mini-review because I don’t have much to say about either of them. Community Cats – Anne Beall Subtitled: A Journey Into the … Continue reading →

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Tell Me Everything, by Erika Krouse (audio)

Posted on July 1, 2022 by Amanda

Subtitled: The Story of a Private Investigation Part memoir, part legal/true crime, Krouse details the work she did as a private detective on a landmark case involving sexual assault in the collegiate football arena. Over the course of several years, … Continue reading →

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April Mini-Reviews

Posted on April 29, 2022 by Amanda

Very little reading happened in April, but here are some mini-reviews of the things that got read in the corners of busyness! Remote Control by Nnedi Okorafor This is a sci-fi future-world story of a girl who is somehow infected … Continue reading →

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How to Take Awesome Photos of Cats, by Andrew Marttila

Posted on February 17, 2022 by Amanda

This is a layman’s how-to book for cat photography, including 1) working with cats, 2) photo photography, 3) dedicated cameras, and 4) editing. Everything is simplified down to non-technical terms for easy understanding even if you’re an amateur photographer. Plus … Continue reading →

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American Portrait, by Multiple Authors

Posted on January 24, 2022 by Amanda

Subtitled: The Story of Us, Told by Us This is a collection put out by PBS about people’s lives (mostly**) through the first year of the pandemic. There were various prompts posted online (“The tradition I carry on is…” or … Continue reading →

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