Category: Non-Fiction
Climate Change is back at the forefront of conversation with President Trump’s withdrawing the U.S. from the Paris Climate Agreement on Thursday. While the global implications are unsure at …
A little over a month following the controversy surrounding The O’Reilly Factor host’s firing at Fox News, information about the new book in his Killing series emerges. The new book …
True crime is a fascinating genre where the author doesn’t need to make up the conflict – it’s all too real. Serial killers tend to dominate, but not always, …
We usually associate ambition and business savvy with men in suits and corner offices in huge office complexes, but these days, it’s not uncommon for the CEO and SVP …
As a reader, it’s always interesting to know what everyone else is reading, and this includes notable leaders and personalities of the world. Below are 50 books that inspire our …
Kathy Gates
May 27, 2017
Autobiography, Book Lists, Family, Feminism, Humor, Memoir, Mental Health, Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Travel, Women
For some, middle age means winding down. For others, it’s the opposite: they hit their fifties revving up and raring to go. Here are 7 books to help us …
The death of Roger Ailes last week evoked a mix bag of reactions from those familiar with his work. To conservatives, Ailes was a successful campaign manager turned visionary …
Cierra Loften
May 24, 2017
Book Lists, Book Lovers, History, Human Interest, Humor, Memoir, More, Non-Fiction, Reading, TBR
It is that time of year again when the sun is shining its brilliant rays into our windows, the sandy beach is calling our name, and, of course, billionaire Bill …
It’s finally come. A true, remarkable work that embodies the truth of who our 45th President, Donald J. Trump, really is. Scrivener’s short book manages to capture the power …
According to the website What’s Your Sign, summer has plenty of symbolic meaning. It reads as follows: “In a word: ‘Party!’ And our host is the sun whose presence …
Biting your nails, procrastinating, telling little white lies every now and then to not have to deal with a particular consequence; these are among the many negative habits that …
Kathy Gates
May 11, 2017
Banned Books, Biography, Book Lists, Ernest Hemingway, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Non-Fiction, Politics, Reference
In 1917, the United States entered World War I and turned the tide in favor of the so-called Triple Entente Powers. It was also the year British troops in …
Saturday marks the 80th anniversary of the Hindenburg disaster, where the German airship caught fire and went down in flames over Manchester Township, New Jersey. Although the death toll …
Melanie Weaver
May 3, 2017
African American, Autobiography, Biography, History, Human Interest, Latino, Muslim/Arabic Culture, Non-Fiction, Politics, Short Story, TBR
Honestly, some days I feel like we Americans live in the Twilight Zone. With wild political pendulum swings every four (or eight) years, erupting racial tension and distrust of …
Cierra Loften
May 1, 2017
Adult, Asian American, Book Lists, Book Lovers, Drama, Historical Fiction, Human Interest, New Releases, Non-Fiction, Short Story, Suspense/Thriller, Women
I know. You’ve seen lists like this everywhere and you’re probably, for sure going to see even more like this floating around the web. But what makes #AmReading’s book …
The transition from high school to college is probably one of the first major life changes you’re going to face; you may be moving away from home and you’ll …
I recently moved, and while going through all of my possessions in an effort to minimize what we’d have to pack, I came across an old journal of mine, …
The Hebrew name for Holocaust Remembrance Day is Yom Hashoah, and this year it was observed on Monday, April 24th. JTA, or the Jewish Telegraphic Agency, sought book recommendations …
Kathy Gates
April 25, 2017
Book Clubs, Book Lists, Business, Classics, Harper Lee, History, J.K. Rowling, Jane Austen, Literary Fiction, Non-Fiction, Sci-Fi, Science Fiction, Self-Help
Only joking! There’s no such book club. Not that we know of. No really, how would these impossibly busy people make time to meet up and talk about books? But imagine …
It seems like every time I hear a new celebrity name, when I look it up I find out their career started on YouTube, Twitter or Instagram. This got …
