Category Archives: non-fiction

Favorite non-fiction of 2011

Posted on December 26, 2011 by CarrieK

(These are books that I read in 2011, but were not necessarily released in 2011.) Life is a Miracle: An Essay Against Modern Superstition by Wendell Berry I didn’t review this one, because I couldn’t figure out how to distill … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Enclave by Ann Aguirre; Ready Player One by Ernest Cline; and Explosive Eighteen by Janet Evanovich

Posted on December 5, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Enclave Author: Ann Aguirre Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Feiwel and Friends Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: I was born during the second holocaust. For as long as Deuce … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France by Caroline Moorehead

Posted on December 2, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: A Train in Winter: An Extraordinary Story of Women, Friendship, and Resistance in Occupied France Author: Caroline Moorehead Genre: Non-fiction, history Publisher: Harper Rating: 3 out of 5 stars Source: ARC for a book tour with TLC Book Tours … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log by Karen A. Chase

Posted on November 30, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Bonjour 40: A Paris Travel Log Author: Karen A. Chase Genre: Travel memoir, non-fiction Publisher: Karen A. Chase Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: E-galley from the author for a BookSparks tour First line: Last year, I was … Continue reading →

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Book Review: The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls by Erin Blakemore

Posted on November 18, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: The Heroine’s Bookshelf: Life Lessons from Jane Austen to Laura Ingalls Wilder Author: Erin Blakemore Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Harper Perennial Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Review copy from publisher for tour with TLC Book Tours First line: … Continue reading →

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Mini-reviews: Plague by Michael Grant; Minding Frankie by Maeve Binchy; and In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler’s Berlin by Erik Larson

Posted on October 27, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Plague Author: Michael Grant Genre: YA dystopian fiction Publisher: Katherine Tegen Books Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Print copy from my personal library First line: He stood poised on the edge of a sheet of glass. The … Continue reading →

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Joint Review with Kelly: Lost in Shangri-la: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II by Mitchell Zuckoff

Posted on October 19, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: Lost in Shangri-La: A True Story of Survival, Adventure, and the Most Incredible Rescue Mission of World War II Author: Mitchell Zuckoff Genre: Non-fiction, history Publisher: Harper Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: Audiobook from the public library … Continue reading →

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Book Review: A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown by Julia Scheeres

Posted on September 30, 2011 by CarrieK

Title: A Thousand Lives: The Untold Story of Hope, Deception, and Survival at Jonestown Author: Julia Scheeres Genre: Non-fiction Publisher: Free Press Rating: 4 out of 5 stars Source: ARC from the publisher First line: Had I walked by 1859 … Continue reading →

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