A Review Category / Book Reviews / Recommended ReadsAgent/Spies/Undercover / autobiography / England / France / London / non-fiction / World War II5 Comments
‘My mother thought I was working for the Ministry of Ag. and Fish.’ So begins Noreen Riols’ compelling memoir of her time as a member of Churchill’s ‘secret army’, the Special Operations Executive. It was 1943, just before her eighteenth birthday, Noreen received her call-up papers, and was faced with ... more >
B- Reviews / Book Reviewsauthor / cats / family relationships / New York City / non-fictionNo Comments
When Helen Brown arrived in New York for a much-anticipated visit, a fellow animal lover talked her into fostering a shelter cat. Helen visualized a sweet-natured cuddler who blinked and dozed a lot. What she got at Manhattan’s Bideawee shelter was a wide-eyed and unpredictable Persian with a punked-out haircut ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / non-fiction / psychological therapy / PTSD / veterans / war veterans1 Comments
Animal lover though she was, Lorin Lindner was definitely not looking for a pet. She was busy training to be a psychologist. Then came Sammy – a mischievous and extremely loud bright pink Moluccan cockatoo who had been abandoned. It was love at first sight. But Sammy needed a companion. ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsevolution / non-fiction / science3 Comments
An illuminating, entertaining tour of the physical imperfections—from faulty knees to junk DNA—that make us human. We humans like to think of ourselves as highly evolved creatures. But if we are supposedly evolution’s greatest creation, why do we have such bad knees? Why do we catch head colds so often—two ... more >
B Reviews / Book Reviewsautobiography / Contemporary / First-Person / France / non-fictionComments Off on REVIEW: (Not Quite) Mastering the Art of French Living by Mark Greenside
Every year upon arriving in Plobien, the small Breton town where he spends his summers, American writer Mark Greenside picks back up where he left off with his faux-pas–filled Francophile life. Mellowed and humbled, but not daunted (OK, slightly daunted), he faces imminent concerns: What does he cook for a ... more >
B+ Reviews / Book Reviews / Recommended Readsautobiography / Canada / non-fiction / pilot3 Comments
“I’m still a rookie second officer but even I know it’s not supposed to happen like this.” “The captain called “Before Landing Check.” That’s normal. The first officer and I moved the appropriate switches, levers and buttons, and chanted the usual incantations. That’s normal. The trusty old Boeing 727 responded ... more >
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