Tag Archives: non-fiction
Salt, Sugar, Fat Book Review
I first heard of the book Salt Sugar Fat: How the Food Giants Hooked Us when my friend Claire reviewed it earlier this summer, and thought it sounded like an interesting read. Last week I received a free copy of the … Continue reading
Posted in Healthy Living, Movie Reviews/Book Reviews
Tagged book reviews, diet, eating, food, grocery shopping, healthy living, non-fiction, processed foods
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Wild Book Review
I feel like I am a bit late to join the group of people reading Cheryl Strayed’s popular memoir Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail. Last year’s non-fiction sensation continues to be a best-seller. This week … Continue reading
Posted in Movie Reviews/Book Reviews
Tagged backpacking, book reviews, Cheryl Strayed, hiking, memoir, non-fiction, Pacific Crest Trail, pilgrimage
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Summer Reading
When I was a kid, my parents would sign my sister and I up for summer reading at our local public library each year. It is one of those few childhood memories that I still have, and my participation perhaps … Continue reading
Posted in Book Challenge
Tagged fiction, libraries, literacy, non-fiction, reading lists
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Madeleine Albright “Plays” the Bagdad Theater
Last night my husband and I went to see former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright speak at the historic Bagdad Theater & Pub in Portland. She was in town promoting her fifth book Prague Winter: A Personal Story of Remembrance and … Continue reading
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Tagged international affairs, Madeleine Albright, non-fiction, World War II
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Desert Queen
For the many of us who believe there aren’t enough biographies about strong women from past generations, Desert Queen: The Extraordinary Life of Gertrude Bell: Adventurer, Adviser to Kings, Ally of Lawrence of Arabia, is an important read. Prior to reading … Continue reading
Becky A. Johnson 