Tag: non-fiction

Quick Review: Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman

12 March 2015 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Quick Review: Empty Mansions by Bill Dedman

Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Book 3 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge Andi @ Estella’s Revenge review | Shannon @ River City Reading review ★★★★ Highly recommended if the story of one man’s accumulation of wealth and […]

Quick Review: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

28 February 2015 / brief reviews / 1 Comment
Quick Review: Brain on Fire by Susannah Cahalan

Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Book 2 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge New Republic review ★★★½ I think I added this book after seeing it featured at Chapters. This is an unusual memoir in that the person […]

Review: The Third Plate by Dan Barber

24 February 2015 / review / 8 Comments
Review: The Third Plate by Dan Barber

Author: Dan BarberTitle: The Third PlateFormat/Source: eBook/LibraryPublished: May 2014Publisher: Penguin PressLength: 496 pagesGenre: Non-fictionWhy I Read: Interested in food; haven’t read a book like this in agesRead If You’d: Like to learn about improving a food’s flavour or how eat […]

Quick Review: Thank-You for Your Service by David Finkel

1 February 2015 / brief reviews / 0 Comments
Quick Review: Thank-You for Your Service by David Finkel

Goodreads | IndieBound | Chapters | Amazon  Book 1 for the 2015 TBR Pile Challenge Telegraph review ★★★½ Another book I might have given four stars (and I did on GoodReads) but I wouldn’t reread it. For the past few […]

Review: Tolkien by Devin Brown

15 December 2014 / review / 0 Comments
Review: Tolkien by Devin Brown

Author: Devin BrownTitle: TolkienFormat/Source: eBook/NetGalleyPublished: October 2014Publisher: Abingdon PressLength: 145 pagesGenre: BiographyWhy I Read: New Tolkien book supposedly about The HobbitRead If You’re: New to Tolkien and want to know about his life Rating:  ★★★ [ratings guide] GoodReads | IndieBound | Chapters […]