Posts tagged with ‘Non-Fiction’
April 16, 2016
THE RITUALS OF DEATH, considered across history and around the world: thorough research, poetic voice. A MINUS
DEATH’S SUMMER COAT
Pegasus Books
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, History, Non-Fiction, Philosophy, Sociology
April 13, 2016
BENEATH EARTH’S SURFACE with the researchers seeking to understand its depths. Fantastic science writing! A MINUS
INTO THE HEART OF OUR WORLD: A JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE EARTH: A REMARKABLE VOYAGE OF SCIENTIFIC DISCOVERY
Pegasus
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Geology, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Science
April 9, 2016
A BRUTAL CHILDHOOD OBSERVED in a thoughtful memoir from screenwriter Gloria Norris. Tough, powerful read. B PLUS
KOOKOOLAND
Regan Arts
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Film, Memoirs, Non-Fiction
April 1, 2016
A YOUNG MAN’S ADDICTIONS—to drugs, alcohol, sex, self-dramatization—presented in an unsettling memoir. SOLID B
THE GILDED RAZOR
Gallery Books
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Addiction and Recovery, Memoirs, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews
March 30, 2016
CARRIE BROWNSTEIN’S MEMOIR shines when portraying the odd camaraderie of life on the indie-rock road. SOLID B
HUNGER MAKES ME A MODERN GIRL: A MEMOIR
Riverhead Books
2015
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: LGBTQ Interest, Memoirs, Music, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews, Women's Issues
March 23, 2016
ON SCAMS AND CON ARTISTS, and a look at what research psychology says about why we fall for them. Smart! B PLUS
THE CONFIDENCE GAME: WHY WE FALL FOR IT… EVERY TIME
Penguin Group USA
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Non-Fiction, Psychology, Sociology, True Crime
March 18, 2016
TOUCHING, CLEAR-EYED MEMOIR juxtaposes tales from childhood with the story of a pregnancy that ended sadly. B PLUS
POOR YOUR SOUL
Soho Press
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Memoirs, Non-Fiction
March 5, 2016
A ‘PREHISTORY’ OF US SPACEFLIGHT focuses on the integration of German scientists into US research aviation. SOLID B
BREAKING THE CHAINS OF GRAVITY: THE STORY OF SPACEFLIGHT BEFORE NASA
Bloomsbury USA
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Astronomy, Aviation, History of Science, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews
January 27, 2016
NORTH KOREA’S ABDUCTIONS of Japanese citizens, explored in historical context. Fascinating and disturbing. B PLUS
INVITATION-ONLY ZONE: THE TRUE STORY OF NORTH KOREAS ABDUCTION PROJECT
Farrar Straus Giroux
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, History, Japan, Non-Fiction, North Korea