Posts tagged with ‘Health’
October 13, 2016
THE POWER OF VIDEO GAMES, from tragic (literally fatal obsessions) to uplifting (solace for the bereft). B PLUS
DEATH BY VIDEO GAME: DANGER, PLEASURE, AND OBSESSION ON THE VIRTUAL FRONTLINE
Melville House Publishing
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Science Writing
September 9, 2016
AN UNFLINCHINGLY HONEST MEMOIR of life with quadriplegia combines raw personal experience, cultural theory. A MINUS
A BODY, UNDONE : LIVING ON AFTER GREAT PAIN
New York University Press
2016
Grade: A MINUS
Tags: A Minus Reviews, Health, LGBTQ Interest, Memoirs, Non-Fiction
July 23, 2016
A FOOD LOVER’S MEMOIR of his celiac diagnosis, its impact on his life. Thoughtful if a bit over-impassioned. SOLID B
IN MEMORY OF BREAD
Clarkson Potter Publishers
2016
Grade: SOLID B
Tags: Food Writing, Health, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Solid B Reviews
April 29, 2016
THE MIND-BODY CONNECTION: how medical research is exploring its healing potential. Evidence-based reporting! B PLUS
CURE: A JOURNEY INTO THE SCIENCE OF MIND OVER BODY
Crown/Archetype
2016
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Science Writing
May 24, 2014
AN UNEXPECTEDLY HILARIOUS CANCER memoir with a lot of heart and some practical advice. Warm and bro-funny. B PLUS
Grade: B PLUS
SHRINKAGE: MANHOOD, MARRIAGE, AND THE TUMOR THAT TRIED TO KILL ME
St. Martin's Press/Thomas Dunne Books
2014
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Cancer, Health, Memoirs, Non-Fiction
April 15, 2014
THOUGHTS ON FACING LIFE challenges–from hip replacement to the joy of a new dog–with grace. Charming, wry. B PLUS
NEW LIFE, NO INSTRUCTIONS
Random House
2014
Grade: B PLUS
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Memoirs, Non-Fiction, Women's Interest
May 20, 2013
A YOGA TEACHER, BUDDHIST practitioner shares thoughts for women on making peace with body and mind. Candid!
Grade: B MINUS
MAY I BE HAPPY: A MEMOIR OF LOVE, YOGA, AND CHANGING MY MIND
Dutton
2013
Tags: B Minus Reviews, Health, Memoirs, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Women's Issues, Yoga
May 8, 2013
“MEDICINE IS BROKEN” argues Dr. Ben Goldacre in an expose of drug testing and marketing as parts of the issue.
Grade: B PLUS
BAD PHARMA: HOW DRUG COMPANIES MISLEAD DOCTORS AND HARM PATIENTS
Faber & Faber
2013
Tags: B Plus Reviews, Health, Mental Health and Illness, Non-Fiction, Social and Cultural Commentary
May 5, 2013
IMAGES OF HAITI after the 2010 earthquake, from a US journalist trying to see past her outsider’s perspective.
Grade: B PLUS
FAREWELL, FRED VOODOO: A LETTER FROM HAITI
Simon & Schuster
2013
Tags: African Diaspora, B Plus Reviews, Environmentalism, Haiti, Health, History, Non-Fiction, Politics, Social and Cultural Commentary, Weather and Climate