A Woman of No Importance (Book Review)
Wow. Here’s a story of WWII’s most dangerous spy. She was a handicapped woman!
5 Star Books
Naturalist: A Graphic Adaptation (Book Review)
I enjoyed this graphic memoir a ton more than I thought I might, and now I want others to read it too!
The Stationery Shop (Book Review)
I found this novel about lost love, the quirks of fate, missed chances, and forgiveness engrossing. I give it five stars.
Warmth of Other Suns (Book Review)
I encourage you to read this narrative nonfiction blockbuster. I give it five stars. You’ll never forget what you learn.
Spirituality and Art (Book Review with Photos and Notes)
This is a beautiful, well illustrated, and thoughtful book on a topic of articular interest to me.
Rules of Civility (Book Review)
This atmospheric, jazz age book is an homage to New York City in the 1930’s, and is written by the author of A Gentleman in Moscow.
The Woman’s Hour (Book Review)
About the drama around getting the 19th Amendment ratified, this is historical writing at its best.
Braiding Sweetgrass (Book Review)
This mixes Native American values with scientific knowledge for a fantastic weave of environmental hope.
So Big (Book Review of 1924 Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Please read this forgotten gem. This unassuming book has a universal, timeless quality that I absolutely loved.
Journeys to Abstraction (Book Review with Notes & Lots of Ideas)
This is an excellent book to get the back story on how some abstract art is made.
The Summer Country (Book Review)
If you are looking for a completely diverting but unessential read, this may be what you are looking for.
Overstory (Book Review)
This is an important, urgent, epic book. The writing is stunning, impressive, poetic, and filled with detailed facts. The story is vastly pertinent, and so very needed to avert our imminent and collective eco-suicide.