Category: NON FICTION

July 17, 2017

The Wildlife of Our Bodies by Rob Dunn *** (of 5)

Rob Dunn is a microbiologist determined to make the invisible world of microscopic organisms present in our everyday lives. In this book he focuses on...

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June 6, 2017

Dark Money by Jane Mayer *** (of 4)

Jane Mayer has followed the money trail from a small, quiet group of far right wing billionaires to recipients aligned with their political ambitions. Led...

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May 2, 2017

SPQR by Mary Beard *** (of 4)

It is no simple task to recount the thousand year history of the Ancient Roman empire. It isn’t even easy to determine when the empire...

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February 27, 2017

Hero of the Empire by Candace Millard *** (of 4)

Almost from the day he was born into privilege, Winston Churchill was ambitious. Searching for an opportunity to demonstrate his talents and value to the...

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February 16, 2017

The Gene by Siddhartha Mukherjee **** (of 4)

Mukherjee begins with the ancient Greeks. They wondered from whom and how did children inherit characteristics that made them look like their parents. Mukherjee continues...

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January 12, 2017

A Spy Among Friends *** (of 4) By Ben MacIntyre

Kim Philby joined the British spy services and the Russian KGB as a young man fresh from university. The Second World War had not yet...

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December 18, 2016

Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard *** (of 4)

The United States was on rocky footing in the immediate decades following the civil war with the North wanting revenge and the south not yet...

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December 9, 2016

Without You There Is No Us by Suki Kim **** (of 4)

Suki Kim spent six months teaching English to the sons of elite North Koreans enrolled at Pyongyang University for Science and Technology (PUST), an evangelical...

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December 1, 2016