Book Review: Typhoid Mary by Anthony Bourdain
Anthony Bourdain enters the world of history with his short book, Typhoid Mary. While he’s best known for his memoirs, this is an exposé and social commentary. With typical Tony snark he tells the story of Mary Mallon, christened Typhoid Mary by the press. Mary was an...Book Review: Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper
Near the end of Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries, Kory Stamper says, “We don’t just want our words to have meaning, we want them to mean something, and the difference is palpable.” In her book, which is both memoir and exposition, Stamper finds the...Book Review: How to Change Your Mind: The New Science of Psychedelics by Michael Pollan
To learn what the latest Michael Pollan book, How to Change Your Mind, is about just check out its subtitle: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence. Pollan creates an epic book. It’s part...Book Review: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness by Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
I’ll admit to a fascination with the concept of resilience, so I grabbed up the Advance Reader’s Copy (ARC) of the latest book from Rick Hanson, Ph.D. The full title is long and descriptive: Resilient: How to Grow an Unshakable Core of Calm, Strength, and Happiness....Book Review: This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide by Geneen Roth
Reflecting back over This Messy Magnificent Life: A Field Guide by Geneen Roth, I think the audiobook didn’t work for me. But, in truth, I won’t be likely to pick up the print copy now that I’ve listened to the audio. I might look for some book tour interviews by...Book Review: Delusions of Gender by Cordelia Fine
In Delusions of Gender, Cordelia Fine, PhD sets out to debunk the prevailing opinions about the male and female genders. The subtitle says it all: How Our Minds, Society, and Neurosexism Create Difference. She reviews large quantities of studies, articles, and...Book Review: Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Anne Lamott put her writing teacher hat on for Bird by Bird. And what a hat it is! She shares many nuggets of wisdom, instructions, and stories of her own. I listened to the audiobook, narrated expertly by Susan Bennett. Thankfully, I also have a print copy because...Book Review: Adventures in Human Being by Gavin Francis
Physician Gavin Francis truly takes readers on Adventures in Human Being. From stem to stern, tip to toes, Francis picks a vital part of anatomy and verbally dissects it. It’s a fascinating premise for anyone who enjoys information about their body, or who is just...Book Review: Awakening the Buddha Within by Lama Surya Das
In this short book, Lama Surya Das introduces readers to Buddhism, and the process of Awakening the Buddha Within. It is subtitled Tibetan Wisdom for the Western World, which is an accurate description. Lama Surya Das tells how a guy from Long Island ends up in Tibet...Book Review: Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ by Giulia Enders
Part of my business is holistic health coaching, so Giulia Enders’ Gut is my kind of book. The full title is actually Gut: The Inside Story of Our Body’s Most Underrated Organ. I think that when it was written in 2014, there were many fewer public conversations about...Book Review: Zen in the Art of Writing by Ray Bradbury
No one writes quite like Ray Bradbury. Perhaps that’s an understatement, but as I was reading Zen in the Art of Writing, I was again reminded of his brilliance. He has impeccable control of the English language. But at the same time, his sentences are playful...Book Review: Silver Hair: Say Goodbye to the Dye—and Let Your Natural Light Shine! A Handbook by Lorraine Massey
Lorraine Massey’s Silver Hair: Say Goodbye to the Dye—and Let Your Natural Light Shine! A Handbook is empowering and inspiring. (And how about that long title!) Massey is famous for her previous book, Curly Girl, which is also designed to empower women to choose...Book Review: City of Light, City of Poison: Murder, Magic, and the First Police Chief of Paris by Holly Tucker
City of Light, City of Poison was like vintage wine that I couldn’t stop drinking until the whole case was gone. Centered on a part of Louis XIV’s seventeenth century reign, the story focuses on the women in his life and some nefarious characters who may or may not have been contributing to their rivalries and controversy.
Book Review: The Secret People: Parish-Pump Witchcraft, Wise-Women and Cunning Ways
The Secret People by Melusine Draco appealed to me because I read quite a lot of historical fiction, much of it with a magical twist. Books like the Outlander series or Paula Brackstone’s witch series. This is a collection of stories, lore, traditions, recipes,...
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