Archives for Nonfiction
Decision Points
November 11th, 2011 by Mackenzie M. | New Releases, Nonfiction
This past Christmas, I was happily unwrapping a heavy Christmas present in hopes of receiving something grand and unexpected. As I tore back the last layer of paper, I read the bold, chilling, white words on the top: “Decision Points.” Perhaps the last thing I thought anyone would give me as a present, I had begrudgingly received a crisp clean copy of the memoirs of my not-so-favorite political personality, former President George W. Bush. It was given as a nice gesture from a distant relative. As a Political Science major, I thought it only appropriate that I set aside
PostSecret: Confessions on Life, Death, & God
October 10th, 2011 by Mackenzie M. | Nonfiction
He is called “the most trusted stranger in America,” and has started one of the most overwhelmingly popular projects of our generation. Frank Warren founded the PostSecret project on January 1, 2005. A week ago, I had the fortune of meeting Warren and being able to ask him questions about PostSecret. Basically, he came up with the idea originally as an art project, and walked around back streets of Washington, D.C. handing out postcards, and instructing people to write a secret they had never told anyone, and then send it to his home address. Needless to say, the idea
Lost In Shangri-La
July 11th, 2011 by T Akery | New Releases, Nonfiction
Shangri-La has always been a fairy tale of a hidden city in the mountains. During World War II, in 1945, Shangri-La had been discovered in the mountains of New Guinea. This pristine undiscovered country with its quaint villages was the setting for one of the more daring rescues during the War. The irony of the tale is that this rescue was not a part of the war but a part of a sight-seeing trip that went very wrong. In a moment, twenty-four lives changed as their plane, navigating the treacherous mountains, crashed. Lost In Shangri-La: A True Story of
The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks
July 8th, 2011 by T Akery | New Releases, Nonfiction
Science and ethics are still among the most fought over issues. As science has made the leap into the future, ethics has always been a step behind. This breach is no more apparent than in The Immortal Life Of Henrietta Lacks. Rebecca Skloot dives into the story of Henrietta Lacks and tackles the question of the ethics in science.
Henrietta Lacks was a woman back in the 1950s who received the devastating diagnosis of cancer. After collecting her cancer cells, scientists discovered that her cells had a remarkable ability to replicate. It was this power that allowed scientists to unlock
Henrietta Lacks was a woman back in the 1950s who received the devastating diagnosis of cancer. After collecting her cancer cells, scientists discovered that her cells had a remarkable ability to replicate. It was this power that allowed scientists to unlock
The Glass Castle
June 13th, 2011 by T Akery | Authors, New Releases, Nonfiction
The Glass Castle is a memoir written by Jeannette Walls. This book is about her past, her parents, her siblings and her drive to be what she is now, a contributor to MSNBC. This documents many of the obstacles she had to overcome in childhood.
Before you pick up this book, you should know that it contains incidents that could be considered abusive. There may be some content that is disturbing since much of the incidents involve children. This is not a book that contains light reading.
As Jeannette recalls the stories of her childhood, it is the memories of her
Before you pick up this book, you should know that it contains incidents that could be considered abusive. There may be some content that is disturbing since much of the incidents involve children. This is not a book that contains light reading.
As Jeannette recalls the stories of her childhood, it is the memories of her
