If You Ask Me: (And Of Course You Won't) is a book penned by the famous Betty White. This book focus on her time after The Golden Girls and showcases her thoughts on making a comeback with her cameo appearance on Saturday Night Live. It is a glimpse into the mind of Betty White.
If you are any fan of hers, you will love this book. It contains all the humor, sarcasm, and wit of her personality. You can tell as she gives her views on not just her career but her lifelong love of animals, her thoughts about love
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Go the F**k to Sleep by Adam Mansbach
May 25th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | Choosing Books, New Releases, Nonfiction, Reading
Caveat: I am not a parent, but I can see why a parent, or anyone who has had to send a willful child to sleep will find this book immensely attractive and cathartic.
Go the F**k to Sleep (GTFTS) is a book that most parents will wish had been written and published sooner. In addition to the unconventional title, the (prospective) contents of GTFTS have already polarized parents’ opinions across the country.
The book has received favorable editorial reviews and mainly positive responses from readers who enjoyed the privilege of an advance reading. Others less than enamored of the idea have
Go the F**k to Sleep (GTFTS) is a book that most parents will wish had been written and published sooner. In addition to the unconventional title, the (prospective) contents of GTFTS have already polarized parents’ opinions across the country.
The book has received favorable editorial reviews and mainly positive responses from readers who enjoyed the privilege of an advance reading. Others less than enamored of the idea have
The Forbidden Schoolhouse
May 16th, 2011 by T Akery | Children's, Nonfiction
The Forbidden Schoolhouse: The True and Dramatic Story of Prudence Crandall and Her Students by Suzanne Jurmain is a part of American history that has been largely ignored by history books. It is one single story during the Civil Rights movement that showcased one of the many struggles that African Americans faced.
Prudence Crandall was a teacher in 1833 who set-up a school for girls. Her student body was originally white. An innocent request by a female black student completely changed the course of the school and plunged it into controversy. The request was to become a student.
Crandall readily accepted
Prudence Crandall was a teacher in 1833 who set-up a school for girls. Her student body was originally white. An innocent request by a female black student completely changed the course of the school and plunged it into controversy. The request was to become a student.
Crandall readily accepted
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty by Andrew Bolton
May 13th, 2011 by Angela Yorke | New Releases, Nonfiction, Reading
There are few who would argue against Alexander McQueen’s status as one, if not the most influential, provocative, and imaginative designers his generation has ever known. His creations forced the expansion of fashion conventions, challenging standards held by those who considered themselves at the vanguard of high fashion. Alexander McQueen creations were more than “just” clothes; they were his statements on class, sexuality, race, the environment, and religion. The world became a drearier place following his death in 2010.
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty provides textual accompaniment to the exhibition from which it takes its title, which is organized by the
Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty provides textual accompaniment to the exhibition from which it takes its title, which is organized by the
A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep by Rumer Godden
May 9th, 2011 by Jane Wangersky | Authors, Nonfiction
Recently, I wrote about the life and work of British novelist Rumer Godden (1907 - 1998). She also occasionally wrote non-fiction, and we are fortunate that, toward the end of her long life, she wrote her own autobiography. A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep is the first of two volumes, covering her life from birth until 1944. The title sums it up: Throughout 37 years of a life that was privileged in some ways, difficult in others, Ms. Godden kept so busy (with dancing, among other things) that she had little time to give in to
