A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep by Rumer Godden
by Jane Wangersky May 9th, 2011 | 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
The Step By Step Guide To Self-Publishing For Profit!
by T Akery April 22nd, 2011 | Nonfiction
The Step By Step Guide To Self-Publishing For Profit! Start Your Own Home-Based Publishing Company and Publish Your Non-fiction Book With CreateSpace And Amazon by C. Pinheiro and Nick Russell is a non-fiction guide into the world of self-publishing for non-fiction books. The first impression I had about this book was the really long title. It seems the authors shoved every little detail they could get into the title. It is very self-explanatory but not a very practical title to market. Image trying to type all of that into Twitter. You might get the title name but nothing else.
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The Crimean War: A History by Orlando Figes
by Angela Yorke April 13th, 2011 | New Releases, Nonfiction
What most people know about the Crimean War, which spanned 1853-1856, is confined to Florence Nightingale, the Charge of the Light Brigade, and in the UK, maladministration in the British Army.
However, what has been less well-documented is how the savage affair claimed the lives of almost one million soldiers, and left numerous civilians unaccounted for. Less known, too, is how the war was fought based on the unique premise of securing the strategic importance of a particular region and the assertion of religious superiority; most wars are waged for one reason or the other.
People have also come to forget
However, what has been less well-documented is how the savage affair claimed the lives of almost one million soldiers, and left numerous civilians unaccounted for. Less known, too, is how the war was fought based on the unique premise of securing the strategic importance of a particular region and the assertion of religious superiority; most wars are waged for one reason or the other.
People have also come to forget
Brief Intervals of Horrible Sanity: One Season in a Progressive School, by Elizabeth Gold
by Jane Wangersky April 11th, 2011 | Nonfiction
Elizabeth Gold, unemployed poet, gets a call from an unknown man she assumes is a bill collector, so she pretends to be someone else. It turns out the caller is the principal of a "progressive" public school, who wants her to come in for a job interview. This unpromising beginning sets the tone for the time she spends teaching at the school.
This is Elizabeth Gold's true story, though she has changed the name of the school (to "School of the New Millenium"), ascribed imaginary thoughts and actions to some students in situations where she has no way of knowing
This is Elizabeth Gold's true story, though she has changed the name of the school (to "School of the New Millenium"), ascribed imaginary thoughts and actions to some students in situations where she has no way of knowing
First Do No Harm By Lisa Belkin
by T Akery March 21st, 2011 | Nonfiction
First Do No Harm by Lisa Belkin documents the tough decisions that doctors have to make in order to treat their patients. Often their decisions have no real answers and sometimes there is no good choice. It is the basic struggle of how to help patients and still maintain some hope even in the face of incredible odds. It also brings up the question of how much human life is really worth yet still addresses the aspect of placing the massive costs of health care on loved ones and the decisions they have to make about treatment.
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