Laura Hillenbrand has written just two non-fiction books in the past decade. You might think that it would be hard for an author with those statistics to gain any sort of critical acclaim today, but Hillenbrand has managed to do so. That’s what happens when you’re the author of Seabiscuit: An American Legend, the non-fiction account of the great racehorse Seabiscuit, and Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption, the biography of Louis Zamperini, a WWII POW and American Olympic distance runner.
Seabiscuit, published in 2001, tells the story of Seabiscuit, a thoroughbred race horse who
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Through My Eyes
January 23rd, 2012 by T Akery | New Releases, Nonfiction
Through My Eyes is a book about the life of the quarterback, Tim Tebow. Written by Tim and his co-author, Nathan Whitaker, this book takes a look at Tebow's life, his faith, and his career in football.
Yet, Tim Tebow would have never been such a famous figure in football without the decision first made by his parents. The book starts out with his parents' decision to give birth to their son instead of following the suggestion of doctors to abort him. It is this beginning that has set the stage for his life.
His parents grew up on a farm;
Yet, Tim Tebow would have never been such a famous figure in football without the decision first made by his parents. The book starts out with his parents' decision to give birth to their son instead of following the suggestion of doctors to abort him. It is this beginning that has set the stage for his life.
His parents grew up on a farm;
Killing Lincoln
October 28th, 2011 by T Akery | New Releases
First of all, Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever is co-authored by Bill O'Reilly. The reason for bringing this point up first is that Bill O'Reilly is a political commentator for the Fox News Network. Therefore, he will have some people who love his work and some who are at odds with his political opinions. In other words, if you dislike him, then it is very unlikely that you will like a book written by him.
The story is about the events surrounding and leading up to the assassination of President Lincoln. It takes the form of
The story is about the events surrounding and leading up to the assassination of President Lincoln. It takes the form of
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
October 27th, 2011 by Sam P. | Fiction, New Releases, Young Adults
All right, listen up, this book is awesome! I absolutely loved it! It is about the top 10 girls in a beauty pageant. While on their way to where the last part of the beauty pageant is being held, their plane crashes.
At first, Miss Texas takes over and, instead of trying to allow them to get used to the island, she wants them to work on all of their pageant stuff. The girls protest and they start searching for the other half of the group that Miss Texas didn't realize was missing. While they are out there, they realize
At first, Miss Texas takes over and, instead of trying to allow them to get used to the island, she wants them to work on all of their pageant stuff. The girls protest and they start searching for the other half of the group that Miss Texas didn't realize was missing. While they are out there, they realize
Med Head
August 4th, 2011 by Sam P. | Young Adults
My Knock-down, Drag-out, Drugged-up Battle with My Brain by James Patterson and Hal Friedman
Med Head is the true story of Cory Friedman, a kid with Tourette's syndrome and OCD, an alcoholic, and a chain-smoker. But it didn't start that way. Cory was once just a normal little boy who was unsuspecting of the horrors that lay ahead.
When Cory was just the tender age of four, the tics started. Tics are habits or rituals that someone with Tourette's syndrome has to do. Throughout the next few years he went to many doctors trying to figure out how to stop it.
Med Head is the true story of Cory Friedman, a kid with Tourette's syndrome and OCD, an alcoholic, and a chain-smoker. But it didn't start that way. Cory was once just a normal little boy who was unsuspecting of the horrors that lay ahead.
When Cory was just the tender age of four, the tics started. Tics are habits or rituals that someone with Tourette's syndrome has to do. Throughout the next few years he went to many doctors trying to figure out how to stop it.
