by Laura | Feb 21, 2017
With this mind blower of a book, be ready to be humbled. Experience awe. Left feeling sorrow, even anger that might fuel you to action. Activist, philosopher and author Derrick Jensen hopes so. With fiery style, Jensen keeps his readers close as he doggedly challenges...
by Laura | Jan 31, 2017
Phil Knight (Buck) writes as well as he sells shoes. The personal memoir, Shoe Dog, by the founder of the NIKE empire shows the grit, tenacity, challenges and continuous near failure endured over the course of more than a decade before finally reaching the pinnacle of...
by Laura | Jan 17, 2017
Each year, the New York Times’ list of notable books brings to mind some of my favorite books we review here. Just five of my nonfiction favorites of 2016 are: 5 Nonfiction Favorites Boy, did I devour My Life on the Road, by the infamous writer, political...
by Laura | Dec 2, 2016
Author Alison Stewart began the development of Junk: Digging Through America’s Love Affair with Stuff in a way that I love to approach book projects. Sparked by an experience in her life, she was left with questions she had a passion to answer. The book reflects her...
by Laura | Nov 9, 2016
The adage, “You can’t judge a book by its cover,” is not always accurate, which I discovered when the mail arrived and I opened the package containing Lead with Your Heart: Lessons from a Life with Horses. Immediately impressed with the beauty, quality and uniqueness...
