by Laura | Mar 6, 2015
How could a collection of personal essays about “unspeakable acts that teach no easy lessons” not pique one’s curiosity? It did mine. So did author Meghan Daum’s comment of her book, The Unspeakable and Other Subjects of Discussion: “I suspect this is the kind of book...
by Laura | Feb 23, 2015
In 1974, Phillipe Petit illegally walked a tight rope between the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center and set himself apart with his unique formula of boldness and skill. With the fame of such an audacious feat and the many other impressive talents he possesses,...
by Laura | Feb 18, 2015
If you want to know yourself, as Socrates once advised us all to do, author Charles Duhigg suggests the place to start is with habits. In The Power of Habit, he makes a compelling case that we are, at bottom, the sum of our habits. By understanding how habits work,...
by Laura | Feb 10, 2015
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day which is right around the corner, here’s a review of Happy Wives Club: One Woman’s Worldwide Search for the Secrets of a Great Marriage by LiveTrue book reviewer Melanie Davis. It is a book about author Fawn...
by Laura | Jan 30, 2015
From the midst of the Nazi death camps arises a story of subterfuge and triumph which has been largely unknown until the recent publication of The Fantastic Laboratory of Dr. Weigl: How Two Brave Scientists Battled Typhus and Sabotaged the Nazis by Arther Allen....
