Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth, Jr. and Ernestine Gilbreth Carey (1948) | Book Review
Cheaper by the Dozen by Frank B. Gilbreth Jr., Ernestine Gilbreth Carey Genres: Memoir Original Publication Date: 1948 Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Cheaper by the dozen? What do you get when you put twelve lively kids together with a father—a famous efficiency expert—who believes families can run like factories, and a mother who is his partner in everything except discipline? You get a hilarious tale of growing up that has made generations of kids and adults alike laugh along with the Gilbreths in Cheaper by the Dozen. Cheaper by the Dozen Translated into more than fifty-three languages and made into numerous films over the years — including a…
Brain on Fire: My Month Of Madness by Susannah Cahalan | Book Review
Brain on Fire: My Month of Madness by Susannah Cahalan Genres: Illness, Medicine, Memoir, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2012 Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Goodreads, Amazon Brain on fire: One day in 2009, twenty-four-year-old Susannah Cahalan woke up alone in a strange hospital room, strapped to her bed, under guard, and unable to move or speak. A wristband marked her as a “flight risk,” and her medical records—chronicling a month-long hospital stay of which she had no memory at all—showed hallucinations, violence, and dangerous instability. Susannah had been on the threshold of a new, adult life: a healthy, ambitious college grad a few months into…
All That Is Bitter and Sweet by Ashley Judd | Book Review
All That Is Bitter and Sweet: A Memoir by Ashley Judd Genres: Memoir, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2011 Source: I borrowed this book from the library. Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Instagram All That Is Bitter and Sweet: In 2002, award-winning film and stage actor Ashley Judd found her true calling: as a humanitarian and voice for those suffering in neglected parts of the world. After her first trip to the notorious brothels, slums, and hospices of southeast Asia, Ashley knew immediately that she wanted to advocate on behalf of the vulnerable. Seeking in-patient treatment in 2006 for the grief that had nearly killed her, Ashley…
Paris in Love by Eloisa James | Book Review
Paris in Love by Eloisa James Genres: Memoir, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2012 Source: I borrowed this book from the library. Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Facebook, Goodreads, Amazon, Pinterest In Paris in Love, bestselling romance author Eloisa James took a sabbatical from her day job as a Shakespeare professor, she also took a leap that many people dream about: She sold her house and moved her family to Paris. With no classes to teach, no committee meetings to attend, no lawn to mow or cars to park, Eloisa revels in the ordinary pleasures of life—discovering corner museums that tourists overlook, chronicling Frenchwomen’s sartorial triumphs, walking from one end of…
Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu | Book Review
Off Balance: A Memoir by Dominique Moceanu Genres: Memoir, Non-Fiction Original Publication Date: 2012 Source: I purchased this book Goodreads Find the Author: Website, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram Off Balance is the memoir of a great Olympic champion. At fourteen years old, Dominique Moceanu was the youngest member of the 1996 US Women’s Olympic Gymnastics team, the first and only American women’s team to take gold at the Olympics. Her pixyish appearance and ferocious competitive drive quickly earned her the status of a media darling. But behind the fame, the flawless floor routines, and the million-dollar smile, her life was a series of challenges and hardships. Off Balance vividly delineates each…
