Tag: #memoir

• Girls on Film Review

  Alicia Malone loves classic films and this memoir/film guide (more memoir than film guide though) shines a light on that abudently. As she says, people like to think of their lives as movies. In her case, her life has been influenced by the movies so much she is beginning to wonder if movies imitate life…

  rachelbeerwoman

  June 4, 2022

  Reviews

  #filmbooks, #girlsonfilm, #mango, #memoir, #rachelreads&reviews, #tcm

• Book Highlight: The Lucky Ones

  This informative, passionate memoir follows Jenny Brown, founder and owner of Woodstock Farm Animal Sanctuary as she delves into her journey into animal rights, particularly farm animals and veganism. Beginning at age 10 when she was diagnosed with cancer, she had to have her leg amputated. Her mother sought to ease the pain a little…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 30, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #animalbooks, #animalrights, #houghtonmifflin, #jennybrown, #memoir, #nonfiction, #rachelreads&reviews, #theluckyones

• Antique Books: Anne Frank Remembered

  Okay this technically isn’t an antique book but I got it at a flea market so sematics. Anyway, hopefully most people know who Miep is, aka Hermine Geis, the woman who helped hide the Frank family in the Secret Annex is WW2. This memoir is told from Miep’s point of view, giving a wider outlook…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 23, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #annefrankremembered, #memoir, #miepgeis, #rachelreads&reviews, #ww2

• Nonfiction Dog Books

  Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever who Saved Him by Luis Carlos Montalvan shows the relationship between dog and man can help veterans after their tours with Tuesday giving the trust, openness and “normalcy” he craves as he deals with his ongoing PTSD. The Second Chance Dog by Jon Katz follows the…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 19, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #ballentinebooks, #davebarry, #dogbooks, #ericogrey, #grandcentralpublishing, #hachettebookgroup, #harpercollins, #houghtonmifflin, #jonkatz, #lessonsfromlucy, #luiscarlosmontalvan, #memoir, #merlesdoor, #michaelhingson, #nonfiction, #peterzheutlin, #rachelreads&reviews, #rescueroad, #simon&schuster, #sourcebooks, #susannahcharleson, #tedkerasote, #thesecondchanccedog, #thomasnelsonpublishers, #thunderdog, #untiltuesday, #walkingwithpeety, #wherethelostdogsgo

• Families in Graphic Novels

  Fun Home by Alison Bechdel Truthfully, I was going to look for the musical first but when I saw this in the library I figured I should see the source material, and wow. I didn’t have any idea what it was about other than it was an memoir of family dysfunction so it really threw…

  rachelbeerwoman

  May 17, 2022

  Book Suggestions

  #alisonbechdel, #andnowIspillthefamilysecrets, #funhome, #graphicmemoir, #graphicnovels, #harpercollins, #lucyknisley, #macmillan, #margaretkimball, #memoir, #rachelreads&reviews, #simon&schuster, #somethingnew

• Book Highlight: I Will Always Write Back

  This heartwarming memoir shows the bonds that come from pen pals no matter the distance or difference in their places in life. Caitlin Alifirenka chose the country of Zimbabwe on a whim when it came time for the class pen pal assignment, wanting something different from the usual European countries everyone else knew about. Martin…

  rachelbeerwoman

  April 5, 2022

  Book/Author Highlight

  #caitlinalifirenka, #Iwillalwayswriteback, #littlebrownbooksforyoungreaders, #lizmeleck, #martinganda, #memoir, #nonficition, #rachelreads&reviews