Tag Archives: Biography

BOOK REVIEW: Shakespeare Saved My Life by Laura Bates

Rating Title: Shakespeare Saved My LifeAuthor: Laura BatesPublication: April 2, 2013Publisher: SourcebooksGenre: Non-Fiction, BiographyPages: 291 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Just as Larry Newton, one of the most notorious inmates at Indiana Federal Prison, was trying to break out of jail, Dr. Laura Bates was trying to break in. She had created …

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BOOK REVIEW: Idiot by Laura Clery

Title: IdiotAuthor: Laura CleryPublication: September 24, 2019Publisher: Simon & SchusterGenre: BiographyPages: 196 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Laura Clery makes a living by sharing inappropriate comedy sketches with millions of strangers on the Internet. She writes songs about her anatomy, talks trash about her one-eyed rescue pug, and sexually harasses her husband, …

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BOOK REVIEW: Five Presidents by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin

Title: Five PresidentsAuthor: Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbinPublication: May 3, 2016Publisher:  Gallery BooksGenre: BiographiesPages: 465 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Secret Service agent Clint Hill brings history intimately and vividly to life as he reflects on his seventeen years protecting the most powerful office in the nation. Hill walked alongside Presidents Dwight …

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BOOK REVIEW: Educated by Tara Westover

Title: EducatedAuthor: Tara WestoverPublication: February 20, 2018Publisher: Random HouseGenre: Biographies, MemoirsPages: 512 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Tara Westover grew up preparing for the End of Days, watching for the sun to darken, for the moon to drip as if with blood. She spent her summers bottling peaches and her winters rotating …

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