Tag Archives: Non Fiction

Rating Title: The Totally Unscientific Study of the Search for Human HappinessAuthor: Paula PoundstonePublication: May 8, 2018Publisher: Algonquin BooksGenre: Non-Fiction, HumorPages: 320 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) “Is there a secret to happiness?” asks comedian Paula Poundstone. “I don’t know how or why anyone would …

Rating Title: Hidden History of St. Joseph County, MichiganAuthor: Kelly PucciPublication: April 3, 2017Publisher: History Press Library EditionsGenre: Non-FictionPages: 146 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Michigan established St. Joseph County in 1829. It was a fertile land with an abundance of fresh water supplied by the St. …

Rating Title: The Magic of Motherhood: The Good Stuff, the Hard Stuff, and Everything In BetweenAuthor: Ashlee GaadPublication: April 4, 2017Publisher: ZondervanGenre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help, MotherhoodPages: 238 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Motherhood can often feel overwhelming and isolating. You find your feelings swinging between joy and uncertainty, …

Rating Title: Girl Wash Your Face: Stop Believing the Lies about Yourself so you can Become Who You Were Meant To BeAuthor: Rachel HollisPublication: February 6, 2018Publisher: Thomas NelsonGenre: Non-Fiction, Self-Help, Christian FaithPages: 240 Amazon Barnes and Noble Goodreads Author Website SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Founder of the lifestyle website TheChicSite.com …

Title: ClanlandsAuthor: Sam Heughan and Graham McTavishPublication: November 3, 2020Publisher: QuercusGenre: Non-Fiction, TravelPages: 352 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) From their faithful camper van to boats, kayaks, bicycles, and motorbikes, join stars of Outlander Sam and Graham on a road trip with a difference, as two Scotsmen explore a land of raw …

Title: The Star in the Sycamore: Discovering Nature’s Hidden Virtues in the Wild NearbyAuthor: Tom SpringerPublication: June 11, 2020Publisher: Mission Point PressGenre: Non-Fiction, NaturePages: 318 SYNOPSIS: (From Amazon) For Tom Springer, the usual four seasons can’t begin to describe the mini-solstices of a Midwestern year: “Does summer really begin on …

Title: The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles: A Love StoryAuthor: Laura FahrentholdPublication: June 26, 2018Publisher: Hatherleigh PressGenre: Non-FictionPages: 304 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) The Pink Steering Wheel Chronicles presents a moving portrait of life told with unflinching honesty about marriage, motherhood and mourning. Laura Fahrenthold-Pittman knew that to cope with her painful loss, …

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 …

Title: A Beautiful Work in ProgressAuthor: Mirna ValerioPublication: October 1, 2017Publisher: Grand Harbor PressGenre: Non-Fiction, Health, WellnessPages: 336 SYNOPSIS: (From Goodreads) Runners’ vocabulary is full of acronyms like DNS for “Did Not Start” and DNF for “Did Not Finish,” but when Mirna Valerio stepped up to the starting line, she …

Ken Wyniemko endured something that most people can’t even fathom. He was wrongfully accused and then wrongfully convicted of a crime he most definitely did not commit. After spending many years behind bars, he finally got someone to listen to his story and battled his way to freedom. We got …