Category: Book Reviews
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Factfulness: Ten Reasons We’re Wrong About the World – And Why Things Are Better Than You Think by Hans Rosling
Ten instincts that distort our perspective—from our tendency to divide the world…
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Old Man’s War by John Scalzi
John Perry did two things on his 75th birthday. First he visited his wife’s grave. Then he joined the army.
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Indianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Lynn Vincent
A human drama unlike any other—the riveting and definitive full story of the worst sea disaster in United States naval history.
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Zombies vs Aliens by Kristin Jacques
The zombie apocalypse has come and gone, the world has ended, and humanity has crumbled. But nobody told the aliens.
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War by Nathaniel Philbrick
Philbrick reveals in this electrifying new book, the story of the Pilgrims does not end with the First Thanksgiving..
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Wedding Cake Crumble by Jenn McKinlay
Fairy Tale Cupcakes, has just been hired to provide cupcakes for a famous author’s book signing. But when the author turns up dead…
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Founding Martyr: The Life and Death of Dr. Joseph Warren, the American Revolution’s Lost Hero by Christian Di Spigna
A rich and illuminating biography of America’s forgotten Founding Father, the patriot physician and major general…
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The Stars Are Legion by Kameron Hurley
For generations, a war for control of the Legion has been waged, with no clear resolution. As worlds continue to die, a desperate plan is put into motion.
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Face Paint: The Story of Makeup by Lisa Eldridge
Reveals the entire history of the art form, from Egyptian and Classical times up through the Victorian age and golden era of Hollywood…
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The Red Queen by Philippa Gregory
A shadowy and mysterious character in the first book, but who now takes centre stage in the bitter struggle of The War of the Roses.