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Coming Home by Brittney Griner

June 3, 2024

coming home

I don’t know much about women’s basketball, but I certainly know the name Brittney Griner. She is the WNBA player for the Phoenix Mercury who was wrongfully detained in Russia when cannabis vape ... Read More...

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Sociopath: A Memoir

May 20, 2024

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It wasn’t until the 70s and 80s that men like Ted Bundy and John Wayne Gacy entered the national public consciousness. Their horrific crimes birthed new terms that have now become almost commonplace ... Read More...

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Capote’s Women by Laurence Leamer

April 25, 2024

capote

After all the agita of getting taxes filed on time, I needed a reward. Overindulging in champagne was my first choice, but not a healthy option so I turned to reading that gave me the same light, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 1960s, history, pop culture

In Light of All Darkness

November 6, 2023

in light

The Polly Klaas kidnapping and murder in California was thirty years ago, but is still known today as the event that changed how the criminal justice system responds in child abduction cases. Kim ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: 20th century, true crime

Exit Interview: The Life and Death of my Ambitious Career

October 4, 2023

exit interview

I’ve been on a roll with amazing memoirs and am thrilled to be back with another one. In Exit Interview Kristi Coulter leaves a secure, but boring marketing job in Ann Arbor, packs up her husband and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Non-fiction Tagged: book clubs, memoir, women

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