Category: Nonfiction

Alcatraz: The Last Escape – a Review

π΄π‘™π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘§: π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ πΏπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ πΈπ‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘’ tells the story of a daring escape from a prison that was supposed to be impossible to escape from. In 1979, the movie Escape from Alcatraz was released. According to this movie, Frank Morris, John Anglin, and Clarence Anglin did succeed in escaping from Alcatraz only to drown and become fish food. That wasn’t much of a success. But is that what really happened?

A September to Remember – a Review

𝐴 π‘†π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘œ π‘…π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ, a culinary travel adventure book, is a read I’ll never forget! The descriptions of the villages and the scenery make you feel as though you are experiencing Italy and its beauty yourself. The details given about customs and ways of life allows you to see into the daily lives of those who live there. The food they eat is described in so much detail that you can almost taste it yourself. The last part of the book is filled with recipes from each of the chapters in the book so you can make these dishes and experience them yourself.Β Β Β Β Β Β 

Blood and Treasure: Daniel Boone and the Fight for America’s First Frontier – a Review

Who was the real Daniel Boone? Was he the pioneer and explorer who wore a coonskin cap in the television show that bears his name historically accurate? I watched the reruns of π·π‘Žπ‘›π‘–π‘’π‘™ π΅π‘œπ‘œπ‘›π‘’ when I was a child. History intrigued me, but at the time, I didn’t realize how historically inaccurate the show was. And let’s be honest. At that time, I probably didn’t care.

Basements & Blossoms – a Review

π΅π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘  & π΅π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘šπ‘ : 𝐴 𝐹𝑒𝑀 π‘…π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘  π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ˆπ‘”π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’ 𝑀𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 π΅π‘’π‘Žπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘“π‘’π‘™ is a story of encouragement for when you see no hope.

Running on Red Dog Road – a Review

In the 1940s, Appalachia had its fair share of snake handlers, faith healers, and gypsies. World War II was being fought, and Drema Hall Berkheimer was being raised by her grandparents. InΒ Running on Red Dog Road, sheΒ shares what life was like during that time. Drema’s childhood in 1940’s Appalachia was anything but dull. Her father…