Category: Nonfiction

Alcatraz: The Last Escape – a Review

𝐴𝑙𝑐𝑎𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑧: 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝐿𝑎𝑠𝑡 𝐸𝑠𝑐𝑎𝑝𝑒 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 𝑆𝑒𝑝𝑡𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟 𝑡𝑜 𝑅𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑚𝑏𝑒𝑟, 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.      

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 𝐷𝑎𝑛𝑖𝑒𝑙 𝐵𝑜𝑜𝑛𝑒 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

𝐵𝑎𝑠𝑒𝑚𝑒𝑛𝑡𝑠 & 𝐵𝑙𝑜𝑠𝑠𝑜𝑚𝑠: 𝐴 𝐹𝑒𝑤 𝑅𝑒𝑐𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑡𝑖𝑜𝑛𝑠 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑈𝑔𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒𝑠𝑠 𝑇ℎ𝑎𝑡 𝑀𝑎𝑑𝑒 𝑀𝑦 𝐿𝑖𝑓𝑒 𝐵𝑒𝑎𝑢𝑡𝑖𝑓𝑢𝑙 is a story of encouragement for when you see no hope.