Tag: non-fiction

The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner

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The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner

Happy Friday, guys! Time for another #FridayReads… This weekend, I’ll be reading The Fiery Trial: Abraham Lincoln and American Slavery by Eric Foner This lovely book was a birthday gift from one of my friends. I cracked the spine the day I got it, and have been working on a few pages at a time ever since. I am quite fascinated by Lincoln, so am very excited to get this one read. Time is not my friend, and I am guessing it will take a while to get through, but…

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Monsters by Marcel Pixel

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Monsters by Marcel Pixel

I was sent a copy of Monsters (Make It Now!): 11 Paper Finger Puppets to Punch Out, Cut, Fold, and Glue, with 10 Scenes to Color―plus Stickers! by Marcel Pixel   Monsters (Make It Now!): 11 Paper Finger Puppets to Punch Out, Cut, Fold, and Glue, with 10 Scenes to Color―plus Stickers! by Marcel Pixel Release Date: 2017-07-18 Make your own spooky paper finger puppet monsters and enter a ghoulish world of adventure! With sturdy pages ready to color, punch out, cut, fold, and glue, this fun-filled activity book includes…

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Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman

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Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman

I was sent a copy of Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman   Eight Dolphins of Katrina: A True Tale of Survival by Janet Wyman Coleman Release Date: 2013-08-06 On August 29, 2005, Hurricane Katrina crashed a forty-foot tidal wave over the Marine Life Oceanarium in Gulfport, Mississippi. The dolphin house was demolished, and its inhabitants swept from their tank into the Gulf of Mexico. After growing up in captivity, how could the eight bottlenose dolphins feed and protect themselves in the wild?…

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Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code (Scientists in the Field Series) by Amy Cherrix

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Eye of the Storm

I was sent a copy of Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code (Scientists in the Field Series) by Amy Cherrix   Eye of the Storm: NASA, Drones, and the Race to Crack the Hurricane Code (Scientists in the Field Series) by Amy Cherrix Release Date: 2017-04-25 Ten million Americans live in hurricane danger zones, but how do we know if or when to evacuate? We must predict both when a storm will strike and how strong it will be. A daring NASA…

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Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography by Sylvia Mendoza

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Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography by Sylvia Mendoza

I was sent a copy of Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography by Sylvia Mendoza   Sonia Sotomayor: A Biography by Sylvia Mendoza Release Date: 2017-04-25 Arguably one of the most prominent US Supreme Court Justices at the moment, Sonia Sotomayor has paved her own way to enact profound changes and reforms, despite the obstacles that stood in her way. And she certainly has had her share of adversity: she was diagnosed with diabetes when she was just eight years old, lived in housing projects in the Bronx in her youth, and…

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Christian Horror by Mike Duran

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I was sent a copy of Christian Horror by Mike Duran. Like I said over on facebook, With my schedule, my packages have really stacked up this week. This was one of the awesome books that arrived! I can’t wait to have a day off and I can just curl up and read all day. This is by my friend, Mike Duran. I read his book THE TELLING ( https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/13228149-the-telling ) a few years ago and loved it. In fact, THE TELLING is the book I recommend when someone says…

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Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson

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Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson

I was sent a copy of Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson   Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science by Marc Aronson Release Date: 2017-04-04 When this award-winning husband-and-wife team discovered that they each had sugar in their family history, they were inspired to trace the globe-spanning story of the sweet substance and to seek out the voices of those who led bitter sugar lives. The trail ran like a bright band from…

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Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel by Nancy Castaldo

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Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel by Nancy Castaldo

I was sent a copy of Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel by Nancy Castaldo   Beastly Brains: Exploring How Animals Think, Talk, and Feel by Nancy Castaldo Release Date: 2017-02-07 In Beastly Brains, Castaldo delves into the minds of animals and explores animal empathy, communication, tool use, and social societies through interviews and historical anecdotes. Researchers from Charles Darwin to Jane Goodall have spent years analyzing the minds of animals, and today’s science is revolutionizing old theories and uncovering surprising similarities to our own minds. Humans…

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Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky

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Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky

I was sent a copy of Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky   Mister and Lady Day: Billie Holiday and the Dog Who Loved Her by Amy Novesky Release Date: 2017-01-03 Billie Holiday—also known as Lady Day—had fame, style, a stellar voice, gardenias in her hair, and lots of dogs. She had a coat-pocket poodle, a beagle, Chihuahuas, a Great Dane, and more, but her favorite was a boxer named Mister. Mister was always there to bolster her courage, even at…

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When Nobody Was Watching by Carli Lloyd

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When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd

I was sent a copy of When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd   When Nobody Was Watching: My Hard-Fought Journey to the Top of the Soccer World by Carli Lloyd Release Date: 2016-09-26 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER From the celebrated star of the U.S. Women’s National Soccer Team, an inspiring, uplifting, and candid memoir of how she got there “If a player trains when nobody is watching, she might be able to do superhuman things when the entire world is…

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