Category: Nonfiction

Stamped from the Beginning by Ibram X Kendi

Review: Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

October 6, 2020

Stamped From the Beginning discusses the history of racism and racist ideas in America. Kendi focuses on five main people who have made the biggest impact on racism and anti-racism in our history: Puritan minister Cotton Mather, Thomas Jefferson, abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison, W.E.B. Du Bois, and legendary activist Angela Davis.  “When men oppress their … More Review: Stamped From the Beginning: The Definitive History of Racist Ideas in America by Ibram X. Kendi

Dark Archives by Megan Rosenbloom

ARC Review: Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

August 15, 2020

“Anthropodermic bibliopegy had been a specter on the shelves of libraries, museums, and private collections for over a century. Human skin books -mostly made by 19th century doctor bibliophiles – are the only books that are controversial not for the ideas they contain, but for the physical makeup of the object. They repel and fascinate, … More ARC Review: Dark Archives: A Librarian’s Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin by Megan Rosenbloom

How to be an Antiracist by Ibram X Kendi

Review: How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

July 18, 2020

“Like fighting an addiction, being an antiracist requires persistent self-awareness, constant self-criticism, and regular self-examination.” In this book, Ibram X. Kendi reshapes the conversation about racism and racial justice in America. He shows us new ways to think about ourselves and others. This is a mixture of historical information mixed with Kendi’s own experiences of … More Review: How to Be An Antiracist by Ibram X. Kendi

Stamped by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X Kendi

Review: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

June 20, 2020

“There will come a time when we will love humanity, when we will gain the courage to fight for an equitable society for our beloved humanity, knowing, intelligently, that when we fight for humanity, we are fighting for ourselves.” This book is powerful and amazing. I have so many thoughts and feelings from this book … More Review: Stamped: Racism, Antiracism, and You by Jason Reynolds and Ibram X. Kendi

The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Briar

Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier

May 26, 2020

This audiobook consists of 48 lectures discussing the history of Ancient Egypt.  It starts with prehistoric Egypt and goes through to the end of the Egyptian empire with Cleopatra.  This audiobook covers a little bit of the whole history of Egypt, which is great for those who have little knowledge of Egypt or who only … More Review: The History of Ancient Egypt by Bob Brier

Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney

Review: Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney

May 2, 2020

This audiobook is broken down into twelve lectures that discuss women in power in the ancient world, what power is, the different types of power there are and people in power are viewed and remembered differently because of their sex.  Kara Cooney does an amazing job at breaking down the history of women in power … More Review: Powerful Women Who Ruled the Ancient World by Kara Cooney

Modern Witchcraft By Deborah Blake

ARC Review: Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman by Deborah Blake

March 7, 2020

This book was an excellent book for anyone interested in Goddess worship and empowerment. Blake does a wonderful job at teaching beginners how to embrace, interact, and connect with the Goddesses. This book discusses how to meet and greet the Goddesses, tune into nature, how to apply Goddess worship to daily life, types of witches … More ARC Review: Modern Witchcraft: Goddess Empowerment for the Kick-Ass Woman by Deborah Blake

Review: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

February 22, 2020

In August of 1914, the British ship Endurance set sail for the South Pole, but unfortunately they never made it. In October 1915, still half a continent away from its the Pole,, the ship was trapped, then crushed in the ice. For months, Sir Ernest Shackleton and his men were left drifting on ice packs … More Review: Endurance: Shackleton’s Incredible Voyage by Alfred Lansing

Alone with the Stars by David R. Gillham

Review: Alone With the Stars by David E. Gillham

February 8, 2020

This audiobook is about Amelia Earhart and Lizzie Friedlander. It is based on true events but do not believe everything in this audiobook. A lot of what is presented is just conjecture about Amelia’s thoughts and feelings during her voyage and the day she disappeared. It even tries to make us believe she might have … More Review: Alone With the Stars by David E. Gillham

Cover for When Women Ruled the World by Kara Cooney

Review: When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

February 7, 2020

After listening to Dr. Cooney’s previous book, The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt, I knew I wanted to read this book as soon as possible. I got it on audiobook and now here we are. This book focuses on six queens who ruled Egypt: Merneith, Neferusobek, Hatshepsut, Nefertiti, … More Review: When Women Ruled the World: Six Queens of Egypt by Kara Cooney

Cover for The Woman who Would Be King by Kara Cooney

Review: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney

January 23, 2020

This book presents a fascinating and new perspective on the life of Hatshepsut and her rule as King. This is a biography of Hatshepsut’s life and how she came into power. Since there is first hand source material from Ancient Egypt isn’t common, Cooney is very clear that most of this is speculation and she … More Review: The Woman Who Would Be King: Hatshepsut’s Rise to Power in Ancient Egypt by Kara Cooney