Category: Biography
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The Monuments Men: Amazing Story. Boring Delivery.
The Monuments Men: Allied Heroes, Nazi Thieves, and the Greatest Treasure Hunt in HistoryBy: Robert M. EdselMy Rating: Four out of Five StarsBest For: 16 and up Such an amazing story. Such a boring delivery. Oh man. I REALLY wanted this story to be awesome. An actual World War II treasure hunt? Tens of thousands…
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A Book Club Guest Review of The Secret Power Within
The Secret Power WithinBy: Chuck NorrisReviewer Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARSBest for: 18 and up Zen Power and BalanceGuest book review by Julie H Q: What’s the book about? Partly an autobiography but mostly how Zen works in everyday life. Lessons like how to win by losing can totally change your perspective on what’s…
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A Book Club Guest Review A Disciple’s Life: biography of Neal A Maxwell
A Disciples Life: biography of Neal A MaxwellBy: Bruce C HafenGuest Reviewer Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARSBest for: 14 and up The life and beliefs of an amazing manGuest Review by Julie H Q: What’s this book about? A: It’s about the life and beliefs of Neal Maxwell. There are detailed accounts of stories…
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A Book Club Guest Review of Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree: Reflections on What God sees in Us
Beyond the Shade of the Mango Tree: Reflections on what God sees in usBy: Edward DubeGuest Reviewer Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARSBest for: 10 and up Autobiography of an amazing African manGuest Review by Julie Hilton Edward Dube shares about his growing up years, his finding God, his subsequent service as a missionary and…
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#TheBoysintheBoat: Amazing History Comes Alive!
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin OlympicsBy: Daniel James BrownMy Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS!Best for: 14 and up I grew up in Seattle. While I haven’t called the Pacific Northwest home for many years, I still carry with me an affection–or maybe…
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#QB: My Life Behind the Spiral–Steve Young Drinks Milk
QB: My Life Behind the SpiralBy: Steve Young, with Jeff BenedictMy Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARSBest for: 14 and up This was a surprise! I’ve had NFL great Steve Young’s biography sitting in my Audible Library for a while, but always found a reason to skip it. I generally opt for fiction over reality…
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A Book Club Guest Review of Letters from a Slave Girl: The Story of Harriet Jacobs
Letters from a slave girl: the story of Harriet JacobsBy: Mary E LyonsReviewer Rating: Four out of Five StarsBest for: 12 and up A Good Picture of Slavery Pre Civil WarReview by Julie Hilton I think if this weren’t a re-write of the original book by Harriet Jacobs (Incidents in the life of a Slave)…
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A Book Club Guest Review of Billy Cannon: A Long, Long Run
Billy Cannon: A Long, Long RunBy: Charles N deGravellesReviewer Rating: FIVE out of FIVE StarsBest for: 12 and up A Story of Success, Pride, a Fall and RedemptionReview by: Julie Hilton This book is the only time I am aware of that Billy really opened up about his life story. Since he is my cousin,…
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#Unbroken: Follows the story of one. Tells the story of thousands.
UnbrokenBy: Laura HillenbrandMy Rating: FIVE out of FIVE starsBest for: Mature 16 and up It’s Veteran’s Day in the US. What a day to finish Unbroken. I know I’m late to Unbroken, but I put it off until I was ready. I expected it would be special. I was ready, and I was right. It…
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#Educated: I’ve been educated.
Educated By: Tara Westover My Rating: Four out of Five Stars Best for: 14 and up Now that’s a coming-of-age story. Tara Westover was raised by survivalist/fundamentalist parents. Untrusting of government or modern medicine and misunderstand what it means to have faith in God, Tara’s parents opted to let her and her siblings learn lessons…
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#SteveJobs: Jerk or Genius? Yes.
Steve Jobs By: Walter Isaacson My Rating: FIVE OUT OF FIVE STARS Best for: 16 and up Steve Jobs THE BOOK was one of the most interesting, well written, entertaining, well researched, and educating biographies I’ve ever read! Walter Isaacson covers all the parts of Steve Jobs life, experiences, and personality I care to know.…
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