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“Pioneering the Vote:” The Plural Histories of Women’s Suffrage

Five years ago, looking ahead to the centennial of women’s suffrage in the United States, Neylan McBaine embarked on a story that has been largely neglected. In her new book, Pioneering the Vote, The Untold Story of Suffragists in Utah and the West (Shadow Mountain), she examines the tangled history…

Claudia KeenanAugust 4, 2020

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Legendary Entertainment Executive Alan Shayne Chronicles Coming of Age in Memoir

Sometimes it’s easy for people to tell that you are truly in love — you find a way, whether intentional or not, to work your lover’s name into every conversation or practically every sentence. In Alan Shayne’s poignant and immensely readable memoir, The Rain May Pass (Rand-Smith LLC), once he meets…

Sherri DaleySeptember 29, 2020

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True Grit in “The Bond,” a Memoir About Family Survival

“A poignant, infuriating, informative, and ultimately triumphant account of an unusual clan.” — Kirkus —∞— “Grotticelli’s unsparing honesty … will make readers wince and keep them marveling at the indomitability of these children.” — BookLife.com —∞— After enjoying the 2013 TV series The Fosters (ABC Family/Freeform), which follows the stories…

Susan BaileyDecember 16, 2020

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“Shenanigans: A Memoir” Details Hijinks and Hilarity Along the Road of Life

—∞— “Kenigsberg’s world … is one where the ordinary is never more than a few steps from the oddball.” —David Guarino, former correspondent, San Antonio Express-News “Easy and enjoyable to read, Abby’s story is a rare and refreshing glimpse into the life travels of one bright, sassy and determined woman.…

Joanna PoncavageJuly 7, 2021

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“Blue Grit:” An Insider’s Often Harrowing Look at the UN

This is no global thriller we’re talking about. Those are the words of Ulf T. Kristoffersson, reflecting on his real-life 40-year career with the United Nations in his fascinating and often-harrowing memoir, Blue Grit: A Life on the Humanitarian Front Lines of the United Nations (CreateSpace). Kristoffersson served six Secretaries-General,…

Jim AlkonAugust 6, 2019

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“Stealing Cinderella:” A Forbidden Relationship in South Korea

Stealing Cinderella: How I Became an International Fugitive for Love (Fencetree) is supposed to be a story of forbidden love, and it is – but without the longing glances and furtive clutches in the dark. One has to imagine the heat, the whispers, the kisses, because author Mark D. Diehl’s…

Sherri DaleyOctober 7, 2019

Book Club Network Nonfiction

“Original Politics:” An Exploration of Native American Influence on the Founding of the U.S.

There is a Cree Indian proverb that says: “Only when the last tree has been cut down, the last fish been caught and the last stream poisoned, will we realize we cannot eat money.” These words are the essence of educator, ecopsychologist and political philosopher Glenn Aparicio Parry’s beautifully written…

Carole ClapsJune 16, 2020

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“The Inside Ride:” Dissecting One Father-Son Relationship

https://booktrib.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/InsideRide-2.jpg At a time when some would argue that fatherhood and manhood have become endangered concepts, The Inside Ride: A Journey to Manhood (Nicolas-Hays Inc.) by Dr. Donald Cohen and his father Dr. Max Cohen offers an extended and fearless exploration on the meaning of manhood in contemporary Western culture.…

BookTribJune 19, 2020

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From Homeless to Billionaire: 18 Principles of Success

“I am a high school dropout with no higher intelligence than you. I came to a country with no knowledge of the local language or culture. Worse, I had no money, and slept on the beaches of Phuket with a suitcase for a pillow.” Today, Andres Pira is one of…

Jim AlkonMay 8, 2019

Book Club Network Nonfiction

One Woman’s Brazilian Nightmare and Survival in “The Parrot’s Perch”

In The Parrot’s Perch (She Writes Press), Karen Keilt offers a brave and detailed account of how she and her newly-wed husband Rick Sage were illegally incarcerated on trumped-up drug charges, tortured for forty-five horrific days by the Brazilian police and then forced to rebuild their broken selves without retribution…

Anne Eliot FeldmanMay 11, 2020

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“Better Dead Than Divorced:” Okay, Have it Your Way

Those were the words of an eight-year-old boy living in a small Greek mountain village in the 1950s and trying with his brothers to comprehend the booming noise outside that turned out to be gunshots. It’s the defining moment in Better Dead Than Divorced (Hard Work Publications), the true story…

Jim AlkonAugust 21, 2019

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“The Sun Does Shine:” Hinton Stares Down Death Row

The Sun Does Shine (St. Martin's Press) is a powerful and important memoir, showing a discouraging side of our legal system and an incredible testament of stamina and hope from one special individual Anthony Ray Hinton. In 1985, Anthony Ray Hinton was convicted of murder in Alabama and sentenced to the…

Jennifer BlankfeinSeptember 6, 2018

Book Club Network Nonfiction

Dispelling Myths About the Brain and Consciousness

The mainstream view, expressed by Carl Sagan in 1977, is: “ workings – what we sometimes call mind – are a consequence of its anatomy and physiology and nothing more.” But what in its anatomy and physiology? Said neuroscientist Sam Harris in 2015, “There is nothing about a brain, studied…

Jim ParryOctober 16, 2018

Book Club Network Nonfiction

Susan Orlean Exposes Importance of Local Libraries

We know that today, libraries do not just house books, but they provide so much more to their community. In April 1986 a suspicious fire started at the Los Angeles Public Library and destroyed over 400,000 books and countless irreplaceable historical materials. Some of the lost relics included a cherished…

Jennifer BlankfeinDecember 26, 2018

Book Club Network Nonfiction

Freedom Fighter Turned Diplomat in Search of Peace

A Dream for Peace (Dr. Ghoulem Berrah Foundation) is the personal memoir of Dr. Ghoulem Berrah, tracking his incredible journey as a freedom fighter for the independence of his homeland Algeria, a man of science, and international diplomat who dedicated his entire life to working for peace. It was a…

Jim AlkonApril 17, 2019

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Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

"It's The Shining but with a full house." — People —∞— Sarah Pearse’s debut, The Sanatorium (Pamela Dorman Books), is a page-turning thriller with complex characters and an unforgettable setting. The novel opens on a dark, snowy night with a masked figure and a missing person, and the pace doesn’t let up…

Mary Helen SheriffMarch 16, 2021

“Pioneering the Vote:” The Plural Histories of Women’s Suffrage

Legendary Entertainment Executive Alan Shayne Chronicles Coming of Age in Memoir

True Grit in “The Bond,” a Memoir About Family Survival

“Shenanigans: A Memoir” Details Hijinks and Hilarity Along the Road of Life

“Blue Grit:” An Insider’s Often Harrowing Look at the UN

“Stealing Cinderella:” A Forbidden Relationship in South Korea

“Original Politics:” An Exploration of Native American Influence on the Founding of the U.S.

“The Inside Ride:” Dissecting One Father-Son Relationship

From Homeless to Billionaire: 18 Principles of Success

One Woman’s Brazilian Nightmare and Survival in “The Parrot’s Perch”

“Better Dead Than Divorced:” Okay, Have it Your Way

“The Sun Does Shine:” Hinton Stares Down Death Row

Dispelling Myths About the Brain and Consciousness

Susan Orlean Exposes Importance of Local Libraries

Freedom Fighter Turned Diplomat in Search of Peace

Terror-Filled Novel “The Sanatorium” Offers Thrills and Chills at a Luxurious Winter Resort

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