Tag: American authors
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So She Reads Collection: Come, they told me…
Welcome to our last collection of the year. It’s coming at the beginning of the month instead of the end. I hope these links, pictures, and quotes inspire your words and actions this Christmas season. For the Christ Child who comes is the master of all, no palace to great, no cottage too small. Phillips…
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The Scarlet Letter
I’m on a classics reading spree; if that’s not your thing you can skip this post.😘 And those of you who don’t like spoilers can turn the page too.👋 The Scarlet Letter takes place in the mid 1600’s in Puritan world of Boston, Massachusetts. Most people caught in adultery would have been hung on the…
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How You Can Read Classics
After reading several books lately that didn’t offer much, I was disillusioned. After abandoning books half way through, I was afraid I’d have nothing to review here. To fix this, I made a goal to read better books. I decided to start by reading twenty pages and stopping to consider if I want to continue.…
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12 Memoirs: Temporarily Live Someone Else’s Life
A memoir is an account from the author’s life. Usually a memoir focuses on a particular time or experience the author went through; it tells about a part of their life. It does not cover their entire life like an autobiography would. There is often a thick thread of reflection and emotion throughout , as…
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Author Spotlight: Atul Gwande
Atul Atmaram Gawande (born November 5, 1965) is an American surgeon, writer, and public health researcher. He is married to Kathleen and they have three children. He practices general and endocrine surgery at Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts. He is a professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and the Samuel O. Thier Professor…
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Where the Light Fell: A Memoir
By Philip Yancey, published 2023, 300 pages Philip Yancey and his brother, Marshall, grew up in 1950’s Atlanta, Georgia. His father died when the the brothers were very young. Through this devastating turn of events, his mother was convinced her sons were destined for a special appointment by God, namely missionaries to Africa. Earning their…
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Coming Clean
Kimberly Rae Miller, 2013 Biography If you could see Ms Miller now in her beautifully tidy apartment with its sparkling countertops and clean floors, you would never guess that she grew up in a junk filled home. She new, growing up, that things were different in her home. She was embarrassed, always meeting friends at…
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Educated and Educating {Books by Daughter and Mother}
Educated: Tara Westover, 2018 (the daughter) Educating: LaRee Westover, 2020 (the mom) Autobiography One family. Two very different viewpoints. Educated Educated is a book about Tara’s troubled childhood on into how she deals with things as an adult. She describes her life near Clifton, Idaho as traumatic and unsettling. Her father distrusted the government and…
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The Life Giving Table
Sally Clarkson, 2017, 272 pages How important is it to gather around the table with your family? Sally Clarkson, the author of The Lifegiving Table, sees a table set with food as a place to nurture faith and connection along with satisfying physical hunger. In this book she explains why your table is your mission, along…
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