by envisionmg | Jan 26, 2018 | History, Non-fiction
In our Today In History Reading List feature, we take the events of a particular day in history and try to give you a work of fiction and a work of non-fiction relating to those events. 1788 Sydney Australia Established by Arthur Phillip The British First Fleet under...
by envisionmg | Jan 12, 2018 | Non-fiction
Personal History – Katharine Graham “In this bestselling and widely acclaimed memoir, Katharine Graham, the woman who piloted the Washington Post through the scandals of the Pentagon Papers and Watergate, tells her story—one that is extraordinary both for...
by envisionmg | Dec 21, 2017 | Non-fiction, Sarah Reviews
Today’s society is one of avid movie-goers, Netflix bingers, and people who stay up all night for the midnight release of the next Star Wars film. So it makes sense that after inundating our lives with all forms of multimedia, that we have begun to take an interest in...
by envisionmg | Nov 15, 2017 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
What inspires you? That’s the simple, but profound question posed to forty-six renowned authors in LIGHT THE DARK. Each writer begins with a favorite passage from a novel, a song, a poem—something that gets them started and keeps them going with the creative...
by envisionmg | Nov 7, 2017 | Non-fiction, Reading Lists
Aliens: The World’s Leading Scientists on the Search for Extraterrestrial Life By Jim Al-Khalili Is there anybody out there? Are we all alone in the cosmos? Science hasn’t answered this question yet, but it’s not for lack of trying. This book contains essays...
by envisionmg | Oct 5, 2017 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
“For years, America’s national parks have provided public breathing spaces in a world in which such spaces are steadily disappearing, which is why close to 300 million people visit the parks each year. Now, to honor the centennial of the National Park...
