by Peabody Institute Library | Feb 26, 2009 | Non-fiction, Patron Recommendations
One of our good friends passed on recently. He was a loyal library patron and an avid reader of non-fiction. True crime was his favorite, but he enjoyed any book that taught him something new. He submitted many written reviews of the books he read. Here are few...
by ta | Dec 10, 2008 | Non-fiction
They are the troops that nobody wants to see, carrying a message that no military family ever wants to hear. It begins with a knock at the door. “The curtains pull away. They come to the door. And they know. They always know,” said Major Steve Beck. Since the start of...
by Michelle | Nov 3, 2008 | Non-fiction
From the Book Jacket: O’Shea charmed readers with her elegant and witty For the Love of Letters. Now, in Note to Self, she’s back to guide us through the fun, effective, and revelatory process of journaling. Along the way, selections from...
by ta | Sep 17, 2008 | Non-fiction, Patron Recommendations
Engel is the longest serving broadcaster in Iraq and the only American television reporter to cover the country continuously before, during, and after the 2003 U.S. invasion. Fluent in Arabic, he has had unrivaled access to U.S. military commanders, Sunni insurgents,...
by radguru | Jul 16, 2008 | Non-fiction
I will admit that I did judge this book by its cover. The pup on the front looked so much like Seamus, my Bichon mix that I had to investigate further. The difference is however, that my rescue dog has four legs, while Baby, the dog whose story unfolds in these pages,...
by maturid | Jul 14, 2008 | Biography, Non-fiction
Its difficult to imagine anyone who has’t been touched by breast cancer either in their own family or that of friends and acquaintances. Jessica Queller’s book is a powerful reminder of how insidious and often ubiquitous this disease is – every woman...
