by envisionmg | Oct 11, 2021 | Michelle Recommends, Non-fiction
“Susan Brind Morrow brings her singular sensibility as a classicist and linguist to this strikingly original reflection on the fine but resilient threads that bind humans to the natural world. Anchored in the emblematic experiences of a trapper and a beekeeper,...
by envisionmg | Sep 27, 2021 | Angelina Reviews, Non-fiction
The Appalachian Trail: A Biography by Philip D’Anieri is a great quick read for anyone wanting to learn more about the people who shaped the beginning of a national landmark from the first idea, to the creation, to the politics involved in protecting it. Each...
by envisionmg | Jul 2, 2021 | Non-fiction, Staff Reading
1774 The Long Year of Revolution – Mary Beth Norton “In this masterly work of history, the culmination of more than four decades of research and thought, Mary Beth Norton looks at the sixteen months leading up to the clashes at Lexington and Concord in...
by envisionmg | May 19, 2021 | Biography, Non-fiction
Angelina did a survey with her book club to find out their favorites that they’ve read so far. Here are the top three so far! 1. Save Me the Plums by Ruth Reichl “When Condé Nast offered Ruth Reichl the top position at America’s oldest epicurean magazine,...
by envisionmg | May 5, 2021 | Angelina Recommends, Non-fiction
Do you enjoy hiking? Listed below are three amazing non-fiction books for those of you that enjoy reading about mountain adventures. All three books take place in the familiar White Mountains of New Hampshire. Although with a similar setting each book comes with their...
by envisionmg | Apr 30, 2021 | Non-fiction, Staff Reading
Abe : Abraham Lincoln in His Times – David Reynolds “From one of the great historians of nineteenth-century America, a revelatory and enthralling new biography of Lincoln, many years in the making, that brings him to life within his turbulent age. David...