The question of your mortality always should make one think. This book, more than most I have read this year, has given me pause. The subject matter, death and your …
Tag: Memoir
Scott Jurek is known for his ultra marathon running, which is defined as a race longer than a traditional marathon (26.2 miles). The distances are crazy; the mental and physical …
In many ways, Tara Westover’s memoir reminded me of J.D. Vance’s, “Hillbilly Elegy.” Instead of hillbilly’s and Appalachia, replace these elements with fundamentalist Mormons and Idaho and you have almost …
I don’t have a particular interest in celebrity chefs, but my reasoning in reading this book was not because of a fascination that isn’t there. Rather, it was because it …
Over the past ten years, it seems as if a whole genre of memoirs has sprung up of ex-North Korean deserters. In 2016, I read the book “Dear Leader” which …
Delta Force, if you didn’t know, is a highly secretive, special operations unit attached to the United States Army. They are one of the premier counter-terrorist organizations (Raiders and SEALs …
According to Amazon, “Hillbilly Elegy” was rated as the #1 New York Times Bestsellers on books that explain Donald Trump’s incredible upset in the Presidential Election this year. I’m not …
I think there are few who are unaware that North Korea is a nation that has been a blight on the earth due to its leadership and is a secretive …
This really is a special book review for me because I know the author! Mike Dingman has served the military community in Virginia Beach, Virginia for almost 10 years. It …
Maranda Francisco lives today with half a brain. She experienced up to 100 seizures a week early in her life and doctors were at a loss on what to do. Until …