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Genre: Non-fiction Source: ebook Awards: Pulitzer Prize Nominee for Biography or Autobiography (2017), Wellcome Book Prize Nominee (2017), Goodreads Choice Award for Memoir & Autobiography (2016), Waterstones Book of the Year Nominee (2016), Book of the Month Book of the Year Award Nominee (2016) Jan Michalski Prize Nominee for Longlist (2017) Rating: 5 out of... Continue Reading →
Title: War Child Author: Emmanuel Jal Genre: Non-fiction, memoir Set in: Sudan, Kenya Thoughts: This book is the second book I've read on a Child Soldier. War Child is about 7 year old Jal or Emmanuel from Sudan who gets caught up in the war between Northern Sudan and Southern Sudan. His entire family is... Continue Reading →
Title: We are Anonymous Author: Parmy Olsen Genre: Non-Fiction Published June 5th 2012 by Little, Brown and Company Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: It's a digital World. Everything is online, including our private lives. In the news we hear about cyber attacks, about a site being DDos'd, sometimes our very own twitter and email... Continue Reading →
Title: Dear Leader Author: Jang Jin-Sung Genre: Memoir Rating: 5/5 Thoughts: This book is amazing. If there is one book you read on North Korea, let it be this one. I’ve read 2 books based in North Korea so far – Jia and Long Road Home but they have both been more of personal struggles.... Continue Reading →
Title: Growing up Bin Laden Author: Jean Sasson (with Najwa Bin Laden and Omar Bin Laden) 352 pages Publisher: St. Martin's Press; First Edition edition (October 27, 2009) Set in: Saudi Arabia Genre: Non-Fiction (memoir) Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My thoughts: Having read and loved most of Jean Sasson's books, I'm always happy when... Continue Reading →
Title: For the Love of a Son Author: Jean Sasson Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Personal Shelf Set in: Afghanistan, America and Jeddah Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My thoughts: I love books by Jean Sasson. The first time I read on of her books I was in 11t Grade and it was probably my first non-fiction... Continue Reading →
Title: The Great Elephant Escape Author: Antoinette Van De Water and Liesbeth Sluiter Genre: Memoir Source: Library Set in: Thailand Challenge: East and SouthEast Asia Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: I had very low expectations from this book but it ended up surprising me. The Great Elephant Escape is about a German woman... Continue Reading →
Title: Call of the Litany Bird by Susan Gibbs Author: Susan Gibbs Source: Review Copy Rating: 4 out of 5 My thoughts: To say I didn’t know anything about the Rhodesian Bush war is an understatement. I’m overwhelmed by African war history. Ironically, the only reason I accepted this book to review is because it’s... Continue Reading →
Title: Steve and Me Author: Terri Irwin Source: Personal Shelf Hardcover: 288 pages Publisher: Simon Spotlight Genre: Non Fiction Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My thoughts: Who hasn’t heard about Steve Irwin? Even though I’m not a crocodile fan, I still watched his show sometimes because his enthusiasm and obvious love for his work pulled... Continue Reading →
Title: Muslim Women Reformers Author: Ida Lichter Hardcover: 513 pages Publisher: Prometheus Books (May 26, 2009) Genre: Non-Fiction Source: Review Copy Rating: 4.5 out of 5 My thoughts: When I first browsed through the book, all I saw was too much information. Just from the index I could tell that there were too many countries... Continue Reading →
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