Title: Ghost Signs: Clues to Downtown New York’s Past Author: Frank Mastropolo Publisher: Schiffer Publishing Hardcover: 128 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository New York City’s oldest neighborhoods are downtown, where scores of timeworn ads have improbably survived for decades. These “ghost signs” hold the secrets of businesses and products… Continue reading Book Review: Ghost Signs by Frank Mastropolo
Title: The Escape of Robert Smalls: A Daring Voyage Out of Slavery Author: Jehan Jones-Radgowski Illustrator: Poppy Kang Publisher: Capstone Editions Hardcover: 40 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository The mist in Charleston Inner Harbor was heavy, but not heavy enough to disguise the stolen Confederate steamship, the Planter, from Confederate… Continue reading Picture Book Review: The Escape of Robert Smalls by Jehan Jones-Radgowski
Title: The Vikings: From Odin to Christ Authors: Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock Publisher: Lion Hudson Hardcover: 288 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository The forgotten story of the ‘Christian Vikings’. We are all familiar with the fierce pagan warriors that burst out of Scandinavia during the eighth century, plundering, ravaging and shedding… Continue reading Book Review: The Vikings: From Odin to Christ by Martyn Whittock and Hannah Whittock
Goodreads Monday is a weekly meme hosted by Lauren’s Page Turners. To participate, choose a random book from your TBR and show it off! Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon I try to mix up my reading with fun stuff and classics. While I don’t think this is going to be thrilling, I’m hoping it’ll be… Continue reading Goodreads Monday: Conversations of Socrates by Xenophon
Title: How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide Author: Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming Publisher: Beacon Press Hardcover: 256 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository How to Be Less Stupid About Race is your essential guide to breaking through the half-truths and ridiculous misconceptions that have… Continue reading Book Review: How to be Less Stupid About Race by Dr. Crystal Marie Fleming
Title: Looking for Lorraine Authors: Imani Perry Publisher: Beacon Press Hardcover: 256 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from the Book Depository A revealing portrait of one of the most gifted and charismatic, yet least understood, Black artists and intellectuals of the twentieth century. Lorraine Hansberry, who died at thirty-four, was by all accounts a force of… Continue reading Book Review: Looking for Lorraine by Imani Perry
Title: Dictionary of Gypsy Mythology Author: Claude Lecouteux Publisher: Inner Traditions Hardcover: 192 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) A comprehensive A-to-Z reconstruction of the oral tradition of the Rom–gypsies–based on sources never before available in English • Presents the origin myths and magical traditions of the gypsies, including their legendary ties to Egypt, animal ancestors, and tree spirits… Continue reading Book Review: Dictionary of Gypsy Mythology by Claude Lecouteux
Title: Soccernomics (2018 World Cup Edition) Authors: Simon Kuper and Stefan Szymanski Publisher: Nation Books Paperback: 512 pages Source: NetGalley Summary: (taken from Goodreads) The 2018 World Cup edition of the international bestseller and “the most intelligent book ever written about soccer” (San Francisco Chronicle) is updated throughout and features new chapters on the FIFA scandal, why Iceland wins, and… Continue reading Book Review: Soccernomics (2018 World Cup Edition) by Simon Kuper and Stefan Symanski
Title: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words Author: Tracy Nelson Maurer Illustrator: Mircea Catusanu Publisher: Millbrook Press Hardcover: 40 pages Source: County of Los Angeles OverDrive Summary: (taken from Goodreads) Buy from The Book Depository Noah Webster – famous for writing the first dictionary of the English language as spoken in the United States – was known in his day for his… Continue reading Picture Book Review: Noah Webster’s Fighting Words
2017 was a stellar reading year for both Andrew and me. We read a combined total of 200+ books and loved so many of them! One of my favorite parts of reading is sharing books I love with others and telling my friends and family which books THEY NEED TO READ! Andrew and I often… Continue reading Favorite Books of 2017
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