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Nonfiction book reviews

Roosevelt’s Post-Presidential Life circa 1912

The River of Doubt by Candice Millard Theodore Roosevelt’s Darkest Journey With the inauguration of a new President days away, it seems the right time to review this book for you. I first read it in 2005, and loved it … Continue reading

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Well-Meaning Book

Ana’s Story by Jenna Bush This is a nice, well-meaning, sad to read but hopeful story of the life of one girl, HIV positive from birth, growing up in desperate poverty in Central America. The book’s subtitle is even “A … Continue reading

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Being a Deaf American in Africa

The Unheard by Josh Swiller This is an excellent book of the author’s experiences as a deaf American working for the Peace Corps in Zambia. He did get have a cochlear implant, so he does have some hearing. He goes … Continue reading

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