The Red Leather Diary: Reclaiming a Life Through the Pages of a Lost Journal has been “On My Nightstand” for months. I was intrigued by the story that Lily Koppel wrote after finding the journal that Florence Wolfson Howitt kept from 1929 to 1934 after receiving it as a gift for her fourteenth birthday. I…
Category Archives: Biography
Margaret Mitchell & John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind
Margaret Mitchell and John Marsh: The Love Story Behind Gone With the Wind is one of those books that I just feel the need to write out of my system. It was — wow! Leaves me feeling rather breathless. Published by Peachtree Publishers (out of Atlanta, Georgia, no less!), this book appears to be rather…
A Little Bit Wicked by Kristin Chenoweth
I almost feel as if I have to justify my reading of this book. After all, this is a serious book blog, right? So it just feels right to start off this review with the confession, “Yes, I read this celebrity autobiography of Kristin Chenoweth.” But you see, she’s a Southern girl, she’s been outspoken…
Freedom Walkers
This review was originally posted on my blog, Snapshot, two years ago. I’m proud to repost it today. On another note, the finalists for the 2009 Cybils awards to which I alluded have been posted. Check them out for some great recommendations! I read Freedom Walkers: The Story of the Montgomery Bus Boycott in my…
How to Be Like Walt
Today I’m over at 5 Minutes for Mom talking about the incredible man, Walt Disney. Never have I admired someone in the entertainment business more fully and completely. Sure, he had his faults but there are a great many reasons to pay attention to how he lived his life and pursued his dreams. Click on…
Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope
On April 26, 2006, a van carrying students and faculty of Taylor University was involved in a terrible accident that claimed five lives. Among those pronounced dead was freshman Whitney Cerak. Senior Laura Van Ryns, who was just weeks away from graduation, was identified as one of the survivors. Five weeks later, on May 31st,…
Somewhere in Heaven: The Remarkable Love Story of Dana & Christopher Reeve
I’m coming clean. I’ve never seen any of the Superman movies with Christopher Reeve. Actually, I don’t think I’ve seen any movie with Christopher Reeve. Like the rest of the world, I heard about Reeve’s horseback riding accident in 1995. I paid particular attention because he was treated in the hospital at my alma mater….
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