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> Genre: Biography/Memoir

Babies and Bad Management

The Secret Midwife: Life, Death and the Truth about Birth by The Secret Midwife

February 25, 2021 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: Anyone interested in how maternity wards are run and what life for a midwife is like. In a nutshell: Secret Midwife ‘Pippa’ shares her time as a midwife, from starting training at age 17 through having to be signed off for stress as cuts to the NHS made staffing more and more scarce. Worth quoting: Audio book that I listened to while running, so I didn’t make note of any. Why I chose it: I find memoirs (and comedy books) to be best […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: The Secret Midwife

ASKReviews's CBR13 Review No:9 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: The Secret Midwife ·
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Shirley Chisholm, Unbought and Unbossed

Shirley Chisholm is a Verb! by Veronica Chambers

February 22, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I was afraid that Shirley Chisholm is a Verb! was going to be a bit on the preachy side. It looked “in your face” for some reason. Therefore, I was almost not going to pick it up. Because with a preconceived notion that like, I was not sure I could be objective. Yet, that blue cover kept calling me. And I am glad I listened. Veronica Chambers created a nice book about a pioneer for rights for all. She wanted women, women of color and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Legislators, political, Presidential candidates, Rachelle Baker, Shirley Chisholm, teachers, United States - African American & Black, veronica chambers, Women's History

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:94 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Legislators, political, Presidential candidates, Rachelle Baker, Shirley Chisholm, teachers, United States - African American & Black, veronica chambers, Women's History ·
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Be You. Everyone else is taken.

Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You by Sonia Sotomayor

February 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I kept seeing Just Ask!: Be Different, Be Brave, Be You on several lists. And I was sure I had read it. Or was I just assuming I had? I was not completely sure, to be honest. And come to find out, I was assuming. I had picked up a copy of the book and put it away in my TBR list but had never actually read Sonia Sotomayor’s book. Therefore, the other day at lunch saw me eating a peanut butter sandwich (unfortunately I […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Cooperativeness, disabilities, friendship, Rafael Lopez, self-esteem, Sonia Sotomayor, United States - Hispanic & Latino

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:90 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's, Fiction, Health, Non-Fiction · Tags: Cooperativeness, disabilities, friendship, Rafael Lopez, self-esteem, Sonia Sotomayor, United States - Hispanic & Latino ·
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Before “I’ll get you my pretty and your little dog, too!”

What is the Story of the Wizard of Oz? by Kirsten Anderson

February 17, 2021 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

What is the Story of the Wizard of Oz? In Kirsten Anderson’s book it starts at the end of the history (or the most recent piece of history) and works its way back to a boy who would write a beloved classic. We see the life and times of a man named Lyman Frank Baum (or more commonly known as L. Frank Baum) and how over a hundred-years one book (and eventually its sequels) is still in our sights. Each chapter does flow from the […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's, Fantasy, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: american, Children's stories, Kirsten Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Performing Arts & Film, Robert Squier, wizard of oz

BlackRaven's CBR13 Review No:87 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's, Fantasy, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: american, Children's stories, Kirsten Anderson, L. Frank Baum, Performing Arts & Film, Robert Squier, wizard of oz ·
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Black Feminism Expressed

Eloquent Rage: A Black Feminist Discovers Her Superpower by Dr. Brittney Cooper

February 15, 2021 by Jake Leave a Comment

Should be clear from the beginning as Dr. Brittney Cooper is in her book: this is a book written by a black woman for black women. It’s diametric opposite target is a white guy like me. I knew that going in but you should know that as well. That being said, most bestselling books, even non-fiction essay collections, are targeted to white men. But white men can’t teach other white men about Black women, Black feminism, etc. I’ve appreciated Dr. Brittney Cooper’s work from afar, […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: Black Feminism, Dr. Brittney Cooper, eloquent rage, essays

Jake's CBR13 Review No:24 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: Black Feminism, Dr. Brittney Cooper, eloquent rage, essays ·
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