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“This is the man.”

The Crime of the Century: Richard Speck and the Murders That Shocked a Nation by Dennis L. Breo , William J. Martin

October 8, 2023 by Pooja Leave a Comment

On a hot summer night in 1966, unemployed seaman Richard Speck broke into a Chicago townhouse and murdered eight nurses who lived there – but a ninth, Corazon Amurao, survived to testify against him. I’ve known about the Speck case for several years, and it’s really quite a horrific yet bizarre story that made a great impact on the judicial system in Illinois. I was excited to get into a book that would cover it in depth, but I found myself startled and pleased with […]

Filed Under: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, 1960s, america, audiobook, Chicago, Dennis L. Breo , William J. Martin, legal system, murder, true crime

Pooja's CBR15 Review No:74 · Genres: Audiobooks, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, 1960s, america, audiobook, Chicago, Dennis L. Breo , William J. Martin, legal system, murder, true crime ·
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“Sometimes I think,” she said slowly, “that if a man were to spend a day being a woman in America, he wouldn’t make it past noon.”

Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus

September 4, 2023 by ardaigle 2 Comments

CBR Bingo – On the Air This book came highly recommended by a few people who have similar reading sensibilities as me, so I went into it presuming I would like it, and I was not wrong. However, bit of a quick disclaimer: I was shaken up at the start of the book because in this instance, judging the book by its cover will leave you on uneven footing as you get your book legs (I’m workshopping it a la “sea legs.” You heard it […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction Tagged With: 1960s, america, Bonnie Garmus, cbr15bingo, chemistry, lessons in chemistry

ardaigle's CBR15 Review No:24 · Genres: Featured, Fiction · Tags: 1960s, america, Bonnie Garmus, cbr15bingo, chemistry, lessons in chemistry ·
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‘… the unleashed feminine, that awesome maelstrom of incredible sexual and physical power – multiple orgasm, gestation, birth, breastfeeding – so often feared, is dangerous and often leads to a terrible afterlife.’

A Haunted History of Invisible Women: True Stories of America's Ghosts by Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes

August 3, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

CBR 14 Bingo: Gaslight Ghosts glide by through the present time now, but their own time is the past, replete with grimy streets and gas(-)lighting. Authors and ghost tour guides Leanna Renee Hieber and Andrea Janes tell the stories of America’s female ghosts, discussing how they fall in the landscape of gender and time. I enjoy a good ghost story, which was why I requested this book on NetGalley. However, what I learned was far beyond the scope of merely spooky tales, and I really […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, america, ARC, cbr14bingo, ghosts, Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes, NetGalley, non fiction, storytelling

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:92 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, america, ARC, cbr14bingo, ghosts, Leanna Renee Hieber, Andrea Janes, NetGalley, non fiction, storytelling ·
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Amerigo!? Heck no!

The Letters of America Vespucci and other documents illustrative of his career by Amerigo Vespucci

July 3, 2022 by Jake Leave a Comment

Library Book Bingos exist for two reasons: 1. clearing my shelves of books that would have otherwise sat there and 2. challenging myself to learn new things. I don’t really like the second purpose. I prefer to read what I want to read and that is that. But this summer, all of my local libraries are doing Ocean themed bingos (boring!). One of them required a biography of a seafaring explorer. I knew little about Amerigo Vespucci, the man from which the word “America” likely […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: america, Amerigo Vespucci, colonization, europe, explorer, north america, south america, Spain, The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci

Jake's CBR14 Review No:117 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: america, Amerigo Vespucci, colonization, europe, explorer, north america, south america, Spain, The Letters of Amerigo Vespucci ·
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Happy or Wealthy, But Not Both

Heiresses: The Lives of the Million Dollar Babies by Laura Thompson

February 17, 2022 by Pooja Leave a Comment

Though you’d think money smoothes away all obstacles, it seems in the lives of these heiresses to be the thing that stands between them and happiness. Using the examples of individual heiresses to make her case, Thompson shows how the lives of heiresses evolved with the times, and what they may need to achieve happiness in their different ways. The book is broken down into four sections which deal with different eras of heiresses, from the heiress abductions of the Georgian times to the American […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: #history, america, capitalism, England, Laura Thompson, Non-Fiction, wealth

Pooja's CBR14 Review No:35 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: #history, america, capitalism, England, Laura Thompson, Non-Fiction, wealth ·
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“My whole life I had hated the magic world. I knew grigoris were unreliable and dangerous, if not outright evil. Now I was surrounded by the very thing I hated. But I’d gotten myself into this fix. I had to get myself out.”

An Easy Death by Charlaine Harris

October 11, 2021 by ardaigle Leave a Comment

In one word: Surprising Cannonball Read Bingo: Rec’d At the last Cannonball Read Zoom, we did the ol’ “what are you reading” merry-go-round, and our fearless organizer, MsWas mentioned this book. I read and enjoyed the Sookie Stackhouse series and as recommenders go, she’s got high marks so I immediately put this one on the reserve list at the library. Firstly, look at this cover? Young lady gunslinger? YES PLEASE. I was excited from page one and this book held my attention and enthusiasm almost […]

Filed Under: Fantasy, Fiction, Western Tagged With: alternate reality, america, An Easy Death, cbr13bingo, Charlaine Harris, Gunnie Rose series

ardaigle's CBR13 Review No:44 · Genres: Fantasy, Fiction, Western · Tags: alternate reality, america, An Easy Death, cbr13bingo, Charlaine Harris, Gunnie Rose series ·
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