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She got the picture

Imogen: The Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham by Elizabeth Partridge

June 11, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

Imogen: The Life and Work of Imogen Cunningham was written by her granddaughter, Elizabeth Partridge and illustrated by Yuko Shimizu. I read via an online reader copy and the book is due later in August 2025. That is a dull introduction but Imogen Cunningham’s life was anything but dull. She was a younger child who was beloved by her father, who does seem to maybe spoil her a little bit, but also believed in her. He made sure she had paints all for herself when […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: art, Elizabeth Partridge, Imogen Cunningham, photography, women, Yuko Shimizu

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:296 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: art, Elizabeth Partridge, Imogen Cunningham, photography, women, Yuko Shimizu ·
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She climbed and protected so we all could enjoy

Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu

February 13, 2025 by BlackRaven Leave a Comment

I am not a sports person. I am not an outdoors person. I am not a hiking person. And I am certainly not a mountain climbing person. I am a person who will read a book outside (but it’s a porch and there better be running water/bathroom and cool drinks nearby). And I am a person who will read a book about someone who is an outdoors, sporty, mountain climbing person. And  Up, Up, Ever Up! Junko Tabei: A Life in the Mountains by Anita […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports Tagged With: adventure, adventurers, Anita Yasuda, Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu, Asia, China and Nepal, climbing mountains, environmental protection, exercise, fitness, health, Japan, Junko Tabei, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Mountaineers, outdoors, women, Women mountaineers, Yuko Shimizu

BlackRaven's CBR17 Review No:83 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Children's Books, History, Non-Fiction, Sports · Tags: adventure, adventurers, Anita Yasuda, Anita Yasuda and Yuko Shimizu, Asia, China and Nepal, climbing mountains, environmental protection, exercise, fitness, health, Japan, Junko Tabei, Mount Everest, mountain climbing, Mountaineers, outdoors, women, Women mountaineers, Yuko Shimizu ·
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    You got that right!
  • BlackRaven
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    Sounds like this book was 167 pages too long
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    Sounds like The Stench was all the title needed
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    on The Joke’s On You
    Practically every sentence is a joke omg, I recently finished a book like this. Hated it.
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