I
love books, both fictional and non-fictional, that help me relive history.
Stephen E. Ambrose’s Undaunted Couragedid just that.
I got to know the men behind the famous
names of Meriwether Lewis and William Clark! I crossed the mountains and rode
on the keelboat with them to explore new lands. I saw the buffalo and bears
with them. I encountered the Native Americans with them.
I did not know before
reading this book how many different Native American groups there were in
America! It was so interesting to learn about their different beliefs and ways
of living.
I
also got to know more about Thomas Jefferson and Sacagawea.
Thomas Jefferson had a great scientific mind that provided our country with a
wealth of knowledge. Sacagawea was a courageous Shoshone woman who was just a
teenager and young mom when she helped Lewis and Clark make their way to the
Pacific Ocean.
After reading this book, you will have a new
and educated appreciation for the Lewis and Clark Expedition and want to follow their footsteps to the American West!
Besides
being a writer, I am a group fitness instructor who likes to take care of her
health. I know a lot about physical fitness but not as much about nutrition. This book taught me the value of the
food we eat and the great benefits of eating nutritional foods.
The author breaks down a
plethora of different foods, which have healing properties for our bodies for
long, healthy lives. I learned so much from the book and am incorporating it
into my daily life without dieting. It is literally a life-transforming book.
The pioneering physician scientist behind the New York Times bestseller Eat to Beat Disease reveals the science of eating your way to healthy weight loss.
In his first groundbreaking book, Dr. William Li explored the world of food as medicine. By eating foods that you already enjoy, like tomatoes, blueberries, sourdough bread, and dark chocolate your body activates its five health defense systems to fight cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular, neurodegenerative autoimmune diseases, and other debilitating conditions.
Now in Eat to Beat Your Diet, Dr. Li introduces the surprising new science of weight loss, revealing healthy body fat can help you lose…
This book took me to another place and time, one that I do not typically
study or read about. While I love English history, I know little about this
period.
The characters are complex, relatable,
and infuriating. I spent the whole book cheering for Lady Aliena, admiring
Prior Phillip, and hating William Hamleigh. I don’t know that I hated a book
character more outside of Harry Potter’s Professor Umbridge!
This historical
fiction masterpiece amid medieval cathedrals will make you feel intensely.
The "extraordinary . . . monumental masterpiece" (Booklist) that changed the course of Ken Follett's already phenomenal career-and begins where its prequel, The Evening and the Morning, ended.
"Follett risks all and comes out a clear winner," extolled Publishers Weekly on the release of The Pillars of the Earth. A departure for the bestselling thriller writer, the historical epic stunned readers and critics alike with its ambitious scope and gripping humanity. Today, it stands as a testament to Follett's unassailable command of the written word and to his universal appeal.
When the perils and social changes of World War II confront a small southern town, faith, family, and love sustain the lives of one young woman and her family. Can those left behind endure?
"I'm waiting for my life to begin. Waiting for the train to come in," Ava Stilwell, a young woman eager for life, sings a popular song with the big band that reflects her heart. In the midst of a world at war, Ava finds love, a passion for her music, and new opportunities, but the war still looms over her, threatening to take it all away.
It's 1943, and World War II has gripped the nation, including the Stilwell family in Jacksonville, Alabama. Rationing, bomb drills, patriotism, and a changing South barrage their way of life. Neighboring Fort McClellan has brought the world to their doorstep in the form of young soldiers from all over the country and German POWs from halfway around the globe.
Songbird is an inspirational, historical fiction novel, dealing with family, faith, strong women, and the American home front. It explores many historical elements of the World War II era, such as women's aid groups, the writings of Ernie Pyle, D-day, radio and music of the 1940s, and the death of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. It is the first book of The War Song Series.
