Title: Troy: The Siege of Troy Retold Author: Stephen Fry Publication: Stephen Fry’s Great Mythology Series #3 Genre: Nonfiction, Mythology, Retelling Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Books | Kobo Rating: 4/5★ The story of Troy speaks to all of us – the kidnapping of Helen, a queen […]
Nonfiction November is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction, Katie @ Doing Dewey, Veronica @ The Thousand Book Project, Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks, and Jaymi @ The OC Bookgirl. — It’s the last week of Nonfiction November. It was another great event this year and I wanna say thanks to all the hosts! I’m already looking forward to next […]
Title: Rise and Fall of the Borgias Author: William Landon Publication: November 19th 2019 by Audible Original Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Audible Rating: 3/5★ Since its rise to the highest ranks of power in Renaissance Europe, the Borgia family has developed a scandalous reputation. While they were indeed ostentatious, calculating, worldly, cruel—and even, […]
Title: Tamed: Ten Species That Changed Our World Author: Alice Roberts Publication: June 7th 2018 by Windmill Books Genre: Nonfiction, History, Science Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Books | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 5/5★ For hundreds of thousands of years, our ancestors depended on wild plants and […]
Title: Pandora’s Jar: Women in the Greek Myths Author: Natalie Haynes Publication: May 13th 2021 by Pan Macmillan Genre: Nonfiction, Greek Mythology Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Books | Kobo Rating: 5/5★ The Greek myths are among the world’s most important cultural building blocks and they have […]
Nonfiction November is hosted by Rennie @ What’s Nonfiction, Katie @ Doing Dewey, Veronica @ The Thousand Book Project, Christopher @ Plucked from the Stacks, and Jaymi @ The OC Bookgirl. — Stranger Than Fiction This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that *almost* don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on […]
Title: The Year 1000: When Explorers Connected the World – and Globalization Began Author: Valerie Hansen Publication: April 13th 2021 by Penguin Genre: Nonfiction, History Find it on: Amazon | Barnes & Noble | Book Depository | Google Books | Kobo | Waterstones Rating: 4/5★ When did globalization begin? Most observers have settled on 1492, […]