Nonfiction and Nonsense

  • The Perfect Predator by Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson

    I can’t believe that I found another book about disease and illness that I loved so much when I just finished one not too long ago. It’s the perfect mix of biography and advocacy, but also medical science that an average person will be able to understand. Steffanie Strathdee and Thomas Patterson do an incredible…

  • Throne of Glass by Sarah J. Maas

    I’ve been seeing this book everywhere and I finally decided that I needed to see what all the fuss was about. I read it, and I get it. Throne of Glass is the first book in a seven part fantasy series following world famous assassin Celaena Sardothien, but the tale begins with her in confinement…

  • David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, And The Art Of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell

    Malcolm Gladwell is one of my favorite authors. I was browsing through the aisles of Barnes and Noble a week ago and I saw one of his books that I had not read yet, but had been meaning to, and I bought it. It was an easy decision for me to make knowing how much…

  • Jurassic Park by Michael Crichton

    My all time favorite movie is Jurassic Park, the original, the classic. I could watch it every day for the rest of my life and never be bored of it, and it always impresses upon me how well the special effects have held up over time. The film was released in 1993, just three years…

  • Touch of Darkness by Christina Dodd

    I like this book a lot more than the first book in the Darkness Chosen series, there is more action, a better story, and it is much more spicy. We follow the second eldest Wilder brother, Rurik, the ex military pilot and current archaeologist, as he searches for one of the four icons that his…