I have literally had Rapture Practice by Aaron Hartzler on my TBR for over a year. I mean, my actual write it in the composition this is serious I mean business TBR. What is not to intrigue me? Hartzler’s memoir promises to be about a person growing up in an evangelical family who happens to be […]
Thomas Jefferson: President and Philosopher by Jon Meacham | Audiobook Review
August 7, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? Ever since listening to How To Fight Presidents, I have had a little bit of a side interest in the Presidents. Thomas Jefferson: President And Philosopher by Jon Meacham presented itself to me, basically, and well, riding that whole high from How To Fight Presidents, I listened to it, way later, […]
Turn Around Bright Eyes by Rob Sheffield | Book Review
June 12, 2015
I first came across Rob Sheffield’s books through the goodreads group that Jamie at the Perpetual Page Turner started — College Students — at least I think that’s what it was called. Anyways, someone there had mentioned Love Is A Mixed Tape, so I promptly added it to my to-read list, thought I wanted to read […]
Yes Please by Amy Poehler | Audiobook Review
May 14, 2015
Why Did I Read This Book? A few years back, I listened to the audiobook of Bossypants by Tina Fey and I think that kind of jumpstarted this love of celebrity narrated memoirs. Amy Poehler, BFF with Tina Fey is a superstar in her own right. When I saw that Yes Please was being released on Audible […]
We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist | Book Review
May 4, 2015
I think those of you who read Good Books And Good Wine on the regular know that I am really into memoirs — especially when I am in need of a break from young adult books. We Should Hang Out Sometime by Josh Sundquist manages to be BOTH of those things! WHAT I KNOW! So awesome. […]
Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand | Audiobook Review
April 7, 2015
Why Did I Listen To This Book? You know how Audible keeps advertising the same books to you over and over and over again? And then a movie is made out of the book that Audible keeps advertising to you? And then finally it’s like FINE YOU WIN AUDIBLE AND THE UNIVERSE! And you give […]