Category Archives: non-fiction

Review: Anyone Who Had a Heart by Burt Bacharach

Posted on May 18, 2013 by Audrey

Published by Harper Released February 26, 2013 320 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher Rating: Description (from Goodreads): Over the past six decades, Burt Bacharach’s legendary songwriting has touched millions of devoted listeners all over the world. In Anyone … Continue reading →

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Review: Salt, Sugar, Fat by Michael Moss

Posted on May 13, 2013 by Audrey

Published by Random House Released February 26, 2013 446 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher at ALA Midwinter 2013 Rating: Description (from Goodreads): In the spring of 1999 the heads of the world’s largest processed food companies—from Coca-Cola … Continue reading →

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Review: Bones Never Lie: How Forensics Helps Solve History’s Mysteries by Elizabeth MacLeod

Posted on March 30, 2013 by Audrey

Published by Annick Press Released February 4, 2013 156 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: Description (from publisher): What killed King Tut at such a young age? Was Napoleon poisoned? How did an entire Maya … Continue reading →

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Review: Gulp: Adventures on the Alimentary Canal by Mary Roach

Posted on March 22, 2013 by Audrey

Published by W. W. Norton & Company Released April 1, 2013 336 pages Where I got it: ARC received from publisher at ALA Midwinter 2013 Rating: Description (from publisher): The irresistible, ever-curious, and always best-selling Mary Roach returns with a new … Continue reading →

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Review: Lost Cat: A True Story of Love, Desperation, and GPS Technology by Caroline Paul and Wendy MacNaughton

Posted on March 10, 2013 by Audrey

Published by Bloomsbury USA Released April 9, 2013 176 pages Where I got it: E-galley received from publisher via NetGalley Rating: Description (from publisher): Caroline Paul was recovering from a bad accident and thought things couldn’t get worse. But then her … Continue reading →