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A slave story
Review of Never Caught: The Washingtons’ relentless Pursuit of Their Runaway Slave, Ona Judge Written by Erica Armstrong Dunbar Rating ***** Slavery got its start in Africa when one tribe would overpower another tribe and subjugate the surviving members of the conquered tribe. It wasn’t
Review of Zenith Man
Review of Zenith Man: Death, Love, and Redemption in a Georgia Courtroom by McCracken Poston Jr. Rating ***** You can’t judge a book by its cover—or, in this case, its title. When I first read the title of this book, I did not react positively
Review of The Art Thief
Review of The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession by Michael Finkel rating ***** I was immediately attracted by the premise behind Michael Finkel’s book The Art Thief. Not only was Stephane Breitwieser the most prolific art thief in
Review of Trevor Noah: Born a Crime
Review of Trevor Noah Born a Crime: Stories From A South African Childhood Rating ***** I remember the first time I saw Trevor Noah sitting behind the desk of the Daily Show. He was replacing Jon Stewart. Where did they get this guy from? I
Review of the book Adrift
Review of the book Adrift: A True Story on the Icy Atlantic and the One Who Lived to Tell About it by Brian Murphy Rating **** Having just read The Graves Are Walking about the Irish potato famine, I was intrigued by this survival story
Review of Solito: A Memoir
Review of Solito: A Memoir by Javier Zamora Rating **** 1/2 This is a story about an illegal immigrant—a story that every anti-immigration proponent should read. Javier Zamora is nine years old when he begins his journey from El Salvador to the U.S. He recounts