Celeste Monette Blair-EARNING FREEDOM Part 2
In part 1 of EARNING FREEDOM, I played a game of, “compare and contrast”, while reading the life story of my latest hero,Michael Santos. Michael is my hero, in part, due to the fact that he took the time to highlight his own life and journey in a no nonsense way; and it arrived in […]
Choon Yong-Spanish Bilingual Bridge
Book Report #40 – Spanish Bilingual BridgeBegin: 8/1/1014Finish: 8/5/2024Title: Spanish Bilingual BridgeClassic Science Fiction StoriesAuthor: Valerie Wilson Why I choose to read this book:To improve my Spanish comprehension skills, build up my vocabulary and entertain myself with the Classic Science Fiction stories. What I learned from this book:This Spanish Bilingual Bridge consist of three classis […]
Dustin Strange-Earning Freedom
Vincent Artur Taffe-Hillbilly Elegy
1.I chose this book for several reasons, the foremost of which being that the author and subject is the current VP-nominee for the Republican party and I’d like to give the man a chance to speak for himself without my impression of him being influenced by the constant slamming he gets in the news. Other […]
Celeste Monette Blair-Earning Freedom Part 1
I am reading EARNING FREEDOM, by Michael Santos It’s been a long time since I have found myself as motivated and encouraged by another person. It’s been even longer since I have been impressed by a male, a former prisoner. While reading his book, EARNING FREEDOM, I constantly find myself wanting to stand at a […]
Kevin Galetto-The Shack
Georgiana Elizabeth Jones-Cosmos
I have heard of this man being quoted throughout my life and I happened to see his book in the library, so I decided to take a look. What a gem this book is!! With his sing-song writing, which put me in the mind of Bob Ross and his “happy little trees” Mr… Sagan takes […]
Can’t Hurt Me, by David Goggins
Why I Read Can’t Hurt Me I first heard about Can’t Hurt Me from a guy in the unit who passed it to me and said, “You’ll like this—it’s about a dude who teaches himself to suffer on purpose.” I was skeptical at first. I’ve read a lot of self-help books over the years, and most of them […]
Dana McIntyre-In Pursuit of the Common Good
The story chronicles the start and explosive growth of what is now an International brand. Newman’s Own products can be found in just about any grocery store. It started as a Christmas tradition, mixing up a batch of Mr. Newman’s Salad dressing in an old barn at his home in Connecticut, bottling it up and […]
Robert Jesenik-Among the Gods Book Report
This is the follow-up book to Strength of His Hand, a fellow inmate gave me from the chapel here at FCI Lompoc II. Unfortunately, these are all we have of the five part series. The story has 2 separate but interrelated tracks. First, King Hezekiah has died, and his oldest son, Manasseh is now King. […]
