Kassandra L Moore-All Creatures Great and Small
Title: All Creatures Great and SmallAuthor: James Herriot Why I read this book: Because I have experience working and volunteering in wildlife rehabilitation – something I’m still very passionate about – I thought it would be a good decision to read a book like this one, which would open my mind to the life of […]
Kassandra L Moore-Hope for Animals and Their World
Title: Hope for Animals and Their WorldAuthor: Jane GoodallGenre: Biography/Non-fiction Why I read “Hope for Animals and Their World”: I chose this book because environmental and animal conservation is very close to my heart, meaning I consider them great values in my life. What I Learned: Reading this book gave me the opportunity to learn […]
Sadeq Quraishi-David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants
We all know the story: young David, armed with only a slingshot, takes down the mighty giantGoliath. It’s the ultimate underdog tale. But in David and Goliath, Malcolm Gladwell challengeshow we see underdogs, showing that what looks like a disadvantage is often a hidden strength.Through real-life stories and thought-provoking research, Gladwell explores how struggles,setbacks, and unconventional thinking can lead […]
Kassandra L Moore-Frankenstein
Title: FrankensteinAuthor: Mary ShelleyGenre: Horror Why I Read “Frankenstein”: I was raised on the old black and white Horror films featuring Bela Legosi, Vincent Price, Boris Karloff. Unlike other kids my age, I knew actors like Lon Chaney, Abbott and Costello, and my childhood crush Jimmy Stewart. I knew movies like “Them!”, “The Monolith Monsters,” […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Radium Girls
Book: The Radium GirlsAuthor: Kate MoorePublication Date: 2018Pages: 411Completion Date: 4/3/25 When the Curies’ discovered radium, it became a wonder drug shining bright in the years before WWI. As luminous guages were required for airplanes & cars, hundreds of young girls were hired to paint watch dials using the glowing radium dust. It appears as […]
Dennis Zeedyk-The Underground Railroad
Book: The Underground RailroadAuthor: Colton WhiteheadPublication Date: 2016Pages: 313Completion Date: 4/4/25 This fictional novel starts by discussing Ajarry, a black woman captured in Africa and transported to Georgia as a slave. It was in Georgia that she had her daughter Mabel. There is not much told about Mabel except that she grew up on the […]
Dennis Zeedyk-Benjamin Franklin – An American Life
Book Report: Benjamin Franklin – An American LifeAuthor: Walter IsaacsonPages: 493Publication Date: 2003Date: 3/31/25 I chose to read this book for several reasons: 1) Benjamin Franklin has always been interesting to me for all that he did in the 1700’s, 2) A friend of mine recommended the book and 3) it was written by Walter […]
Linwood Hosea Gordon-The Book of Forgiving
The Book of Forgiving by Desmond M. Tutu and Mpho A. Tutu (his daughter) Bishop Tutu and his daughter both contributed to this book and they wrote about first hand accounts resulting from apartheid South Africa where at one time only whit people could vote, earn high-quality education, and expect advancement or opportunity. Desmond Tutu […]
Brian Woodworth-Eight Men Out
“Eight Men Out” by Eliot Asinof. Written in 1963 with an introduction by Stephen Jay Gould written in 1987. The Chicago Tribune calls it ” The most thorough investigation of the Black Sox scandal “. It tells the story of the 1919 World Series between the Chicago White Sox and Cincinnati Reds. The White Sox […]
Sarah Christin Annesley-THE RICHEST MAN IN BABYLON
This was a book that teaches about the way to prepare for success and the way to get, keep and make money. most people need even want to have more money. A lot of people including me land in prison driven by a desire/ addiction for money. this book gave me a way to think […]
