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Grigori Rasputin: A Life From Beginning to End by Hourly History My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fast but complete and interesting Rasputin and the Romanovs have always fascinated me. I believe Tzar Nicholas II and his family were truly good people, though misguided at times. However, I’m not certain about the mad monk, and this brief biography doesn’t help
Read moreEMBRACING ME A captivating and riveting memoir by mental health advocate Randi-Lee Bowslaugh as she shares her story about her own depression and the strategies she made to overcome that Independently publishedThe book is available worldwide in all formats Randi-Lee’s true story of coming to terms with her depression. Sharing thoughts around suicide and the harsh reality of feeling the
Read moreThere’s a Bear in the House! by Walter Kirn My rating: 4 of 5 stars Deep and Thought-provoking Again, another short story that sounded interesting, though, it still left me without expectations. Reading it, I ran a gamut of emotions – most of which was melancholy with ponderance. What I liked was the introspection of the protagonist. I liked his
Read moreDoes this woman’s name sound familiar to you? Rose Wilder Lane… Do you feel like you should know who she is, but you just can’t put your finger on it? Let me help you out – this is the firstborn and only surviving (to adulthood) child of Laura Ingalls Wilder and her husband, Almanzo. Now, I am about to blow
Read moreDID YOU KNOW? LUCY MAUD MONTGOMERY, LAURA INGALLS WILDER, and MARGARET MITCHELL Three women authors who influenced J.M. Northup of Norns Triad Publications are L.M. Montgomery (Anne of Green Gables), Laura Ingalls Wilder (Little House Books), and Margaret Mitchell (Gone With The Wind). With an intense love of literature and history, these writers made an undying impact on the young
Read moreEveryone knows Bea Arthur was a Golden Girl. BUT… did you know she was also one of the first females to enlist into the United States Marine Corps Women’s Reserve? Yep, in 1943, during World War II, Bea Arthur started as a typist for the U.S. Marines before working as a trucker driver and dispatcher. Did you know that Bea was an
Read moreNurse who pioneered birth control Margaret Sanger is a lot of things… nurse, writer, sex educator, activist… Some praise her while others hate her. She is all too human, with good and bad ideas, both a product of her time as well as someone ahead of it. Why does Margaret Sanger matter? For me, I think she should matter to the
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