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Sarah Wynn-Williams helped build the Facebook empire, only to slowly realize the horrific steps the company would take to rise in power. Careless People is Wynn-Williams' memoir about her time spent as the director of global pubic policy at Facebook. This book offers a fascinating glimpse into Read the Post
Be Ready When the Luck Happens is Ina Garten’s memoir that shares the story of her life. The book talks about her growing up, meeting Jeffrey and their married life, buying and running Barefoot Contessa, and of course, her cooking show and numerous cookbooks. I was super excited to read this Read the Post
Making It So is a memoir written by Sir Patrick Stewart, star of the stage, television, and movies. It begins with his early life, growing up in Northern England. Stewart became interested in acting at a young age and soon was taking acting classes and starring in local theater productions. When he Read the Post
Aubrey Gordon, co-host of the Maintenance Phase podcast, discusses the myths about fatness in order to dismantle the anti-fat bias engrained in how we think about and treat overweight people. Oh, and BMI is completely made up. This is a great, thought-provoking book that is well-researched with a Read the Post
Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Since back to school is right around the corner, this week's topic Read the Post
The Third Pole: Mystery, Obsession, and Death on Mount Everest tells the story of veteran climber Mark Synnott's ascent to the summit of Mount Everest in 2019. Synnott made the trek up the mountain in search of the body of another climber who died on the mountain almost 100 years earlier - Sandy Read the Post
The subtitle of this book is A Librarian's Investigation Into the Science and History of Books Bound in Human Skin. I heard it mentioned on a podcast I listen to and thought it sounded interesting. Macabre? Yes. But I found this book to be very engrossing. Dark Archives is a compelling and Read the Post
In 2001, Sharon Stone suffered a massive stroke that almost killed her. In The Beauty of Living Twice, she writes about her efforts to rebuild her life and health and her desire to make a difference in the lives of others. First off, let me say that this book was not what I thought it would be Read the Post
You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington is the first biography of Washington written by a woman in at least 40 years (according to the Washington Post). It claims to be a fresh new biography that takes a closer look at Washington and finds that he might not be quite the man we Read the Post
Amaryllis Fox was in her graduate studies at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service when she was recruited to work for the CIA. This memoir tells the story of her ten years working as a spy under non-official cover with the CIA. This book was interesting. The book begins as Amaryllis Fox narrates Read the Post
