I recently finished listening to Leah Remini’s Troublemaker. I loved the book! Leah narrates it, and does a phenomenal job. I want to be her friend in real life. She’s strong, committed, feisty, and downright hilarious.
The book is primarily about her time (30 something years) as a Scientologist.
Fas.Cin.A.Ting.
Reading (listening to) it got me on a bit of a nonfiction kick. I am currently reading (listening to) The Ballad of a Whiskey Robber. It’s presented like a radio show, and so far it’s kind super interesting and fun. It’s “the hilarious and improbable true story of Attila Ambrus, the Robin Hood of Eastern Europe”. So far, it’s living up to its claims.
In my last October newsletter, I asked readers for nonfiction book recommendations.
Here’s the list of the top recommendations. Hope you find something interesting to read!
A Sand County Almanac (with essays on conservation from Round River) by Aldo Leopold
The Outermost House (A Year Of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod) by Henry Beston
The Field House, A Writer’s Life Lost and Found on an Island in Maine, by Robin Clifford Wood.
Tornado, by John Nichol.
Helter Skelter, by Vincent Bugliosi and Curt Gentry
The Gates of Janus, by Ian Brady
Molly: The True Story of the Amazing Dog Who Rescues Cats, by Colin Butcher
I Will Find You and Killer Triggers, by Joe Kenda
March trilogy, by Congressman John Lewis, with Andrew Aydin and art by Nate Powell
They Called Us Enemy, by George Takei
The 9/11 Report: A Graphic Adaptation, by Sid Jacobson and Ernie Colon
The Library Book, by Susan Orlean!
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI
Countdown 1945, by Chris Wallace
The Happiest Man on Earth, by Eddie Jaku
Peril, by Bob Woodward & Robert Costa
Sensational: The Hidden History of America’s “Girl Stunt Reporters, by Kim Todd
The Endless Steppe: Growing Up in Siberia, by Esther Hautzig
Zamba: The True story of the Greatest Lion that Ever Lived, by Ralph Helfer
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust, by Immaculee Ilibagiza & Steve Erwin
Run, Don’t Walk: The Curious and Chaotic life of a Physical Therapist at Walter Reed Army Medical Ce Bree, by Adelle Levine
Until Tuesday: A Wounded Warrior and the Golden Retriever Who saved Him
Tuesday’s Promise: One Veteran, One Dog, and Their Bold Quest to Change Lives
Nujeen: One girl’s Incredible Journey from War-Torn Syria in a Wheelchair
Trusting Calvin: How a Dog Helped Heal a Holocaust Survivor’s Heart
Between Shades of Gray, by Ruta Sepetys
Upstairs At the White House: My life with the First Ladies, by JB West; Marylynn Kotz
Mrs. Kennedy and Me, by Clint Hill
The Assassin’s Cloak: An Anthology of the World’s Greatest Diarists
The Girls of Atomic City: The Untold Story of the Women Who Helped Wm World War II, by Denise Kiernan
Rise of the Rocket Girls: The Women who Propelled us from Missiles to the Moon and Mars, by Nathalia Holt
It’s Only Too Late if you Don’t Start Now, Barbara Sher
Judy: The Unforgettable Story of the Dog Who Went to War and Became a True Hero