Lady in Waiting: My Extraordinary Life in the Shadows of the Crown by Anne Glenconner does not disappoint. You’ve got the landed aristocracy navigating courtship, marriage, and scandals, dazzling parties, and riveting drama elevated by the mere presence of money and titles.
Read MoreCode Name: Lise by Larry Loftis is the true story of Odette Sansom, a woman who went from housewife to WWII’s most highly decorated spy. It reads like a best-selling espionage thriller, and it’s a perfect book for summer.
Read MoreFirst off, let me explain: I am not a mathematician. The Tenth Muse is a book about mathematicians and math. Math is almost another character, complete with beauty, emotion, elusiveness, and suspense.
Read MoreI found the idea intriguing that a member of his family — a clinical psychologist, no less — would write a book providing a psychological assessment of a man that many Americans hate and many other Americans love.
Read MoreThis is not an easy book to read. It’s a personally challenging book. Yet, I consider it incredibly affirming of my desire to rise above the systemic racism in our society and see that equality for all becomes the dominant ideology…
Read MoreI had no expectations going in, which is probably why they were so wonderfully met (and exceeded) when I read From Scratch in one sitting…
Read MoreThis fascinating book tells Alicia Keys’ story — in her own words. She became famous for her singing and songwriting while still in her middle teenage years, and somehow never succumbed to the stress of success that so many people who find the limelight at an early age do.
Read MoreMary Pipher’s Women Rowing North can easily be assumed of interest to only those in the 55 and up age range — those finding themselves navigating the “last stretch of the river” rather than just launching the boat onto the water. Nothing could be further from the truth. This book is brimming with significant insights for women of all ages.
Read MoreWhether you remember Amber Tamblyn from “Joan of Arcadia,” or The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants — or not at all, this coming-of-age story makes for enlightening and informative reading.
Read MoreUntil relatively recently, if a woman desired special undergarments for any type of lady leakage, she was forced to shuffle into her local drugstore and purchase — in front of God and everyone — an unwieldy box of what amounted to puffy adult diapers from an aisle with INCONTINENCE emblazoned overhead. There was room for improvement here.
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