Tag Archives: non-fiction

So You’ve Been Publicly Shamed by Jon Ronson

Posted on August 25, 2015 by Claire Ady

I have read a few books by Jon Ronson and I always find them fascinating. I do wonder how he comes up with this stuff. And how does he know what will sell? OK, we have all wondered if we … Continue reading →

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Bad Pharma by Ben Goldacre

Posted on June 21, 2015 by Claire Ady

This is a grim read. Goldacre makes it as readable and fun as he possibly can but this the point he is making is that the whole system of medicine is a big con, and based on lies. He argues … Continue reading →

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A God in Ruins by Kate Atkinson

Posted on June 3, 2015 by Claire Ady

This is a “companion piece” to Atkinson’s completely wonderful Life After Life. There was no way she could possibly top that. Our protagonist of Life After Life, Ursula, lived many possibly lives in the novel, and this is the story … Continue reading →

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Revolution by Russell Brand

Posted on March 2, 2015 by Claire Ady

I listened to the audio book of this for the Huntington Beach Non Fiction Book Group. When I listen to audio books I am usually a bit distracted, talking to my dog and my child as I take them both … Continue reading →

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Working Stiff by Judy Melinek and TJ Mitchell

Posted on February 22, 2015 by Claire Ady

Well, I have not enjoyed a book as much as I enjoyed this one in a long time. But then, I have not read any non-fiction for a long time, so there might be a lesson in there. This was … Continue reading →

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Elizabeth of York – A Tudor Queen and Her World by Alison Weir

Posted on January 22, 2015 by Claire Ady

This is a biography of the wife of Henry VII, if it was not for her we would not have had everyone’s favourite medieval psychopath Henry VIII, or of course, the Church of England, or Elizabeth I. Actually, all of … Continue reading →

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The Art of Asking by Amanda Palmer

Posted on December 20, 2014 by Claire Ady

I listened the the audiobook of this and Palmer reads it herself. There are also a few of her songs and others’ songs on the audiobook. I am glad that she reads it because I know her voice well. I … Continue reading →

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Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay

Posted on November 24, 2014 by Claire Ady

This is a collection of essays, if I did not know the title of the book and if someone had asked me what the unifying theme of the collections was, I may have struggled to tell them. This book is … Continue reading →

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Yes Please by Amy Poehler

Posted on November 12, 2014 by Claire Ady

I listened to the audiobook for this one, and yay! Poehler reads it herself. I really disapprove of people who do not read their own audiobooks. She is a comedy actress who many might know from Saturday Night Live (I … Continue reading →

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Cooked by Michael Pollan

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Claire Ady

I have not enjoyed a book as much as I enjoyed this for a very long time. Possibly not since I read The Omnivore’s Dilemma, the second time around. This is absolutely fascinating from cover to cover. Pollan discusses the … Continue reading →

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