Showing posts with label nonfiction. Show all posts
Showing posts with label nonfiction. Show all posts

Saturday, June 20, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: The Boys in the Boat

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics
by Daniel James Brown
Penguin Books, 416 pages
nonfiction, history, sports

Thursday, June 18, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: March, Book Two

March, Book Two

March, Book Two
written by John Lewis and Andrew Aydin, illustrated by Nate Powell
Top Shelf Productions, 189 pages
nonfiction, history, memoir, graphic novel, young adult/adult

Sunday, June 14, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: Capital Days

Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital

Capital Days: Michael Shiner's Journal and the Growth of Our Nation's Capital
by Tonya Bolden
Abrams Books for Young Readers, 96 pages
middle grade, nonfiction, history

Friday, May 8, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: District Comics


District Comics: An Unconventional History of Washington, DC
edited by Matt Dembicki
Fulcrum Publishing, 256 pages
nonfiction, history, graphic novel, upper middle grade to YA

Sunday, May 3, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me?


Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? (And Other Concerns)
by Mindy Kaling
Three Rivers Press, 222 pages
memoir, essays, nonfiction

What I Read for Fun :: Where You Go Is Not Who'll You Be


Where You Go Is Not Who'll You Be: An Antidote to the College Admissions Mania
by Frank Bruni
Grand Central Publishing, 224 pages
nonfiction

Monday, April 6, 2015

What I Read for Fun :: American Ghost


American Ghost: A Family's Haunted Past in the Desert Southwest 
by Hannah Nordhaus
HarperCollins, 336 pages
nonfiction, biography, history