Frederick Douglass

 

Title: Frederick Douglass: Prophet of Freedom

Author: David W. Blight

Publisher: Simon Schuster

 
ISBN: 9781508265665

Thoughts:  Very comprehensive biography, but while mostly interesting, a tad long at times.

Rating: 3/5

Stacking the Shelves: 12/20-2/6

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Vicarious Vacations by  Michael Wojciechowski

To Find a Viking Treasure

 

Title: To Find a Viking Treasure

Author: Gina Conkle

Publisher: NYLA

 
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  Fun Viking romance, which is a genre I have never read before.

Rating: 3/5

Dying Breath

 

Title: Dying Breath

Author: Kory M. Shrum

Publisher: self

 
ISBN: 9781370193400

Thoughts:  Very action-packed, but you will be lost if you have not read this series in order.

Rating: 3/5

Hell's Princess

 

Title: Hell's Princess: The Mystery of Belle Gunness, Butcher of Men

Author: Harold Schechter

Publisher: Little A

 
ISBN: n/a

Thoughts:  Schecter relays the fascinating and  twisted facts of the Belle Gunness case, letting the reader come to their own conclusion.

Rating: 5/5

More Than Just a Pretty Face

 

Title: More Than Just a Pretty Face

Author: Syed M. Masood

Publisher: Little, Brown

 
ISBN: 9780316492355

Thoughts:  Hilarious and feel-good while also dealing with some touchy subjects.

Rating: 5/5

The Ethnic Project

 

Title: The Ethnic Project: Transforming Racial Fiction into Ethnic Factions

Author: Vilna Bashi Treitler

Publisher: Standford

 
ISBN: 9780804757720

Thoughts: Fascinating thesis on how and why some ethnic groups rose to the top while others stayed at the bottom.

Rating: 4/5