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Non-fiction review dump (and two CBR11 Bingos)

A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier by Ishmael Beah

Notes from a Young Black Chef by Kwame Onwuachi, Joshua David Stein

Naturally Tan by Tan France

Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble by Dan Lyons

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America by Erik Larson

October 11, 2019 by Caitlin_D 2 Comments

Whoo-hoo! Two non-fiction books gets me two more squares and two Bingos! I may not manage a black-out before the end of the month but I am finally making some headway in this game. CBR 11 Bingo: Award Winner The Devil in the White City- Erik Larson Y’all, I read this book in July and then completely forgot about it. In my defense The Devil in the White City has the dubious honor of being the book I was reading when I found out I was pregnant and […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Caitlin_D's CBR11 Review No:99 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction · Tags: A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier, cbr11bingo, Dan Lyons, Disrupted: My Misadventure in the Start-Up Bubble, Erik Larson, ishmael beah, Joshua David Stein, Kwame Onwuachi, Naturally Tan, Notes from a Young Black Chef, Tan France, The Devil in the White City: Murder Magic and Madness at the Fair That Changed America ·
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A brief grown up book before I post 3 more YA reviews

July 1, 2016 by badkittyuno Leave a Comment

There’s a lot of bitching in this memoir, but the writing is funny enough to balance out the more curmudgeonly bits. And the author’s message is important enough to make it all worth it in the end. “You don’t get rewarded for creating great technology, not anymore,” says a friend of mine who has worked in tech since the 1980s, a former investment banker who now advises start-ups. “It’s all about the business model. The market pays you to have a company that scales quickly. […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: badkittyuno, Dan Lyons

badkittyuno's CBR8 Review No:120 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: badkittyuno, Dan Lyons ·
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