By Shannon Yarbrough on May 13, 2011
For the last decade, if you’ve worked in a bookstore then you probably have a Harry Potter story. You probably worked a late night HP Party when a new book came out, or you probably had interesting discussions with customers who berated Potter for teaching kids about wizardry. My own story begins in the year 2000 when I first started working in a bookstore.
Posted in Educational, History, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged derek murphy, harry christ, harry potter, jesus christ, jesus potter, jesus potter harry christ |
By Shannon Yarbrough on September 11, 2010
I’ve said it before in other historical or nonfiction books I’ve reviewed here: I was not a fan of history class back in school, and I blame the bland teachers who doubled as coaches and only taught history because they had to teach something besides kick ball. History was boring to me thanks to those boring teachers. But I have authors like Michael E. Newton to thank for bringing me back to the fold. If you are not a fan of historical nonfiction, I absolutely beg you to pick up his book and at least give it a try. I have only one word to describe it: Brilliant!
Posted in Educational, History, Non-Fiction, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged ancient greece, ancient israel, ancient rome, communist russia, fascist italy, michael e. newton, nazi germany, the path to tyranny |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 1, 2010
Being an English major in college, I became well versed in the life and words of Shakespeare. Not once did a professor ever mention the theory that maybe Shakespeare wasn’t really the man behind the great plays he’s still celebrated for today. Being a conspiracy theory junkie today, I jumped at the chance to read and review Daryl Pinksen’s Marlowe’s Ghost. Like I said, I had no idea who Christopher Marlowe was before I read Pinksen’s book.
Posted in History, Opinion, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged daryl pinksen, marlowe's ghost, william marlowe, william shakespeare |
By Shannon Yarbrough on November 14, 2009
I have to admit I haven’t always been a fan of history. And even today I find myself more intrigued by the events our history books left out, or the people of our pasts who are just as important but less celebrated. The fabulous fifties were my parent’s era, not mine. But what attracted me to Jim Chambers’ book was actually two things: the cover and the fact that it’s a personal memoir (although Jim says it’s not!) and not just a historical account.
Posted in Biography/Memoir, History, Non-Fiction, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged 50s and 60s, 50s recollections, baby boomer book, fabulous fifties, jim chambers, recollections a baby boomer's memories of the fabulous fifties |
By Shannon Yarbrough on July 22, 2009
For years, I was a true crime buff. I still possess more useless knowledge about some of America’s infamous serial killers than I care to admit to. Give me a good “true” ghost story or A&E/ Travel Channel historical haunting feature or reality ghost hunting show and I’m glued to the television for hours. So, when Curt Rowlett approached us with his three books devoted to mysteries, murder, and the occult, I immediately wanted to read all of them!
Posted in Educational, History, Horror/Supernatural, Real Life Drama/Action, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged conspiracy theory, curt rowlett, edgar allan poe, ghost, manson, manson family, mary shelley, mystery, occult, serial killer, supernatural |
By Shannon Yarbrough on September 6, 2008
Today, I have remained neutral throughout most of my life when it comes to the topic of religion, but I grew up a Southern Baptist and carried a small hardcover Bible to Sunday School. It had a cartoon picture on the cover of Jesus walking through a rocky valley while carrying a baby lamb. Inside, there were a ton of other colorful illustrations that kept my young mind entertained when there was no chewing gum left in my mother’s purse or I’d grown tired of drawing stick figures of my own on the back of the church bulletin.
Posted in History, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged christ, faith, father, jesus, joseph, love, Lulu book, lulu book review, lulu.com, stephen bruce |
By Shannon Yarbrough on August 3, 2008
Although our “Search for America” ended last month, I’d like to revisit it for a moment to tell readers about another book. Although this blog is devoted strictly to books published through Lulu, this particular book was not. However, it is still a POD title, and its author runs another POD review site that has been in existence for over two years.
Posted in Educational, History, Shannon Yarbrough | Tagged amazon.com, america, american, Floyd M. Orr, History, iUniverse, Lulu, lulu book review, POD, podbram, pop culture, print on deman, timeline of america |
