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Becoming Bulletproof: Protect Yourself, Read People, Influence Situations, and Live Fearlessly by Evy Poumpouras My rating: 5 of 5 stars I was drawn to Becoming Bulletproof because of its compelling title, and because I enjoy reading about women whose achievements … Continued
Una historia de España by Arturo Pérez-Reverte My rating: 5 of 5 stars on Goodreads (English Translation below) Una historia de España, resumida en 92 capítulos breves dentro de 246 paginas, da la impresión que se trataría de un repaso … Continued
Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend by Meryl Gordon My rating: 5 of 5 stars I gave this book five stars because I found it to be a well-written, balanced and researched biography of Bunny Mellon, whose … Continued
Annie Leibovitz at Work by Annie Leibovitz My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been a few decades since I had subscribed to Rolling Stone Magazine just so I could see Annie Leibovitz’s latest pictures. Known for iconic celebrity photographs, … Continued
Becoming by Michelle Obama My rating: 5 of 5 stars I resisted reading Becoming for months after it was published, concerned that it was overrated after having climbed to best-seller status almost immediately. I admit, however, that once I began … Continued
Talking to Strangers: What We Should Know About the People We Don’t Know by Malcolm Gladwell My rating: 5 of 5 stars I have always enjoyed Malcolm Gladwell’s books and found them interesting, but Talking to Strangers ranks highest as … Continued
Fortuny: Friends and Followers by Amanda W. Dotseth My rating: 5 of 5 stars Fortuny: Friends and Followers is a catalog of the recent exhibition by the same name held February 3-June 2, 2019 at The Meadows Museum, Southern Methodist … Continued
Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates My rating: 5 of 5 stars “Between the World and Me” was a quick read; not for its brevity or Ta-Nehisi Coates’s masterful economy of words, but because I couldn’t put it … Continued
A friend, who had been cleaning out old boxes in her parents’ house, came across this photograph of her great-grandfather’s former home, dated 1929. She rushed over to show it to me, asking if I could guess which house it … Continued
A Pride of Place: Rural Residences of Fauquier County, Virginia by Kimberly Prothro Williams My rating: 4 of 5 stars This book offers a good overview of Fauquier County historic homes and their architectural history. It is well-researched and laid … Continued
