Biography

Alexander, Kelly and Cynthia Harris. Hometown Appetites: The Story of Clementine Paddleford, the Forgotten Food Writer Who Chronicled How America Ate (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Biography; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Barker, Evelyn. A Texas Journey: The Centennial Photographs of Polly Smith (reviewed by Sallie Moffitt) Biography; History/Current Events Bartlett, Allison Hoover. The Man Who Loved Books Too Much: The True Story of a Thief, a Detective, and a World of Literary Obsession (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; History/Current Events Bloch-Dano, Evelyne. The Last Love of George Sand (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; Creative Life Butler, Ruth. Hidden in the Shadow of the Master: The Model-Wives of Cezanne, Monet & Rodin (reviewed by Penny Appleby) Biography; Creative Life Cadwaladr, Margaret. In Veronica's Garden (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Nature/Place/Environment Cleere, Jan. Levi's and Lace: Arizona Women who Made History (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; History/Current Events Cordery, Simon. Mother Jones: Raising Cain and Consciousness (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; History/Current Events; Active Life Cornwall, Claudia. At The World's Edge: Curt Lang's Vancouver 1937-1998 (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Biography; History/Current Events Curran, John. Agatha Christie's Secret Notebooks: Fifty Years of History in the Making (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; Creative Life Davis, Judith March. Pagoda Dreamer (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Biography; History/Current Events Drenth, Atherton. Following Body Wisdom: How Energy Medicine Can Help Heal (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Life Lessons; Body Language Empie, Arlene Sundquist. The Legacy of Ida Lillbroända (reviewed by Khadijah A.) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Fertig, Mona. The Life and Art of George Fertig (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Memoir; Biography; Creative Life Fisher, Linda A. and Carrie Bowers. Agnes Lake Hickok: Queen of the Circus, Wife of a Legend (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; History/Current Events; Travel/Adventure Fuller, Alexandra. Cocktail Hour Under the Tree of Forgetfulness (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Memoir; Biography; History/Current Events Ghattas, Kim. The Secretary (reviewed by Juliet Porton) Memoir; Biography; History/Current Events Gleason, Janis F. The Life and Letters of Kate Gleason (reviewed by Shawn LaTorre) Biography; Creative Life; Science Gorman, Amy. Aging Artfully (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Elders; Biography Gregory, Philippa, David Baldwin, & Michael Jones. The Women of the Cousins' War: The Duchess, the Queen, and the King's Mother (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Gutman, Plynn. The Work of Her Hands (reviewed by Linda Hoye) Memoir; Biography; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Hedge Coke, Allison Adelle. Rock, Ghost, Willow, Deer (reviewed by Sallie Moffitt) Memoir; Biography Hellstern, Melissa. Getting Along Famously: A Celebration of Friendship (reviewed by Diana Nolan) Biography; Relationships Hensley, Marcia Meredith. Staking Her Claim: Women Homesteading the West (reviewed by Sharon Lippincott) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Howard-Oglesby, Pamela and Brenda L. Roberts. Savannah's Black "First Ladies," Vol. 1: The Past, Present, and Future (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Biography; Cultural/Gender Focus Howell, Georgina. Gertrude Bell: Queen of the Desert, Shaper of Nations (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Lane, Maggie. Jane Austen's World (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; History/Current Events Lear, Linda. Beatrix Potter: A Life in Nature (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Biography; Nature/Place/Environment Lohse, Joyce B. Baby Doe Tabor (reviewed by Doris Anne Roop-Benner) Lynch-Brennan, Margaret. The Irish Bridget: Irish Immigrant Women in Domestic Service in America, 1840-1930 (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Marcus, Hanna Perlstein. Sidonia's Thread (reviewed by Judy Alter) Memoir; Biography; Life Lessons McCash, June Hall. A Titanic Love Story (reviewed by Judith Helburn) Biography; History/Current Events Midkiff, Mary Lou. Lillie Davenport: Pioneer Mother (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Biography; History/Current Events; Relationships Morgan, Susan. Bombay Anna: The Real Story and Remarkable Adventures of the King and I Governess (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; History/Current Events; Travel/Adventure Mundy, Liza. Michelle: A Biography (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Biography; History/Current Events Murphy, A. Mary. Pierce: Six Prairie Lives (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; Nature/Place/Environment; Relationships Nathan, Debbie. Sybil Exposed (reviewed by Sherry Wachter) Biography; Relationships; Cultural/Gender Focus Orlean, Susan. Rin Tin Tin: The Life and The Legend (reviewed by Martha Meacham) Biography; History/Current Events; Animal Companions Pascoe, Pat. Helen Ring Robinson: Colorado Senator and Suffragist (reviewed by Susan Schoch) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Peavy, Linda and Ursula Smith. Full-Court Quest: The Girls from Fort Shaw Indian School: Basketball Champions of the World (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Raab, Diana M. Regina's Closet: Finding My Grandmother's Secret Journal (reviewed by Susan Wittig Albert) Memoir; Biography; History/Current Events Reisen, Harriet. Louisa May Alcott: The Woman Behind Little Women (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; Creative Life Rogers, Mary. Dancing Naked: Memorable Encounters with Unforgettable Texans (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Memoir; Biography Ryder, Tracey and Carole Topalian. Edible: A Celebration of Local Foods (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; Nature/Place/Environment; Food/Cooking/Kitchen Sasson, Jean. Love in a Torn Land: Joanna of Kurdistan: The True Story of a Freedom Fighter's Escape from Iraqi Vengeance (reviewed by Rhonda Esakov) Biography; History/Current Events; Faith/Spirituality/Inspiration Schaller, Mary W. Deliver Us from Evil: A Southern Belle in Europe at the Outbreak of World War I (reviewed by Laura Strathman Hulka) Biography; History/Current Events; Travel/Adventure Schulze, Joan. The Art of Joan Schulze (reviewed by Melanie Alberts) Biography; Creative Life Skloot, Rebecca. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks (reviewed by Judy King) Biography; Body Language Spelman, Cornelia Maude. Missing (reviewed by Judy Alter) Memoir; Biography; Life Lessons Spitz, Bob. Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child (reviewed by Trilla Pando) Summerscale, Kate. Mrs. Robinson's Disgrace: The Private Diary of a Victorian Lady (reviewed by Mary Daniels Brown) Biography; Creative Life; Relationships Thorpe, Helen. Just Like Us: The True Story of Four Mexican Girls Coming of Age in America (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; History/Current Events; Cultural/Gender Focus Waggoner, Linda M. Fire Light: The Life of Angel De Cora, Winnebago Artist (reviewed by Susan M. Andrus) Biography; Creative Life; Cultural/Gender Focus Wickenden, Dorothy. Nothing Daunted: The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West (reviewed by Martha Meacham) Biography; History/Current Events; Nature/Place/Environment Wilson, Sheri-D. The Spoken Word Workbook: Inspiration From Poets Who Teach (reviewed by Mary Ann Moore) Biography; Creative Life Wix, Linney. Through a Narrow Window (reviewed by Barbara L. Heller) Biography; History/Current Events; Creative Life Wolf, Naomi. The Treehouse: Eccentric Wisdom from my Father on How to Live, Love and See (reviewed by Grace Forrest-Maestas) Memoir; Biography; Relationships