Books
What do you do when the people you are supposed to trust and rely on most, let you down? What happens when your parents refuse to return the unconditional love you have for them? These …
Earlier this month, on March 8, women all across the world were celebrating International Women’s Day. Beyond commemorating those who had worked for years to achieve equal rights for women, people also venerated their own …
No living musician is more important, influential or game-changing than Bob Dylan. Dylan completely revolutionized the songwriting process when he began his career in the 1960s, with tracks such as the politically charged, existential “Blowin’ …
Comedian and actress Amy Schumer’s new book “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” is a humorous and highly personal read for the busy reader. “The Girl with the Lower Back Tattoo” is autobiographical and …
I’m on a diet, and you should be, too. My diet started my first year of college, when I looked around at my peers and knew I needed to change. I needed to be healthier …
“I had always wanted to meet a warlord.” These words, which comprise the first sentence of Kim Barker’s memoir, The Taliban Shuffle: Strange Days in Afghanistan and Pakistan, appear seemingly simplistic, yet they embody the …
A vibrant Chicago skyline fades to sepia. The skyscrapers shrink, sailboats float lazily around Lake Michigan. The familiar bustle of the city falls silent. It’s the turn of the twentieth century in Chicago. Page one …
With a quick glance at the cover of Gumption: Relighting the Torch of Freedom with America’s Gutsiest Troublemakers, comedian Nick Offerman’s second book, one would think it’s an ode to the macho attributes of America. …