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  • A Rebel in Auschwitz

    Author | Jack Fairweather Rating | 9 As a sequel to the World War II series, let’s review A Rebel in Auschwitz, this biography on Witold Pilecki. In contrast to the previous book WWII I discussed, The Book Thief, this is entirely nonfiction, but just as exciting. When you think about the second world war,…

  • The Book Thief

    Author | Markus Zusak Rating | 10 There’s something about historical fiction that’s fascinating. Maybe it’s the perfect combination of fact and fiction. Maybe it’s the connections we make to the world we live in today. Maybe it’s the unique perspective of life that we see through the eyes of a person, albeit unreal, from…

  • I Never Knew I Had Stage Fright

    Has you ever had the experience where you can do something by heart, but then it’s your time to perform, and it’s actually important this time, and your life depends on it– –and then you completely, as in COMPLETELY, screw (I was tempted to curse here but decided against it) it up? Yes? You’re in…