Tag Archives: non fiction

The Housekeeper’s Secret by Sandra Schnakenburg #memoir #bookreview #audiobook

Posted on August 8, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview For fans of stranger than truth stories, Sandy Schnakenburg is uncovering rattling and unprecedented revelations in this powerful memoir of love, secrets, and survival. When Lee Metoyer is hired to be the new housekeeper, she has no idea that … Continue reading →

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The Art Spy by Michelle Young #nonfiction #audiobook @harperaudio

Posted on May 23, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview A riveting and stylish saga set in Paris during World War II, The Art Spy uncovers how an unlikely heroine infiltrated the Nazi leadership to save the world’s most treasured masterpieces. On August 25, 1944, Rose Valland, a woman of quiet … Continue reading →

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The Last Secret Agent by Pippa Latour with Jude Dobson #nonfiction #audiobook @macmillanaudio @stmartinspress

Posted on May 15, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview After decades of silence, the last surviving World War II spy operating in the deadly world of Nazi France, reveals the real, untold story of her time as a secret agent. From a unique and singular voice comes the … Continue reading →

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The Magician’s Daughter by Katy Grabel #memoir #bookspotlight @gosparkpoint

Posted on April 25, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview Never before has the daughter of a great magician written with such candor and beauty about magic’s backstage-and onstage-world, where even the most outlandish dreams are possible. The Magician’s Daughter-A Memoir is a coming-of-age story set within the motion and … Continue reading →

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The Rebel Romanov, Julie of Saxe-Coburg, the Empress Russia Never Had by Helen Rappaport #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction

Posted on April 23, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview In 1795, Catherine the Great of Russia was in search of a bride for her grandson Constantine, who stood third in line to her throne. In an eerie echo of her own story, Catherine selected an innocent young German … Continue reading →

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Expect Great Things!: How the Katharine Gibbs School Revolutionized the American Workplace for Women by Vandalism Krefft #audiobook #nonfiction @hachetteaudio

Posted on March 7, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview A fun and fascinating social history of the famed Katharine Gibbs School, which from the 1910s to the 1960s, trained women for executive secretary positions but surreptitiously was instilling the self-confidence and strategic know-how necessary for them to claim … Continue reading →

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The JFK Conspiracy by Brad Meltzer and Josh Mensch #bookreview #audiobook #nonfiction

Posted on January 2, 2025 by fredreeca

Overview Scott Brick, with his rich baritone and impeccable pacing, delivers a commanding performance of a riveting, unconfirmed WWII incident.” —AudioFileon The Nazi Conspiracy From the New York Times bestselling authors of The Nazi Conspiracy and The Lincoln Conspiracy comes a true, little-known story about the first assassination attempt … Continue reading →

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Uncultured: A Memoir by Daniella Mestyanek Young #audiobook #bookreview #nonfiction

Posted on December 23, 2024 by fredreeca

Overview “Although this is Mestyanek Young’s first time narrating, listeners will appreciate hearing this deeply personal story told by the author herself. Share with fans of Tara Westover’s Educated and Deborah Feldman’s Unorthodox. Memoir readers will want to check this … Continue reading →

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Out of Place: Coming of Age in Cold War West Germany by Mary E. McKnight #bookspotlight #memoir @shewritespress

Posted on December 5, 2024 by fredreeca

Overview For fans of coming-of-age narratives and feminist journeys, an empowering tale of one teen’s quest to establish her own voice as an Army Brat living in Cold War–era West Germany. Relocated with her family to Cold War–era West Germany, … Continue reading →

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The Story of The Bee Gees by Bob Stanley #nonfiction #audiobook @tantoraudio

Posted on December 2, 2024 by fredreeca

Overview The Story of the Bee Gees pulls together every fascinating strand to tell the story of a group with the imagination of the Beatles, the pop craft of ABBA, the drama of Fleetwood Mac, and the emotional heft of the … Continue reading →

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