Book of the Week: MURDER IN THE SMITHSONIAN by Margaret Truman
A historian is murdered during a black tie affair, and a case of deceit, secrets, and revenge is revealed.
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Book of the Week: SALOME OF THE TENEMENTS by Anzia Yezierska
A 1923 novel–based on a true story about a Jewish immigrant girl’s romance with a millionaire–which jarred the public.
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Book of the Week: A GIRL FROM YAMHILL by Beverly Cleary
Life in Oregon, difficulties learning to read, the Depression, and more; the second volume of the centenarian’s memoirs.
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Movie of the Month: My Fair Lady
In this 1964 production, based on George Bernard Shaw’s PYGMALION, a cocky phonetics instructor is convinced he can transform a working class girl into a refined member of High Society. With Audrey Hepburn, and Rex Harrison; directed by George Cukor.
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February 2019 Book Recommendations
Beverly Cleary’s A GIRL FROM YAMHILL; life in Oregon, difficulties learning to read, the Depression, and more; the second volume of the centenarian’s memoirs. Anzia Yezierska’s SALOME OF THE TENEMENTS; a Jewish immigrant girl has a romance with a millionaire; the 1923 novel–based on a true story–scandalized the public. Margaret Truman’s MURDER IN THE SMITHSONIAN; a […]
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Book Review: Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service
Grateful American: A Journey from Self to Service by Gary Sinise with Marcus Brotherton 272 pp., Thomas Nelson $17 Reviewed by David Bruce Smith “Lt. Dan” chronicles his transformation into real-life military advocate. Fifty years ago, President Lyndon Johnson was fired from his job. America — and its youth — was saturated with years of […]
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Book of the Week: THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY by Ruth Ware
Harriet receives notice of an unexpected inheritance, and realizes–too late–it was a mistake with consequences.
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Book of the Week: MY OWN TWO FEET by Beverly Cleary
The first of two memoirs by the revered children’s book author.
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Patriotic Picks: January 2019
Whether it’s via their tone, topic, or tenor, certain works just say “America.” Here are three such titles, suggested by David Bruce Smith, founder of the Grateful American™ Foundation, in partnership with the Washington Independent Review of Books. Ordinary People by Judith Guest. In this emotionally raw novel, members of an everyday family ripped apart […]
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Book of the Week: NURSE by Peggy Anderson
What really happens inside a large, urban hospital.
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Book of the Week: ONE SPECIAL SUMMER by Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier
The sisters’ 1951 trip to Europe, with their illustrations.
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January 2019 Book Recommendations
Jacqueline and Lee Bouvier’s ONE SPECIAL SUMMER; the sisters’ 1951 trip to Europe, with their illustrations. Peggy Anderson’s NURSE; what really happens inside a large, urban hospital. Beverly Cleary’s MY OWN TWO FEET; the first of two memoirs by the revered children’s book author. Ruth Ware’s THE DEATH OF MRS. WESTAWAY; Harriet receives notice of […]