"The Butterfly Effect is the idea that small things can have non-linear impacts on a complex system" aka a small action can end up having a bigger spread out reaction over time. Yes, you read that right, that title does say Stephen King. If you ask any of my close friends and family, I would... Continue Reading →
PSA: This book covers some very sensitive, heart-wrenching topics that I would encourage anyone to tread lightly if they choose to read. So often in history, are there cases of good humankind that just get forgotten. We move on to the next headline or aren't even taught about these brave individuals. It isn't until you... Continue Reading →
It's not anything new when I talk about how much I loved Beneath a Scarlet Sky by Mark Sullivan. It's one of my top books of 2022 and top books in general. So when I saw that Sullivan had released another historical fiction, I was kind of both excited and skeptical about reading it as... Continue Reading →
"To take a really good picture you need to learn how to see, not just look".The Bohemians Set in the Jazz Age, San Francisco, Dorothea Lange is just making her debut. She isn't quite yet the world famous photographer she will soon become. The story follows her early years as she finds her grit, compassion... Continue Reading →
PSA: This book has a lot of sensitive topics that make it difficult to read at certain points. Spanning over 30 years, this story shares the life shattering moments that affected Afghanistan. Events ranging from the Soviet invasion, reign of Taliban to the years after 9/11. It highlights the fear, hope and faith of a... Continue Reading →
One thing I noticed when I first started reading this book is that for as much as I love reading historical books, they tend to be historical fiction instead of historical nonfiction. I must like that invisible unknowing line between reality and fiction. "The more you invest in a set of beliefs—the greater the sacrifice... Continue Reading →
My dear friend Mary recommended this book to me and if you have met her or ever get to read some of her work you know that she has the gift of storytelling. She doesn't see the world like so many of us do. She see's a trampoline and instead it's a school for kids... Continue Reading →
I'm just going to start this post by saying this book could easily be my top read of 2022. I'm predicting that now. We've only just started March and that is how much I loved this book. It's a book that I believe everyone should read at some point in their life. An absolutely incredible... Continue Reading →
I, like many other Americans, love anything that has to do with the royal family. It's such a foreign concept (pun intended) to us that I think we can't help but grasp on anything revolving around them. I think there's always been an interest in them but it wasn't until Princess Diana that people really... Continue Reading →
Art has never really been something that I've been super into. I mean I like to look at it, especially street art, but majority of the time I have no idea what I am even looking at or could tell you anything about the piece. In art class growing up I was definitely there just... Continue Reading →
The Library Abroad 