Book Review: Educated
A special shout-out to William Race, organic vintner and tech genius, for recommending Tara Westover’s memoir Educated. The book is a blend of The Glass Castle and Hillbilly Elegy with […]
Author Archives: Anne Caroline Drake
RIP: Rene Renick
Rene Renick was my mentor at the National Network to End Domestic Violence (NNEDV). She made it possible for this blog to thrive and grow internationally. She was a fierce […]
Assault Weapons: Do Something!
Assault weapons. The one common denominator in every recent shooting rampage. Did Trump mention a ban on assault weapons during his laundry list of preventative measures this country should take? […]
One Second: Guns & Karma
1001. Are you dead? Are you alive? It took less than one second for the shooting rampage perpetrator to kill or wound each of his victims in Dayton, Ohio. One […]
Book Review: I Let You Go
Why don’t you leave? Clare Mackintosh answers this question in graphic detail in her debut international bestseller I Let You Go. She also provides brilliant insights into the twisted minds […]
Book Review: City of Girls
When you see an old woman, can you imagine her wild and crazy youth? In City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert, Vivian Morris, who is in her 90s, tells the […]
FBI’s Powerful Message to Survivors
Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on Saturday, July 6, 2019 for sex trafficking and conspiracy to engage in sex trafficking by the Southern District of New York (SDNY). During a DoJ […]
Book Review: No Visible Bruises
If you have PTSD, don’t read this book. My policy is to ignore books I can’t recommend, but I’m breaking this self-imposed rule for No Visible Bruises: What We Don’t […]
Book Review: A Man Called Ove
Ove is a bitter, grumpy, old Swedish curmudgeon consumed with grief over the passing of his beloved, cherished wife Sonja. He lived his life in black and white; she was […]
Book Review: The Moment of Lift
Buy the book. You’ll need a pack of highlight pens because it is packed with wisdom. The Moment of Lift: How Empowering Women Changes the World by Melinda Gates will […]
