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Non Fiction Review: The Phone Book

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The Phone Book by Jessica Speer

The Phone Book: Stay Safe, Be Smart, and Make the World Better with the Powerful Device in Your Hand
by Jessica Speer (Goodreads Author), Lesley Imgart (Illustrations)

5 out of 5 stars

When young teens get their first smartphone, it’s like a whole new digital world opens up for them. This book gives teens the tools and wisdom to navigate the online world with kindness and grace. Phone addiction is absolutely real and can have a negative impact on our lives, causing depression and anxiety as well as health issues. But it IS possible to have a healthy relationship with your phone!

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Non Fiction Review: Master American History in 1 Minute a Day

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Master American History in 1 Minute A Day by Dan Roberts

Master American History in 1 Minute A Day
by Dan Roberts

3 out of 5 stars

In one page snippets, you can learn about American history from Christopher Columbus to President Biden. The book is divided into sections about exploration, colonization, the American Revolution, nationalization, the American Civil War, and the Industrial Revolution, economic struggle and the World Wars, and the “era of social and economic advance”, finishing up by calling recent history “the era of reaction, social struggle, and political contention.”

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Non Fiction Book Review: Big Book of Mysteries

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The Big Book of Mysteries by Tom Adams

The Big Book of Mysteries
by Tom Adams (Goodreads Author), Yas Imamura (Illustrator)

4 out of 5 stars

Some mysteries can never be explained. Others have simple explanations or have been proven to be a hoax. Where is Amelia Earhart? Who built Stonehenge? Are the Loch Ness Monster or Bigfoot real? Are there really aliens making crop circles? Can fish really rain from the sky?

Some mysteries have already been solved. We know what makes aurora in the sky. But other strange lights in the sky are still unexplained. We know that the Piltdown man was a hoax, but what about Atlantis?

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Non Fiction Book: Insectopia

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Insectopia by Jiri Kolibac

Insectopia: The Wonderful World of Insects (Large Encyclopedias)
by Jiri Kolibac, Pavel Dvorský (Illustrator)

3 out of 5 stars

There are millions of species of insects in this world, and in this book we get to learn about some of the interesting habits, environments, and communities of various insects. There are sections about beetles, butterflies, ants, and flies. The book begins with an introduction to the body structure of insects and how different insects are scientifically categorized. We learn about how insects are born from eggs, how some of them metamorphosis and mature, and even how they communicate with each other or hide from predators.

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Non Fiction Review: Astonishing and Extinct Professions

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Astonishing and Extinct Professions by Markus Rottmann

Astonishing and Extinct Professions: 89 Jobs You Will Never Do
by  Markus Rottmann, Michael Meister (Illustrator), Ashley Curtis (Translator)

2.5 out of 5 stars

Some jobs have gone extinct over the years. Princes don’t need a whipping boy to take their punishments. Modern sewers have done away with massive rat populations and rat catchers. Grand estates don’t find it fashionable anymore to hire an ornamental hermit to live in a cave grotto. Since the invention of the refrigerator, we don’t need ice harvesters to bring ice into the city. Most people do their own crying at funerals, instead of hiring wailing women to cry. Thanks to modern plumbing, we don’t need to hire anyone to shovel waste out of our toilets. Now that most people can read newspapers, we don’t need balladeers or town criers to shout out the daily news.

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Non Fiction Review: Understanding the Lord of the Rings

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Understanding The Lord Of The Rings by Rose A. Zimbardo

Understanding The Lord Of The Rings: The Best of Tolkien Criticism
by Rose A. Zimbardo (Editor), Neil D. Isaacs (Editor)

4 out of 5 stars

This collection of essays brings together positive criticism of Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, diving deep into the literary modes and philosophic views that make his work so lasting and impactful. Exploring the meaning behind the myth, we learn about good and evil and Tolkien’s deep faith in Christ. Analyzing his literary style, we learn about fairy tales, the universal truth behind every myth, and Tolkien’s ideas of sub-creation. We get to consider the history of the hero quest going all the way back to ancient times and how that affects our ideas of hero worship today, and how Tolkien used different types of heroes in Lord of the Rings.

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Non Fiction Review: How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built

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How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built by Jiri Bartunek

How the New Seven Wonders of the World Were Built (How the Wonders Were Built, 2)
by Jiri Bartunek, Jiri Bartunek, Tom Velcovsky

4 out of 5 stars

This book tells how and why the seven wonders of the world were built and by whom. These are seven wonders that were chosen in 2007 by the “New7Wonders Foundation” in Switzerland. Temples, pyramids, tombs, statues, arenas, and towering walls; these incredible constructions astonish and amaze us whether they were erected hundreds of years ago or just within the last century.

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Book Review: JRR Tolkien A Life Inspired

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J.R.R. Tolkien by Wyatt North

J.R.R. Tolkien: A Life Inspired
by Wyatt North

4 out of 5 stars

This biography follows the life of JRR Tolkien from his childhood to his death. There are many little details from his life that shaped his personality, memories from childhood that are reflected in his fiction writings, and special people in his life who greatly influenced him.

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Book Review: Maybe You Should Give Up

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Maybe You Should Give Up by Byron Morrison

Maybe You Should Give Up: 7 Ways to Get Out of Your Own Way and Take Control of Your Life
by Byron Morrison (Goodreads Author)

4.5 of 5 stars

What is stopping you from having the life you truly want? Maybe it’s time to give up on fear and doubt, and actually live your life! This book teaches you to stop reacting, and control how you respond instead. You will learn how to overcome the inner obstacles that are stopping you from achieving your dreams.
The chapters include giving up on being reactive, giving up on fear, giving up on short-term thinking, giving up on comparing yourself to others, and giving up on being so hard on yourself.

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Book Review: Christian Mythmakers

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Christian Mythmakers by Rolland Hein

Christian Mythmakers: C.S. Lewis, Madeleine L’Engle, J.R.R. Tolkien, George MacDonald, G.K. Chesterton, Charles Williams, Dante Alighieri, John Bunyan, Walter Wangerin, Robert Siegel, and Hannah Hurnard
by Rolland Hein,

5 out of 5 stars

Through the centuries, there have been Christian writers who have captured the essence of mythology to reveal spiritual truths. Their stories spark a new level of awareness in our imaginations and deeply touch our hearts. Through these Christian myths, we understand ourselves and our relationship with God in a new light.

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