A new history of the United States, “America: Pathways to the Present” (Pearson Prentice Hall, 2007), written by three historians and a journalist, offers a fresh perspective on our nation’s journey from colonial times to today. The authors – Andrew Cayton, Elisabeth Perry, Linda Reed and Allan Winkler – have crafted a narrative that is…
If you’re looking for a comprehensive guide to hardware, look no further than Jean Andrews’ A+ Guide to Hardware, 6th Edition. This book covers everything from motherboards and processors to storage devices and networking components. Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced technician, this book will help you gain a better understanding of how computer…
The A&P by John Updike is a short story about a teenage boy named Sammy who works in an A&P grocery store. He is bored with his job and his life in general. One day, three girls come into the store wearing nothing but bathing suits. Sammy is fascinated by them and ends up getting…
After two rounds of chemotherapy and a double mastectomy, I was declared cancer-free. My husband and I were overjoyed, but our joy was short-lived. Within months, the cancer came back, this time in my brain. I underwent surgery to remove the tumor, but it was too late. The cancer had already spread. I was given…
In America Past and Present, Divine, Breen, Williams, Gross, and Brands explore the country’s past from pre-colonial times to the present day. The book is divided into nine parts, each of which covers a different time period in American history. In the first part, the authors discuss the Native American peoples who inhabited the land…
After 1 by Anna Todd is a novel that tells the story of Tessa Young, a college student who falls in love with Hardin Scott, a bad boy who seems to be trouble. The novel is told from Tessa’s point of view and chronicles their relationship from the beginning until the end. After reading the…
Once upon a time, there was a king who ruled over the elves. He was a fair and just ruler, but he had one flaw: he hated stories. He believed that stories were nothing more than lies that people told to make themselves feel better. One day, a group of elven children came to him…
A Young People’s History of the United States is a book by Howard Zinn and Rebecca Stefoff. It was published in 2005 by Seven Stories Press. The book is meant to introduce American history to young people aged 12–18. The book has been generally well-received. In a review for The New York Times, Pulitzer Prize-winning…
In the preface to the tenth edition of their classic survey of American history, David E. Shi and George Brown Tindall explain that their goal has been to write a “narrative history”—a story of the American people told through the events of their past. They have succeeded admirably in this aim, producing a book that…
Aldo Rosell’s “Afrodita En La Cama” is a sensual and erotic novel that tells the story of a woman’s sexual awakening. The novel follows Afrodita, a young woman who is bored with her life and decides to explore her sexuality. She soon discovers that she has a hunger for sex and begins to experiment with…