“Dark Matter” is a sci-fi thriller with a side of romance (but in a good way). Jason Dessen is a physicist at a small college in Chicago. That is until he’s kidnapped, drugged, and wakes up in a world that is familiar and foreign all at the same time. Soon he realizes that the only way he can get back to his world is to remember what anchors him to his reality: his wife and son. Thus begins his journey back to his world and […]
A Mixed Bag of Ideas to Live a Healthier Life
I can’t remember where I came across this book, but it’s a unique take on starting new healthy habits. Galina and Roland Denzel are health/life/movement coaches who selected the top 52 healthy habits that make for better health and better life in general and outlined a plan to try just one new habit a week. The explore the hows and the whys of each habit and explain what steps to take in order to begin and maintain this habit in our lives. Some of the […]
What Happens When The American Dream Eludes Immigrants
“Behold the Dreamers” is one of those books I appreciated but didn’t always enjoy. It’s very frank in its portrayal of the characters in which they are all flawed, yet very real. I enjoyed and disliked this as I tend to “escape” into books and I don’t always like having to dislike a character all the while recognizing that the character could very well be someone I’ve met in real life. In this sense I’d say Mbue’s art reflected life. The novel focuses on Jende […]
Who knew you could have sugar withdrawals?
“10-Day Green Smoothie Cleanse” is pretty much self-explanatory. Author JJ Smith starts the book with a questionnaire to reveal to readers how much they may or may not need to detox. Then she follows this up with an explanation for how green smoothies can accomplish the detox and remove some of the results of a stressful, poor-diet lifestyle. Before the first chapter closes she outlines what the 10-day green smoothie consists of. Obviously it’s for 10 days and you drink green smoothies, but she goes […]