“Timeline” is a beautifully illustrated, quick re-telling of our world’s history, from the beginning of life to the 2010s.
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The Monthly Bulletin: March 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: Guns, Germs, and Steel by Jared Diamond;
The Children’s Spot: Timeline by Peter Goes;
The Product Spot: A History of the World in 100 Objects (podcast)
Lessons in Chemistry
The unpredictable and remarkable life of chemist-turned-TV-star Elizabeth Zott, and how she confronts the 1960s perceptions of women.
The Golden Girls
The Golden Girls is a classic sitcom about unmarried women and the rich, complex, and wonderful lives they lead.
All the Single Ladies: Unmarried Women and the Rise of an Independent Nation
In reimagining life beyond early marriage, single U.S. women created remarkable change.
The Monthly Bulletin: February 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: All the Single Ladies by Rebecca Traister
The Fiction Spot: Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus;
The Product Spot: The Golden Girls
Ava and Pip
A sweet book about sisterhood takes a peek into what sisters think about each other when one is clearly introverted and one is clearly extroverted.
Personality tests
There are many websites based on the famed Myers-Briggs sixteen personality types, which can be fun and illuminating.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking
A book about how to reorient the way we view and treat introverts.
The Monthly Bulletin: January 2024
The Non-fiction Feature: Quiet by Susan Cain
The Children’s Spot: Ava and Pip by Carol Weston;
The Product Spot: Personality tests