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Category Archives: Memoir & Poetry

The Collected Poems of Langston Hughes

A compilation of poems by one of this country’s most esteemed poets, who lived during the Great Migration.

Posted bypithysummaryApril 3, 2025April 3, 2025Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Me and The Times

“Me and The Times” by former New York Times editor Robert Stock is a remarkable memoir of his early life and his career.

Posted byCarlenDecember 16, 2024December 16, 2024Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Alibaba – The House That Jack Ma Built

Technology and entrepreneurship, seemingly always intertwined, are prominently featured in this insider’s look at the founder of the giant e-commerce website, Alibaba.

Posted byCarlenAugust 12, 2024August 12, 2024Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Your Guide to the National Parks, and others

Incredibly helpful guides to our national parks.

Posted byCarlenApril 29, 2024April 29, 2024Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Learning in Public: Lessons for a Racially Divided America from My Daughter’s School

A journalist explores and confronts the racial divides in the schools in her gentrified neighborhood, and the role of public schools as a marker of equality in our country.

Posted byCarlenSeptember 25, 2023September 25, 2023Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Home Boys

An honest and raw reflection of a therapist’s experience at a group home. where children come from abhorrent and unstable backgrounds.

Posted byCarlenAugust 29, 2023August 29, 2023Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

We Are Bellingcat

The future of investigative journalism is ourselves–citizen-led journalism, the newest tools to analyze data, and where it goes from here.

Posted byCarlenJuly 23, 2023July 23, 2023Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Mr. Humble and Dr. Butcher

An examination of a doctor who pushed the bounds of animal experimentation, and the ethical dilemmas he faced.

Posted byCarlenJune 25, 2023June 25, 2023Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

The Strangest of Places: Building Castles Made of Sand in Afghanistan

A perceptive memoir about a former colonel’s time serving in Afghanistan, examining America’s toxic politics and poor decisions.

Posted byCarlenMay 31, 2023May 31, 2023Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

Gardening Your Front Yard

A useful guide for gardening in all kinds of environments–not just front yards but also everywhere around any type of home.

Posted bypithysummaryNovember 21, 2022November 21, 2022Posted inArchives, Memoir & Poetry

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