Nevermore, February 20, 2024
Reported by Kristin
One of our Nevermore members Zoomed in to meet with us,
because she was out of town but still wanted to share with us the joy of Disc
Golf, specifically The Definitive Guide to Disc Golf by Justin Menickelli
and Ryan Pickens. Our reader explained that this book discusses a little of the
sport’s history, starting in the late 1960s. Technique is also described, and
all the advantages of the exercise, but her final comment was, “There are all
these different nuances, but all I want to do it get it into the basket!” KM
Another reader picked up The Speckled Beauty: A Dog and His
People by Rick Bragg. The author tells the story of Speck, a dog who was
definitely not a good boy, yet helped heal Bragg in a time when he needed it
most. Our reader enjoyed this book, noting that “this dog in is trouble
non-stop!” WJ
Just One Damned Thing After Another
interested another reader, as she immersed herself into the first of The Chronicles of St. Mary’s series by
Jodi Taylor. Dr. Madeleine Maxwell seems to find herself in situations of not
just studying history, but going back in time to revisit it. Our reader found
that the time travel locales were extremely detailed, and she thinks that she
will likely continue with the series. MH
Finally, a Nevermore member reviewed what she called “a very
powerful book”—March Forward, Girl: From Young Warrior to Little Rock Nine
by Melba Pattillo Beals. Written for young adults but suitable for all ages,
this memoir from one of the Black students who desegregated Little Rock Central
High School in 1957 is an incredibly moving view of the Civil Rights movement.
MS
Also mentioned:
Nora Bonesteel’s Christmas Past by
Sharyn McCrumb
The Last of the Moon Girls by
Barbara Davis
This Impossible Brightness by
Jessica Bryant
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their
Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by
Daniel James Brown
Always Look Up by Michael J. Fox
And Then There Were None by
Agatha Christie
Harvest by Catherine Landis
A Guide to Gardening with Southwest Virginia
Plants
Around the World in 60 Seconds: the Nas Daily
Journey: 1,000 Days, 64 Countries, 1 Beautiful Planet by
Nuseir Yassin
The Dead Romantics by
Ashley Poston
Twilight in Hazard: An Appalachian Reckoning by Alan
Maimon
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