Review:This is a wonderful book. Although it is very lengthy and goes into minute detail with regard to the author's quest to understand the crime perpetrated against her and her former friend, I never became bored by the minutiae. On the contrary - I was fascinated the entire time. It is a story about crime but also about friendship and self-discovery and small-town American life. Jentz's writing has a certain poetical style to it that I found very appealing and engaging. This is a book that will... Read more

Review:I've read this book twice. Provides amazing insight and helpful for every woman's life's journey. I bought this copy to a young woman I know that just graduated college, to help her understand herself as she heads out into the world. Read more

Review:Provides information that has not been reported that can help us all understand what happened to Black people in this country and the implications for the future as well as repeating it in the present. It is a very time read. I wish educators, especially history teachers would read this book as they are the front line in providing perspective to the rest of us. Read more

Review:Having worked with EMS in an HR role, everything in this book hit home. The stories of calls, the fact that EMS is a totally different breed, that you get used to the horrible calls, all true. Even as a stranger looking in I found the stories fascinating, even if they are gross to the outsider looking in. Read more

Review:I sent this to a friend who is currently incarcerated. He was surprised by how quick he received it and he stated the quality of the book was EXCELLENT. He is also enjoying the book, stated that it was a book that was hard to put down. Read more

Review:The book left me encouraged about the progress outside the western world. I did not do well on the quiz. yet, I have seen the homeless in San Diego. Detroit slums are horrible. The water in Flint is deadly. The crime rate in St. Louis and Chicago is scary. Many small cities in the rural south have more adults on welfare than have jobs. The US is more divided than ever, it seems. There is more to life than global public health. While this book touched on many improvements around the globe, ... Read more

Review:In lieu of Columbine and other school shootings, this one could be described as more horrible than most, given the way it was conducted, the age of the children involved and the dynamics that set up the perpetrator's actions. The question of firearms, firearm violence and mental health are equally exposed as critical issues for the future.

The author was pretty matter of fact in the descriptions of events, the circumstances leading up to the shootings and the pain suffered by families an... Read more

Review:Very well written. Quite detailed and was a joy to read. Living is the Northwest it was a part of history I was really not aware of. This is a book that everyone should read and come to terms with how we treated the Native Americans. Read more

Review:This is a very well-researched and well-written account of the complex Congo wars. Stearns clearly knows the country well and marshals interviews with many important players to weave a complex narrative, attentive to both the domestic and regional politics and the human dimensions of the Congo's wars.

Although Stearns' writing is accessible, there are two things about the book that distract from the broader narrative. First, Stearns tells the story largely through a series of personal bio... Read more

Review:Full disclosure. I'm nothing resembling a boomer. I was born in 1995. My politics are pretty normal center-left. I agree with some policy prescriptions, and disagree with others the author presents. Most people will feel this way, and it has nothing to do with my review. If reviews permitted me to be more specific, I'd probably give the book 3.75 stars.

When you open the book, you will find a lot of a lot of details, political, economic, and social to back up the arguments the author make... Read more