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Monica Drahonovsky reviews books for InDepthNH.org. Monica is known for her love of history and her lifelong love for reading. She has a bachelor’s degree in History, with a minor in English. “My years of reading for leisure and pleasure have given me the insight to read a book and analyze the author’s baggage, cargo and ability to write the language of his/her mind and utilize the gift of prose to educate and entertain the reader. Go get a book, read it and enjoy the adventure.” Contact Monica at mawest@tds.net
Advertising execs and political spin doctors rule the day in ‘Gate City’ and then in the backdrop there is Dr. Fishbein. Who is he? How does he work mathematics and theory into a political scenario?
At a diner in Connecticut that also served as a book exchange, I picked a book up to flip through while I waited for the meal to arrive. Zap! I was hooked.
Monica Reads: Do you remember the Piasecny murders? Writer/filmmaker Gloria Norris does. They are an integral part of her captivating memoir about growing up in Manchester that you don’t want to miss.
Roger Wood takes the reader through the 1960s and all that entails. ‘Lawson Found’ brings home the passion of the times.
Monica Reads: If you love U.S. history, you will thoroughly enjoy this book.
Fannie Flagg brings to life the fears and experiences of young men and women sharing time and space with death and opportunities and hope.
Do you really know the people who come into your life and share your time and space?
‘Today I finished reading a book that will be a go-to-book for me whenever I want to feel good about the world.’
Welcome to Monica Reads: Well, are you ready to talk about the salaciousness of the candidates, the awkward way in which personal affronts and vicious brashness of sexual innuendo and printed prose occur on a daily basis either written of passed on as gossip at dinner parties and other meetings?
