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Laurie Fundukian
- Mar 16
- 4 min
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder
Nomadland may have been published in 2017, but with inflation and other challenges in our country these days, it’s a very timely concept...
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Laurie Fundukian
- Feb 4, 2022
- 3 min
Book Review - The Other Black Girl
It can be difficult to find a riveting, original book that also contains social commentary, mystery, humor, and thought-provoking...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 25, 2018
- 4 min
The Spirit Level: Exposing deeply rooted societal inequity and inequality
‘The Spirit Level’ author and epidemiologist Richard Wilkinson: “We have to be very vigilant against all the ways that hate is built up”...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 25, 2018
- 3 min
Melissa Love: Candle Maker by Day, Writer by Night
Melissa Love is a multi-talented Detroit entrepreneur with three novels to her credit as well as her own candle business. A product of...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 24, 2018
- 3 min
Inspiring and Aspiring from the Heart
Inspiring & Aspiring from the Heart By Denise Ervin RN, BSN, NC-BC What does it mean to inspire and aspire from the heart? Why is it an...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 24, 2018
- 1 min
Book Review: A Long Way Home by Saroo Brierley
A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 3 min
The Chaperone
A Book Review by Laurie Fundukian Laura Moriarty, who teaches creative writing at the University of Kansas, has written three other...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 9, 2016
- 4 min
The Sandcastle Girls
A Book Review by Laurie Fundukian Chris Bohjalian, with his sixteenth novel, has managed to tell the horrific tale of the Armenian...
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Thrive Detroit
- Aug 19, 2015
- 8 min
Fat Girl Walking: Book Review and Interview
Brittany Gibbons is a woman who speaks her mind, and her mind is hilarious. She has decided to make people uncomfortable and change the...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jul 6, 2015
- 5 min
Book Review: Station Eleven
Book Review: Station Eleven Laurie Fundukian Emily St. John Mandel’s fourth novel, Station Eleven, begins with the ending of one person,...
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Thrive Detroit
- Mar 7, 2015
- 4 min
Book Review: The Girl on the Train
Paula Hawkins has caused some buzz so far this year with her thriller/mystery The Girl on the Train, which is being touted as the British...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 29, 2014
- 4 min
Book Review: Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed
Cheryl Strayed hiked the Pacific Crest trail–starting in California, going through parts of Oregon, and ending in Washington State–when...
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 5, 2014
- 5 min
Book Review: Land of the Blind by Jess Walter
Review By: Laurie Fundukian Those who read my reviews know that I tend to become enamored with a writer, but perhaps don’t discover them...
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Thrive Detroit
- Aug 2, 2014
- 4 min
Book Review: The Light in the Ruins
Many readers may be familiar with Chris Bohjalian’s novel Midwives, which was a popular “Oprah pick” back when she had the power to move...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jun 13, 2014
- 3 min
Intriguing Summer Reads
A Summer Trio Gone Girl, Gillian Flynn’s third novel, published in 2012, became a sensation, and will make its feature film debut in...
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Thrive Detroit
- Apr 5, 2014
- 3 min
Book Review: The Fault in Our Stars by John Green
Young adult (YA) literature continues to be a hot commodity. From the Hunger Games to Divergent series, everyone seems to be reading YA,...
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Thrive Detroit
- Feb 18, 2014
- 2 min
Book Review: Why Does the World Exist by Jim Holt
Why is there something rather than nothing? This question, which occurs in many different forms throughout the pages of history, also...
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Thrive Detroit
- Jan 20, 2014
- 5 min
Book Review: Dred: The Great and Dismal Swamp
Much time has gone by since the 13th Amendment, prohibiting slavery, was passed in December 1865. Black History Month is a good time to...
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Thrive Detroit
- Nov 27, 2013
- 2 min
Dean Dauphinais Book Review: “Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair” by Anne
Stitches: A Handbook on Meaning, Hope and Repair (Riverhead Books, 2013) is the perfect follow-up to Anne Lamott’s wonderful Help,...
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Thrive Detroit
- Oct 13, 2013
- 4 min
Book Review: The Interestings
Megan Wolitzer’s novel, The Interestings, is as compelling as its title suggests (along with extremely well-written and engaging), but...
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