Banja de Banja is successful, but has been smashed to pieces by her divorce. As a self noted aggressive bisexual, she has a insatiable desire to meet new people and to experience new things. Comet Fox is a selection of chapters from her life. Some of these will make you laugh, some will make you cry, and others will make you question everything. Continue reading “Comet Fox Book Review from @kleffnotes”

Dr. Mark Goldstein has loved animals ever since he was a little boy. Both domestic and wild animals have interested him and after graduating veterinary school at Cornell University, he became a veterinarian in clinical practice. He then went on to be director of zoos in Boston and Los Angeles, then head of a progressive humane society where he advocated for animal welfare. During his 30 year career he has gained a great deal of knowledge about not just animals, but the people who care for him. By taking readers through his life he shares all that he’s learned about how to live. Continue reading “Lions and Tigers and Hamsters Book Review from @kleffnotes”

From 1787 to 1868 more than 160,000 women and children were convicted and sent from Britain to Australia for a variety of crimes. Convicts in the Colonies: Transportation Tales From Britain to Australia provides real life case studies and exceptional tales of those who were brought over in the first ships until the last ships. Lucy Williams examines everything from crime to sentencing in Britain to the perilous voyage these convicts had to face on their way to Australia. She then examines the three main penal colonies and the men and women who lived there. Continue reading “Convicts in the Colonies Book Review from @kleffnotes”