Beverly Armento

http://www.beverlyarmentoauthor.com

Beverly Armento is the author of Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope, a 2022 Independent Publishers Award Bronze Medal winner for Autobiography. She is also an award-winning memoirist who was an educator for many decades. She is Professor Emerita at Georgia State University where she was Chairperson of the Middle-Secondary Education Department and Director of the Center for Business and Economic Education. Her academic research and writing focus on effective teaching and leadership strategies in culturally diverse settings.

Books by Beverly Armento

Image of Seeing Eye Girl: A Memoir of Madness, Resilience, and Hope

Book Reviews by Beverly Armento

Image of Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham
Author(s):
Marcia Clark
Genre(s):
True Crime, Legal, Narrative Nonfiction

Trial by Ambush: Murder, Injustice, and the Truth about the Case of Barbara Graham

November 30, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“Trial by Ambush is a historic case study of prosecutorial behavior at one of its ugliest moments—a moment that served no one, not the innocent, the guilty, or society in general.”

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Image of On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service
Author(s):
Anthony Fauci MD
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Medical, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Pandemics, Medical Writing

On Call: A Doctor's Journey in Public Service

July 23, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

Advisor to seven U.S.

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Image of Woman of Interest: A Memoir
Author(s):
Tracy O'Neill
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Personal Memoir, Narrative Nonfiction

Woman of Interest: A Memoir

June 24, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“a genre-expanding noir memoir-detective story, full of drama, intrigue, bizarre characters, even more bizarre behavior, and unexpected twists.”

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Image of Somehow: Thoughts on Love
Author(s):
Anne Lamott
Genre(s):
Spiritual, Personal Growth, Self-Improvement/Self Help, Authors, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir

Somehow: Thoughts on Love

April 8, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“Lamott’s eye-opening gem brings the reader to the power and sweetness love can bring to us daily to ease life’s journey and light our way.”

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Image of Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds
Author(s):
Michelle Horton
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Family Memoir, Personal Memoir, Criminals

Dear Sister: A Memoir of Secrets, Survival, and Unbreakable Bonds

January 29, 2024
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“20,000 phone calls are made to domestic violence hotlines each day in the United States.

One in four women will experience intimate partner violence in her lifetime.”

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Image of A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food
Author(s):
Will Harris
Genre(s):
Personal Memoir, Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Ecology & Environment, Science & Math, Environment

A Bold Return to Giving a Damn: One Farm, Six Generations, and the Future of Food

October 9, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

Whether you are a vegan or you love beef—whether you grew up on a farm or have never stepped in manure—if you care about land, air, and water quality, humane treatment of animals, thriving rural co

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Image of Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It
Author(s):
Jennifer Breheny Wallace
Genre(s):
Education, Psychology, Business, Investing & Economics

Never Enough: When Achievement Culture Becomes Toxic-and What We Can Do About It

August 30, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“Making changes in the individualistic, hypercompetitive society is indeed a major enterprise.

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Image of Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice (City Lights Open Media)
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Social Activists, History, Feminism

Women Who Change the World: Stories from the Fight for Social Justice (City Lights Open Media)

August 28, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“This important collection of voices of women who have changed—and are changing—the world gives inspiration to all who share their grief and vision.”

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Image of Happy People Are Annoying
Author(s):
Josh Peck
Genre(s):
Biography, Autobiography & Memoir, Actors & Entertainers

Happy People Are Annoying

February 20, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

In his coming-of-age memoir, Happy People are Annoying, Josh Peck takes his readers on the jagged journey of his young life, up to his current 36-year-old self, now a popular social media

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Image of Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater
Author(s):
Peggy Orenstein
Genre(s):
Sewing: Quilting, Needlepoint, Textiles, Weaving, Knitting, Embroidery, Crossstitch, Crochet, Pandemics, Current/Public Affairs & Events, Sustainability, Personal Memoir

Unraveling: What I Learned About Life While Shearing Sheep, Dyeing Wool, and Making the World's Ugliest Sweater

January 22, 2023
Reviewed by: 
Beverly Armento

“a master communicator who knows how to employ humor and integrate personal content with macro issues, Orenstein has written an accessible book, one that will resonate with many readers .

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