I realized that at the end of 2018 I wrote a list of books that I recommended (but didn't blog about) but that I hadn't written one for 2019, so here is that list. NF stands for non-fiction. 1. A Gentleman in Moscow by Amor Towles- not sure why I didn't blog about this book… Continue reading Books I Enjoyed In 2019
The Library Book by Susan Orlean
This is a book about the Los Angeles Public Library, borrowed from a Miami-Dade Public Library. [a nationwide drive to gather books for army reading rooms, military hospitals, and training camps.] By March 1942, the Victory Book Campaign had amassed more than six million books and had begun distributing them to troops across the country… Continue reading The Library Book by Susan Orlean
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
This non-fiction book by Rebecca Skloot is one of the most fascinating books I've ever read. If science and people interest you then this is a no brainer. The story is about a black woman named Henrietta Lacks (HeLa) whose cells turned out to be exactly what science needed, a miracle. Her cells (taken from… Continue reading The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
We all know that there are two types of readers out there: the ones who can drop a book in the middle of reading it if they think it's not worth it to them, and then the ones who will suffer through to the bitter end. I am sorry to say that I am not… Continue reading Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens
The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
The birds in the book are organized according to the bird they are deep down inside. What can I say, I'm extremely pleased with this book. It's displayed on my book shelf next to a little glass bird and a ceramic tile with a Kingfisher on it. I received the book as a Secret Santa… Continue reading The Field Guide to Dumb Birds of North America
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