What are you reading this week?
Enquiring minds want to know.
What's the best book you've read lately?
I'd love to hear about it. I'll be posting reviews from blog readers.
Here are some of my current favorites:
Malcolm Gladwell Blink:
The Power of Thinking without Thinking
Can you make a sound decision in the blink of an eye? Can
you tell genuine from fake at a glance? Can you assess a dangerous situation in
a heartbeat?
Malcolm Gladwell’s fascinating book tells how our brains
work, and why decisions that we can’t explain to others (or even to ourselves)
are often brilliant.
Non-fiction from Little, Brown and Company, 2005 277 pages
Susan Nolen-Hoeksema’s The Power of Women is
subtitled: “harness your unique strengths at home, at work, and in your
community.” Practical suggestions on how to improve family relationships and
make your work productive and fulfilling. It’s a tribute to the power of
womanhood, but men will benefit from it too. Nolen-Hoeksema gives excellent
examples of how to listen to your teen and how to make your voice heard at
work.
Non-fiction from MacMillan Audiobooks, 2009 5 hours
Hot detectives, sweet revenge, and tea cups with legs add to
the fun in Fast Women, by Jennifer Crusie. Best
line: “I’m very gullible. I believe everything I think.” A romantic comedy with
teeth. And legs.
Fiction from St. P Press, 2001 358 pages
Were you brought up to be neat, polite, and perfect? What
did you miss out on? What would you do, if you could choose your dream career
or talent? In Brave, Not Perfect, Reshma Saujani says, don’t just dream,
do it. Her subtitle says it all: “Fear
less, fail more, and live bolder.” Celebrate your failures, learn from them,
and keep on going.
Non-fiction from Currency, 2019 197 pages
Avon Green was born without arms. That doesn’t slow her down.
She solves mysteries, integrates into an alien environment, and
bonds with a cactus in Dusti Bowling’s novel, Insignificant Events in
the Life of a Cactus. Next time you hear yourself say, “I can’t,” go
on-line and check out real-life armless people. The
accomplishments of Jessica Cox and Trisha Unarmed (to name only
two) would be impressive if they were fully-armed. What they do
armlessly will inspire you.
Fiction from Sterling Children’s Books, 2017 262 pages
Who would you be, if you were raised by a wild animal? Karen
Hesse’s novel The Music of Dolphins gives you a glimpse of what
your life might be like. What does it mean, to be human? Are
animals capable of humane acts?
Fiction from Scholastic Press, 1996 181 pages
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