My suggestions and those of friends…
On the Borders bargain table I picked up Cokie Roberts latest book Ladies of Liberty, but I only care about the Dolley Madison chapter.
My friend Martin recommends Trust Agents as he says “really good if that’s your kind of thing”, hum don’t know but will check it out.
First Lady Rosalynn Carter has a new book, “Within Our Reach: Ending the Mental Health Crisis.” This is her second book about mental health, and no doubt this is something we all should understand better.
Barbara Kingsolver, notable author of great murder mysteries is taking on the environment and the industrial food pipeline in several books. Check them out here.
Ed, ever the pest, suggests War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy, yes I am linking to the Cliffsnotes! Ed and his many personalities leaves cranky comments in 3…2…1…
Looking for less intense socially significant beach reading…well you can’t do better than this series by Stieg Larsson.
The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo, The Girl Who Played with Fire, The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest
Or you could go old school with the The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins.
In addition to the Cokie Roberts book and the Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, what else is on my nightstand?
Grave Goods by Ariana Franklin, third in a series about a 12 th century doctor solving crimes for Henry II.. enjoyed the first two… expect to enjoy this one as well.
The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty, Delhi 1857 by William Dalrymple. I picked them up at BahriSons in the Khan market in Delhi, along with Kim by
Rudyard Kipling, it seemed appropriate somehow. I know, I know.. Kim is horribly un-pc.
Actually this whole post was just an excuse to use the picture above. I figure that after being called a socialist and a communist for over a year-the least I could do was pimp Mao’s “Little Red Book”.
Please note, with one exception, I’ve not linked to the big internet booksellers-please try to purchase at a local independent book seller. The exception, The Little Red Book… of course, cause what’s not poetic about buying that from Amazon!
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