Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This week-- 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. The Black Ops Series (first is Show No Mercy) by Cindy Gerard
2. The End of the Affair by Graham Greene
3. The Jonathan Stride series (first is Immoral) by Brian Freeman
4. Beautiful Disaster  by Jamie McGuire
5. Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero  by Chris Matthews
6. Baking with the Cake Boss by Buddy Valastro
7. Unlikely Friendships by Jennifer Holland
8. Destiny of the Republic by Candice Millard
9. I Shall Not Hate by Izzeldin Abuelaish
10. What’s New, Cupcake  by Karen Tack

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List

Random list of 10 books Monday! I have read and enjoyed each of these enough to flag for a potential personal library purchase.

Be bold and just choose randomly, stick to your normal genre...or step outside of your normal reading zone and try something you usually wouldn’t. You can look up the descriptions at Amazon.com, or search my blog for old posts by entering the title in the little search box in the top left-hand corner and clicking the magnifying glass.

This weeks 10 recommendations (in no particular order):

1. Scary Science: The Great Influenza by John Barry
2. Southern Classic: Third Life of Grange Copeland  by Alice Walker
3. Haunting Memoir: Kaffir Boy by Mark Mathabane
4. Parenting Tips: 501 Ways to Boost Your Child’s Self Esteem by Robert Ramsey
5. Healthy Thoughts:  Super Immunity by Joel Fuhrman
6. Emotional Romance: Dream Lake by Lisa Kleypas
7. Presidential Non-fiction: Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews
8. Historical Romance: The Highland Guard Series (starts with The Chief) by Monica McCarty
9. Challenges of Parenting: Bloom by Kelly Hampton
10. Spicy Romance: Lord of Scoundrels by Loretta Chase

Jack Kennedy

Jack Kennedy: Elusive Hero by Chris Matthews

I enjoy Presidential History. Matthews presents a moving biography of John F. Kennedy.

Kennedy was easily charismatic, yet there seems to be shield of distance and mystery surrounding him. In this biography he is shown as a brother, a son, a friend, a war hero and a politician. The book is more about how he came upon the road of politics, as opposed to what he did along the road.

Whether you agree with a President's policies, or not, there shouldn't be a dispute that it takes a great person to rise to that level. I enjoyed reading about Kennedy's journey on this rare path. I appreciate his spirit of leadership.