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. Secret Journeys by National Geographic (there are several versions!)
2. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
3. Bloom by Kelle Hampton
4. Beyond Religion  by Dalai Lama XIV
5. Deep Down True  by Juliette Fay
6. On Love by Alain de Botton
7. Rescue by Anita Shreve
8. Promise Me by Nancy Brinker
9. Even Silence Has An End by Ingrid Betancourt
10. Not Without Hope  by Nick Schuyler

Monday Recommendation List

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. My One and Only by Kristan Higgins
2. Even Silence Has An End by Ingrid Betancourt
3. Dark Places by Gillian Flynn
4. Maybe This Time by Jennifer Crusie
5. Eve Duncan Series (starts with The Face of Deception) by Iris Johansen
6. Just Let Me Lie Down by Kristin Van Ogtrop
7. Husband and Wife by Leah Stewart
8. Secrets of a Summer Night by Lisa Kleypas
9. Super Sad True Love Story by Gary Shteyngart
10. The Executor by Jesse Kellerman

Even Silence Has An End

Even Silence Has An End: My Six Years of Captivity in the Colombian Jungle by Ingrid Betancourt

This is a very powerful memoir. As the age of 32, Ingrid Betancourt made the decision to leave the safety of France, to return to her home country of Colombia. Despite the dangerous political climate, Betancourt felt a strong sense of duty to try and make a difference in the country she loved.

While campaigning for President of Colombia in 2002, she was abducted by the FARC. What followed is nearly 7 years of being held captive in the jungle.

This book moved me on many fronts. Betancourt’s strong morality and strength shines through her words. Questions such as: How does one live life to the fullest? What really constitutes freedom?  and How important is hope?; are brought to the reader’s mind.  This urged me to read more about Colombia and about Betancourt’s life and captivity.

This book is inspirational and I strongly recommend it. It is quite long, but worth it.