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. Then Came You by Lisa Kleypas
2. Escape by Carolyn Jessop
3. Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blum
4. The Giver  by Lois Lowry
5. A Kingdom of Dreams  by Judith McNaught
6. Hiroshima by John Hersey
7. A Farewell to Arms by Ernest Hemingway
8. The Great Influenza by John Barry
9. Reclaiming History by Vincent Bugliosi
10. Of Mice and Men  by John Steinbeck

Monday Recommendations

Monday Recommendation List...on Tuesday this week!

 

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. For the spiritually inclined: Tao Te Ching by Lao Tzu
2. Award winning journalism: Hiroshima by John Hersey
3. Sassy Romance: Natural Born Charmer by Susan Elizabeth Phillips
4. Being Zen: Happiness Now by Robert Holden
5. Sizzling Romance:  See Jane Score by Rachel Gibson
6. Thoughtful Parenting: How Children Succeed by Paul Tough
7. Police Drama Series: Jonathan Stride series (starts with Immoral) by Brian Freeman
8. Romantic Suspense: To the Edge by Cindy Gerard
9. Travel Lover/Gift for: Secret Journeys by National Geographic
10. Dazzling Science: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot

Hiroshima

Hiroshima by John Hersey

From Amazon.com:

“On August 6, 1945, Hiroshima was destroyed by the first atom bomb ever dropped on a city. This book, John Hersey's journalistic masterpiece, tells what happened on that day. Told through the memories of survivors, this timeless, powerful and compassionate document has become a classic "that stirs the conscience of humanity" (The New York Times).”

My thoughts:

This is a very powerful book. Hersey puts a human face on the bombing of Hiroshima. Most historical accounts do not take this perspective. With powerful imagery, six survivors tell their stories. Outstanding journalism.