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

Bloom

Bloom: Finding Beauty in the Unexpected by Kelle Hampton

Inspiring and beautiful, Hampton's memoir is very touching. She shares her birth experience as her baby is born with Downs Syndrome. The shock of the unexpected was difficult to overcome, but she quickly put things into proper perspective. 
Overall, this memoir shows the power of positivity. It is important to live the life you are given to the fullest. I fell in love with this family through the heartfelt prose and gorgeous photography. You can also follow Hampton's blog.