Finished The Book of Joy while on vacation. I loved it! The intimacy and wonderful friendship between these two great men was refreshing to read.
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Finished The Book of Joy while on vacation. I loved it! The intimacy and wonderful friendship between these two great men was refreshing to read.
Today I borrowed:
Into the Water: A Novel
Siege and Survival: The Odyssey of a Leningrader
A History of Judaism
The Latehomeconer: A Hmong Family Memoir
An Odyssey: A Father, A Son, and an Epic
Alsitair McCaul Smith is a light but enjoyable upbeat read when one needs a break from life.
"Paris, I love you but you're bringing me down" by Rosencrans Baldwin. His account of his life in Paris with his wife for 18 months with a Parisian ad agency. It's about 10 years old (he mentions the election of Obama) but it's a nice first-hand account of learning fluent French, life with his co-workers, the generally accepted level of bawdiness, drinking, and late night work-week partying. An American view of the Parisian culture includes lots of funny bits and poignant scenes as well.
Enjoyable read, but I also thought if you're an introvert, or a tee-totaler, or a morning person, then Paris life would be very tough.
Erdrich Tracks
Rough Beauty: Forty Seasons of Mountain Living
Still Alive: A Holocaust Girlhood Remembered
Defying Hitler
bell hooks Bone Black
I'm Judging You
Sunrise in Spain: Finding the Good Life Hiking the Camino Real of Santiago
Art of the Wasted Day which so far seems to be about daydreaming.
Someone is Hiding Something, about the disappearance of Flight 370, written by Richard Belzer, generally known for conspiracy theories. I have another Flight 370 book in queue, to balance it out.