Hi folks! Wow! Last month is a blur. I was on the road so much that at one point I could not remember what state I was in. The bright side is that all of my flights provide me with plenty of opportunities to read (as opposed to watch Frozen 58 times). Among my favorites were a trio of novels: Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline, The Goldfinch by Dona Tartt and The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd, as well as my typical nonfiction fare: Duty by former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates, The Disaster Artist by Greg Sestero and Tom Bissell and The Bully Pulpit by Doris Kearns Goodwin (I cannot get enough about Theodore Roosevelt).
Anyhow, enjoy this month’s book selections below. I hope you are all reading some wonderful books. Make sure to tell me all about them. If you're an author or a publisher and would like to send me review copies of your book(s), please send them to the address listed for authors and publishers.
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If you have not yet read O’Neill’s Netherland, go grab a copy. O’Neill exhibits wonderfully dark humor that one friend of mine says reminds him of the Coen Brothers if they wrote novels. I read this book cover to cover in a flash.
Subtitled “Notes on Startups, Or How to Build the Future,” this easy-to-read book offers Thiel’s blueprint for today’s entrepreneurs. The type of book that should be required in schools – but will probably never make the list.
I recently resigned my tenured position at a university where I had worked for 17 years, and this book was just what I needed to lift my spirits. Laugh-out loud funny. Perfect for academics caught in the bureaucracy of “higher” education.
Students will love this, and wise teachers will read it themselves, as this awesome book is FILLED with great transition activities that are sure to keep students awake in between test drivel.
Lots of stuff going on in this book. Great for the “middle child” in any family. Reminded me of the Outlander books my wife has me reading, as it deals with a young girl’s time travel adventures. Sure to be popular with upper elementary and middle school girls.
One of the best ways I know to entice reluctant boy readers to read is to offer them plenty of comics. Better yet – find one related to a recent hit movie. Get multiple copies of this paperback, as it will fly off the shelves.
I am not a Yankees fan at all, but even I will be bummed to see Derek Jeter leave. A class act baseball player for 20 years, I am thrilled to see him writing books geared toward upper elementary and middle school boys. They’ll devour this book.
Do yourself a favor and check out a bunch of Long’s books. Her illustrations simply dazzle me. I think this story has a chance at becoming a Classic. A must-have for any classroom or home library.
With terrific illustrations by Christina E. Forshay, this book is great for introducing children to football terminology. What makes it special is the story of parents passing along their love of football to their children. You don’t have to like football to like this book.
