Okay, I admit it...I'm a
B*O*O*K*A*H*O*L*I*C
I love books!
I like to listen to them, read them in book form, or read them on the Kindle.
But, whatever form they are in, I love the power of words.
I remember one day, lots of years ago, I was pedaling the stationery bike while reading Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." I was so moved and went in to RAH in the other room, and said, "I can't quite believe the power of her words."
I so appreciate a good author, good story line, good writing, good characters...
Some books are poorly written, but tell a great story; other books have both a great story and are incredibly well written, like Jane Eyre or many Charles Dickens books.
While I appreciate and have read lots of fiction books over the years, I really enjoy non-fiction, particularly true stories about PEOPLE.
Here's a partial list of non-fiction books that I have really enjoyed over many years....(these are in no particular order, just as they came to mind)....
Ditch Digger's Daughters: A Black Family's Astonishing Success Story
The Investigation: the truth Behind Howard Hughes, Melvin Dummar, and the Most Contested Will in America
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Having Our Say: the Delany Sisters First 100 Years
Mao's Last Dancer
Open
The Outliers: The Story of Success
Hard Work: My Life on and Off the Court
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio: How My Mother Raised Ten Kids on 25 Words or Less
A Girl Named Zippy
Betrayal: The Life and Times of Bernard Madoff
Have a Little Faith: A True Story
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Coal Miner's Daughter
Exit the Rainmaker
Growing Up
John Glen - A Memoir
The Courage to be Rich
Millionaire Next Door
A Walk in the Woods
A Year in Provence
Peacegiver
I like to listen to them, read them in book form, or read them on the Kindle.
But, whatever form they are in, I love the power of words.
I remember one day, lots of years ago, I was pedaling the stationery bike while reading Maya Angelou's "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings." I was so moved and went in to RAH in the other room, and said, "I can't quite believe the power of her words."
I so appreciate a good author, good story line, good writing, good characters...
Some books are poorly written, but tell a great story; other books have both a great story and are incredibly well written, like Jane Eyre or many Charles Dickens books.
While I appreciate and have read lots of fiction books over the years, I really enjoy non-fiction, particularly true stories about PEOPLE.
Here's a partial list of non-fiction books that I have really enjoyed over many years....(these are in no particular order, just as they came to mind)....
Ditch Digger's Daughters: A Black Family's Astonishing Success Story
The Investigation: the truth Behind Howard Hughes, Melvin Dummar, and the Most Contested Will in America
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
Having Our Say: the Delany Sisters First 100 Years
Mao's Last Dancer
Open
The Outliers: The Story of Success
Hard Work: My Life on and Off the Court
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
Prize Winner of Defiance Ohio: How My Mother Raised Ten Kids on 25 Words or Less
A Girl Named Zippy
Betrayal: The Life and Times of Bernard Madoff
Have a Little Faith: A True Story
Love, Loss, and What I Wore
Coal Miner's Daughter
Exit the Rainmaker
Growing Up
John Glen - A Memoir
The Courage to be Rich
Millionaire Next Door
A Walk in the Woods
A Year in Provence
Peacegiver
Tennis Partner
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
High Crimes
Some of these books have made me laugh, cry, shake my head in wonder/disbelief, restore my faith in humanity, lose my faith in humanity, but most of all be amazed at what good writers can achieve in telling a compelling story.
So, let me just say once again, I am thankful for BOOKS, LIBRARIES, the PRINTED WORD, and the power those words can evoke in me.
1 comment:
I'm so glad to have this list! I'll try to knock some of them through my brain.
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