Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Barbara Brown Taylor Genre: Non-Fiction, Theology, Christian, Memoir 216 pages, published February 10, 2009 Reading Format: Book Summary In An Altar in the World, Barbara Brown Taylor shares how she learned to encounter God beyond the walls of any church. From simple practices such as walking, working, and getting […]
Rating: ☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: B.J. Novak Genre: Fiction, Short Stories, Humor 288 pages, published February 4, 2014 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary One More Thing is a collection of humorous, witty and sometimes surprisingly affecting short stories from B.J. Novak, an actor, writer, and director best known for his work on The Office […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Blair Norman, Barbara Corson Author: Amor Towles Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction 462 pages, published September 6, 2016 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary In A Gentleman in Moscow, Amor Towles depicts Russia during the beginning and middle of the twentieth century through the eyes of Count Alexander Rostov. In 1922, Count […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Jonathan Tropper Genre: Fiction, Humor 352 pages, published March 28, 2006 Reading Format: Book Summary Everything Changes tells the story of Zachary King. In his appearance to the outside world, Zack has it all. A steady, well-paying job, a rent-free luxurious Manhattan apartment, and an engagement to Hope, who […]
Rating: ☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author: Debra Meyler Genre: Fiction 343 pages, published August 20, 2013 Reading Format: Book Summary The Bookstore tells the story of Esme Garland, a young, impressionable and idealistic British woman who studying art history at Columbia University in New York. Shortly after arriving in the States, Esme starts dating Mitchell […]
Rating: ☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author: C. J. Redwine Genre: Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy 432 pages, published February 14, 2017 Reading Format: e-Book on Overdrive Summary The Wish Granter is a romantic, action-packed young adult fantasy novel loosely based on the tale of Rumpelstiltskin. It centers on the story of Ari Glavan, who along with […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Sue Breen Author: Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows Genre: Historical Fiction, Fiction, Romance, World War II 277 pages, published July 29, 2008 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary Written as a series of letters, The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society tells two stories. The first takes place in 1946 […]
Rating: ☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Bill Bryson Genre: Non-Fiction, Travel, Memoir, Humor 397 pages, published December 26, 2006 Reading Format: Audio Book Summary A Walk in the Woods is Bill Bryson’s memoir of his more than 500 miles of hiking the Appalachian Trail or AT as it is often referred to. The AT stretches […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Jonathan Allen and Amie Parnes Genre: Non-Fiction, History, Politics 480 pages, published April 18, 2017 Reading Format: Book Summary A very timely book when I read it, Shattered is an insider’s account of Hillary Clinton’s campaign for the Presidency during the 2016 election against Donald Trump. How could she […]
Rating: ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author: Thomas J. Stanley and William D. Danko Genre: Non-Fiction, Economics, Finance, Personal Finance, Self Improvement 258 pages, published October 25, 1995 Reading Format: Book Summary The Millionaire Next Door is a compilation of research on the profiles of American millionaires (i.e., U.S. households with net-worths exceeding one million dollars). […]