What book are you taking to the beach? We kicked off our summer reading series with an interview with "Anthropology of an American Girl" author, Hilary Thayer Hamann, and we've been asking for your reading suggestions. The series will keep going all summer, so come back to add books you love to the list, and take suggestions from other listeners.
"Chimera" by Rob Thurman
"Drive" by Daniel Pink
"Tipping Point" by Malcolm Gladwell
"Nobody Move" by Denis Johnson
- Dry humor, honest violence, and a blazing fast back end.
"Brainwashing of the American Investor"
- The book provides perspective and a methodology that you can implement. It is actually amazing that there is so much value in a book that looks small in size versus other choices within the investments category.
"Paper Towns" by John Green
-Romance, mystery, and a Walt Whitman poem. What could be better?
Charleston Kisses by Terry Ward Tucker
THE GOSPEL LIBEL: THE CAUSE OF 2000 YEARS OF HOLOCAUST, a courtroom drama dealing with the most tragic libel in the history of the human race.
"The Forever War" by Joe Haldeman "
"The Girl with a Dragon Tattoo" by Steig Larsson
"The Quest for Shakespeare" by Joseph Pierce
- He makes a good argument that Shakespeare was a practicing Catholic
Keep the suggestions coming! Add yours in the comments section.
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The Blow-Off by Jim Knipfel
A great, absurdist look at media-fueled mass panic, set in NYC.
Listened with interest to your interview with Carl Hiaison this morning about his new book Star Island. Hope will consider featuring another, very different and more compelling portrait of one couple’s love story set against the backdrop of Miami during the 70’s, 80’s and 90’s . "Stiltsville" (Harper Collins, Aug.4) is the first novel of promising new author Susanna Daniel, a Miami native and graduate of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop, who now lives in Madison, Wisconsin. It is a Book of the Month Club alternate selection and is being featured by Barnes and Noble among in its new selections section. I have read it and loved it, as have others I have talked to! Rather than my trying to tell you about it I am forwarding an interview done by a Wisconsin NPR affiliate and a couple of reviews to pique your interest.
Taped interview by Milwaukee public radio for a program called “Lake Effect”
http://www.wuwm.com/programs/lake_effect/view_le.php?articleid=1037
Next is a review by the Denver Post
http://www.denverpost.com/reviews/ci_15634290
Also see review in The Sun Sentinel on August 8.
Went home last night, glanced at my copy of The House of M. Lucretius and discovered to my horror that I got one of the authors' names wrong! It should be Liz L. Alexander and Jean M. Bratcher. I apologize for the confusion I have caused.
Earlier this year, I read The House of M. Lucretius, by Elizabeth Laquidara and Jean M. Bratcher. This is ideal summer reading: one of the best love stories ever, set in ancient Pompeii not long before its destruction. History buffs will delight in the thorough research, and it has a paranormal twist, too.
I recommend "The House Of M. Lucretius" by author Liz Alexander.
It is an interesting story of history and romance in early Pompeii.
The Good Son by Michael Gruber
and
Island Beneath the Sea by Isabel Allende
are wonderful works of fiction - The Good Son offers suspense, interesting characters and takes place in Pakistan, Afghanistan and the US offering enlightment on culture, psychology, and political issues. Island Beneath the Sea takes place before, during and after the Haitian slave rebellion in the 18th century and is very absorbing on many levels with characters who display courage, resolve, and resilience.
"The James Boys" by
Richard Liebmann-Smith
A hysterical novel that postulates that William and Henry James are brothers of Frank and Jesse James. Real events mixed with a great imagination make for a great summer read. (I think John will enjoy this.)
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell.
The Man From Beijing by Henning Mankell.
I'd like to recommend Feed by Mira Grant.
In the near future we've cured cancer, as well as the common cold. What nobody could have foreseen was the zombie apocalypse that ensued when the two airborne cures mingled in the wild.
Twenty years later, humanity is still going strong. Sure, you can't eat beef anymore because the cows zombify moments after you slaughter them, but they're doing incredible things with soybeans these days. And while gathering together in groups larger than ten people may be a prospect fraught with stupid, the Internet keeps us connected with each other and licensed bloggers make sure we're up to date on everything from the latest trends in firearms and attractive but sensible shoes to the campaign trail shenanigans of the Presidential hopefuls.
The cool thing about Feed is that it isn't really a zombie book. The walking dead are a backdrop; a menace, yes, but one that is largely under control. Most of the time. The real story is about politics, journalism, and growing up in a world where everyone has lived with terror for so long that they've normalized it. It's about ambition, greed, justice, and humanity -- because you need a living, working brain for real evil.
The parts that involve poking the infected with sticks are almost gravy.
Put "Ocean Raton" by John Manrique on your list. Came about three years ago and is a wild satire of the South Florida real estate bubble burst penned by an industry insider.
Another Country by James Baldwin
Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott
Imperfect Birds by Anne Lamott
Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell
Blonde Faith by Walter Mosley
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