Friday, May 15, 2009

Non-Fiction Five!


I've never tried this one, but based on the books I've got coming up, it looks like a good one :) It will certainly stretch me a bit, and that's a good thing.
The rules:
1. Read 5 non-fiction books during the months of May - September, 2009 (please link your reviews on Mister Linky each month; Mister Linky can be found each month on this blog)

2. Read at least one non-fiction book that is different from your other choices (i.e.: 4 memoirs and 1 self-help)


My tentative list:
1. An Edible History of Humanity by Tom Standage
2. Why Darwin Matters: The Case Against Intelligent Design by Michael Shermer
3. Gift from the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh
4. Hold On To Your Kids: Why Parents Need to Matter More Than Peers by Gorden Neufeld
5. The Singing Creek Where the Willows Grow - The Mystical Nature Diary of Opal Whitely

I'm really excited!

4 comments:

Trish @ Love, Laughter, Insanity said...

Yay! So glad you'll be joining us. I haven't read any of your choices, but they sound really interesting--will you be reading these for book club or fun? Sounds like you would have been reading some of these anyway?

shamers said...

We've been reading the Malcolm Gladwell books, which I think you might enjoy. 'Outliers' has changed the way I think about success and how I focus on raising the kid. Just a suggestion, since you're looking for nonfic....

Hope you're feeling well. Think of you often. :)

Corinne said...

Trish - the Darwin one is for book club (yeah, wouldn't pick THAT one on my own!) but the others are for fun :)

Mookie Mama - Clint just read Outliers this week! He really liked it too. I read Blink and found it surprisingly engaging.

shamers said...

I think Outliers is better than Blink. Blink was interesting, but Outliers has changed the way I think about things. I'm on the waiting list at the library for Tipping Point. I'll let you know. :)

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