For as long as I can remember I have loved to read. There is nothing like escaping into the pages of a good book. Not too long ago I read Beyoncé by J. Randy Taraborrelli, when I told a friend about it they suggested that I read one of his other books “Michael Jackson: The Magic and the Madness.” The book is over 600 pages and anyone who likes the back story of the music industry would enjoy this read. I am almost finished with it and can now move on to the rest of my summer reading list.
Next up “The Warmth of Other Suns” by Isabel Wilkerson. This is also a suggested read by a good friend. This national bestseller is the epic story of America’s great migration. Toni Morrison says the book is profound, necessary and an absolute delight to read. It is a winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Nonfiction. This book is also over 600 pages long. It looks like I am going to be real busy reading. I typically read under the dryer at the hair salon, before I go to bed at night and I like reading on the airplane. I am trying to get back to my reading instead of playing Candy Crush.
This is no short list if I do say so myself. Here are the rest of the books that I am going to try and read this summer. Some of these books I picked up several months ago and they have just been sitting on my desk. I started the “New Jim Crow” by Michelle Alexander but it didn’t grab me. I know that this is supposed to be a very important book about mass incarceration in the age of colorblindness. The back cover says that once in a great while a book comes along that changes the way we see the world and helps to fuel a nationwide social movement. I really want to read this book.
On my list after that one is “Before I Forget” by B. Smith and Dan Gasby. This is about B. Smith’s fight with Alzheimer’s. She and Dan were in Pittsburgh about a month ago for a book signing at Barnes and Noble. Dan Gasby gave a moving talk about how he met B. Smith and what Alzheimer’s has done to their lives. Based on the reviews that I have read about this book I recommend it for anyone who has dealt with someone suffered from Alzheimer’s.
The last on my list is “The Lucky Years” by David B. Agus, M.D. I heard about this book on a radio talk show. Here are some of bullet points that drove me to purchase this book: lose weight effortlessly without a trendy diet, reverse aging to look, feel and physically be ten years younger, use simple technologies to avoid or control chronic conditions like pain, depression, high blood pressure and diabetes. This book needs to be moved to the top of my list. If you are looking for a good book try one on my list.
(Email the columnist at debbienorrell@aol.com)
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