View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Light at the End of the Funnel: A journey through disaster and trauma

by Jeffrey D. Blackburn

Published: 2017-03-22

Paperback: 100 pages

1 member reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

On Friday, May 4, 2007, Greensburg, Kansas, was leveled by an EF5 tornado. Most of the town was destroyed, and residents were thrust into an unthinkable situation. Light at the End of the Funnel is one man's account of experiencing this disaster firsthand and coping with the ensuing trauma. The author...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Mind Hacking: How to Change Your Mind for Good in 21 Days

by Sir John Hargrave

Published: 2017-09-12

Paperback: 240 pages

1 member reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Have you ever wished you could reprogram your brain, just as a hacker would a computer? In this 3-step guide to improving your mental habits—using plenty of clear “computer-related terms should resonate with tech-savvy readers, including those resistant to typical self-help fare” (Pu...

View Reading GUide

* * * * Interesting,
Adventurous,
Informative

Be the first to rate this book!

Wilderness Essays

by John Muir

Published: 2011-04-01

Hardcover: 288 pages

3 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Part of John Muir's appeal to modern readers is that he not only explored the American West and wrote about its beauties but also fought for their preservation. His successes dot the landscape and are evident in all the natural features that bear his name: forests, lakes, trails, and glaci...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Cold Vein

by Anne Tonner

Published: 2017-08-01

Paperback: 256 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

"For the last three years [my daughter], has been slowly dying. Although she is sixteen, she weighs as much as an eight-year-old. Her hormone levels are those of a post-menopausal woman. We have tried everything the medical system has to offer—psychologists, psychiatrists, family therapi...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

American Innovations: Stories

by Rivka Galchen

Published: 2015-05-05

Paperback: 192 pages

0 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

A BRILLIANT NEW COLLECTION OF SHORT STORIES FROM THE "CONSPICUOUSLY TALENTED" (TIME) RIVKA GALCHENWinner of the Danuta Gleed Literary Award A New York Times Book Review Notable BookChosen as one of fifteen remarkable books by women that are shaping the way we read and write in the 21st cen...

View Reading GUide

* * *

Be the first to rate this book!

Cereus Blooms at Night

by Shani Mootoo

Published: 2009-10-27

Paperback: 272 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

Shani Mootoo’s haunting debut took the international literary world by storm. A Book Sense selection and a finalist for the Giller Prize, the Chapters/Books in Canada First Novel Award, and the Ethel Wilson Fiction Prize, Cereus Blooms at Night is an exquisite cross-generational his...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

The Flower Girl Wore Celery

by Meryl G. Gordon

Published: 2016-08-01

Paperback: 32 pages

0 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

Emma can't wait for her cousin Hannah's wedding. She's going to be the flower girl. That means she'll wear a celery dress and walk down the aisle with the ring bear, leading the way for the happy bride and groom. Or at least, that's what Emma assumes. But nothing turns out to be quite what she's expecting....

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Deathless: The Complete, Uncensored, Heartbreaking, and Amazing Autobiography of Serach bat Asher, the Oldest Woman in the World

by Andrew Ramer

Published: 2018-01-22

Paperback: 208 pages

0 members reading this now
0 clubs reading this now
0 members have read this book

She's more than 3,000 years old. Her grandfather was the patriarch Jacob. She's mentioned by name three times in the Hebrew Bible, but there are no stories told about her. She knew Moses and David, Spinoza and Einstein--and now, at long last, Serach bat Asher has written her autobiography. "I was born...

View Reading GUide

* * * * *

Be the first to rate this book!

Mississippi Blood: The Natchez Burning Trilogy

by Greg Iles

Published: 2017-12-26

Mass Market Paperback: 784 pages

0 members reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

The #1 New York Times BestsellerGoodReads Choice Award semi finalist, Amazon Best Mysteries & Thrillers of 2017 selectionThe final installment in the epic Natchez Burning trilogy by Greg Iles“Natchez Burning is extraordinarily entertaining and fiendishly suspenseful. I defy you to start...

View Reading GUide

Not yet rated

Be the first to rate this book!

Solve for Happy: Engineer Your Path to Joy

by Mo Gawdat

Published: 2018-01-02

Paperback: 368 pages

1 member reading this now
1 club reading this now
0 members have read this book

In this “powerful personal story woven with a rich analysis of what we all seek” (Sergey Brin, cofounder of Google), Mo Gawdat, Chief Business Officer at Google’s [X], applies his superior logic and problem solving skills to understand how the brain processes joy and sadness—and th...