My Most Recent Recommended Reading List
It's been a while since I've posted interesting books I've read and some of you have been asking, so I'll try to remember to post these more often. Here are some of the great books I've read recently:
I Was A Dancer by Jacques D'Amboise
I am a BIG dance fan and have had the pleasure of seeing Jacques perform, hosting him in my home, and traveling to New York to see performances presented by The National Dance Institute, which he founded. This is a great story of a great man who has made a HUGE contribution to the world of dance.
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Phenomenal true story about the experience of the American Ambassador to Germany and his family prior to the start of World War II.
The Boy from Baby House 10 by Alan Philps
This book will shock you; while we all have some understanding of the unfortunate status of orphaned children in other countries, the Russian orphanages have historically been some of the worst in the world. This book is the story of a remarkable child who managed to get out of the system in spite of the odds against him and was adopted by a woman in the U.S. Inspiring!
The Road of Lost Innocence
The author resounts her story of being sold into sexual slavery by her family, a practice that is still fiarly common in Southeast Asian countries. She managed to escape and fueled her anger over what happened to her into a program that helps other women to escape and build productive lives. You'll have trouble believing that women still are treated this way, often with little interference from government.
Breaking Night by Liz Murray
This book should be required reading for any kid from a disadvantaged home. Liz Murray's parents were alcoholics and drug addicts. She and her sister roamed the streets of New York, and eventually Liz dropped out of school. Determined to escape the fate of her parents, she managed to get herself through high school and admitted to Harvard while homeless. There really are no excuses!
Switch: How to Change When Change is Difficult by Chip Heath
One of the best business books I've read for a long time. I'm still incorporating the things I learned in my business.
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
I think I must have slept through most of my history classes in school. I've read lots of McCullough's books and they are all incredible - why didn't I know these things? Anyway, this book chronicles one of the largest natural disasters in America's history and as I read it I realized that things really don't change much in a hundred years or so!
I'll write about more later - I read several books every week and it would take several hours to tell you about the ones I've read just in the last few weeks!
It's been a while since I've posted interesting books I've read and some of you have been asking, so I'll try to remember to post these more often. Here are some of the great books I've read recently:
I Was A Dancer by Jacques D'Amboise
I am a BIG dance fan and have had the pleasure of seeing Jacques perform, hosting him in my home, and traveling to New York to see performances presented by The National Dance Institute, which he founded. This is a great story of a great man who has made a HUGE contribution to the world of dance.
In the Garden of Beasts by Erik Larson
Phenomenal true story about the experience of the American Ambassador to Germany and his family prior to the start of World War II.
The Boy from Baby House 10 by Alan Philps
This book will shock you; while we all have some understanding of the unfortunate status of orphaned children in other countries, the Russian orphanages have historically been some of the worst in the world. This book is the story of a remarkable child who managed to get out of the system in spite of the odds against him and was adopted by a woman in the U.S. Inspiring!
The Road of Lost Innocence
The author resounts her story of being sold into sexual slavery by her family, a practice that is still fiarly common in Southeast Asian countries. She managed to escape and fueled her anger over what happened to her into a program that helps other women to escape and build productive lives. You'll have trouble believing that women still are treated this way, often with little interference from government.
Breaking Night by Liz Murray
This book should be required reading for any kid from a disadvantaged home. Liz Murray's parents were alcoholics and drug addicts. She and her sister roamed the streets of New York, and eventually Liz dropped out of school. Determined to escape the fate of her parents, she managed to get herself through high school and admitted to Harvard while homeless. There really are no excuses!
Switch: How to Change When Change is Difficult by Chip Heath
One of the best business books I've read for a long time. I'm still incorporating the things I learned in my business.
The Johnstown Flood by David McCullough
I think I must have slept through most of my history classes in school. I've read lots of McCullough's books and they are all incredible - why didn't I know these things? Anyway, this book chronicles one of the largest natural disasters in America's history and as I read it I realized that things really don't change much in a hundred years or so!
I'll write about more later - I read several books every week and it would take several hours to tell you about the ones I've read just in the last few weeks!
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