September 14, 2012

As often happens in the happy hours conversing during breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the subject of good books comes up. In Lorenzo’s workshop, there were so many good book suggestions that the group came up with a list. Here is their list:

MOTIVATIONAL/INSPIRING

Zen in the Art of Writing: Essays on Creativity

The Cloud Collector’s Handbook

The Talent Code: Greatness Isn’t Born. It’s Grown. Here’s How.

Walking on Water: Reflections on Faith and Art (Wheaton Literary Series)

HISTORICAL

Wolf Hall: A Novel

Bring Up the Bodies: A Novel

Waiting for Snow in Havana

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption

HISTORICAL FICTION

The Mask Carver’s Son

The Rhythm of Memory

NON-FICTION

The Paper Garden: An Artist Begins Her Life’s Work at 72

FICTION

Cutting for Stone

The Walk: A Novel (Pocket Readers Guide)

The Carousel

If you are like me, the list of books you want to read is way too long to actually remember, so I’m currently using an iPhone app called Book Crawler. It allows you to keep a list of the books you want read and the list of the books you’ve already read – so you don’t buy the same book twice! It even has the ability to add books to your list by scanning the barcode on the back of a book (handy when browsing at a bookstore).