Summer is almost here, which means you may have an opportunity to catch up on your reading. We’ve put together a list of top ten choices with some of our favorite books.
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown – The #1 New York Times–bestselling story about American Olympic triumph in Nazi Germany. Story about beating the odds and finding hope in the most desperate of times.
The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho – This inspirational fable by Brazilian author Coelho has been a runaway bestseller throughout Latin America. The tale of Santiago, a shepherd boy, who dreams of seeing the world, is compelling in its own right, but gains resonance through the many lessons Santiago learns during his adventures. He journeys from Spain to Morocco in search of worldly success, and eventually to Egypt, where an encounter with an alchemist brings him at last to self-understanding.
Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons: The Modern Fundamentals of Golf by Ben Hogan – A timeless classic, Ben Hogan’s Five Lessons outlines the building blocks of winning golf from one of the all-time masters of the sport—fully illustrated with drawings and diagrams to improve your game instantly.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah – Kristin Hannah follows two French sisters fighting to bring their country and family through World War II.
The Last Mile by David Baldacci – Introduced in David Baldacci’s “Memory Man,” Decker is now featured in “The Last Mile”, leading the task force in a case that involves a former can’t-miss NFL prospect who spent 20 years on death row for killing his parents.
The Art of Racing in the Rain: A Novel by Garth Stein – Stein’s tale of family, loss, redemption, and fast cars-recounted entirely from the perspective of a retriever-terrier mix named Enzo.
David and Goliath: Underdogs, Misfits, and the Art of Battling Giants by Malcolm Gladwell – Beginning with the classic tale of David and Goliath and moving through history with figures such as Lawrence of Arabia and Martin Luther King Jr., Gladwell shows how, time and again, players labeled “underdog” use that status to their advantage and prevail through the elements of cunning and surprise.
Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman – In the international bestseller, Thinking, Fast and Slow, Daniel Kahneman, the renowned psychologist and winner of the Nobel Prize in Economics, takes us on a groundbreaking tour of the mind and explains the two systems that drive the way we think.
To Sell Is Human: The Surprising Truth About Moving Others by Daniel Pink –From the bestselling author of Drive and A Whole New Mind comes a surprising new book that explores the power of selling in our lives.
Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain –Passionately argued, impressively researched, and filled with indelible stories of real people, Quiet shows how dramatically we undervalue introverts, and how much we lose in doing so.
