Well I made my most recent trip to the public library for a bit of light reading material. I thought I would share a couple of my selections.
The first is a book titled The Daily Coyote, by Sherve Stockton. It is a true story about a woman who on her cross country journey to move back to New York City from San Fransisco fell in love with the state of Wyoming. She is given a 10-day old coyote pup from a boyfriend who works for a wildlife management department who's job is basically to exterminate coyotes for the farmers and ranchers. I admit that it is tough to read parts that talk about that aspect. She makes it brief and glosses over it somewhat. She lives in a community of 300 people so it appears she is careful not alienate her neighbors who have a different view point of coyotes. Anyway the book chronicles about the first year of this coyotes life with her. She also has a blog. She is a photographer and some of the photos are sweet and beautiful. If you like animals it is a good summer read. It is cheap on Amazon and is available on Kindle, but I checked it out from the library. Katie I think Trent would like this one.
http://www.amazon.com/Daily-Coyote-Story-Survival-Wyoming/dp/B003JTHSFO/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1305809641&sr=1-1-catcorr
The second book is The Alchemist by Paul Coelho, now there are many books out there titled The Alchemist so be watchful to get the one by Paul Coelho. It is a simple tale of a shepherd boy who goes off in search of his personal treasure and the people he meets on his way, as well as the lessons he learns. It is a very easy and short read. Coelho does not get rave reviews from literary reviewers for his works, but for simple enjoyment and simple thought provoking messages it has a sweet quality.
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dstripbooks&field-keywords=the+alchemist&x=0&y=0
OK that is it for now. Enjoy all your Summer Reads whatever they are!
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Both books sound interesting and quirky. One of a kind books. The kind you treasure. I don't read much anymore, because my eyes bother me. I think I would enjoy The Alchemist, though. Thanks for sharing your reading picks with us Margaret.
Yes, thanks for the recommendations, Margaret! I will have to look for the first one for Trent. I'd probably read it too; it's kind of nice to be able to discuss a shared book.
Right now, I'm writing The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. Lacks was an African American woman who died in the 1950s and whose cells were taken from her body at Johns Hopkins and have been used for research in the decades since. Her cancerous cells are the "immortal" ones; as long as they aren't frozen, they just keep multiplying. Anyway, it's an interesting study of her life and her children's lives.
At the end is an interesting debate about the pros and cons of acquiring informed consent from patients to use their tissues for research. And throughout the book are informative discussions about various cases in our recent history in which patients were not permitted to give informed consent and were even exposed to potentially lethal medicines and procedures. Interesting stuff.
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