Sum it Up by Pat Summitt, Women's basketball coach for the Tennessee Lady Vols until she resigned last year due to dementia. An incredible woman who truly cares about people. When interviewed, she said she would give up all the trophies for National Championships to have her health back so she could still be teaching. I think her first book, Reach for the Summitt should be required reading for any high school senior. It is a foundation for success.
Catching up on the classics I never found time for, I've just read Defoe's Moll Flanders. Any feminist who has missed that should pick it right up--for both the read and the style.
1984, Wells Mien Kampf, Hitler Origin of Species, Darwin Freaks of Nature, Blumberg
I regularly read multiple books at a time, but this is a bit much. Just today I've decided to focus on just one, probably 1984, until I finish. Too many ideas floating around in my brain at once makes me anxious, and when I'm anxious I get the munchies and I really, really am trying to eat better...
I'm also a fan of Michio Kaku. I'm currently reading Physics of the Impossible.
I like to work on a non-fiction book and a novel at the same time, so I can go back and forth. I just finished The Perks of Being a Wallflower last night, and just started on Will Grayson, Will Grayson.
Depending on whether or not I have internet access at any given time, I'm bouncing between: "Guns, Germs, and Steel"--a great non-fiction choice for ex-Mos Fanfiction based on the TV series "Qu*** as Folk"--I'm enamored with Brian & Justin
BTW, my favorite novel is "The Charioteer" by Mary Renault. It's a gay love triangle set in WWII England. (The sex is implied, not overt.) It's a story of self-discovery, of deciding what one values, and of finding a balance between ideals and reality.
Human bondage by Somerset Maugham. One of my more significant "spiritual" experiences was reading about the protagonist's efforts to get an answer to his prayers. When he didn't get the miracle he had asked for, he decided he needed to pray with more faith. However, it didn't take him long to realize that he had already prayed with all the faith he could muster, and it wasn't possible for him to pray with even more faith. Yep, I could relate.