Monday, April 10, 2006

Books - That changed My Life


A word can change The Supreme's Concious Life...

Lately I’ve really gotten into historical fiction. I feel like that’s a great way to learn about the past in a less boring way than reading a history text book. I recently read Lord of the Congo by Peter Forbath. That was a well-written, very interesting book about Central African history. I also finally got around to reading The DaVinci Code. I resisted reading it for a long time, because of all of the hype about it. However, it definitely lives up to all of the hype. I liked the way it wrapped all together. It didn’t leave any holes unplugged. At the end you wonder if this is really true, or maybe it is completely fictional, you just don’t know. The Making of a Champion by William Nack An excellent biography. An American Girl in Hitler's Germany. One of Garner's haunting childhood memories is the sound of knocking coming from the rubble of newly bombed buildings in Berlin, where she and her family spent the war years. She feared the sound was from doomed victims signaling for help, which could not get to them in time. In this stunning memoir, Garner tells the survival story of civilians in Hitler's Germany, The century for Young People, This Land Was Made For You and Me. A memorable biography of a talented artist and understated proponent of social change.

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