Southglenn Book Club's November 2024 Recommendations

The True Story of A Woman, Her Horse, and Their Last-chance Journey Across America

by Letts, Elizabeth

Book - 2021

Lucy recommends this true life adventure book. In 1954, 63-year-old Maine farmer, Annie Wilkins, embarked on an impossible journey. Annie had little ide...Show more Lucy recommends this true life adventure book. In 1954, 63-year-old Maine farmer, Annie Wilkins, embarked on an impossible journey. Annie had little idea what to expect beyond her rural crossroads; she didn’t even have a map. But she did have her ex-racehorse, her faithful mutt and her own unfailing belief that Americans would treat a stranger with kindness. All along the way Annie and her four-footed companions inspired an outpouring of neighborliness in a rapidly changing world. Show less

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What You Are Looking for Is in the Library

A Novel

by Aoyama, Michiko

Book - 2023

Vicky recommends this internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life. The book is about ...Show more Vicky recommends this internationally bestselling Japanese novel about how the perfect book recommendation can change a reader's life. The book is about the magic of libraries and the discovery of connection. It is an inspirational tale that shows that by listening to our hearts, seizing opportunity and reaching out, we too can fulfill our lifelong dreams. Show less

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Breaking the Age Code

How your Beliefs About Aging Determine How Long & Well You Live

by Levy, Becca

Book - 2022

Caroline recommends this book, which is the recipient of the 2023 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award. The author draws on her ground-breaki...Show more Caroline recommends this book, which is the recipient of the 2023 Richard Kalish Innovative Publication Book Award. The author draws on her ground-breaking research to show how age beliefs can be improved so they benefit all aspects of the aging process, including the way genes operate and the extension of life expectancy by 7.5 years. She presents easy-to-follow techniques for improving age beliefs so they can contribute to successful aging and provides a blueprint to reduce structural ageism for lasting change and an age-just society. Show less

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Frostbite

How Refrigeration Changed Our Food, Our Planet, and Ourselves

by Twilley, Nicola

Book - 2024

Bonnie Jean recommends this book about the interesting history of refrigeration. The author is a New Yorker contributor and cohost of the award-winning p...Show more Bonnie Jean recommends this book about the interesting history of refrigeration. The author is a New Yorker contributor and cohost of the award-winning podcast Gastropod. The book takes readers on a tour of the cold chain from farm to fridge. Today, nearly three-quarters of everything on the average American plate is processed, shipped, stored and sold under refrigeration. A bit of trivia gleaned from the book is that there is a dating app that has been created called "Refrigerdating" which helps users find love based on the content of a person's fridge. Show less

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The Northwomen

Untold Stories From the Other Half of the Viking World

by Pringle, Heather

Book - 2024

Jane recommends this book which explores the lives of the historically under-reported women of the Viking world. The author is a noted science journalist...Show more Jane recommends this book which explores the lives of the historically under-reported women of the Viking world. The author is a noted science journalist who used the latest archeological research and historical findings to reveal the true lives of these women. They were formidable figures who served as sorceresses, warriors, traders, artisans, explorers, settlers, landowners and power brokers both at home and abroad. The Viking civilization and its expansion would not have been possible without the contributions of these women. Show less

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Eleanore of Avignon

A Novel

by DeLozier, Elizabeth

Book - 2024

Alyson recommends this historical fiction novel set in the city of Avignon in the year 1347. It is a pivotal time for one city in the whole of Europe; th...Show more Alyson recommends this historical fiction novel set in the city of Avignon in the year 1347. It is a pivotal time for one city in the whole of Europe; the Pope is there, the bubonic plague is marching across the land and the disgraced Queen Joanna of Naples is on her way to Avignon to be tried for her husband's murder. A young midwife and herbalist finds herself by a twist of fate able to hone her skills with none other than the Pope's personal physician. Would it be better to remain relatively invisible or seize the opportunity presented to her? Show less

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Prospector -- Tyrant : Shakespeare on politics / Stephen Greenblatt.

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Will recommends this book by the World-renowned Shakespeare scholar, Stephen Greenblatt, which explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) ...Show more Will recommends this book by the World-renowned Shakespeare scholar, Stephen Greenblatt, which explores the playwright’s insight into bad (and often mad) rulers. The author shows that Shakespeare’s work remains vitally relevant today, not least in its probing of the unquenchable, narcissistic appetites of demagogues and the self-destructive willingness of collaborators who indulge their appetites. Show less

Prospector -- The bridge across forever : a lovestory / Richard Bach.

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Ann recommends this true story about the search for a perfect love, a timeless and uplifting classic of hope and love. "There are no mistakes. The e...Show more Ann recommends this true story about the search for a perfect love, a timeless and uplifting classic of hope and love. "There are no mistakes. The events we bring upon ourselves, no matter how unpleasant, are necessary in order to learn what we need to learn; whatever steps we take, they're necessary to reach the places we've chosen to go." Show less

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