Jes itibaren Rampur, Odisha 756115, Hindistan
Don't look up a sexy woman's skirt. You might get more than you ever expected. Self-described as an "office FemDom story." Short story.
Yankoski does a pretty decent job at trying to live and subsequently relay the real lives of America's homeless. His motives are right, he wants to know what it's really like to be an outcast and a nobody, he would have no idea of knowing that since he was an upper-middle-class college kid from a solid and cohesive family. He also was a Christian. He set out on a planned period of time to be homeless, with a friend, and experience longing and rejection first hand. His discoveries are in line with reality, the truth about how we neglect the poor and homeless, the church being among the worst. He unfolds his account in easy reading prose, albeit with plenty of "Christianese" and "Christian culture", but if you can read it and get at the heart of what he's trying to say and sense his heart as well it is an extremely worthwhile read. I'll add that, as he also states in his book, he cannot truly know what it's like to be homeless since he has no addictions, no mental illness, has a plan and a definitive end in sight, and knows he will have all the "wants" in his life once again. However, he does a good job of getting as close as is possible.
This was the most engrossing book I've read in a long time. The wife picked it up for me because it was written by Bill Bryson who normally writes travel prose. There is no reason why this shouldn't be on every college or even high school reading list. It is the ideal example of how to engage students by making learning fun and interesting. Similar to Teach for America, perhaps we should be tapping resources from outside the educational space to write our textbooks?
The story of BFF's TullyandKate (yes one word) joined at the hip since childhood and the history of their friendship of 30 years. Kristin Hannah does not disappoint. Originally read in 2008, re-read for book club in 2010. Liked it just as much the second-time around. Takes a look at inflammatory breast cancer too, a subject that needs more exposure amongst women. Very well done.
A fast read that ended different than I thought it would.