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If you're a fan, you'll want to read it. if you're not, you won't. Becoming covers Michelle Obama's life from before she was born to when she and Barack left The White House. It is not a quick read. It is packed with personal details of her life, her opinions about everything from politics to motherhood and her hopes for her country and her family. By the time I got about a third of the way through her memoir, I felt I truly knew Michelle Robinson Obama. Even if one doesn't agree with her views, her journey from a one bedroom apartment on Chicago's South Side to Harvard Law School and then to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue is an incredible trip!
--- Nancy Randall
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This is the perfect read for the final days of summer. Delia Owens' debut novel has romance and mystery told against the lush setting of coastal North Carolina. Kya Clark's family has deserted her one by one, forcing her to live on her own at a very young age. While fending for herself, she learns to "read" the flora and fauna of the shore even though she only spent one day in school. Ostracized by almost everyone in the nearby town, Kya, known as The Marsh Girl, eventually forms a relationship with two young men, only to learn that humans are the least reliable life form in nature.
In the wake of the bestseller Hillbilly Elegy, there is an opening for others to tell their story of rising from meager beginnings to great heights. With acute insight, Ms. Westover writes a universal coming-of-age story that gets to the heart of what an education is and what it offers: the perspective to see one's life through new eyes. Mr. Vance, author of Hillbilly Elegy, says: "Educated shines a light on a part of our country that we too often overlook. Tara Westover's powerful tale--of trying to find a place for herself in the world, without losing her connection to her family or her beloved home--deserves to be widely read."
"Are leaders born or made?... How does adversity affect the growth of leadership? Do the times make the leader or does the leader shape the times?... What is the difference between power, title, and leadership? Is leadership possible without a purpose larger than personal ambition?" Ms. Goodwin delves into these big questions using the four subjects she's researched her entire career: Lincoln, Roosevelt (Teddy), Roosevelt (Franklin), and Johnson. She studies them at three distinct times of their lives: their early careers, a time of tragedy or devastation, and their time in the White House. As a winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Doris Kearns Goodwin's new book is not to be missed.
It may take about fifty pages to get into The Great Believers. There are a lot of male characters, and, in the beginning, I kept mixing them up. However, once I was clear about who was who, I couldn't stop reading. Stay with it; it's well worth it. The Great Believers artistically depicts important issues and memorable characters.
--- Nancy Randall
