That
made it very difficult to narrow down the list to twelve, however. I eliminated
some suggestions because I had read them before. Some by their length, so we
could try to finish them within the month. Some because they were difficult to
obtain a copy of. But most went on my Amazon WishList to read some day, even if
they didn’t make the cut this year. (And I may have to try to squeeze in Tina
Fay’s Bossypants
during this year, even while I’m reading these others.) As I often bemoan: “So
many books, so little time.”
So here’s
the proposed schedule for the 2012
InfiniteQueso Book Club: Year of the Biography:
JANUARY: The Hiding Place by Corrie Ten Boom
FEBRUARY: The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr. edited by Clayborne Carson
MARCH: A Heart for Freedom: The Remarkable Journey of a Young Dissident, Her Daring Escape, and Her Quest to Free China's Daughters by Chai Ling
APRIL: Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption by Laura Hillenbrand
MAY: My Invented Country by Isabel Allende
JUNE: Little Princes: One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal by Conor Grennan
JULY: Mother Teresa: Come Be My Light (The Private Writings of the Saint of Calcutta) edited by Brian Kolodiejchuk
AUGUST: Girl meets God: On the Path to a Spiritual Life by Lauren Winner
SEPTEMBER: Zeitoun by Dave Eggers
OCTOBER: A Chance to Die: The Life and Legacy of Amy Carmichael by Elisabeth Elliot
NOVEMBER: Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust by Immaculee Ilibagiza
DECEMBER: Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
I hope
you’ll join me in reading some or all of these books. Happy reading in 2012!
You'll love your December selection...amazing book!
ReplyDeleteOddly enough, this is not available as a Kindle book from Amazon, but it is from my library. Go figure! I've got it on reserve!
ReplyDeleteGet ready for March!!!! You're going to need a new book the 2nd week of March after you finish the entire biography in less than a week and then want to adopt a baby girl from China. :)
ReplyDeleteI'm glad y'all are excited about some of my picks! We're gonna read some great books this year!
ReplyDeleteThanks for the list, Stephanie! Do you have an in-person discussion group for these books too, or is it just online? I wish I could join, but I'm way too slow a reader! :)
ReplyDelete@Adrian, I can't even believe you're keeping up with all the SPLC reading, at your stage of life! I'm a slower reader too. Still, if 1 or 2 of the above selections sounds appealing to you, start reading ahead of time and join in...I'd love to hear your perspective!
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