How important is happiness to the average human being? How much of a difference does it make, really? Is it overrated or, as Aristotle once said, is happiness “the meaning and purpose of life?” Studies show that happy people earn more money, are less likely to get sick, and are more successful in relationships than… View more
If you are on the lookout for a quick and entertaining, yet well-written summer read, I’ve found one for you in The Rosie Project. The Rosie Project is the debut novel of Australian author-cum-IT consultant, Graeme Simsion. It focuses on routine-laden genetics professor, Don Tillman, who has decided he is ready for marriage. He hopes… View more
We Were Liars is one of those books people really love or really hate. Written by National Book Award finalist and Printz Award honoree E. Lockhart, the book tells the story of the beautiful and rich Sinclair family. Each summer, they go to their private island where they take boat trips and buy fudge. Everything is… View more
All the Light We Cannot See is one of only a handful of books I’ve read that I didn’t want to end. I loved this book. Anthony Doerr sees the world as a scientist, but feels it as a poet. He knows about everything—radios, diamonds, mollusks, birds, flowers, locks, guns—but he also writes a line… View more
What? A children’s book by Jane Lynch? Yes! Jane Lynch, the scene stealing, Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress who plays bully Sue Sylvester on TV’s Glee, has written a children’s book about a bully. Marlene – playground tyrant and queen of mean – struts and swaggers all over town until a child finally stands… View more