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Back to school, Fall, the nights are getting longer and the days shorter. Boo...I hate to see the end of Summer, but with it comes a new season and that's exciting too. JulieAnne is in charge of September's picks and here they are:
Choice 1: Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
Synopsis
An epic on an intimate scale, Memoirs of a Geisha takes the reader behind the rice-paper screens of the geisha house to a vanished floating world of beauty and cruelty, from a poor fishing village in 1929 to the decadence of 1940s Kyoto, through the chaos of World War II to the towers of the Waldorf Astoria Hotel, where the gray-eyed geisha Sayuri unfolds the remarkable story of her life.
Choice 2: The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom
Synopsis
From the author of the phenomenal #1 New York Times bestseller Tuesdays with Morrie, a novel that explores the unexpected connections of our lives, and the idea that heaven is more than a place; it's an answer.
Eddie is a wounded war veteran, an old man who has lived, in his mind, an uninspired life. His job is fixing rides at a seaside amusement park. On his 83rd birthday, a tragic accident kills him as he tries to save a little girl from a falling cart. He awakes in the afterlife, where he learns that heaven is not a destination. It's a place where your life is explained to you by five people, some of whom you knew, others who may have been strangers. One by one, from childhood to soldier to old age, Eddie's five people revisit their connections to him on earth, illuminating the mysteries of his "meaningless" life, and revealing the haunting secret behind the eternal question: "Why was I here?"
Choice 3: Women and Money by Suze Orman
Synopsis
Why is it that women, who are so competent in all other areas of their lives, cannot find the same competence when it comes to matters of money?
Suze Orman investigates the complicated, dysfunctional relationship women have with money in this groundbreaking new book. With her signature mix of insight, compassion, and soul-deep recognition, she equips women with the financial knowledge and emotional awareness to overcome the blocks that have kept them from making more out of the money they make. At the center of the book is The Save Yourself Plan—a streamlined, five-month program that delivers genuine long-term financial security. But what’s at stake is far bigger than money itself: It’s about every woman’s sense of who she is and what she deserves, and why it all begins with the decision to save yourself.
These seem like the perfect studious-type books to get us into the swing of September. Please post your votes by making comments to this post. Thanks! Happy Reading...
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5 comments:
I actually like all of the choices. But I guess my first vote would be Women and Money. Might be a drier read than we're used to, but I could use it.
Sharon
I think the 5 people in heaven book gets my vote. I saw the Geisha movie, I usually like to read the books before the movie. I turned all the money over to Brian, so I'm good on that for now.
I'd like to read The Five People You Meet in Heaven.
This ought to be an interesting exploration of what others not of our faith think about life after death. Now I'm wondering IF I happen to meet ONLY five people in heaven... who would they be?
Coral
I vote for 5 people!
Sounds pretty interesting to me (and I'm probably the closest of us all to meeting them.)
Geisha is probly alright, but hey, there's a movie.
Suzy O--lemme summarize the book: SAVE, quit spending! + some comments on things someone else thinks you can do without.
So there, that leaves 5 people.
--RT
Well, I'm happy to welcome the first man to our reading group--Ron! Excellent. It is decided. We will be reading The Five People You Meet in Heaven by Mitch Albom. Thanks for voting. Sharon
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