Why We Swim by Bonnie Tsui (library) wonderful book about swimming.
Sometimes You Have to Lie by Leslie Brody (library) The biography of Louise Fitzhugh who wrote Harriet the Spy and other books and was an artist as well. I learned so much about her!! I highly recommend, especially if you are a Harriet the Spy fan.
The Unhoneymooners by Christina Lauren (library) sister of the bride and the best man go on the honeymoon trip when the wedding is cancelled.
Out Cold by Phil Jaekl (library) A book about hypothermia very interesting
Clean and White by Carl Zimring (library) a book about racism and how immigrants and people of color are usually assumed to be dirty, they get the dirty jobs (janitorial, garbage etc) and their neighborhoods are the ones where the water treatment plants, the landfills and etc are located.
Gulp by Mary Roach (audiobook) About digestion from taste buds to rectum! very interesting.
Sweater Quest by Adrienne Martini the author choses a difficult knitting project
Knitting Yarns edited by Ann Hood stories about knitting
Blackbeard's Ghost by Ben Stahl fun children's adventure book
Hard Truth by Nevada Barr set in Rocky Mountain National Park and since Ryan and I were just there I thought I would reread this one again.
Tangled Vines by Frances Dinkelspiel The story of an arson in a California Wine Storage facility and how it spurs the author to research her family's contribution to the creation of the wine industry in California. Lots of great history about the different California vineyards.
The Girls with No Names by Serena Burdick (library) Based on the history of The House of Mercy, a home for destitute and immoral young women that the church operated as a laundry in New York City in the late 1800's early 1900's. Basically these "homes' were prisons for women where they were forced to work the laundries and make lace and they were operated by the Episcopal Church. Very interesting history.
Backwards and In Heels by Alicia Malone a look at women who worked in the film industry.
Empire of the Summer Moon by S. C. Gwynne (audiobook) It often amazes me when I listen to books on tape how much of the book is repetition, that I did not really notice when I read it physically. This is an account of the history of the Comanche People and other Plains Indians primarily in Texas. Highly recommend.
It's the last chance to donate to Washington Trails Association Hike-a-thon! Any amount from $1 to $100 is welcome. You can click on this link to go to my WTA fundraiser page
It is too late to send cash or a check, but I want to thank everyone who contributed through-out the month!!
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