The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
Soon to be a major motion picture by George Clooney, The Boys in the Boat tells the quest of 9 young men in search for Gold at the Olympics.
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jlentz24
- Mar 14
- 2 min
Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow by Gabrielle Zevin
BOOK REC: If you've read Ready Player One, don't miss Gabrielle Zevin's newest novel - Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow.
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jlentz24
- Mar 5
- 2 min
The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
The Devil in the White City is a true tale of the 1893 World’s Fair & a serial killer who lived among the magic. Potentially a Hulu series!
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jlentz24
- Feb 26
- 2 min
A Thousand Splendid Suns
A mother-daughter story, Khaled Hosseini's second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, focuses on familial dynamics in today's Afghan society.
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jlentz24
- Feb 17
- 2 min
Book Rec: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot raises awareness to the bioethical issues surrounding tissue donation.
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jlentz24
- Feb 10
- 2 min
Book Rec: Lessons in Chemistry
Bonnie Garmus’ Lessons in Chemistry is not your average beach read. Elizabeth Zott is unapologetic and inspiring. It's full of fuel.
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jlentz24
- Feb 3
- 1 min
Book Rec: Man's Search for Meaning
Another insightful memoir from Austrian psychologist and Holocaust survivor Viktor E. Frankl. Man's Search for Meaning drives us all.
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jlentz24
- Jan 28
- 2 min
The Island of Sea Women by Lisa See
Set on South Korea's Jeju island, this lifelong story of the incredible free diving haenyeo is a powerful story of female friendship!
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jlentz24
- Jan 22
- 2 min
Book Rec: When Breath Becomes Air
When a 36-year-old neurosurgeon is diagnosed with lung cancer, his future evaporates. What makes life worth living in the face of death?
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jlentz24
- Jan 14
- 2 min
The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
Alaska, 1974.
Unpredictable. Unforgiving. Untamed.
For a family in crisis, the ultimate test of survival.
Check out the discussion questions
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jlentz24
- Jan 5
- 2 min
We Wish to Inform You That Tomorrow We Will Be Killed with Our Families
Unforgettable firsthand account of the 800,000 Tutsis killed in 100 days in 1994 Rwanda. Explore the "genocidal logic" & horrific aftermath.
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jlentz24
- Dec 27, 2022
- 2 min
Opening Belle by Maureen Sherry
Opening Belle reveals the underbelly of Wall Street - a world of glamorous excess, outrageous risk taking, and jaw-dropping sexism.
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jlentz24
- Dec 15, 2022
- 2 min
The Stranger in the Woods: The Extraordinary Story of the Last True Hermit by Michael Finkel
The Stranger in the Woods is a remarkable true story of a man who lived alone in the woods of Maine for 27 yrs, simply because he wanted it.
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jlentz24
- Dec 6, 2022
- 2 min
Book Rec: The Hate You Give by Angie Thomas
The debut novel by Angie Thomas, The Hate You Give is about 16-year-old Starr's voice in a world marked by social injustice and prejudice.
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jlentz24
- Nov 15, 2022
- 1 min
Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger’s by John Elder Robison
Look Me in the Eye is a moving, darkly funny memoir of growing up with Asperger's at a time when the diagnosis simply didn't exist.
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jlentz24
- Oct 25, 2022
- 1 min
TWO True Stories of Light amid the Darkness of the Holocaust: Book Recommendations!
Two pairs of sisters, one in Holland, the other in Poland, bravely working during Nazi-occupation to hid Jews amid fear, persecution & death
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jlentz24
- Oct 9, 2022
- 1 min
Long Way Gone by Charles Martin
Book recommendation of Long Way Gone by Charles Martin. A radical retelling of the prodigal son set in Music City. Nashville musician faith.
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jlentz24
- Sep 25, 2022
- 1 min
Book Recommendation
Tara Westover's Educated is her quest for knowledge after living in the Idaho mountains as survivalists without medicine and mainstream news
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jlentz24
- Aug 25, 2022
- 1 min
Book Recommendations
From North Korea’s elite students to an impoverished child living on the border, these two memoirs shine a light on a secretive society.
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