The favorite non-fiction choices of my reading club
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My reading club in person is made up of an eclectic group of women who come from all walks of life. From an interior architect to a nurse in pediatric emergencies, we have a little of everything. But as a whole, we all tend to love non-fiction in one way or another. So, today, I share some of the most popular non-fiction books that my reading club loved it.
Trained: a memoir By Tara Westover
Tara Westover grew up as a daughter of Morman survivors living in Idaho. While her parents claimed to teach her at home, she received little or no formal education. But her thirst for knowledge led her to read everything she could get her hand, and with a little help, she landed in a university. His trip took him to Harvard, Cambridge, and beyond.
Henrietta’s immortal life is missing by Rebecca Skloot
When doctors discovered that Henrietta lacks cells to recover as they had never seen, they stole his cells without ever telling him. They used its cells for significant medical breakthroughs, such as polio vaccine and cancer research. But they had no intention of compensating for the lack or his family.
Visibility of handicap: first -person stories of the 21st century, Edited by Alice Wong
In this collection of tests published by Alice Wong, the disabled writers share their varied experiences with disability, chronic disease, neurodivergence and deafness. From a wide range of environments and experiences, contributors present a diversified perspective of disability which honors and famous disabled lives.
The path through the woods: on mushrooms and mourning By long litt won
We have many mushroom lovers in our reading club, so this book on a woman’s experience to manage sorrow by turning to the search for mushrooms was a huge success. When the husband of Long Litt woeon died, she did not know how she was going to live without him. But in one way or another, she falls into the mushrooms looking for, discovering a whole new way of enjoying her house by exploring her forests. Long begins to study for the examination which will consolidate it as an official mushroom loot. It is such a beautiful book on mourning and healing told by the writing of nature.
Wintering: the power of rest and retirement in difficult times by Katherine May
With increased professional exhaustion, Wintering is more relevant than ever. In the modern May classic, WinteringIt plunges into the importance of wintering, the practice of rest and withdrawal to recharge. She points out that we cannot all work and produce 24/7 for years. We all need rest, and that is part of the seasons of our lives.
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