Books Ellen Reads. 15 Books You Should Have Read in 2010 - Culture. Image by Jane Mount, Courtesy 20x200 Yes, we read Freedom this year and yes, it was good. As Esquire put it, it “was one great slab of a book, at a time when most books have given up on greatness.” But there were other books in 2010, books that had to compete for our ever more challenged attention spans and won. So we asked a few members of the GOOD team & some of our good colleagues which book made their best list this past year.
(And since discovering something you might have missed is one of the great pleasures of reading, no selections were disqualified for having been published prior to 2010). 1. Under the Dome Author: Stephen King Recommended by: Ben Jervey, Environment Editor Why read? 2. Author: George R.R. Recommended by: Morgan Clendaniel, Deputy Editor, GOOD Why read?
3. Author: Jan Gehl Recommended by: Alissa Walker, Contributing Editor, GOOD Why read? 4. Author: Tom Rachman Recommended by: Zach Frechette, Editor in Chief, GOOD Why read? 5. Author: Walter Van Tillburg Clark Why Read? Can You Review an Author Instead of a Book? | Midtown Review. We think so! In today’s guest post, regular contributor Denise Neary talks about what makes a great author event and introduces us to an author who does it right. If you haven’t read Melanie Benjamin yet, I think you’ll want to after reading this post. I know I do. Melanie Benjamin represents EVERYTHING I love about author events in book stores. A while back I read ALICE I HAVE BEEN, the fascinating, compelling, sometimes disturbing story about the little girl who was the muse for Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland book.
But Benjamin’s new book? After listening to Ms. Melanie Benjamin is on book tour now, so… run, run, run, to hear her. Why the rave review? Here are just a few of the reasons: Benjamin’s presentation is awesome… She has a well timed, fantastic powerpoint presentation with pictures and stories that will knock your socks off. I dare you not to fall in love with Mrs. . – Denise Neary, Regular Contributor. 30 Very Funny Books--Seriously. It's a dreary day, so I thought I'd indulge myself and come up with a list of my favorite comedies. A caveat, however: this is not a fancy English-professor-y list of the finest, most exquisitely crafted, most erudite or intellectually sophisticated works on paper in the language. This is a list of the books that make me laugh until my mascara starts to run. These are books to read over your first cup of coffee or just before you go to sleep . Remember: a day you've laughed is day you haven't wasted--even if you didn't get out of bed.
Some days you need a jump-start to get to the funny parts of life. You've probably heard of most of these titles, and maybe you've already read several of them. You ready? 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. And of course this is just the beginning. Influential Books Since the War. Who wrote this list? See the heading above and the credit below to find out who wrote this list. If you don't like the selections in this list or the arrangement, take it up with the author(s). Why isn't my favorite author listed here? This list may not include your favorite author, but he or she may be on other Great Books lists.
Check the author index to see. See the Great Books FAQ for more about the Great Books and these lists of them. Books of the 1940s Simone de Beauvoir: The Second Sex Marc Bloch: The Historian's Craft Fernand Braudel: The Mediterranean and the Mediterranean World in the Age of Philip II James Burnham: The Managerial Revolution Albert Camus: The Myth of Sisyphus Albert Camus: The Outsider R.
Books of the 1950s Books of the 1960s Hannah Arendt: Eichmann in Jerusalem: A Report on the Banality of Evil Daniel Bell: The End of Ideology Isaiah Berlin: Four Essays on Liberty Albert Camus: Notebooks 1935-1951 Elias Canetti: Crowds and Power Robert Dahl: Who Governs? Intro to Graphic Novels. So, you want to try comics, but are turned off by the history? You don’t want to memorize 60 years of X-Men characters, or why there have been four different versions of the Legion of Super-Heroes?
Luckily, there are a ton of absolutely amazing graphic novels out there, that require no outside knowledge, just an open mind. Here are 27 graphic novels, perfect for someone new to the medium, presented in no particular order. Akiko Akiko is a scifi twist on the classic “Little Nemo” story, and is about the titular girl who gets whisked away to another planet to help its prince. Promethea Lets just get this out of the way.
Whiteout A great comic ruined by a shitty adaptation. 100% by Paul Pope Paul Pope is both author and artist in almost everything he’s involved with, and takes his sweet, sweet time doing it. Bone Bone starts with what should be a cutesy kid’s story, about three funny looking cousins who find themselves in a farming village, and quickly morphs into a fantasy epic. Blankets Fables. Flashforward. Hardest Books To Read. Room: A Novel. Books for Writers.