Teresa is one of our Rodney Librarians and she has supplied today's Top 5. This is her top 5 non-fiction.
All rivers run to the sea by Elie Weisel Delving into the Holocaust and life in the concentration camp, this biography is by a popular Jewish author .
Mark of the Lion by Kenneth L Sandford Another biography, this time on the life of Charles Upham V.C.
A house in Fez by Suzanna Clarke "When Suzanna Clarke and her husband bought a dilapidated riad, or traditional courtyard house, in the ancient Medina of Fez, their friends thought they were mad." Find out if buying a house in Morocco really is madness in this book.
Never suck a dead man's hand by Dana Kollman It's a curious title for the curious world of female forensic scientists where you need to be smart, sassy and have a strong stomach.
Riding the bus with my sister by Rachel Simon Would you give up your careers to ride buses in Pennsylvania for a year with your sister? That's what Rachel did. Read about it here.
I personally haven't read any of these books, but there are a couple here that may go on my TBR list. Teresa said this morning "It was so hard to keep it to five, I kept thinking oh should have added that one. I just love books where people, just being themselves, do extraordinary things." Excellent sentiment Teresa.
1 comment:
Good to see you have listed A House in Fez - there is a local angle to this as both Suzanna Clarke and her husband Sandy McCutcheon are New Zealanders. Sandy is also the well known author of the best selling memoir, The Magician's Sun and a swag of thrillers.
Cheers
Brian
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