THE MASTERY OF LOVE BY DON MIGUEL RUIZ

The author illuminates the fear-based beliefs and assumptions that undermine love and lead to to suffering and dramas in our relationships. Using insightful stories to bring his message to life, Ruiz shows us how to heal our emotional wounds, recover the freedom and joy that are our birthright, and restore the spirit of playfulness that is vital to loving relationships.

SAG HARBOR BY COLSEN WHITEHEAD

The book is the little known story of the African-American part of Sag Harbor. It is a coming of age book and tells the story of a transformation from boyhood to manhood. There is no real designated plot but the stories, especially the coke and ice cream stories were wonderful.

The book makes you feel that you had summered in Sag Harbor.

The novel is lacking in character development. The reader would like to know more about Benji's parents and sister and why Elena never came home and encouraged Benji to leave once he graduated from college.

REPLAY BY KEN GRIMWOOD

Tis is an exciting book bout a man named Jeff who has a fatal heart attack at the age of 43 and wakes up 25 years earlier to replay the next 25 years of his life before he dies and replays again. Although he does make changes, nothing really changes.

For those among us who have made the wrong choices and have always thought about what would happen if they could do it all over again, this is a must read!!!!

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Sklott

This book is a biography of Henrietta Lacks and her offspring. There are her children, and their children, all reared in poverty and too often without health insurance. Lack's world-changing cells, meanwhile have been lavished with attention and money by scientists around the globe for nearly twice her lifetime. The story raises questions about bioethics and leaves the reader wondering who should benefit from scientific research and how it should be conducted. In the words of Lack's youngest daughter, Deborah: "If our mothers cells done so much for medicine, how come her family can't afford to see no doctors?"

Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses By Claire Dederer

Claire Dederer has written a witty and heartfelt book. Through her spiritual search practicing yoga, she finds that the poses weren't just acrobatic feats. The deeper that she explored them, the more they tested her most basic ideas of what makes a good mother, daughter, friend and wife. Suddenly headstand, was a way to wrestle with anxieties that she had always dodged, jump through helped her to understand her mother's flight (and maybe her own pursuit of freedom) and the dreaded crow reminded her that loosing one's balance could be worth a great deal more than keeping one's feet on the ground.

It's a wonderful book!!!!

THE IMPERFECTIONISTS by Tom Rachman

Set against the glorious backdrop of Rome, this debut novel follows the topsy-turvy private lives of the reporters, editors and executives of an international English-language newspaper as they struggle to keep it and themselves afloat.

There is Lloyd Burko, the Paris Correspondent who at the end lives with his son, Jerome and knows nothing of the demise of the paper. Arthur Gopal, the Obituary Writer who looses both his wife to divorce and his daughter to death, goes on to make a new life as a New York reporter for a major newspaper. Hardy Benjamin, the Business Reporter is still with her boyfriend, Rory. Herman Cohen, the Corrections Editor, was going to retire and write a history of the paper in Philadelphia, but instead is enjoying his grandkids. Kathleen Solson, the Editor-in-Chief, has an open marriage and at the end returns to Washington with her husband to work in a lower ranking position. Winston Cheung the Cairo Stringer comes back to the United States to work in animal care. Ruby Zaga, the Copy Editor, continues to live in Rome, not Queens. She has earned enough money not to have to work. Craig Menzies, the Editor-in-Chief leaves journalism to work at a lobbying firm in Brussels, sets up a science workshop in his garage and occasionally thinks about Annika. Abby Pinnola, the Chief Financial Officer was offered a position at Ott headquarters, but decides to work for LehmanBrothers.

All of these characters are not perfect, but very likeable!!!!!

THE ROOM by Emma Donoghue

I couldn't put this book down!!!!! It tells the story of a kidnapped woman who was held hostage in a shed under a house for 7 years. She was kidnapped at the age of 19 while in college. The man called, Old Nick, rapes her. The first child, a girl, dies at birth. The second, a boy named Jack survives.

The story is told from Jack's perspective. He is a five year old and this ROOM is the only world that he knows. When because of a plan created by MA works, both move into the Outside. OLD NICK is put in prison until his court case comes up.

Jack and Ma must move back into the real world. It is very difficult.

This is a must read!!!!