OTHER GOOD
READS and VIDEOS for GROWN-UPS
OTHER GOOD
READS and VIDEOS for GROWN-UPS
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A Civil Action
by Jonathan Harr (List: $14.00/Amazon Price: $11.20)
This book should be required reading for all
parents. It is the true story of a small community plagued by cancer, allegedly
caused by pollutants from the large local employer, and how one lawyer risks his
practice and well-being to fight for the townspeople. A thrilling dissection
of law, science, medicine and emotion - a real page turner. Buy
it today
Evening
Class
by Maeve Binchy
(List: $7.50/Amazon Price: $6.00)
A lovely book about a group of disparate individuals in Dublin who band
together in pursuit of a somewhat odd dream: learning to speak Italian.
Each one of them has a story of hardship to overcome. It
is a triumph of spirit as they succeed and to the surprise of their neighbors to
take a trip to Italy. Just a nice happy read.....
Memoirs of a Geisha
A Green Journey
and Dear James
by Jon Hassler
I believe that Jon Hassler is one of
the best
"unsung" novelists of our time. In his
novels, he writes
of regular people who live in a regular place (Staggerford,
Minnesota).
But even the most ordinary of people can lead rich inner lives and Hassler bring
this out for us in his books. 
A Green Journey (List:
$12.00/Amazon Price: $9.60) is the story of one
Agatha McGee, a spinster teacher from Staggerford, who travels to Ireland to
meet her long-time pen-pal James. When she learns the secret he has kept
from her, she must re-build her vision of her future
.
A rich and very satisfying read! Buy
it today.
Dear James (List: $12.95/Amazon Price: $10.36) is the sequel to a Green Journey, although you don't have to read the first to enjoy the second. Now Agatha travels back to Ireland to face James and reconcile their relationship. Again, a rich array of characters from Staggerford who add depth and interest to this lovely tale of acceptance and forgiveness. Buy it today
The Shipping News
by E.Annie Proloux
(List: $13.00/Amazon Price: $10.40)
This is a simple story of a simple man who has
encountered disappointment in his life and somehow manages to find his way and
achieve some happiness. The protagonist is an abandoned husband with two young
daughters who makes his way to Newfoundland to start a new life for his family
and for himself. It is a story of struggle, small town hardships and
triumphs, with a bit of romance thrown in for good measure. Buy it
today
Wait Till Next Year : A Memoir
by Doris Kearns Goodwin (List: $13.00/Amazon Price: $10.40)
Doris Kearns grows up in a magical time, when the
Brooklyn Dodgers had a shot at the pennant and our country was riding on the
crest of post-war prosperity. This is her autobiography about growing up in a
newly built New York suburb in the 1950's - when moms stayed home and cooked,
dads rode the train to work, and everyone aspired to a TV in the living
room. Goodwin is an exceedingly talented writer; this book is one of the
best reads I have had this year! Buy it today
This
is a very very funny murder mystery - more funny than mystery though.
Rosie, our heroine, is a 40-something wife, mother and school teacher living in an empty-nest
Long Island mansion with her high school sweetheart husband. Until
he announces he wants a divorce - and the abandoned Rosie ends up stumbling over his body
during a foray to the kitchen for a midnight snack. Naturally, she is the prime
suspect - so she goes on the lam to find the real murderer and clear her
name. This book had me laughing out loud! If you want something
light, to take your mind off your troubles, try this book! Buy it today
Family Thing (1996
- video) (List: $14.95/Amazon Price: $12.99)
Fiddler on the Roof (1971 -
video)
(List: $24.98/Amazon Price: $20.99)
If they gave an award for the best film of
the century, I would pick this! It has everything: laughing, crying,
loving, hating, birth, death, good, bad. And there are great songs and
dancing. The storyline transcends religion and country. One of the most touching films I know of - a real classic. When I
watch this, I always sit near a box of Kleenex. Buy it today
Philadelphia
(1993
- video) (List: $14.95/Amazon Price: $12.99)
This is Tom Hanks at his best, playing a privileged
blue-blooded young lawyer fighting to keep his AIDS condition a
secret. When his employers find out, he faces prejudice for the first time
in his life when he is fired. He convinces a black lawyer to help
him sue his ex- employer while he also fights for his life. In one scene,
after having had a day of rejection from others, Hanks' face shows such
sorrow and awareness that you wince. This is one of the first films to put
a human face on the AIDS crisis. Buy it today
After Hours (1985 - video)
(List: $19.99/Amazon Price: $16.99)
Martin Scorcese presents one of his most surreal
films of an ordinary young man journeying through the New York City downtown scene in one
night. It's is a wide ride of characters, places and happenings that is
hard to describe. If you liked "Flirting with Disaster" or
"Something Wild", try this! Buy it today
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