Recommended Reads, 48th in a Quarterly Series

Books I've read lately that I would recommend:

Strangers to Ourselves: Unsettled Minds and the Stories That Make Us (Aviv). As much as we've progressed in mainstreaming conversations about mental health issues, it's still critically important to know the stories of those who suffer from them.

 

Our Towns: A 100,000-Mile Journey into the Heart of America (Fallows). What a fun way to "visit" places all over this vast country of ours, and understand the things that make them tick economically and socially.

 

Surrender: 40 Songs, One Story (Bono). I don't listen to a lot of U2, but this pairing of song lyrics and life stories was compelling throughout.

 

The Anomaly (Le Tellier). I'm surprised they haven't made this into a movie, or better yet a Netflix thriller.

 

Indigenous Continent: The Epic Contest for North America (Hämäläinen). Really cool to get a dive deep into Native American history on this continent.

 

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir (Perry). A searingly honest account of addiction.