Boomer books

Just started reading Lynn Tolson's, "Beyond the Tears"; and when I finish this I'll be reading Anne Holmes' book. Gotta back these boomers, ya know!!!

Great concept, Jabber!

I really enjoyed Lynn's book, even though she is dealing with a painful subject. It's been several years since I read it. But I recall writing a review for NABBW which I'll share to encourage others here to also read this book.

There was physical and emotional abuse in my family when I was growing up. And also in the families of many others I know. It's high time we talk about this shameful subject.

As for my book, Activate Your Breakthrough, it's been awhile since I wrote it. But the success principles I outlined are still just as effective today as they were when I developed them in order to train people on business startup, back when I was coaching.

I hope you enjoy it, Jabber!

Well I'm several chapters into Lynn's book, just pass where she has to put her horse down, is selling that country acreage purchased with her trust fund, etc. This is an excellent read. The heart goes out to Lynn, however. Gosh, what some people don't go through is unbelievable. Sorry you went through abuse, too, Anne. It isn't funny. I survived child abuse but not at the hands of my adoptive family. They were wonderful and I thank the Good Lord for them everyday. Will get to your book, Anne, soon as I finish this one. Been reading everything in sight, trying to train myself to catch typographical and structural errors.

Finished Lynn's book; it's inspiring. Makes a person wonder how many abused females there are in the world. And it's sad some folks' just can't let other folks' enjoy their life. On the other hand, it's good to know people can survive abuse and thrive after going through all the misery. Prayers and blessing to everybody. Am now reading Anne's book.

Read "Activate Your Breakthrough" Anne. Surround yourself with
[super friends] and [make your mess your message] are what I took away from it. I like positive encouragement and enjoyed the book. Prayers and blessings to all involved.

I've been away from this forum for too long! But recently I read an excellent Boomer book and thought this group would be interested. The book is A SLIGHT CHANGE OF PLAN and the author is Dee Ernst. The story is so funny! I gave it a 5-star review.

The book is available in ebook formats and paperback too. Here's the Amazon link where you can see the synopsis: A Slight Change of Plan

Today I finished reading Charles Krauthammer's book, "Things That Matter." It's a compilation of almost thirty years of columns he's written for various newspapers like The Washington Post. He's smart. And some of his reports are heavy. But I enjoyed his optimism about the future of America.

I know this says "boomer books"; but since no one is commenting in this thread, thought I'd take a poll. Have any of you read Agatha Christie's "A Murder Is Announced"? This read fascinates me. And then I ask, have any of you read, Maya Angelou's, "I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings"? This title alone fascinates me. What say you???

I have read all of Maya Angelou's work at some point in my life. And I have read a lot of Agatha Christie stuff. Right now, I'm marking time waiting for Book 8 of the Outlander series coming on June 10th. I've had it on pre-order since I don't remember when. :-)

Jabber, I've read a ton of Agatha Christie's stuff, but not in about 10 years. So I don't remember too much of any plots. Only that I always enjoyed her work.

To the best of my recollection, I have not read any of Maya Angelou's work. Don't know why, I have not been avoiding it. Just a case of too many books, not enough time, I believe.

yonuh and Anne,
I started reading Galbaldon's, "An Echo In The Bone" but got sidetracked by Krauthhammer's, "Things That Matter." I'll have to get that 7th book back again. yonuh, Did you like "Echo"? What's Diana's 8th book? I started reading "Treasure Island" but the beginning seems slow, to me. Agatha got right into the interesting stuff. I like that. Maya's depth intrigues me. The pain in her spirit surfaces through her writing.

I loved all of Gabaldon's books. The 8th is Written in my Own Heart's Blood. I have also read the Lord John series that she wrote. Jamie and Claire sometimes show up in those but the focus is on Lord John; interesting stories.

I've read some Lord John books, too. And I agree they're good.

"The Art of Deception" by Nora Roberts is an excellent read.
It was published in 1986 but I finished reading it today and loved, loved, loved it. If you haven't read it, it's something you might enjoy.

I'm also reading "Treasure Island"; am up to Chapter 8. But am not so thrilled with it as other recently read books. Perhaps it'll get better. I hope so.

I'm reading Diana Gabaldon's "Written in my Own Heart's Blood", which is Book 8 in the Outlander series. I've been waiting a year or more for this book and just found out there will be a Book 9. I guess I'll have to wait another couple of years for it to come out. I have read a couple of books by Nora Roberts, but I much prefer the J D Robb novels.

I know. I'm thinking Diana isn't as well known, because her books are so huge. It takes some time just to get through one of hers. Diana's writing is very impressive. She's as talented as can be. But that "Art of Deception" was excellent, too. The overall play on words is interesting. I started reading book 7 of Diana's and need to go back and finish it.

I just finished Book 8 and did not like the ending. I don't know how it was accomplished, but I hate having to wait another couple of years before I find out. :-(

That Diana Gabaldon has some imagination. It's unreal how she can write so much.

Have any of you read "Treasure Island"? I'm still wading through it; but don't understand why they consider it a classic...perhaps I'm missing something???

Hi Jabber,

I'm not sure if I've read all of Treasure Island, I think I read parts of it in junior high.

But I know what you mean about wondering why it's a classic. My Dad gave me a beautifully bound copy of "Moby D-ick" for Christmas.

(Not sure why he did this, but he gave large hard bound books to everyone, and I sort of have the feeling he was actually giving away parts of his personal library.)

Anyway, I recalled that he'd always opined that Moby D ick was a wonderful classic -- one of the best books about the sea ever written.

So I started to dig into it early in January. At this point, I haven't removed it from my reading pile, but I am totally underwhelmed, and I probably haven't read any of it since February.

I'm well over 200 pages into it, I'd guess, and they've just -- finally -- boarded the stupid boat. They haven't yet left port.

It's clear to me that in the 150+ years since this book was written, writing styles have evolved significantly. It's probably due to the "advent" of radio, TV and film, but I'm looking for things to happen a lot faster...

As for Treasure Island, of course, it's also considered a timeless classic. I did some research on it, too and learned that Stevenson was Scottish, and the book was written in 1883. So it was written 30-some years AFTER "The White Whale"... yet it still deals with ships, pirates, and the men involved with them.

I was intrigued to read that it was originally serialized in a children's magazine, as I don't really think of it as a book for children, by today's standards.

I'll be curious to find out if anyone else here has read eitehr or both books and has thoughts to share.

I'm glad you said something, because I thought it was just me.
I believe I read "Old Man and The Sea"; "Of Mice 'n Men"; "A Nation of Sheep," etc. but that was back in school, many moons ago. I'm experimenting and trying to discern what makes certain books best sellers. I read somewhere that people have such busy lives and such little time, they like books about 200 pages in size so they can zip through them. I've read books, with glaring mistakes, supposedly written by famous people. The public seems to think it's an easy thing to write a book. But those are the folks' that never tried to accomplish the very undertaking they're critizing.

Just finished reading "Gone Girl" by Gillian Flynn. I liked most of it but the ending disappointed me. Bad people shouldn't get away with doing bad things, which happens in real life. And that makes me sick. This book did reached the New York Times Best Sellers List, so perhaps I'm in the minority. Anyone else read "Gone Girl"?

I haven't read that one, jabber. I read the synopsis, and it just didn't appeal to me. Same for the whole Hunger Games series - didn't interest me.

Hi yonuh,
Like I said, I liked it all the way to the end. The ending is shockingly abrupt. And with a ton of rottenness, nobody is accountable. What a crock of crackers!