2015 Book Recommendations

As I have started feeling better I have begun reading books again. Those of you that know me well, or have known me for a long time know that I LOVE BOOKS! Always have & always will. When I was younger the most grievous punishment my parents could inflict was to ground me from my extracurricular reading.... #NERDALERT I hadn't even realized I was no longer pursuing long form reading, thinking that perhaps my interests had shifted & that I was no longer into books. Nope, that was pernicious bacteria taking over. I LOVE BOOKS! Some wonderful books I have read in the past few months include, Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card, The Dirty Life by Kristen Kimball, Dirt Work by Christine Byl & Midnight in Siberia by David Greene.
The crux of each book
​Ender's Game; "When I understand my enemy well enough to kill him, in that moment I also love him." I recommend reading the entire series! 
The Dirty Life: Sometimes the life you think you want is not the life for you. And the life for you might be much more complicated & hard, but it will be satisfying. 
Dirt Work: What does it mean to labor? Is there value in physically draining work? 
Midnight in Siberia: Excellent perspective shifter on Russian values. 
John Green posted a Vlogbrothers video this week that I have included below. It is the inspiration for this post.