water for elephants
publisher’s summary from audible.com A great read about the life and times of Jacob Jankowski, a “ninety or ninety-three year-old” man who lives in a nursing home. Jacob is waiting for his family to take him to the circus. Jacob and Marlena married and had 5 children spending the first seven years at the Ringling [...]
blink – malcolm gladwell
from Amazon.com Review Blink is about the first two seconds of looking–the decisive glance that knows in an instant. Gladwell, the best-selling author of The Tipping Point, campaigns for snap judgments and mind reading with a gift for translating research into splendid storytelling. Building his case with scenes from a marriage, heart attack triage, speed [...]