Summer Reads: Over 100 Books to Choose From
In May, I published 2015 Summer Reading Lists from around the Web, and this is a follow-up to that post. It was never my intention to have a follow-up post, but when I searched ‘reading books’ on Buzzsumo.com, I found some great posts, so I felt compelled to share them. Also, the Washington Post published a reading list, and some of the books sound like ones that I would like to read. So, if you are looking for summer reads for when you go on vacation, you are sure to find some here.
Related Post: Summer Reading Lists from around the Web
A summer reading list that will help you professionally: Tom Fox compiled this list, which includes – The Wright Brothers
by David McCullough, a book I want to read; Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives
by Gretchen Rubin; Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX, and the Quest for a Fantastic Future
by Ashlee Vance; and The Eureka Factor: Aha Moments, Creative Insight, and the Brain
by John Kounios and Mark Beeman. This is a great list, but in my opinion, there are lots of non-business books that will help you professionally.
27 Classic Books We Wouldn't Mind Reading Again This Summer: Country Living compiled this list, and there are many books on the list – From the Mixed-up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
, The Velveteen Rabbit
, Beezus and Ramona
, and The Trumpet of the Swan (full color)
– that I have never heard of before. But there are many that I have read and enjoyed such as The Phantom Tollbooth
, Little House on the Prairie (Little House, No 2)
, A Wrinkle in Time (Time Quintet)
, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz
, Charlotte's Web (Trophy Newbery)
and Black Beauty
. There is something for everyone on this list and I like it because Country Living states why it loves each book.
Related Posts
The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster, Review
10 Big Ideas from The Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
Charlotte’s Web by E B White, a Book Review
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
53 Books You Won’t Be Able To Put Down: Buzzfeed compiled this list by asking its readers to submit the name of a book they wouldn’t be able to put down. As with the previous list, there are many books that I have not heard of before, and that is a good way to be introduced to new books to read. This is an excellent way to learn about the authors you are not familiar with. Some of the books and authors, who are new to me – Season of Storms
by Susanna Kearsley, Legend
by Marie Lu, Thirteen Reasons Why
by Jay Asher, Zone One
by Colson Whitehead, and Think of a Number (Dave Gurney, No. 1): A Novel (A Dave Gurney Novel)
by John Verdon.
The Essential Cyberpunk Reading List: Compiled by io9, I am familiar with a few of the authors, even though I have not read any of the books on the list. If you are considering reading science fiction, then start with this list. Books include: The Stars My Destination
, by Alfred Bester, The Girl Who Was Plugged In (Screwtop / The Girl Who Was Plugged In (Tor Double)
) by James Tiptree, Jr., Akira, Vol. 1
by Katsuhiro Otomo, Neuromancer
by William Gibson, and The Glass Hammer (Doctor Adder, Book 2)
by K. W. Jeter.
21 Books to Read Before Your 21st Birthday: Compiled by Grammarly, there are books such as Love You Forever
by Robert Munsch; Strega Nona: Her Story
by Tomie de Paola; The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread
by Kate DiCamillo; Goodnight Opus
by Berkeley Breathed, The Very Busy Spider
by Eric Carle, that I have never heard of before. And there are a few that I have enjoyed such as The Giving Tree
, The Secret Garden
.
These are enough book suggestions for the summer reads list to keep you busy for a very long time. I have not listed the books that I plan to read this summer in a post, but for those who may be interested, or mildly curious, in the right hand column of this blog, you will see an Amazon Widget, that's where you'll see some of the books that I am reading/planning to read in the summer months.
Get Started Here – I want to help you get started on your learning journey. Read The Invisible Mentor 2015 Reading Challenge, then Join the Facebook Group for the Reading Challenge today, connecting the ideas from the books you read!
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