Adult

My friend Ruben Gonzalez sent me this gripping journalistic account of a matador’s season in the heart of Spain and southern France.

My annual diet has begun! Symon provides 120 dinner recipes that each includes five fresh ingredients that cook in five minutes.

Hilarious romp that reads like a Quentin Tarantino movie and somewhat resembles his early life as a video store clerk. What is true happiness? The Swedish author Karlsson explores the answers to this question in a tale of bureaucracy and self-discovery that is sure to bring a smile to your face.

How to classify this book? Featuring a supermodel, this is not your typical cookbook. Great photos, fun stories and some recipes that are sure to put a smile on your face this holiday season.

Here’s a stocking stuffer for that football fanatic in your house. Actually, Tebow inspires readers to acknowledge life’s detours and not let setbacks define one’s destiny. Perfect book for anyone itching to start on early New Year’s resolutions.

Am I the only person who has considered moving to Waco just so I could enlist the services of Chip and Joanna Gaines? Their HGTV show Fixer Upper is mandatory viewing in my household, and this books takes us behind the scenes in Chip and Joanna’s inspiring journey together.

Ever want to reinvent yourself? Eleanor Flood knows her life is a mess, and Semple’s brilliantly funny novel will leave you feeling good about your own place in the universe.

Dogged by the rat race? Who doesn’t seek balance and purpose? Do yourself a favor and turn shelf help into self help by checking out the tips Fields offers in this insightful guide that will hopefully prompt you to take action at improving areas of your life where you may feel emptiness.

So race relations have been suffering lately, and I wanted to find something to lighten the mood while addressing important issues. Rae is delightful, as her self-effacing humor is the perfect antidote to camera-hogging, reality misfits that rule today’s airwaves.

Club member Mike Dalton recommended this book. He says: “In this book, Rees basically outlines how humanity has a 50-50 chance of surviving the next century given the possibility of errors and the technological monsters, particularly bio-weapons, that are currently in development.  Rees also talks about what we are doing to the environment and how all of these pose a serious threat.  At times, he gets a little hysterical.  I think he probably wrote this a little drunk after talking to some colleague at Cambridge who managed to scare the (insert imagination here) out of him.”

“The work of an entrepreneur,” Gerber writes, “is to wonder…to imagine and dream.” What most entrepreneurs do not understand is that creating one’s own business takes a lot of smart, hard work done the right way. Gerber provides budding entrepreneurs with a blueprint on how to take their ideas and make them profitable businesses. Not a new book, but one every person in search of personal financial freedom should read.

Undernourished by the media’s sensational yet sparse coverage of the war in Syria, I grabbed this book to get a better understanding of the catastrophic war in Syria. Truly enlightening read.

If you ever have the chance to see Ruben speak, GO. He is one of my favorite speakers. The story of how he became a four-time Olympian competing in the luge is hilarious and uplifting and offers a glimpse into the power of one’s indomitable spirit.

This book is REQUIRED reading for anyone who travels a lot. Tomsky provides all sorts of amazing ideas on ways to get upgrades and other goodies from hotels.

Remarkable story of Brownie Wise, the founder of Tupperware. Truly inspirational!