Never Stop Dreaming:
For those who don't know, I keep a reading log of all the new books I read. As if that weren't dorky enough, I have a rating system to record how good each book is. Lousy ones (that for some inexplicable reason I finish) get a dash, tolerable is a dot, enjoyable is an asterix while incredible gets a star. A recent star read was "The Last Lecture" by Randy Pausch.
A college professor, Randy, like many other professors before him, was asked to give a lecture as if this would be his last. The hypothetical "if you were dying what would you talk about for your very last lecture. What would be most important to share with your students?" Ironically, in the interim months before the lecture, Randy was diagnosed with terminal cancer. Instead of dropping the assignment, he pushed ahead. So incredible was his lecture that it was shortly afterwards rewritten as a book, which can only be described as one of the most inspiring and moving books I have EVER read.
The book is about achieving your childhood dreams. Funny, poignant, and heart warming it's the story of a man at death's door who is still determined to live life to the fullest and leave a legacy of love for his young family. Do not miss out on this splendid read.
Darling Delinquency:
Prepare yourselves to laugh, giggle, and roar over the delightful antics in the book "No, David!" by David Shannon. The story is simple enough; basically it's David being reprimanded for all sorts of things that he shouldn't do, but combined with the illustrations this tale will tickle your funny bone. The troublesome but loveable David is hard to resist.
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