#5.
The Dirty Life: A Memoir of Farming, Food and Love by Kristin Kimball
City girl, making her way as a writer in New York. Farmer boy with intractable ideas for the future. She falls for him, then falls in love with farming ("the Dirty Life"). I have dreamed of a small farm, myself, and this real-life story (complete with all the dirt, manure, and elations) grabbed me.
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#4. Tomorrow's Garden: Design and Inspiration for a New Age of Sustainable Gardening by Stephen Orr
I love gardening books. I study all the photos and diagrams, and skim in and out of the text. (Doesn't everyone?)
#3. Just My Type: A Book about Fonts by Simon Garfield
Do you read? Well, of course you do! And what we read, we see through the filter of type, layout, and design. Even if we are concentrating on the text, fonts play a huge roll in our reading and Mr. Garfield exposes the curious characters and sometimes riotous events that helped create the fonts we communicate with today.
With modern computers we all have amazing control over how our text appears. Fonts are lenses that color our reading life- even when we don't realize it.
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#2. See a Little Light: The Trail of Rage and Melody by Bob Mould
Listen to NPR? Heard the show Sound Opinions? Greg and Jim speak often about Hüsker Dü, a seminal Punk band that's still influencing the growth of modern music. Bob Mould, one of the founders, has been through some remarkable experiences- the growth of Punk and his own personal evolution, growing through his conservative upbringing and coming to terms with who he really is.
#1. We The Animals by Justin Torres
Three mixed-race brothers bursting into life. If you love storytelling, spare/sharp, and high-voltage language- try this. Brief. Intense. Brilliant.