On a trip to Chicago in April, we stopped at a favorite used books store in Hyde Park on the south side, Powell's Books. I came away with three books I'd not have bought anywhere else....such was the atmosphere of the place that it made me want to read them.
Fluke by Joseph Mazur, March 15, 2017, paperback by Oneworld
A look at coincidences, their probability and frequency. The book tries to analyze how coincidences work, that they are not so unusual after all. So you meet your next door neighbor while you are both at the Louvre in Paris during the month of May. Surprise! Amazing! Or is it?
The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneally, October 9, 2014, Viking
How the history of the human race shapes us as individuals
The third book I'd have bought anywhere -
Man's Fate by Andre Malraux, September 3, 2009, Penguin Classics
Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably....
What books are you reading this week?
Fluke by Joseph Mazur, March 15, 2017, paperback by Oneworld
A look at coincidences, their probability and frequency. The book tries to analyze how coincidences work, that they are not so unusual after all. So you meet your next door neighbor while you are both at the Louvre in Paris during the month of May. Surprise! Amazing! Or is it?
The Invisible History of the Human Race by Christine Kenneally, October 9, 2014, Viking
How the history of the human race shapes us as individuals
The third book I'd have bought anywhere -
Man's Fate by Andre Malraux, September 3, 2009, Penguin Classics
Shanghai, 1927, and revolution is in the air. As the city becomes caught up in violence and bloodshed, four people's lives are altered inexorably....
What books are you reading this week?
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Unusual but interesting books. Enjoy them all.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Mystica. I will get to them one at a time one of these days.
DeletePowell's Books sounds amazing! Enjoy all of those books...and more.
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Thanks! Happy week!
ReplyDeleteFluke sounds interesting!
ReplyDeleteI am finding it so!
DeleteFLUKE sounds like a book that I would enjoy. I like nonfiction that makes me think.
ReplyDeleteYes, nonfiction books can be very thought provoking.
DeleteSounds like a great bookstore to visit. Enjoy your books.
ReplyDeleteWish they were closer to where we live, Nise!
DeleteInteresting titles. Happy Reading!
ReplyDeleteYes, not my usual reading fare.
DeleteThose first two look very interesting. I read mostly non-fiction.
ReplyDeleteI can recommend these two nonfiction reads.
DeleteI too am interested in Fluke
ReplyDeleteInteresting theories.
DeleteNice looking assortment of books. I've been trying to stay out of used book stores. I have hundreds of unread books around my house already without adding more. Come see my week here. Happy reading!
ReplyDeleteThis book store is a must visit every time we visit Chicago, which is not very often at all.
DeleteI've visited two locations of Powells in Oregon and I love used book stores. I can tell you where they are in the many places I have traveled. When we used to vacation before Kindle we would end up with 2-3 boxes of books from visiting them everywhere we went. In 2011, we went from Winnipeg to Vancouver, the down thru Washington and Oregon to Salt Lake City and across Nebraska back to MN I know where the used bookstores We would read them and sometimes then trade them in at the next store in the next town. My daughter and I are fast readers. Of course, I was driving all day. She was too young to drive then, so I had to read at the pool or before bedtime. Interesting choices. Enjoy! Anne - Books of My Heart
ReplyDeleteOur bookstore tells me they are in Chicago only and are not connected to the famous Powell's in Oregon. But they are very good, nevertheless.
DeleteFluke looks exactly like the kind of book I need to read right now. I've added to my wishlist. My weekly update
ReplyDeleteIt's tantalizing, what the book says about coincidences!
DeleteVery interesting titles.
ReplyDeleteENJOY your books and your week.
I enjoy nonfiction every now and again.
DeleteI love a good used bookstore trip. You never know what you'll end up with. I'm really intrigued by the book on the history of the human race. Sounds like a fascinating read.
ReplyDeleteI hope to get to this one in the summer!
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