A wonderfully written novel of British colonial India.  At nearly 1,000 pages it is not for the faint of heart.  The author, a native of India and a product of British Colonial India, Ms. Kaye tells the story of the British experience in the Indian subcontinent.  Her retelling of the Afghan Wars illustrates and enlightens the reader to a world most Westerners have only discovered since 9/11.  A world that has not changed dramatically in nearly 150 years.

This is perhaps the best book written on the American Civil War.  McPherson takes the reader from the outbreak of the Mexican War to the courthouse at Appomattox.  More than a narrative of the war, the author integrates the social, political, and military events of the time, allowing the reader to gain a greater understanding of the events and personalities that changed our nation.
 

Comfortable with the changes going on around you?  Probably not, very few of us are.  Johnson tells us change is constant and inevitable.  We cannot stop it or even slow it down, but we can choose to adapt and modify our behaviors towards change.
 

The story of the "Corps of Discovery", Meriwether Lewis, William Clark, and the man behind the expedition, Thomas Jefferson.  A great read on an amazing feat of American history that is too often ignored or passed over.


 

A timeless tale of a soul lost and then found.  There can never be too many retellings or versions of how one man rediscovered his own humanity and the importance of family and friends.