Thanks to the coronavirus, some of us have some extra time on our hands. So I thought I'd bump this up.
I just finished reading "Collected Stories," by W. Somerset Maugham. I've always been a Maugham fan, and the stories in this are exquisite. It's a hefty book -- 839 pages -- but don't let that put you off. There are 31 short stories, which makes it easy to dip in and out whenever you like. I found it pretty addictive, though, and plowed through the whole thing. LOVED it.
I'd also like to recommend a book that's really appropriate for the current time: "Spillover" by David Quammen. This is nonfiction, and it was first published in 2012. Quammen is a science writer -- I should say a science journalist -- and he writes in a very clean, conversational, understandable manner. The book deals with the transference of diseases from animals to human -- think HIV, ebola, SARS. It's fascinating. A must read to help you gain a better understanding of living in a coronavirus world.
I just finished reading "Collected Stories," by W. Somerset Maugham. I've always been a Maugham fan, and the stories in this are exquisite. It's a hefty book -- 839 pages -- but don't let that put you off. There are 31 short stories, which makes it easy to dip in and out whenever you like. I found it pretty addictive, though, and plowed through the whole thing. LOVED it.
I'd also like to recommend a book that's really appropriate for the current time: "Spillover" by David Quammen. This is nonfiction, and it was first published in 2012. Quammen is a science writer -- I should say a science journalist -- and he writes in a very clean, conversational, understandable manner. The book deals with the transference of diseases from animals to human -- think HIV, ebola, SARS. It's fascinating. A must read to help you gain a better understanding of living in a coronavirus world.
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