Good Books // Favorite Things

I did a lot of reading today. In fact, I read 140 pages...outloud... from Incredible Mammals: Meet the World's Most Amazing Creatures. It is a beautiful book, and very informative: did you know that a polar bear can swim for sixty miles without getting tired? I'd like just a bit of that stamina, thank you!As much as I enjoy reading full color encyclopedias to my son, I would also like to actually read a few books for myself this year. This is where you come in! Have you read any good books in the last year or two that you think I might like? I'm looking to read three really excellent books this year, and I'd love your suggestions. Here are a few I plan to start soon:Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara KingsolverSomething by Barbara NeelyThe Widower's Tale by Julia GlassAnd a few of my all time favorites:Hannah Coulter by Wendell BerryMap of Love by Ahdaf SoueifThe Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriThanks in advance for suggestions--and thanks for the treadmill hints. Listening to Pandora on my iphone and running sprints, varied speeds, and at an incline for the length of a single song made my 2 miles go by much quicker!