September in the Library: School’s in Session

The books span a variety of genres, including romance, humor, mystery, thrillers, and non-fiction.  A few of my favorites that need renewed attention include:

The Winter Soldier, by Daniel Mason

This novel uses gorgeous prose to tell the story of a World War I medical student who is taught battlefield surgery by a mysterious young nun.

Jeeves and the King of Clubs, by Ben Schott

Anyone who likes to laugh would enjoy the misadventures of Bertie Wooster and his much more capable valet, Jeeves. Originally created a century ago by P.G. Wodehouse, Schott’s madcap homage includes some of Bertie’s school friends to add to the hilarity.

Groundbreaking anthropologist Frank Boas was a mentor to several remarkable women students, including Margaret Mead, Ruth Benedict, Ella Deloris, and Zora Neale Hurston.  “Rich in drama, conflict, friendship and love,” this multi-biography is a history of “American progress and the opening of the modern mind.”

Educated, by Tara Westover

Westover’s coming of age memoir recounts her unusual upbringing by a family of survivalists in Idaho.  She did not attend school until age seventeen.  Nevertheless, she managed to teach herself enough to be admitted to Brigham Young University, Harvard, and Cambridge.  Education allowed Westover to change her life and learn to cope with complicated family relationships.

Many Manorites consider themselves to be perpetual students, taking classes through OLLI and online courses, as well as participating in our own popular in-house programs, such as Inquiring Minds.  In the meantime, our September display offers you many choices about many subjects, tuition-free.