June 19, 2020
Book Recs That a Dad in Your life Might Enjoy!
Celebrating Fathers This Weekend!
Happy Father’s Day!
My dad and me as a baby, my dad on a fjord in Norway, my dad and me at my graduation (masters)
My father has been in Heaven for several years now, dying on Father’s Day in 2009.
If you are fortunate to have your dad in your life this Father’s Day, here are some great bookish ideas for Father’s Day. Titles are Amazon links (links to my reviews are included when available).
*This post contains affiliate Amazon links.
Most of the following titles come directly from my husband (Mr. Reading Ladies). Keep in mind that he was a history major and loves biographies!
First, his lifetime favorites list:
10 Lifetime Favorites From Mr. Reading Ladies
News of the World by Paulette Jiles
(My Brief Review in this Post)
Beartown by Fredrik Backman
(My Brief Review of Beartown in This Post)
Wait Till Next Year by (Red Sox Baseball Fan) Doris Kearns Goodwin
(My Review Here)
*Regan An American Journey by Bob Spitz*
Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship by Jon Meacham
John Quincy Adams by Harlow Giles Unger
Grant by Ron Chernow
Here’s a review of Grant by a respected reviewer.
Washington: A Life by Ron Chernow
Amazing Grace: William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery
Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
9 Other Favorites From Mr. Reading Ladies
A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry by Rachel Joyce
(My review here)
Bonhoeffer: Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy by Eric Metaxas
Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the FBI by David Grann
(My review here)
The Warmth of Other Suns by Isabel Wilkerson
Mornings on Horseback and The Pioneers by David McCullough
Alexander Hamilton by Ron Chernow
The Language of God by Francis S. Collins
3 More Recommendations
Mr. Reading Ladies has not yet read the following four titles…these are my recs.
The River by Peter Heller
(My review here)
Things My Son Need to Know About The World by Fredrik Backman
(My review here)
Born a Crime by Trevor Noah
(My review here)
QOTD:
Are you buying your dad a book for Father’s Day?
Have you read any of the above titles?
Do you have a recommendation to share?
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These sound like some great books for dads. I have read a few of them and if the others are just as good for this topic, they all fantastic.
Thanks! 😍🙌
Great post, Carol💜
Thanks!
Fab post Carol! My son has bought his Dad (my husband) a fantasy novel for tomorrow. Sadly my Dad is no longer with us but I’ll be thinking of him.
Thanks Nicki! Fantasy sounds great! My dad liked poetry.
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