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Fri, May 25 2012 10:15:40

Summer Books

We combed through your picks for summer reads; here's a sampling of the non-fiction and fiction you'll be reading this summer.

  1. Jon Adams
    Jon Adams
    just read Naomi Klein's Shock Doctrine. Her part on Iraq is exactly what I thought when I was there with my national guard unit in 2004.
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:14:34
  2. Roxana Keikavousi Janka
    Roxana Keikavousi Janka
    Swamplandia and Patriot of Persia: story of Mohammad Mosadegh
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:25:10
  3. Ryan L. Carter
    Ryan L. Carter
    Bunch of Amateurs, new Jack Hitt book, been waiting years for it
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:00:52
  4. Amy Caldwell Allen
    Amy Caldwell Allen
    Anything by Alexander McCall Smith!
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:05:06
  5. David Hutchinson
    David Hutchinson
    Canada, Richard Ford
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:07:25
  6. Solanche Craven
    Solanche Craven
    F Scott Fitzgerald's 'The Great Gatsby' (didn't do it at school, so still a joy to read)
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:20:07
  7. Alvin L. Henry IV
    Alvin L. Henry IV
    The New Jim Crow By Michelle Alexander
    Wed, May 23 2012 07:28:44
  8. Rick Mikulski
    Rick Mikulski
    ‎"The Fountainhead", Ayn Rand.
    Wed, May 23 2012 09:00:45
  9. Steve Stewart
    Steve Stewart
    Atlas Shrugged for the third time. Anything by Thomas Sowell.
    Wed, May 23 2012 14:57:23
  10. Brad Lankford
    Brad Lankford
    I will be reading "The Fountainhead" by Ayn Rand and "Cycling The Great Divide" by Michael McCoy!
    Wed, May 23 2012 18:42:28
  11. tltyrrell
    TerryLee Tyrrell@tltyrrell
    Summer reading list: The Letter" a book by @mariektillman Simple words, monumental request. #wsjsummerbook #PT42
    Tue, May 22 2012 10:57:54
  12. eJoelWatts
    Joel L. Watts@eJoelWatts
    #wsjsummerbook I nominate: From Plato to Jesus amzn.to/KjTug1 @kregelbooks
    Tue, May 22 2012 08:32:59
  13. lenoreriegel
    Lenore Riegel@lenoreriegel
    #wsjsummerbook Here's a romance novel about an enigma. Read "The Secret Life of Emily Dickinson" & add 9,000 FB friends facebook.com/SecretLifeOfEm…
    Tue, May 22 2012 04:43:30
  14. red_head30
    Leslie Einhaus@red_head30
    In the Kingdom of Men by Kim Barnes Bloom by Kelle Hamptom; When I Was A Child I Read Books: Essays by Marilynne Robinson #WSJsummerbook
    Mon, May 21 2012 20:26:14
  15. JaneatRandom
    Jane von Mehren@JaneatRandom
    @booksnyc @wsjlife The Homecoming of Samuel Lake/Jenny Wingfield, State of Wonder/Ann Patchett & to be continued ... #WSJsummerbook
    Mon, May 21 2012 20:03:50
  16. BobTarte
    Bob Tarte@BobTarte
    #wsjsummerbook "Crazy Critter Lady" by Kelly Meister, a fun book about helping ducks and other animals.
    Mon, May 21 2012 14:14:58
  17. MikeTsangaris
    Michael Tsangaris@MikeTsangaris
    The Logic of Failure: Recognizing and Avoiding Error in Complex Situations #WSJsummerbook
    Mon, May 21 2012 13:10:29
  18. bethcuje
    Dr. Beth Cujé@bethcuje
    Summer allows people to refocus on themselves. Become the Person You Were Meant to Be is perfect. choicecube.com #wsjsummerbook.
    Mon, May 21 2012 12:09:02
  19. jeffrey_ventre
    Jeffrey Ventre@jeffrey_ventre
    #wsjsummerbook I'll be reading Death at SeaWorld by David Kirby #captivitykills
    Mon, May 21 2012 11:49:54
  20. kbalfe
    Kevin Balfe@kbalfe
    Summer reading: "Wrath & Righteousness" on Kindle, "Cowards" in hardcover, and "Michael Vey" in paperback. #wsjsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 21:24:47
  21. crislopezg
    cristina lópez g.@crislopezg
    @WSJ Also, "America, you sexy bitch" by the wonderful @McCainblogette #WSJsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 18:09:25
  22. clairecmartin
    Claire Martin@clairecmartin
    Summer read I'm most excited about: Semi-Charmed Life, debut novel by Nora Zelevansky (@missnoraz). #WSJsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 13:53:18
  23. blanche2negru
    Bianca B.@blanche2negru
    @WSJ "In My Father's Country" by Saima Wahab #WSJsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 14:20:44
  24. NerdyElisa
    Elisa Ding@NerdyElisa
    @WSJ, Game of Thrones! #WSJsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 13:26:29
  25. LindaHallnz
    Linda Hall@LindaHallnz
    The Boy who Could See Demons by Carolyn Jess-Cooke #WSJsummerbook
    Sun, May 20 2012 13:13:48

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