Great Books

School is about ready to start, and all of you parents and teachers out there are probably looking for some great books for your children to get the new school year started off right.

When I was ready to retire from my 25-year teaching career, the mother of one of my students gave me a book called Mentors, Masters and Mrs. MacGregor. Along with it was a wonderful note of appreciation for things I had done to help her children.

This book is a wonderful ...

Long before feline detectives Midnight Louie (created by Carole Nelson Douglas), Sneaky Pie Brown (created by Rita Mae Brown), and Koko and Yum Yum (created by Lilian Jackson Braun), three enchanting cats entered the world of mystery fiction.

Hello everyone and welcome to the new home for Great Books. This topic is now a part of the Suite University Community, and will have a new purpose - besides letting you know about those great books that you may have missed.

If you’re like me, you’re happy to stay home on these cold winter days curled up with a great book and enjoying hot cocoa and a fire!

I just finished one of the best books I’ve ever read – The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown. This best-seller, 36 weeks on the New York Times best-seller list and counting, has captured the imagination of readers everywhere – me included.

I first read Rachel Carson's landmark book, Silent Spring, about 15 years ago. I was especially interested as my brother-in-law was very involved with pesticides in his job. What I picked up to read as a reference and source of information surprisingly became one of the best books I had ever ...

I love Anna Quindlen. Do you know her? Some thoughts on this Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist and her first novel, Object Lessons.

A review of the new novel, just re-released, "What's Wrong with Dorfman" by John Blumenthal.

A guest article by Mary Alward.