Here is the next installment from our readers who want to share the joy of reading. Let us hear about the books you recommend – just send the title and author to seabrookislandblog@gmail.com. Tidelines editors will provide a blurb to tell a little about the book and add the book jacket image.
The Perfect Weapon: War, Sabotage, and Fear in the Cyber Age by David E. Sanger
Moving from the White House Situation Room to the dens of Chinese government hackers to the boardrooms of Silicon Valley, New York Times national security correspondent David Sanger reveals a world coming face-to-face with the perils of technological revolution. (2018, 357 pgs; Nonfiction)
Just Mercy: A Story of Justice and Redemption by Bryan Stevenson
Part memoir, part exhortation for much-needed reform to the American criminal justice system, this is a heartrending and inspirational call to arms written by the activist lawyer who founded the Equal Justice Initiative, an Alabama-based organization responsible for freeing or reducing the sentences of scores of wrongfully convicted individuals. Stevenson’s memoir weaves together personal stories from his years as a lawyer into a strong statement against racial and legal injustice, drawing a clear line from slavery and its legacy to today’s still-prejudiced criminal justice system. (2014, 336 pgs; Nonfiction)
The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray
Gray’s engrossing and moving debut novel considers secrets and lies and their effect on the families of three sisters. Alternating among each sister’s perspective, the story unfolds at a measured pace, deliciously feeding the reader surprises about the past and present. (2019, 294 pgs; Fiction)
The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics by Daniel James Brown
Out of the depths of the Depression comes the improbable, intimate account of how nine working-class boys from the American West showed the world at the 1936 Olympics in Berlin what true grit really meant. (2013, 404 pgs; Nonfiction)
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