Thankful for Book Clubs and Biographies

A book club proverb of gratitude

Thankful for book friends
Happiness is discovering new books with your group
Always excited for book club 
Novels good or bad we will stay together
Kindred spirits are not so scarce as I used to think. It's splendid to find out there are so many of them in the world ~L.M. Montgomery - Anne of Green Gables
Spending time with some of the best people!
                                                               
                                                    Love, Book Club Blogger
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Thanksgiving is fast approaching and so starts the busy holiday season. As my book club starts our annual holiday read I still have time to squeeze in a novel that reflects what Thanksgiving is all about, thankfulness. What better way to reflect on gratitude than to read about those that live today, yesterday and long ago? Amazing lives that should be celebrated on experiences that eclipse anything I can ever accomplish or be.

Biographies blow me away and I will admit our last biography, The Boys in the Boat did just that. The hard work, the grit, and the determination made me feel slothful after reading this inspiring novel. Biographies can transform your life and motivate you to achieve the impossible dream!  

So as I chew on what biography to sink my eyes into I asked my book club friends what were some of their favorite biographies. Here are a few that made an impression on them:​

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The Glass Castle or Half Broke Horses a true life story by Walls

Unbroken: A World War II Story of Survival, Resilience, and Redemption or Seabiscuit: An American Legend by Laura Hillenbrand

John Adams by David McCullough

The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown

The Hiding Place as well as Tramp for the Lord by Corrie Ten Boom

***The Color of Water by James McBride
A book club all around favorite!