Books that are worth buying

Twinster

Sun, Mar 07 2021, 8:51 am

Rather than borrowing / library.

Can anyone recommend good books that are worth owning and re-reading?

No novels. Self-help books so long as they aren’t too deep. Nonfiction, true stories...

Thank you

bbhem5

Sun, Mar 07 2021, 8:57 am

As Long As I Live
A Tale of Two Worlds
The Mountain Family
Rav Aharon
Rav Pam
All For the Boss
Incredible/ Incredible 2

PinkFridge

Sun, Mar 07 2021, 10:17 am

Great suggestions. How old do you want to go?
To Remain a Jew
Reaching to Heaven
Rav Gustman
The Six Constant Mitzvos

I'll probably think of lots more after logging off.

Twinster

Sun, Mar 07 2021, 10:18 am

PinkFridge wrote:

. How old do you want to go?

I often like old ones more than newer ones. So long as they’re still available for purchase at their standard prices.

amother

Dodgerblue

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 5:30 pm

We're in quarantine and I want to add to our reading collection. Thank you!

I second To Remain A Jew, As Long As I Live and All For The Boss.

May I add:

Go My Son
The Impact of As Long As I Live
Emunah with Love and Chicken Soup
A Tzaddik in Our Time (Rereleased as A Tzaddik for All Times)

Twinster

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 7:09 pm

Kiwi13 wrote:

Only Jewish books? Or secular too?

Any. Not limited to Jewish.

Kiwi13

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 7:21 pm

Twinster wrote:

Any. Not limited to Jewish.

Do you have any hobbies? Things you want to learn? Not sure if this is relevant to you at all, but I got a book called “The Business Side of Creativity,” which was very helpful when I started my freelance business. Just one example, but there are tons of helpful books out there that are great to own as reference books.

PinkFridge

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 9:58 pm

Thanks a Thousand by A. J. Jacobs
Lidingo - https://www.feldheim.com/lidingo
The 28th of Iyar by Rabbi Emanuel Feldman

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youngishbear

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 10:02 pm

Reference books, like a really good dictionary, and Jewish history.

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amother

Brown

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 10:03 pm

Twinster wrote:

Well, what books do YOU like to read? I buy books that I have a hankering to read more than once. Like the Harry Potter series. My favorite author. Etc.

I used to be into romance novels, but I find that I no longer care to read them. I should probably give away all the books I have. Even when I try to re-read them I find myself rolling my eyes, lol.

Twinster

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 11:10 pm

Kiwi13 wrote:

Do you have any hobbies? Things you want to learn?

I haven’t had much time to think about these things in a while. But thanks for the idea. Will think a bit.

Twinster

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 11:14 pm

amother [ Brown ] wrote:

I enjoy true stories, nonfiction, lite self-help books. Not anything specific, but like you, I no longer enjoy novels in general. And I certainly wouldn’t purchase them to own and re-read.

Kiwi13

Wed, Mar 10 2021, 11:48 pm

If it’s not too shameless a plug, I can (objectively, of course! 😜) recommend my book “With All I Am,” which is a true story.

amother

Hotpink

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 12:04 am

I liked Mountain Climbers. Also the books by CB Weinfeld - like A Handful of Stars, Tapestry of Stars, etc. They're real life short stores, inspirational, nicely written.
I also like Malcolm Gladwell (not jewish books) - like Outliers, Blink, David and Goliath.
You can get those out of the library. You can probably get one of the CB Weinfeld books out of the library too.

Kiwi13

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 12:09 am

Oooh! What about the "Let My People..." books? Those are AMAZING!!!! And obviously, a true story!!

out-of-towner

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 4:21 am

Anything by Ruchama Shain.
The book about Rebbitzen Vichna Kaplan.
Forever My Jerusalem- a biographical historical novel.
They Called Him Mike

PinkFridge

Thu, Mar 11 2021, 7:49 am

Kiwi13 wrote:

Oooh! What about the "Let My People..." books? Those are AMAZING!!!! And obviously, a true story!!

Very good, rereadable books!
Which reminds me of one novel worth buying and rereading every year or so at this time of year: Dual Discovery by Zecharya Hoffman.