{"id":95633,"date":"2023-11-16T16:19:12","date_gmt":"2023-11-16T21:19:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/?p=95633"},"modified":"2023-12-01T13:20:54","modified_gmt":"2023-12-01T18:20:54","slug":"recommended-reads-for-intersession","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/2023\/11\/16\/recommended-reads-for-intersession\/","title":{"rendered":"Recommended Reads During Intersession"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>GMS Student Affairs and The Alumni Medical Library present the annual holiday raffle from the book list of <\/span><span><em>Recommended Reads During Intersession. <\/em>We hope you enjoy these titles picked by the staff members of both GMS and the Library!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2022\/11\/coffe-reading-picture.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"428\" height=\"284\" class=\"size-full wp-image-90778 aligncenter\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span>Enter the raffle to be 1 of 20 students to win a book from this list to enjoy over winter break! <\/span>Raffle winners will be drawn at noon on December 8 Winners must respond by the end of the day as to which book from the list they prefer and their full mailing address (so we can send it directly to you!)<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/bostonu.qualtrics.com\/jfe\/form\/SV_bqHGwONkBGtbiU6\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff; text-decoration: underline;\">Enter to win here!<\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/All-Sinners.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"271\" class=\"wp-image-95638 alignleft\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>All the Sinners Bleed: A Novel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: S. A. Cosby<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Mystery; Crime; Novel; Fiction; Thriller; Contemporary; Black authors<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller; USA Today Bestseller; Washington Post&#8217;s The Twelve Best Thrillers of the Year; TIME&#8217;s 100 Must Read Books of the Year; Goodreads Choice Award Nominee; Publisher&#8217;s Weekly Best Books of the Year; ALA Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Fiction Longlist; SIBA&#8217;s 2024 Southern Book Prize Finalist<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>A Black sheriff. A serial killer. A small town ready to combust.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Titus Crown is the first Black sheriff in the history of Charon County, Virginia. In recent decades, quiet Charon has had only two murders. But after years of working as an FBI agent, Titus knows better than anyone that while his hometown might seem like a land of moonshine, cornbread, and honeysuckle, secrets always fester under the surface.<\/p>\n<p>Then a year to the day after Titus\u2019s election, a school teacher is killed by a former student and the student is fatally shot by Titus\u2019s deputies. As Titus investigates the shootings, he unearths terrible crimes and a serial killer who has been hiding in plain sight, haunting the dirt lanes and woodland clearings of Charon.<\/p>\n<p>With the killer\u2019s possible connections to a local church and the town\u2019s harrowing history weighing on him, Titus projects confidence about closing the case while concealing a painful secret from his own past. At the same time, he also has to contend with a far-right group that wants to hold a parade in celebration of the town\u2019s Confederate history.<\/p>\n<p>Charon is Titus\u2019s home and his heart. But where faith and violence meet, there will be a reckoning.&#8221; &#8211; Amazon<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Atomic-Habits.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"177\" height=\"255\" class=\"wp-image-95639 alignleft\" \/><strong>Atomic Habits: An Easy &amp; Proven Way to Build Good Habits &amp; Break Bad Ones<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: James Clear<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category:<\/em> <em>Self-help; Personal development; Nonfiction; Psychology; Productivity<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>International Bestseller; New York Times Bestseller<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Tiny Changes, Remarkable Results.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>No matter your goals,\u00a0<em>Atomic Habits<\/em>\u00a0offers a proven framework for improving\u2014every day. James Clear, one of the world&#8217;s leading experts on habit formation, reveals practical strategies that will teach you exactly how to form good habits, break bad ones, and master the tiny behaviors that lead to remarkable results.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re having trouble changing your habits, the problem isn&#8217;t you. The problem is your system. Bad habits repeat themselves again and again not because you don&#8217;t want to change, but because you have the wrong system for change. You do not rise to the level of your goals. You fall to the level of your systems. Here, you&#8217;ll get a proven system that can take you to new heights.<\/p>\n<p>Clear is known for his ability to distill complex topics into simple behaviors that can be easily applied to daily life and work. Here, he draws on the most proven ideas from biology, psychology, and neuroscience to create an easy-to-understand guide for making good habits inevitable and bad habits impossible. Along the way, readers will be inspired and entertained with true stories from Olympic gold medalists, award-winning artists, business leaders, life-saving physicians, and star comedians who have used the science of small habits to master their craft and vault to the top of their field.<\/p>\n<p>Learn how to:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>make time for new habits (even when life gets crazy);<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>overcome a lack of motivation and willpower;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>design your environment to make success easier;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>get back on track when you fall off course;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8230;and much more.<\/p>\n<p><em>Atomic Habits<\/em> will reshape the way you think about progress and success, and give you the tools and strategies you need to transform your habits\u2014whether you are a team looking to win a championship, an organization hoping to redefine an industry, or simply an individual who wishes to quit smoking, lose weight, reduce stress, or achieve any other goal&#8221; &#8211; Barnes and Noble<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Black-Cake.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"280\" class=\"wp-image-95640 alignleft\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Black Cake: A Novel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Charmaine Wilkerson<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Novel; Historical Fiction; Contemporary; Mystery; Family; Caribbean-American authors<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller; Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Historical Fiction; Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Debut Novel<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can\u2019t choose what we inherit. But can we choose who we become?<\/p>\n<p>In present-day California, Eleanor Bennett\u2019s death leaves behind a puzzling inheritance for her two children, Byron and Benny: a black cake, made from a family recipe with a long history, and a voice recording. In her message, Eleanor shares a tumultuous story about a headstrong young swimmer who escapes her island home under suspicion of murder. The heartbreaking tale Eleanor unfolds, the secrets she still holds back, and the mystery of a long-lost child challenge everything the siblings thought they knew about their lineage and themselves.<\/p>\n<p>Can Byron and Benny reclaim their once-close relationship, piece together Eleanor\u2019s true history, and fulfill her final request to \u201cshare the black cake when the time is right\u201d? Will their mother\u2019s revelations bring them back together or leave them feeling more lost than ever?<\/p>\n<p>Charmaine Wilkerson\u2019s debut novel is a story of how the inheritance of betrayals, secrets, memories, and even names can shape relationships and history. Deeply evocative and beautifully written,\u00a0<em>Black Cake<\/em> is an extraordinary journey through the life of a family changed forever by the choices of its matriarch&#8221;- Goodreads<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Braiding.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"276\" class=\"wp-image-95641 alignleft\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Braiding Sweetgrass<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Robin Wall Kimmer<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Indigenous authors; Nonfiction; Science; Nature; Memoir; Spirituality; Ecology<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller; Washington Post Bestseller; Literary Hub&#8217;s Best Essay Collection of the Decade<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Drawing on her life as an indigenous scientist, and as a woman, Kimmerer shows how other living beings\u2015asters and goldenrod, strawberries and squash, salamanders, algae, and sweetgrass\u2015offer us gifts and lessons, even if we&#8217;ve forgotten how to hear their voices. In reflections that range from the creation of Turtle Island to the forces that threaten its flourishing today, she circles toward a central argument: that the awakening of ecological consciousness requires the acknowledgment and celebration of our reciprocal relationship with the rest of the living world. For only when we can hear the languages of other beings will we be capable of understanding the generosity of the earth, and learn to give our own gifts in return&#8221; &#8211; Amazon<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Covenant.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"188\" height=\"282\" class=\"wp-image-95642 alignleft\" \/>The Covenant of Water<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Abraham Verghese, MD, MACP<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Novel; Historical Fiction; Medicine; Asian Literature; Religion; Indian authors<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Bestselling author; Oprah&#8217;s Book Club Pick; New York Times Bestseller<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Spanning the years 1900 to 1977, The\u00a0<em>Covenant of Water<\/em>\u00a0is set in Kerala, on South India\u2019s Malabar Coast, and follows three generations of a family that suffers a peculiar affliction: in every generation, at least one person dies by drowning\u2014and in Kerala, water is everywhere. The family is part of a Christian community that traces itself to the time of the apostles, but times are shifting, and the matriarch of this family, known as Big Ammachi\u2014literally \u201cBig Mother\u201d\u2014will witness unthinkable changes at home and at large over the span of her extraordinary life. All of Verghese\u2019s great gifts are on display in this new work: there are astonishing scenes of medical ingenuity, fantastic moments of humor, a surprising and deeply moving story, and characters imbued with the essence of life.<\/p>\n<p>A shimmering evocation of a lost India and of the passage of time itself,\u00a0<em>The<\/em>\u00a0<em>Covenant of Water<\/em> is a hymn to progress in medicine and to human understanding, and a humbling testament to the hardships undergone by past generations for the sake of those alive today. It is one of the most masterful literary novels published in recent years.&#8221; &#8211; Abraham Verghese<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div>\n<hr \/>\n<\/div>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/House.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"270\" class=\"wp-image-95643 alignleft\" \/>The House in the Cerulean Sea<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: TJ Klune<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Queer authors, Fantasy, Magic, LGBTQ; Contemporary; Magical Realism<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Best Fantasy; Lambda Literary Award author; Alex Award; Mythopoetic Scholarship Award for Adult Literature; Gold Nautilus Book Award Winner author; New York Times bestselling author<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A magical island. A dangerous task. A burning secret.<\/p>\n<p>Linus Baker leads a quiet, solitary life. At forty, he lives in a tiny house with a devious cat and his old records. As a Case Worker at the Department in Charge Of Magical Youth, he spends his days overseeing the well-being of children in government-sanctioned orphanages.<\/p>\n<p>When Linus is unexpectedly summoned by Extremely Upper Management he&#8217;s given a curious and highly classified assignment: travel to Marsyas Island Orphanage, where six dangerous children reside: a gnome, a sprite, a wyvern, an unidentifiable green blob, a were-Pomeranian, and the Antichrist. Linus must set aside his fears and determine whether or not they\u2019re likely to bring about the end of days.<\/p>\n<p>But the children aren\u2019t the only secret the island keeps. Their caretaker is the charming and enigmatic Arthur Parnassus, who will do anything to keep his wards safe. As Arthur and Linus grow closer, long-held secrets are exposed, and Linus must make a choice: destroy a home or watch the world burn.<\/p>\n<p>An enchanting story, masterfully told, The House in the Cerulean Sea is about the profound experience of discovering an unlikely family in an unexpected place\u2014and realizing that family is yours&#8221; &#8211; Goodreads<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/I-thought.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"262\" class=\"wp-image-95644 alignleft\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>I Thought it Was Just Me (but it isn&#8217;t): Making the Journey from &#8220;What Will People Think? To &#8220;I am Enough&#8221;<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Bren<span>\u00e9 <\/span>Brown, PhD, LMSW<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Nonfiction; Mental Health; Self-help; Psychology; Personal development; Feminism; Relationships<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We spend so much precious time and energy managing perception and creating carefully edited versions of ourselves to show to the world. There is a constant barrage of social expectations that teach us that being imperfect is synonymous with being inadequate. Everywhere we turn, there are messages that tell us who, what, and how we\u2019re supposed to be. So we learn to hide our struggles and protect ourselves from shame, judgment, criticism, and blame by seeking safety in pretending and perfection. This book shines a long-overdue light on an important truth: Our imperfections are what connect us to one another and to our humanity. Our vulnerabilities are not weaknesses; they are powerful reminders to keep our hearts and minds open to the reality that we\u2019re all in this together.&#8221; &#8211; Bren\u00e9 Brown<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Im-still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"268\" class=\"wp-image-95645 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Im-still.png 486w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Im-still-414x636.png 414w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 175px) 100vw, 175px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>I&#8217;m Still Here: Black Dignity in a World Made for Whiteness<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Austin Channing Brown<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Nonfiction;\u00a0 Social justice; Race; Black authors; Biography &amp; Memoir; Religion; Anti-racism<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller; Reese&#8217;s Book Club Pick<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Austin Channing Brown\u2019s first encounter with a racialized America came at age seven, when she discovered her parents named her Austin to deceive future employers into thinking she was a white man. Growing up in majority-white schools and churches, Austin writes, \u201cI had to learn what it means to love blackness,\u201d a journey that led to a lifetime spent navigating America\u2019s racial divide as a writer, speaker, and expert helping organizations practice genuine inclusion.<\/p>\n<p>In a time when nearly every institution (schools, churches, universities, businesses) claims to value diversity in its mission statement, Austin writes in breathtaking detail about her journey to self-worth and the pitfalls that kill our attempts at racial justice. Her stories bear witness to the complexity of America\u2019s social fabric\u2014from Black Cleveland neighborhoods to private schools in the middle-class suburbs, from prison walls to the boardrooms at majority-white organizations&#8221; &#8211; Penguin Random House<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Kim.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"175\" height=\"270\" class=\"wp-image-95646 alignleft\" \/><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Cho Nam-Joo, Jamie Chang (Translator)<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Feminism; Fiction; Mental Health; Korean authors; Asian Literature; Contemporary<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>International bestseller; National Book Award Nominee for Translated Literature<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<em>Truly, flawlessly, completely, she became that person.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In a small, tidy apartment on the outskirts of the frenzied metropolis of Seoul lives Kim Jiyoung. A thirtysomething-year-old \u201cmillennial everywoman,\u201d she has recently left her white-collar desk job\u2014in order to care for her newborn daughter full-time\u2014as so many Korean women are expected to do. But she quickly begins to exhibit strange symptoms that alarm her husband, parents, and in-laws: Jiyoung impersonates the voices of other women\u2014alive and even dead, both known and unknown to her. As she plunges deeper into this psychosis, her discomfited husband sends her to a male psychiatrist.<\/p>\n<p>In a chilling, eerily truncated third-person voice, Jiyoung\u2019s entire life is recounted to the psychiatrist\u2014a narrative infused with disparate elements of frustration, perseverance, and submission. Born in 1982 and given the most common name for Korean baby girls, Jiyoung quickly becomes the unfavored sister to her princeling little brother. Always, her behavior is policed by the male figures around her\u2014from the elementary school teachers who enforce strict uniforms for girls, to the coworkers who install a hidden camera in the women\u2019s restroom and post their photos online. In her father\u2019s eyes, it is Jiyoung\u2019s fault that men harass her late at night; in her husband\u2019s eyes, it is Jiyoung\u2019s duty to forsake her career to take care of him and their child\u2014to put them first.<\/p>\n<p>Jiyoung\u2019s painfully common life is juxtaposed against a backdrop of an advancing Korea, as it abandons \u201cfamily planning\u201d birth control policies and passes new legislation against gender discrimination. But can her doctor flawlessly, completely cure her, or even discover what truly ails her?<\/p>\n<p>Rendered in minimalist yet lacerating prose,\u00a0<em>Kim Jiyoung, Born 1982<\/em> sits at the center of our global #MeToo movement and announces the arrival of writer of international significance&#8221; &#8211; Goodreads<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Lakota.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"180\" height=\"278\" class=\"wp-image-95652 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Lakota.png 504w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Lakota-411x636.png 411w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>The Lakota Way<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Joseph M. Marshall III<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Indigenous authors; Ethics; Spirituality; Nonfiction; Philosophy; Western Literature; Native American and Indigenous Literature<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Audie Award; Western Writers of America Award author<\/em><\/h6>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Rich with storytelling, history, and folklore,\u00a0<em>The Lakota Way<\/em>\u00a0expresses the heart of Native American philosophy and reveals the path to a fulfilling and meaningful life. Joseph Marshall is a member of the Sicunga Lakota Sioux and has dedicated his entire life to the wisdom he learned from his elders. Here he focuses on the twelve core qualities that are crucial to the Lakota way of life \u2013 bravery, fortitude, generosity, wisdom, respect, honor, perseverance, love, humility, sacrifice, truth, and compassion&#8221; &#8211; Penguin Random House<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><em><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Midnight.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"271\" class=\"wp-image-95653 alignleft\" \/><\/em>The Midnight Library<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Matt Haig<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Fiction; Magical Realism; Novel; Fantasy; Contemporary; Science Fiction; Mental Health<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>International bestselling author; Goodreads Choice Award Winner for Best Fiction; Contemporary\u00a0<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Between life and death there is a library, and within that library, the shelves go on forever. Every book provides a chance to try another life you could have lived. To see how things would be if you had made other choices . . . Would you have done anything different, if you had the chance to undo your regrets?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A dazzling novel about all the choices that go into a life well lived, from the internationally bestselling author of\u00a0<em>Reasons to Stay Alive<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0<em>How To Stop Time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Somewhere out beyond the edge of the universe there is a library that contains an infinite number of books, each one the story of another reality. One tells the story of your life as it is, along with another book for the other life you could have lived if you had made a different choice at any point in your life. While we all wonder how our lives might have been, what if you had the chance to go to the library and see for yourself? Would any of these other lives truly be better?<\/p>\n<p>In\u00a0<em>The Midnight Library<\/em>, Matt Haig\u2019s enchanting new novel, Nora Seed finds herself faced with this decision. Faced with the possibility of changing her life for a new one, following a different career, undoing old breakups, realizing her dreams of becoming a glaciologist; she must search within herself as she travels through the Midnight Library to decide what is truly fulfilling in life, and what makes it worth living in the first place.&#8221; &#8211; Matt Haig<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Shackleton.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"267\" class=\"wp-image-95647 alignleft\" \/>Shackleton<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Roland Huntford<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Biography; Nonfiction; Adventure; History; Travel; Polar Exploration<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>Winner of\u00a0 the Nelson Hurst Biography Award; Marsh Biography Award<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This biography of Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton is a story of epic endurance and courage and also of tragic ineptitude, hardship, bitter rivalries, betrayal, and ultimately fatal disappointment&#8221; &#8211; Amazon<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Spare.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"176\" height=\"268\" class=\"wp-image-95648 alignleft\" \/><\/div>\n<h2><strong>Spare<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Prince Harry<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: Biography &amp; Memoir; British Royalty; European World History; British Literature; Politics<\/em><\/h6>\n<h6><em>New York Times Bestseller<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It was one of the most searing images of the twentieth century: two young boys, two princes, walking\u00a0behind their mother\u2019s coffin as the world watched in sorrow\u2014and horror. As Princess Diana was laid to\u00a0rest, billions wondered what Prince William and Prince Harry must be thinking and feeling\u2014and how\u00a0their lives would play out from that point on.<\/p>\n<p>For Harry, this is that story at last.<\/p>\n<p>Before losing his mother, twelve-year-old Prince Harry was known as the carefree one, the happy-go-lucky Spare to the more serious Heir. Grief changed everything. He struggled at school, struggled with\u00a0anger, with loneliness\u2014and, because he blamed the press for his mother\u2019s death, he struggled to accept\u00a0life in the spotlight.<\/p>\n<p>At twenty-one, he joined the British Army. The discipline gave him structure, and two combat tours made\u00a0him a hero at home. But he soon felt more lost than ever, suffering from post-traumatic stress and prone\u00a0to crippling panic attacks. Above all, he couldn\u2019t find true love.<\/p>\n<p>Then he met Meghan. The world was swept away by the couple\u2019s cinematic romance and rejoiced in their fairy-tale wedding. But from the beginning, Harry and Meghan were preyed upon by the press, subjected to waves of abuse, racism, and lies. Watching his wife suffer, their safety and mental health at risk, Harry saw no other way to prevent the tradgey of history repeating itself but to flee his mother country. Over the centuries, leaving the Royal Family was an act few had dared. The last to try, in fact, had been his mother. . . .<\/p>\n<p>For the first time, Prince Harry tells his own story, chronicling his journey with raw, unflinching honesty.\u00a0A landmark publication,\u00a0<em>Spare<\/em> is full of insight, revelation, self-examination, and hard-won wisdom about the eternal power of love over grief.&#8221; &#8211; Barnes and Noble<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Taste-1.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"268\" class=\" wp-image-95693 alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Taste-1.png 536w, https:\/\/www.bumc.bu.edu\/gms\/files\/2023\/11\/Taste-1-423x636.png 423w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 178px) 100vw, 178px\" \/>The Taste of Sugar: A Novel<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h2><strong>By: Marisel Vera<\/strong><\/h2>\n<h6><em>Category: First-gen authors; Historical fiction; War;\u00a0 Puerto Rican authors; Spanish-American War<\/em><\/h6>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class=\"bu_collapsible_container \" aria-live=\"polite\" data-customize-animation=\"false\"><h4 class=\"bu_collapsible\" aria-expanded=\"false\"tabindex=\"0\" role=\"button\">Book Summary<\/h4><div class=\"bu_collapsible_section\" style=\"display: none;\"><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;<span>Marisel Vera emerges as a major new voice in contemporary fiction with this \u201ccapacious\u201d (<\/span><em>The New Yorker<\/em><span>) novel set in Puerto Rico on the eve of the Spanish-American War. Up in the mountainous region of Utuado, Vicente Vega and Valentina Sanchez labor to keep their coffee farm from the creditors. When the great San Ciriaco hurricane of 1899 brings devastating upheaval, the young couple is lured along with thousands of other puertorriquenos to the sugar plantations of Hawaii, where they are confronted by the hollowness of America\u2019s promises of prosperity. Depicting the roots of Puerto Rican alienation and exodus, which resonates especially today,\u00a0<\/span><em>The Taste of Sugar<\/em><span>\u00a0is \u201ca gorgeous feat of storytelling\u201d (Tayari Jones).<\/span>&#8221; &#8211; Barnes and Noble<\/p>\n<p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>GMS Student Affairs and The Alumni Medical Library present the annual holiday raffle from the book list of Recommended Reads During Intersession. We hope you enjoy these titles picked by the staff members of both GMS and the Library! 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