Book Briefs - a short list of books.

These are 3 books I read recently on various aspect of the civil rights struggle in America. These were all illustrated or photo books, and maybe that's why they were so vivid and really brought home to me what was happening during that period of time. Here are people who found the courage to stand up to an unjust system - with the law on it's side - I can't even imagine the strength it took!

I love a good love story - they make me smile without even realizing it - and I really don't read enough of these types of books. So here's a list of books published in 2011 (with 1 or 2 cheats), that have some lovin' going on - and that I hope to get through before the next Valentine's day comes around. There are some books on here that show the dark side of "love" too.

Over the weekend, I deleted ALL the books on my "to be read" list (on Goodreads.com). I must have been crazy (for books) because I had 150 on there, and since I'm a bit of a minimalist and hate clutter, that huge list was stressing me out a little. So delete, delete, delete. Now, I only have the handful of library books that I have checked out or requested - 4 total. And I'll keep the list that short and simple.