The Tiger: A True Story of Vengeance and Survival by John Valliant, 2010, is an excellent book. Well researched, interesting wanderings off on different topics but the main story is always there and keeps you reading. It’s a story about an Amur tiger in the far east region of Russia, and how endagered they are. Very good book.http://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif

Video of John talking about the book

Listening to The King’s Speech by Mark Logue, 2010, Lionel’s grandson. Very interesting book, Lionel must have been quite a man, as was the king.

Just started and like The Beautiful Things That Heaven Bears by Dinaw Mengestu 2008. Main character runs a shop Washington, D.C. He’s an Ethiopian immigran,t Stepha Stephanos regularly meets with fellow African immigrants Ken the Kenyan and Joe from the Congo. Their favorite game is matching African nations to coups and dictators, as they consider how their new immigrant expectations measure up to the reality of life in America after 17 years. It’s going to be sad, I know, but it’s well written..