Reading is as important to the mind as water for the body.

Finished reading "Flying Higher: The Women Airforce Service Pilots of World War II" by Wanda Langley

Interesting "About the Author" on the back flap:
Wanda Langley was born not far from Avenger Field in Sweetwater, Texas where the WASPs trained.  She grew up hearing stories about these audacious women pilots and knew she would write about them one day...

Finished reading "Great Women in Aviation #1 - Women Airforce Service Pilots - WASP" by Henry M. Holden.

April 15, 2012

The story of the WASP was not made public until the late 70's. Never did I learn in school of these women who piloted military planes during the 1940's.


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Highly recommend No Turning Back: One Man's Inspiring True Story of Courage, Determination, and Hope by David Mack and Bryan Anderson
April 6, 2012

Bryan Anderson is such an inspiration. How can I complain about the pettiness of life, when he proudly and happily carries on with one arm, having lost part of his left arm and both legs from an IED.


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Finished reading Spygirl : true adventures from my life as a private eye by Amy Gray and Blowing my cover : my life as a C.I.A. spy by Lindsay Moran. Libraries are the best !!!
March 14, 2012



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Read two books by Jeannette Walls: Half Broke Horses and The Glass Castle. Wondering how many people I know who have lived without electricity and indoor plumbing...
March 10, 2012

Half Broke Horses is the story of the author's grandmother but which she wrote after The Glass Castle (her own story). Can you imagine moving to New York City without your parents to attend your senior year of high school?


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Just finished reading "The Profiler - My Life Hunting Serial Killers & Psychopaths" by Pat Brown.
January 16, 2012

The TV show "Criminal Minds" (one of my favorites) centers around the work of FBI profilers. This book gives a different perspective from someone who is not a traditionally trained profiler.