One Mayor's Challenge and a Model for America's Future
by Pete Buttigieg
Recommended by Lisa Bloom and Glenn Kirschner
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Recommended by 2 sources and appears in Politics, Social Sciences, and Nonfiction.
Once described by the Washington Post as ?the most interesting mayor you?ve never heard of,? Pete Buttigieg, the thirtysevenyearold mayor of South Bend, Indiana, has now emerged as one of the nation?s most visionary politicians. With soaring prose that celebrates a resurgent American Midwest, Shortest Way Home narrates the heroic transformation ...
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Consider The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy. Recommended by 8 sources.
“Soft-spoken, heavily illustrated fable built from short dialogues and watercolor sketches. Each spread pairs a spare line of text with a loose drawing, so the pleasure is visual and aphoristic rather than narrative; readers collect felt-true sentences more than plot. Most useful when you want quick consolations, a prompt for conversation with a child, or a pause during a rough day. Limiting if you want sustained argument, concrete advice, or tightly plotted storytelling: the repetition of gentleness can feel sentimental or thin after a while.”
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