I just finished "The Help" today....awesome, thought provoking book. Being a child of the 60's living in the North and now being a resident of the South for the past 14 years this book really stirred me. Amazing read!
I just read it too and posted the other day. It turned me into a real mean lady. I did not want anyone talking to me or bothering me until I finished this book.
Thanks for the review on "The Help", I thought the movie looked interesting, didn't know there was a book. I just finished "The Last Song" and "the Choice" by Nicholas Sparks. I love his books, have read all of them. The only one I didn't thrill over is "Three Weeks with My Brother". I bought "Water For Elephants" by Sare Gruen but haven't read it yet.
"Saving Gracie" by Carol Bradley. The true story of how one little dog learned to love and trust after living 6 years as a breeding dog in a PA mill. Heart-wrenching and uplifting at the same time, this is an absolute must-read for anyone who claims to love dogs, and for anyone who still wonders what constitiutes a puppy mill or where those doggies in the window come from. If I could force everyone in North America to read one book before they buy a dog, this would be the one.
"Whale Done!" This is a book about how to motivate anyone / any animal by creating positive trusting relationships and power of positive affirmations. It is based on how "Seaworld" trained Killer Whales to do the tricks by building the positive relationships. ( We won't talk about the recent accident...) It was suggested reading from Charlie's trainer, but it even talks about relationship management with your family and at work. I tried the technique with my 16 year old son, and told him that I appreciated him doing the dishes and it was such a help, instead of pointing out the things he did wrong ( ie he did not wipe the counter top, etc...) He was much open through out the evening and ended up doing pots and pans by the end of the evening!!