I will be the first to admit that the science section of any bookstore can be a bit intimidating.
Most of the books there are by someone with "Ph.D." after their name and are written in a language that may as well be Greek to me.
Read MoreReads For The Road: "Wilful Disregard" by Lena Andersson
This novel by Swedish writer Lena Andersson is a whirlwind of intense and all-to-real emotions. Though I am not usually a fan of novels, this book — translated from Swedish — jumped out at me (literally, it fell off the bookshelf as I walked by) when I walked into a bookstore while travelling in Sweden this past summer.
Read MoreReads For The Road: "The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving A F#CK" by Sarah Knight
If the title of this book — The Life-Changing Magic of Not Giving a F#ck — sounds vaguely familiar, that's because it is a hilarious parody of the bestselling The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up.
The concept of this book is to teach you "how to stop spending time you don't have with people you don't like doing things you don't want to do" aka STOP PEOPLE PLEASING!!
Read MoreReads For The Road: The World Without Us by Alan Weisman
Written by award-winning journalist Alan Weisman, The World Without Us is a fascinating book that examines all aspects of a simple question:
What would happen to the planet if human beings just disappeared?
Now, Weisman is quick to clarify that this disappearance would not be because of something violent like a natural disaster or nuclear war. No, he is examining what the result would be if all of us just suddenly vanished into thin air.
What would happen to the land, the cities, the ocean, the climate, our garbage, our art? How long — if ever — would it take for all human traces to disappear?
Weisman’s does a great job of approaching these questions from all angles and taking readers through his journey of discovery and research.
The New York Times Book Review called it “A fascinating eco-thriller…” and I couldn’t agree more — I couldn't put it down or stop talking about it with my friends and family (sorry guys).
