We Recommend: Never Stop Learning
Second Lives, Second Chances: A Surgeon’s Stories of Transformation, Donald R. Laub; ECW Press. A former chief of plastic surgery at the Med School recounts his work as a pioneer of life-altering reconstructive procedures.
Late Bloomers: The Power of Patience in a World Obsessed with Early Achievement, Rich Karlgaard, ’76; Currency Books. Anecdotes and recent research hearten those of us who lag behind the average wunderkind.
Moonbound: Apollo 11 and the Dream of Spaceflight, Jonathan Fetter-Vorm, ’05; Hill and Wang. Haven’t yet picked up a graphic novel? This history-packed gem by a master of the craft makes a great first choice.
Limitless Mind: Learn, Lead, and Live Without Barriers, Jo Boaler; HarperOne. Stanford education professor shows how anyone, at any age, can learn anything.
The Dearly Beloved, Cara Wall, ’92; Simon & Schuster. Two couples weather decades of change in this graceful debut novel that was 15 years in the making.
