The IRH Summer Reading recommendations are in! Please check out all the great reads recommended by the community.
Medici Money: Banking, Metaphysics, and Art in Fifteenth-Century Florence
“Wanted to read up about the Medicis before travelling to Italy for work!”
The Righteous Mind: Why Good People are Divided by Politics and Religion
“I want to learn more about how science and morality works from a scientific perspective…especially given how divided the world is today.”
Quiet: The Power of Introverts
“It was recommended to me by my mentor. He knows I’m more of an introvert working in an environment filled with extroverts.”
The Words that Made Us: America’s Constitutional Conversation
“I’m always amazed at how much early Americans knew about politics and history, despite having less access to information than we do today.”
“My favorite teacher in high school introduced me to this book and I’ve loved it ever since!”
“Even though it was written in 1999, it was recommended by almost every podcast I listen to! Finally read it, loved it, and now read it every summer.”
The Power of Positive Thinking
“It is a book that helped me realize the power of prayer, solitude, meditation, and opening our mind and heart to what God wants from us.”
“Go Regis! It actually has a good chunk dedicated to his high school days.”
“Korean food, culture, and tradition all in one!”
“Beautiful memoir on food, body, and eating.”
“A beautiful story about the intricacies and complexities of the family unit that always reverts back to the rich description of the Dutch House. You’ll wish you could actually visit and explore the house!”
“I’m still in the middle of reading it, but it is an interesting exploration of the healthcare industry in America.”
“A really amazing fiction book that dives into the realities of mental illness with humor, wit, and one of the most compelling main characters I have experienced in a long time.”
“Explores the use of legislation in creating and then perpetuating segregated communities that exist even today, as well as public housing practices that contribute to systemic racism.”
“Awesome book that explores how we eat, why we eat the way we eat, how we should eat, and how humans have really departed from what’s best from us.”
