Are you a busy mom with little time to read? Don't waste your time on books that don't deliver. Here are the books that engaged other Unlimited Moms to read more during 2004 (in alphabetical order):
This one isn't for the faint at heart, but it's very eye-opening. It's about honor crimes that happen in the West Bank and other places. It's a true story of a survivor. It really moved me.
For any mom who just wants five minutes peace once and a while, this humorous story about an elephant and her three children will help to explain it to your kids! My son loves this story, and now when my patience is at its end I can tell him I need “five minutes peace” and he understands, and gives me about 2 ½ minutes!
the best book I have ever read to encourage and give practical ideas and advice about leaving the nine to five and creating money doing what you love. (I havent worked for someone else since my oldest child was born...)
My son brought this home from a book fair at school, and we were both mesmerized by it from the beginning. It tells the story of Philipe Petit, who walked a tightrope wire between the Twin Towers in the 1970s. The description of how he and his friends got the wire set between the two buildings and how Philipe danced on the wire was charming. But even more important was how the story inspired a discussion about 9/11 and what happened to the Twin Towers. My son was only 3 ½ when it happened, and although he remembers the planes hitting the towers, he never fully understood what happened until we had this chance to talk. A lovely book with a happier memory of the Twin Towers.
The Navigatorby Morris West Category: Inspirational Fiction
I cast my vote for this series. There are now 10 books in the series, starting with One for the Money and ending with Ten Big Ones. They are hysterically funny and a great, easy read. With a 6 month old, I have little time for reading much other than Child Development books, but I try to read a couple of chapters every night just to escape and have a little laugh.
This book is tremendously awakening. For any person who simply wants to write. Short chapters are easy for any busy Mom to read - and she can pick and choose the writing exercises she wants to complete. HIGHLY ++++ recommended.
This is the most cleverly written book I've read in a long time. Each chapter is dedicated to a different point in time. It takes a few chapters to get used to "traveling through time", but after that I found myself wanting to read just one more chapter...on top of that, the characters are loveable and human. A love story like you've never read before!
