The Robinson Reading Report has returned with the February edition! While this may be the shortest month, I assure you, this edition will not be shorter in any way! I’ve compiled a list of my favorite books I read this month, and maybe you can check some of them out too! If this is your first time checking into the Triple R, here’s how it works:
Similar to Gabe’s Reading List, the Triple R will list my favorite books I read during that month. The RRR will come out on the last day of the month, and Gabe’s will come out on the first day of the next month. That way, we have both reading lists on separate days.
The Robinson Reading Report is, for all intents and purposes, my version of Gabe’s Reading List. It will list my top picks that I read, along with the book cover and the Amazon link. And that’s about it. Just a quick head’s up, I don’t read a lot of novels or fiction, but mainly educational-related, facts/trivia, or nonfiction. Also, all books listed below were rated 5/5 stars by me, with one Six Star book at the end. With that, let’s get started with the January edition of the Robinson Reading Report!
Prioritize Organize | Jonathan & Susan Clark
We can all be a bit more productive in our lives, and this book has valuable tips, tricks, and strategies for doing just that. Prioritize Organize has tactics to use crucial “in-between time”, and how to assign priorities when everything is a top priority! Jonathan and Susan Clark also include little summaries at the back of each chapter, and little exercises too. With this book, I’m sure anyone can be more productive, organized, and be working smarter, not harder.
I Am Spock | Leonard Nimoy
Most people of later generations don’t remember Star Trek and the movies it spawned, but believe me, they are quite entertaining, and Leonard Nimoy, who played Spock, is no different. I Am Spock tells the tale of his life, from him as a kid to producing movies after the show ended. Filled with happiness and sadness, agreement and conflict, Nimoy produces a great autobiography that leaves insights not only in the show, but in his thrilling life.
What If? | Randall Munroe
We all have questions we would like answered, like, what would happen if I swam in a pool filled with spent nuclear fuel rods? Or, what would happen if all my DNA disappeared? Okay, maybe not those types of questions, but Munroe uses science and data to answer these same questions and many more. What If? brings out the scientist within us all, and with humorous comics on almost every page, complete with a funny writing style, What If? is a science book that’s truly fun to read.
MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians | Red Riley
Have you ever dreamed of being a spy? Come on, don’t be shy, I think we all have! And Red Riley takes us through the exact details on what it takes to be an elite agent of MI6, the British Secret Intelligence Service. From being confronted with a knife, extraction by land, sea, and air, and establishing an alias (even “Red Riley” isn’t the author’s real name), MI6 Spy Skills for Civilians shows all of us how to act, and think, like a true James Bond.
The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports List | Glen Macnow & Big Daddy Graham
Ah, Philadelphia, the City of Brotherly Love. One can accurately say that love is specifically the love of sports, and Glen Macnow and Big Daddy Graham expand that love in the form of many, many lists on all sorts of topics. From all major sports, to food, to songs, to the best places in Philly, this book has everything. Not only that, it’s written in a fun-to-read style. Even if you’re not a sports fan, The Great Book of Philadelphia Sports List is sure to lighten up your mood anytime.
Uncle John’s Slightly Irregular Bathroom Reader | Bathroom Readers’ Institute
To me, any Uncle John’s Bathroom Reader is a good Bathroom reader, and this one is no different. Chock-full of interesting facts, stories, and tidbits about all sorts of topics, such as dumb crooks (and nice ones too), interesting foods, and one of my favorites, the story of the Gimli Glider. This 17th Bathroom Reader truly is slightly irregular, but it still holds up to the expectations of this great series.
Five Days in November | Clint Hill
The Kennedy Assassination has been burned into the memories of the people who witnessed it, and fascinates us who were born later. Even if you don’t recognize the name of the author, he was the Secret Service agent who jumped on the back of the car that Kennedy was in after he was killed. Hill tells the story of those five eventful days in November, from Kennedy landing in Texas to the funeral, and with pictures on almost every page, Five Days in November paints a invigorating picture of an event that shocked the world.
*Six-Star Book*
Ground Zero| Alan Gratz
September 11, 2001, a day which we shall never forget. Alan Gratz writes a gripping novel that follows two characters, Reshmina, an Afghan girl living in her quiet village, and Taz, an injured American soldier. When Reshmina finds Taz unable to move near her home, she decides to bring him in, and simultaneously pushing over the first domino in what might be the most impactful day in her life. Ground Zero is a story of mercy, hope, and heroism, and serves as an example for all of us.
The Congressional Report 