Between the Covers at Covered Treasures Bookstore – Remembering to be thankful

• Poems & Prayers
• The Table Where Rich People Sit
• Born Lucky
• Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit
• My Beloved
• History Matters
• Love & Saffron; A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love
• Colorado Cache Cookbook

By the staff at Covered Treasures

“… Choosing courage, discipline, and kindness can feel impossible and increasingly vulnerable in a time when even empathy has been vilified. “—Brene Brown

Here are a few books that might help us get into the spirit of Thanksgiving.

Poems & Prayers

By Matthew McConaughey (Crown) $29

Some of the poems are funny, some are jagged, many are uncomfortably honest—that willingness by McConaughey to laugh at himself might be what gives Poems and Prayers its unexpected charm. He asks us to forget logic and certainty, to go beyond what we can imagine, and believe in the poetry of life.

The Table Where Rich People Sit

By Byrd Taylor (Aladdin Paperbacks) $7.99

When she examines her life, Mountain Girl realizes her parents need to earn more money. Her father explains that they are already millionaires. He helps his daughter count up the monetary value of seeing the sky all day, feeling the wind, and smelling the coming rain. Illustrated by three-time Caldecott Honoree Peter Parnall’s dramatic watercolors, this book, written for younger readers, is a good reminder about what really matters for all of us.

Born Lucky

By Leland Vittert (Harper Horizon), $29.99

Born Lucky offers hope to every parent and every child who is grappling with their own unique challenges, to be inspired to break labels, tear down the walls that society builds, and create a better future. An intimate look into their inspiring journey, Vittert lays bare his experiences of the crushing bullying during middle and high school, the sting of rejection continuing into college, and his ultimate transformation into an esteemed journalist. But above all, this book is a love letter from a grateful son who, despite his diagnosis, trusted his father and defied all odds.

Strong Ground: The Lessons of Daring Leadership, the Tenacity of Paradox, and the Wisdom of the Human Spirit

By Brene Brown (Blackstone Publishing) $26

A research professor at the University of Houston, Brown shares lessons from her own experiences along with wisdom from other thinkers. A vital playbook for everyone from senior leaders developing and executing complex strategies to Gen Z-ers entering and navigating turbulent work environments, Brown offers a broad assessment of the skill sets and mindsets we need moving forward, including the capacity for respectful and difficult conversations.

My Beloved

By Jan Karon (Putnam) $32

Bestselling author Jan Karon gives her fans what they want at this time: a new Mitford novel. When Father Tim’s wife, Cynthia, asks what he wants for Christmas, he pens the answer in a love letter that bares his most private feelings. Then the letter goes missing and circulates among his astonished neighbors. So much for privacy. Poignant, hilarious, and life-affirming, My Beloved sets a generous table for readers who love these characters like family.

History Matters

By David McCullough; Edited by Dorie McCullough Lawson and Michael Hill (Simon & Schuster) $27

In this small book of short, thought-provoking essays and speeches, Pulitzer Prize-winning author and historian David McCullough reminds us of the value of history, how we can be guided by its lessons, and the enduring legacy of American ideals. Written over the course of his long and distinguished career, each entry focuses on his lifelong passion: the importance of history in understanding our present and future.

Love & Saffron; A Novel of Friendship, Food, and Love

By Kim Fay (Putnam) $18

This slim book is a witty and tender novel following two women in 1960s-1980s America as they discover that food really does connect us all, and that friendship and laughter are the best medicine. Imogene, a food columnist living on Camano Island, Washington, receives a letter from Joan, who lives in Los Angeles, about one of her recent columns, thus beginning a 29-year friendship in letters.

Colorado Cache Cookbook

By Junior League of Denver (Imago) $19.95

Since its first printing in 1978, Colorado Cache has been a bestseller, with over a million copies sold. From the no-fail pie crust to the turkey and wild rice casserole and the pumpkin flan, it’s full of recipes that work at our altitude, for all occasions. It has saved many a newcomer from the frustration of overflowing pans of brownies, flattened cookies, and inedible bread. It has become a trusted source and a favorite in many Colorado kitchens.

Until next month, happy Thanksgiving and happy reading.

The staff at Covered Treasures can be reached at books@ocn.me.

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