If you watch any of the Property Brothers shows on HGTV then you should enjoy It Takes Two: Our Story, by Jonathan and Drew Scott. Energetic, possibly hyperactive, they are into, well, just so many things! Acting, magic, design, building, working with various charities and so on, here is how they got their start ....at 7 years old, making fancy hangers! I love their strong family ties (there is an older brother, too).

For a look at what it is like to drive a big truck for a living read The Long Haul: a Trucker's Tales of Life on the Road, by Finn Murphy. Mr. Murphy moves furniture, and yes, that is much different than the other big rigs you see on the road, and he explains how it is different. What it's like to box up everything for a family that is moving, deal with the emotions of that family, and see that their stuff arrives with no damage (Packing the truck is quite the interesting job ... sort of like that old game Tetris, the author said). This was an excellent read on something that was totally foreign to me!

I've seen books on finding lost art, often (probably because it makes for exciting reading) in huge quantities. In a twist on that, author Nancy Moses takes just a few objects (painting, original manuscript, mummy, etc.) and follows them from their creation to where they are now. Stolen, Smuggled, Sold: On the Hunt for Cultural Treasures proved to be an exciting read. :-)

Reading Hermit With Dog