I missed yesterday’s Top Ten List because I was at the hospital doing my one-year transplant checkup. Everything looks peachy on that end: they were concerned about my low white blood cell count, but a shot and changes to my medicine regimen have gotten that squared way. Since today’s WWW is definitely not my cup of tea (romance genre), I’m going to do yesterday’ TT, Top Ten Reads on my Summer TBR.

First up, let’s look at my Mount Doom priorities from earlier in the year. I’ve addressed half of them this year, but let’s choose two from there.

(1) The War of 1812, John K. Mahon. This is one of the beefier titles on the list, and I’ve wanted to dig more into the topic since 2021.

(2) The Moral Animal, Robert Wright. I’ve wanted to read this one for a decade. Not really sure why it never makes it off the shelf and into my hands.

Now, looking at ye olde classics club…


(3) Democracy in America, Alexis de Tocqueville. I usually do a few books relating to American literature, early America and the war for independence in late June and early July, so don’t be surprised to see this one soon.

(4) My Name is Asher Lev, Chaim Potok. Ditto!

Relatedly, some Mount Doom titles that also fit with the American series will be:

(5) British Soldiers, American War: Voices of the American Revolution,  Don Hagist

(6) The President’s Club: Inside the World’s Most Exclusive Fraternity, Nancy Gibbs

And now, just for fun!

(7) Astounding: John W. Campbell, Isaac Asimov, Robert A. Heinlein, L. Ron Hubbard, and the Golden Age of Science Fiction. Alek Nevala-Lee.

(8) Live, From New York! An Uncensored History of Saturday Night Live, Tom Shales. Mostly reading this for information about the original cast run (seasons 1 -5), since a friend is introducing me to them. We’re midway through season 3 and I’m Jane Curtin’s #1 fan.

(9) Sons of the Waves: The Common Seaman in the Age of Sail, Stephen Taylor. Purchased for RoE.

(10) A Man Called Ove, Fredik Bachman. I recently watched the America-adapted Tom Hanks version and had to start reading the book that inspired it.