Books to read this summer

Even if you aren’t an Apple fanboy (yet), you would have to be living under a rock to not notice the impact this man (and Apple) have had on the world of technology, and our everyday life, over the past few years. This biography of the Apple co-founder was Amazon’s top seller for 2011, despite only going on sale in October - three weeks after Jobs lost his long battle with cancer.

 

Struggling to get the best out of life and find what makes you truly happy? We suggest you add this title to your next Book Depository order! Gretchen Rubin combines scientific and real-life examples to explore, and explain, the different paths to happiness. This inspiring read has advice, insight, and some humour thrown in too.

 

Stephen King has penned more than fifty books in his career but he still finds new ways to tell interesting stories. His latest epic transports characters through a storeroom portal back to 1958, where they begin their mission to try to prevent the Kennedy assassination. King fans will breeze through this compelling (800+ page!) read.

 

Don’t worry if you are a bit late to the table, now is the perfect time to read this touching first novel by Kathryn Stockett. It follows the unlikely friendship of three women living in tumultuous 1962 Mississippi, the unjust rules that have defined their lives, and their plans to change them.

 

Lovers of historical biographies will enjoy this masterpiece by Robert Massie, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Peter the Great, Nicholas and Alexandra, and The Romanovs. This story showcases the life of a truly fascinating character of history - a German princess, with deep philosophical beliefs and a strong will, who rose to the heights of power in Russia.