Zero Waste by Shi Su

Subtitle: Eliminate Your Trash, Simplify Your Life,  and Heal the Earth -- I really skimmed this more than read it.  There are many ideas on how to get away from single use plastics.  Some are difficult because of health regulations in stores, but it would be nice to see that change.  A lot of recipes for cleaning and washing.  A lot of good ideas throughout which I think many people are doing though we can all improve.

Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly

This was a very good book dealing with what I consider a very difficult subject.  It follows three women from completely different backgrounds during World War II.  There is Coroline, a socialite in New York City who helps with the war effort.   Kasia , a young Polish girl who ends up getting sent to a work camp.  And Herta,  a doctor who works at a work camp doing experiments.  Their lives do intermingle and their experiences are so vastly different it is really hard to imagine the disparity.   This was a different perspective in looking at the war, very enlightening,  and something that should be read.

The End of Your Life Book club by Will Schwalbe

The title makes it sound a little more morbid than what I felt it really was.  His mother gets cancer and through her doctors appointments and treatments they share what they are reading.  They read some old familiar ones and many new.  They both read books they never thought they would and have a good banter between what they did and did not like.  She is always trying to get him to agree with her line of thought.  For something very difficult to go through they shared something that he will cherish for the rest of his life.  We are all going to die, how we deal with that reality depends on how well we all handle it.