Aug. 8th, 2020

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I sent a couple of books to my mom and she really enjoyed them. They were "Lab Girl" by Hope Jahren, and "Born a Crime" by Trevor Noah.

These two were such hits! I'm struggling to think of another book to send her that would be as good, and thus am seeking recommendations.

My mom likes: History, animals/plants/nature, medicine, farming and gardening, Swedish stuff, anything well-written and interesting. She's also read a couple of presidential biographies about Truman and John Adams, and I think she read and liked the book by Dr. Jan Pol, called "Never Turn your back on an Angus Cow." Fiction recs also wanted; she reads mostly main-stream fiction, not SF/F/Horror or romance.

I'm trying to avoid anything that is depressing, or about abuse or death. Bonus if a large-print text is available, though that is not necessary.

Books I'm considering, which i have not read myself:
My Journey with Maya by Tavis Smiley
Mountains Beyond Mountains by Tracy Kidder

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