What Titles are on Your Summer Reading List?
July 13, 2010 by The Briefer
Filed under Features, Jewelry Lifestyle
Overused, but still one of my favorite interview questions. This Summer my plans are to dust off a couple of classics along with two new, albeit ambitious, books.
“The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald is a favorite of mine. Perfect reading for a warm Summer night. If you don’t remember the end, it is a must read.
I am currently reading “Leo & His Circle: The Life of Leo Castelli” by Annie Cohen-Solal. Ms. Cohen-Solal tells the complete story, beginning with the family in fifteenth century Italy, of one of the 20th century’s most influential art dealers.
This year “To Kill A Mocking Bird” turns 50! I always enjoy re-reading this book because inevitably I finish feeling like I just read it for the first time.
“Priceless: How I Went Under Cover to Rescue the World’s Stolen Treasures” by Robert Wittman, the founder of the FBI’s Art Crime Team. Having heard a radio interview with Mr. Wittman, a wonderful story teller, I added the book to my list. A real life Thomas Crown Affair tale, which has received many rave reviews. By the way, Mr. Wittman also received training from the Gemological Institute of America, and I am looking forward to the diamond heist chapter.
Let the Jewelry Brief know what you are reading. Any good jewelry-related novels?
Deidre on Tue, 13th Jul 2010 5:02 pm
I’m still working my way through “The French Blue” which is a good jewelry novel. I’ve heard good things about the Castelli book too and definitely want to read Priceless, we have similar taste. Have you read “Flawless” about the biggest diamond theft? Fascinating. I’m also reading “God’s Gold” which is by an archaeologist and about the search for the lost treasure of Jerusalem, a real-life Indiana Jones book.
The Briefer on Wed, 14th Jul 2010 12:31 am
Thank you so much. These are some great recommendations. Another reader recommended O’Henry’s “Gift of the Magi”. She said, ” …tortoise shell combs and a platinum watch chain…one of the most romantic stories ever written.” Now, I have a lot to read. Best, April