When the digital team at Aronson Advertising isnât creating content or managing websites, many of us enjoy reading in our free time. Reading can be a relaxing escape from our daily grind, and the perfect way to wind down at the end of the day. Below are some of our all-time favorites from historical fiction, to memoirs and fantasy; the beloved books of our digital team are as diverse as we are.
Wasted by Marya Hornbacher
[su_quote cite=”Vicky”]It’s a gripping tale about her personal struggles from age 4 to 20 that is told in a beautiful prose style but has a really interesting journalistic quality to it and great commentary on social constructs that ultimately contributed to her struggles and continue to contribute to other people’s similar struggles.[/su_quote]
Blood Horses: Notes of a Sportswriterâs Son by John Jeremiah Sullivan
[su_quote cite=”Heidi”]âŚA long beautifully-written eulogy for the authorâs late father. If you love sports, horses, or horse racing then youâll appreciate this book.[/su_quote]
Bad Feminist by Roxane Gay
[su_quote cite=”Kayla”]It’s a collection of her essays on a wide range of topicsâpolitical, personal, you name it. I think she is one of our best living writers, and I highly recommend any of her work.[/su_quote]
Hitchhikerâs Guide to the Galaxy by Douglas Adams
[su_quote cite=”Hannah”]I’ve read it so many times, it fell to pieces and I had to buy a new one! I love the absurd humor, and the way small things become relevant in later books.
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Leaving Time by Jodi Picoult
[su_quote cite=”Grace”]It’s about a daughter’s quest to find her mother that abandoned her when she was young and involves a private investigator and a infamous psychic. Towards the end of the book there is a massive twist that pulls the entire story together.[/su_quote]
Neuromancer by William Gibson
[su_quote cite=”Matt”]The story follows a data thief with a burned out nervous system getting recruited for one more job with the help of a dead man and an augmented body guard. The imagination, ability to craft prose, and rich characters made this a book that I read once a year.[/su_quote]
Corduroy by Don Freeman
[su_quote cite=”Alex”]Itâs a very warm children’s tale of a young teddy bear in-search of a friend. He finds that in a loving young girl, who sadly, can’t afford to buy Corduroy and her mother won’t buy him, because he’s missing a button. The next day the little girl came back, with her entire lifesavings and took home Corduroy, regardless of his imperfections.[/su_quote]
The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
[su_quote cite=”George”]It is not some book with bullet points and stuff; it’s more than that. This book taught me a lot about myself, and allowed me to open my mind to viewing things in a light I had not previously.[/su_quote]
A World Lit Only by Fire by William Manchester
[su_quote cite=”John”]This book hits all the important figures & events from the fall of the Roman Empire, to the Black Death, to the Reformation, to the start of the Renaissance in Florence, to Magellan sailing around the world.[/su_quote]
The Year of Magical Thinking by Joan Didion
[su_quote cite=”Gianna”]Didion writes a moving novel that chronicles the year after her husband suddenly drops dead at the dinner table while their daughter is in a coma. Didion challenges perceptions of grief and loss as she attempts to deal with the tragedy life has thrown at her.[/su_quote]
Do you see your favorite book or want to add your own to this list? Join our team! The Aronson Advertising Digital Team is looking for motivated individuals to join our growing company. Give us a call at (847) 297-1700.
