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Hi, I am Barbara Rinella!

 

Barbara Rinella, a former teacher, defines herself as an “academic entertainer.” For many years she has been celebrating literature and learning through her delightful programs on current books. New for Winter, 2019, will be a "Tribute to Barbara & George H. W. Bush" based on two wonderful books by their granddaughters: George and Barbara Bush, A Great American Love Story by Ellie LeBlond Sosa and Kelly Anne Chase, and Sisters First by Jenna Bush Hager and Barbara Pierce Bush!  Barbara is still presenting her dynamic program on Ulysses S. Grant and his wife Julia, based on a wonderful historical novel, Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule by Jennifer Chiaverini. Barbara is also presenting a timely program on the wonderful, fascinating, enlightening biography, Prince Charles: The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life by gifted historical author Sally Bedell Smith!  This book presents a fine portrait of the man who will be King–Princess Diana, Camilla, Princess Kate and now Meghan, Prince Harry’s bride, will appear to shed light on the true personality of His Royal Highness!  Barbara is still bringing to life Where the Light Falls, A Novel of the French Revolution by Allison Pataki and Owen Pataki. This terrific combination of dynamic historical and fictional characters make the challenges of the quest for Liberty, Equality and Fraternity come truly to life–Vive La France!  Favorite characters from past dramatizations such as Eliza & Alexander Hamilton,  Jackie Kennedy, Coco Chanel and Diane Sawyer might also make program appearances! Ms. Rinella also gives a current list of her “favorite reads” at each program. Contact information and her updated reading list are given below.


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Programs Open to the Public:

 

Programs Open to the Public:


Feb. 13,2019, Hunters Run, Boynton Beach, FL Program: "A Visit with the Royals." Contact: Rivie Andrews, rivie02@aol.com or 847-751-4300


March 29, 2019, Blake Library, Stuart, FL. Program: Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule. Contact:Martin County Library Public Line: (772) 221-1403 or sopasik@martin.fl.us



BOOKS RECOMMENDED BY BARBARA RINELLA, 2019

Non Fiction:

  1. Becoming, Michelle Obama
  2. Educated, A Memoir, Tara Westover
  3. Grant & Alexander Hamilton, Ron Chernow
  4. Prince Charles:The Passions and Paradoxes of an Improbable Life, Sally Bedell Smith
  5. Megan, A Hollywood Princess, Andrew Morton
  6. Harry, Life, Loss and Love, Ktie Nicholl
  7. Fly Girls, Keith O'Brien
  8. In the Eye of the Hurricane, Nathaniel Philbrick
  9. Surviving Your Dream Vacation, Pamela Carey
  10. Rocket Men: The Daring Odyssey of Apollo 8, Robert Kurson
  11. Elon Musk: Tesla, SpaceX and the Quest for a Fantastic Future, Ashlee Vance
  12. Beauty in the Broken Places, a memoir by Allison Pataki (coming May 1st, 2018)
  13. First Women,The Grace and Power of America’s Modern First Ladies and The Residence, Inside the Private World of the White House, Kate Andersen Brower
  14. George and Barbara Bush, A Great American Love Story, Ellie LeBlond Sosa & Kelly Anne Chase
  15. Sisters First, Jenna Bush Hager & Barbara Pierce Bush
  16. The News Sorority, Diane Sawyer, Katie Couric, Christiane Amanpour–and the Triumph of Women in TV News, Sheila Weller
  17. Elizabeth the Queen,The Life of a Modern Monarch,  Sally Bedell Smit
  18. Churchill, Walking with Destiny, Andrew Roberts
  19. Finding the Dragon Lady,The Mystery of  Vietnam’s Madame Nhu, Monique Brinson Demery
  20. Hillbilly Elegy,A Memoir of a Family and Culture in Crisis, J.D. Vance
  21. Make Your Bed, Admiral William H. McRaven
  22. The Wright Brothers , The Path Between the Seas and The American Spirit, David McCullough
  23. Catherine, the Great: Portrait of a Woman,  Robert K. Massie
  24. Let’s Roll: Ordinary People, Extraordinary Courage, Lisa Beamer
  25. The Good Son: JFK Jr. and the Mother He Loved, Christopher Andersen
  26. Not in Front of the Corgis, Secrets of Life Behind the Royal Curtains, Brian Hoey
  27. What Your Dog’s Breed Says About You, Jo Hoare
  28. Coco Chanel,An Intimate Life, Lisa Chaney
  29. The Chicago Picasso, Patricia Balton Stratton
  30. Sisters & Champions, The True Story of Venus and Serena Williams, Howard Bryant (young readers)
  31. Alexander Hamilton, The Outsider, Jean Fritz (middle school)
  32. Aaron and Alexander, The Most Famous Duel in American History, Don Brown (Young Readers)
  33. Harmony, A Vision for Our Future, The Prince of Wales(Young Readers

 Fiction: 


  1. Mrs. Grant and Madame Jule, Jennifer Chiaveri
  2. Where the Light Falls, A Novel of the French Revolution  by Allison Pataki and Owen Pataki
  3. The Traitor’s Wife, The Accidental Empress & Sisi, The Empress on Her Own, Allison Pataki
  4. The Hamilton Affair, Elizabeth Cobbs
  5. Unconditional Surrender, The Romance of Julia and Ulysses S. Grant, Patricia Cameron
  6. Where the Crawdads Sing, Delia Owens
  7. Circe, Madeline Miller
  8. The Perfect Couple, & Winter in Paradise, Elin Hilderbrand
  9. The Great Alone, Kristin Hannah
  10. Woman in the Window, A. J. Finn
  11. Pachinko, Min Jin Lee
  12. The Swans of Fifth Avenue and Girls in the Picture, Melanie Benjamin
  13. The Girl from Berlin, Karolina’s Twins, Saving Sophie, The Trust and Once We Were Brothers, Ronald H. Balson
  14. When Life Gives You Lululemons, Laura Weisberger
  15. The Tea Girl of Hummingbird Lane, Lisa See
  16. Manhattan Beach, Jennifer Egan
  17. Behold the Dreamers, Imbolo Mbue
  18. Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine, Gail Honeyman
  19. A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility, Amor Towles
  20. All The Light We Cannot See, Anthony Doerr (Winner of Pulitzer Prize 2015)
  21. The Nightingale, Kristin Hannah
  22. The Woman in the Castle, Jessica Shattuck
  23. Lincoln in the Bardo, George Saunders
  24. A Man Called Ove, Fredrik Backman
  25. Mademoiselle Chanel: A Novel, C. W. Gortner
  26. The Fortune Hunter, Daisy Goodwin
  27. Me Before You, Jojo Moyes
  28. Wonder, R.J. Palacio (young readers or adults)
  29. I Will See You in Heaven,  Friar Jack Wintz
  30. The Land of Stories, Worlds Collide, Chris Colfer (Ages 10 to 12)
  31. The Story Orchestra, The Nutcracker, Illustrated by Jessica Courtney-Tickle (music)
  32. A Birth Day for Hannah, Linda Petrie Bunch (young readers)
  33. A Raid of No Return, Nathan Hales (Young Readers)
  34. Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life, Wendy Mass (Young Readers)
  35. Atrocious Poems A to Z, Thomas L.Vaultonburg and Jenny Mathews (young readers)
  36. Sudi, The Little Black and White Striped Zebra, Susanne Fruehauf (young readers)
  37. Our Great Big Backyard, Laura Bush and Jenna Bush Hager (young readers)
  38. Poems to Learn by Heart and A Family of Poems, Caroline Kennedy