Grit

[close] Heather Catchpole's Mary Kay unit. Our goal is to talk about a book a week. We rotate between 4 types of books Faith Fiction Self-improvement Money, business

[close] There are some FEROCIOUS books that will engage reluctant readers out there - they especially hook those hard-to-reach-boys. This group is all about the raw, hard-edged tales of hard-scrabbled kids living hard-scrabbled lives.

[close] This is a resource for that teach statistics at either a community college or a university. The posts are recommendations of books dealing with introductory statistics, higher education and psychology.

[close] You've heard of Chick Lit? This is the opposite. Gritty, guy books. I mean hard writing. Not escapist garbage, but books that have teeth. Think the style of Cormac McCarthy with some Bret Easton Elis uncomfortableness and a little Chuck Palahniuk honesty and the reality of Roddy Doyle. Like chicks think about love and romance, this is the shit guys think about. It doesn't mean you do it - but still, you like to read about it.