Monitor readers share their favorite book picks.
I'm reading Joy in the Morning by Betty Smith because I loved her classic "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" – which was chosen as one of the titles on the Library of Congress's list "88 Books that Shaped America."
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After decades of population loss to cities, rural areas in Spain – and across Europe – have been gaining allure as havens from the ongoing recession.
Let me know about a good book you've read recently, or about the book that's currently on your bedside table. Why did you pick it up? Are you enjoying it?
Doing Good
What happens when ordinary people decide to pay it forward? Extraordinary change...
Paul Giniès is the general manager of the International Institute for Water and Environmental Engineering (2iE) in Burkina Faso, which trains more than 2,000 engineers from more than 30 countries each year.
Paul Giniès turned a failing African university into a world-class problem-solver
Today 2iE is recognized as a 'center of excellence' producing top-notch home-grown African engineers ready to address the continent's problems.
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