Gandhi's Passion

Gandhi's Passion: The Life and Legacy of Mahatma Gandhi
I have always respected and admired Gandhi as many others have, I'm sure. This book was a amazing opportunity for me to learn a great deal about Bapu (father or leader) or Mahatma (meaning great soul). He truly was someone filled with passion and strength. This book walks you through a lot of his life, his relationships and his pursuit of an enlightened India. He not only firmly believed in nonviolence he also believed in self control of every aspect of life.  
I found the information about his fasting to be very enlightening and his passion for sexual control and abstinence very interesting. Gandhi truly lived what he taught and relished in the idea of giving of his personal liberty and body for his cause.  He was constantly being put in prison, beaten on occasion, and verbal abused constantly. Yet he continued on, trying to help the starving masses of India that the politicians just didn't see. You see his struggle to calm and work with the political leaders of the day and also how he tried to stop the strife and war caused by Hindi and Muslim hatred.
I highly recommend getting a hold of this book because if you want to see someone who truly made a difference Gandhi is one of the "great souls" I also recommend the incredible movie about his life. Gandhi (Widescreen Two-Disc Collector's Edition). It is one of my favorite all time movies.

The hunger games

A thrill ride of an adventure that is for sure. This book was one that I couldn't put down and finished in 2 days. The story was just that intriguing. Set in the future when most of North America has been destroyed. We find out hero Katriss living in district 12 having to sneak out of the town boundaries to feed her family.  Their entire world is controlled by "The Capitol". They have to obey so many rules and the biggest part is the hunger games. Where each district must give one boy and one girl to be placed an arena to fight to the death for The Capitol.
Their are many rules and nuances to these games but for details get the book. I really did enjoy the book. If you don't like some violence in what you read don't read this. I will say it is not gruesome just sad and filled with death.
But if you like a thrill set in an very interesting world check out The Hunger Games.