Gift From the Sea by Anne Morrow Lindbergh. She tells of the transitions in her life – life was just beginning to be harried (only in North America), the start of Women’s Liberation and she sees her generation as the first to experience knowing more people than one can care for. My Reading Life by […]
JULY reading The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest: a novel by Stieg Larsson. Oddly enough I’m content that it’s over and I don’t feel like I miss it. It ended, then went on and tied up a few loose ends. Thanks Regine, I’m glad I read these. Anything You Want: 40 lessons for […]
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson. I was prepared to not like this novel. It’s popular, the author set out to write a best seller and it’s very dark. But I was drawn in and enjoyed it. I have ordered the next one, too. The Land of Painted Caves by Jean M […]
Doors Open, a Novel by Ian Rankin. I’m a big Ian Rankin fan. This is a little different than his other ones, and I like it. Pilgrim in the Palace of Words: A journey through the 6,000 languages of earth by Glenn Dixon. Words are concepts not representations of things. Buying is a very […]
It’s hard to believe that it is May. April went by in a whirl of taxes and garden prep. (http://crystalclarion.wordpress.com/ my Good Life blog) That Summer in Paris: memories of tangled friendships with Hemingway, Fitzgerald and some others by Morley Callaghan. Makes you wonder where the new Paris is and who the new intelligentsia are. […]
Coastliners: a novel by Joanne Harris. Another of the Gretchin Rubin happy novels. This one at least has a happy ending. The Sentamentalists: a novel by Johanna Skibsrud. Published here in Kentville at Gaspereau Press and winner of the Giller Prize. I didn’t get all of it, but I still enjoyed it. How to Be […]
At Home: a short history of private life by Bill Bryson. An interesting exploration of home mostly in England and some in the US with riffs about historical bits – inventors, disease and governments. Spies: a novel by Michael Frayn. I enjoyed it, but didn’t think it was a happy novel. Another of his […]
Ivana Sendaka writes a post every month about the books she has read. I’m part of her super cool gang and I appreciate reading what books she has read and what she thinks about them. So I’m imitating her idea – that being the sincerest form of flattery. I started the month and the year […]
By Tony Hsieh If you have a business, are interested in happiness, or like to read well written and entertaining books, then you should read this book. It feels like Tony is sitting in a bar with you and telling you a couple of great stories in answer to your questions. He makes it sound […]
2005 PT Cruiser Originally uploaded by justephens Dr Rapaille has developed a technique of questioning that delves deep into the feelings we have about different topics. His clients are typically large brands looking for the essential message to use when developing products and marketing. His work with Chrysler led him to the code word for […]
