11-12-17, 09:33 AM | |
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Went to the bookstore yesterday, picked up GirlBoss.
I'm more than halfway through it. Entertaining, and interesting to learn about her life story. (i.e., chaotic childhood, turned a side job selling vintage clothes on ebay into a corporate career with herself as boss at a very young age, no college degree, no debt) Also visited her website, where they don't seem to have any clothes in my size even though the search options claim it's possible. Pretty clothes, though.
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11-12-17, 10:14 AM | ||
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I decided to get her a second non-fiction book, both on Louisa May Alcott and her mother (I was named after Beth in Little Women ). Thanks so much for all the ideas, though--I still may use them in the future!!!
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11-12-17, 06:03 PM | |
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Does anyone have a favorite daily readings sort of book?
It can be spiritual, or not, just something that you enjoy reading a bit of, on a regular basis. Poetry, something else, whatever's managed to hold your interest and inspired regular visits. I'm tempted to get A Year with Rumi: Daily readings but it occurred to me to ask here, since people have such wide ranging tastes. Thanks!
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11-12-17, 06:06 PM | |
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Anna, I loved Judith Hanson Lasater's book:
https://smile.amazon.com/Year-Living...40_&dpSrc=srch
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11-17-17, 07:39 PM | |
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Thanks toaster and Boots!
I wound up having a nail in a car tire today. It all turned out fine. I took the car to the shop because tire pressure was low so I didn't wind up with any roadside flat tire adventures, but in all the stress I forgot to look for these IRL when I was in the bookstore. Phooey. Thanks for the rec, though, they're on my list for future perusal. I did pick up a copy of Amy Tan's new memoir, Where the Past Begins: A Writer's Memoir, a copy of RBG's workout book and The Four Tendencies by Gretchen Rubin. Guess I'm not in the mood for fiction today. I also got some used books in the mail. The Hidden Words by by Baha’u’llah, recommended elsewhere for contemplative reading. I'm utterly unfamiliar with it, the Bahai faith and the author, but I thought I'd take a chance. Also got A Little, Aloud: An anthology of prose and poetry for reading aloud to someone you care for This last one I found just by searching online for things to read aloud to my dad. Edited to add: I pretty much inhaled the Amy Tan Memoir this weekend. I really enjoyed parts of it, especially the beginning. It's a kinda rambly, free-flowing memoir, mostly about writing and the author's relationship with her parents, especially her mom.
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