This is not a funny book. This is a book about deliverance. One man. One boat. 75,000 people playing Russian roulette with destiny. The man is Behram Rustomjee. Flawed. Like all of us. But also like no other. A man… Read More ›
Reading
The Time-Energy Paradox
Every morning, I walk three miles up and down a trail by my house, and every morning, I listen to either a book on Audible (I almost said, a book on tape—yikes!), or a podcast as I make my way… Read More ›
On Gender & Feminism: Ride the Third Wave
Every generation of self-defined progressives has to tackle the fact that progress doesn’t end with them. – Laurie Penny I thought the chapter was closed on this matter. What more could there be to know, to learn about gender… Read More ›
Die Empty – Todd Henry
Die empty . . . I don’t know why, but this idea really resonates with me. It could be the juxtaposition of living fully with dying empty. It could be the notion of leaving everything on the table. No hold… Read More ›
Antifragile ~ Nassim Taleb
How to love the wind Wind extinguishes a candle and energizes fire Likewise with randomness, uncertainty, chaos: you want to use them, not hide from them. You want to be the fire and wish for the wind I first picked… Read More ›
Americanah – Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
It’s only March, and already I know this will be the best book I read all year. The first inkling I had, was that I wanted to linger, to slow time down. Ordinarily, I read books in big bites, devour… Read More ›
Big Magic ~ Elizabeth Gilbert
I really did not want to read this book. I mean the author wrote Eat, Pray, Love for crying out loud! No, I did not actually read that book, but they made a movie out of it and cast Julia Roberts… Read More ›
Euphoria ~ Lily King
I came to this book by way of Margaret Mead. As a young (delusional) wannabe Anthropology major, I was captivated by the rather colorful women (Goodall being another) in a field that, in the early 20th century, was dominated by… Read More ›
Reading Challenge 2015
This year, I set myself the goal of reading 60 books, and I’m happy to report that I met the challenge! I also took on the fun Popsugar challenge to see how many of the following categories I could meet…. Read More ›
Still Life with Bread Crumbs ~ Anna Quindlen
Anna Quindlen is like an urban Marilyn Robinson. She draws a small life using simple language (just more words per minute) that makes you want to linger rather than rush through to the end. I know when I sit down… Read More ›