Non-Fiction

The Power of Habit, by Charles Duhigg

May 7, 2012

Title: The Power of Habit Author: Charles Duhigg Pages: 302 Originally Published: 2012 Format I Read: Adobe Digital Edition (via Netgalley) Publisher: Random House Rating: ____________________________ While I usually eschew books with any sheen of self-help about them, I could not resist the very title of The Power of Habit. Habits are something I am [...]

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Mini Reviews

May 4, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, I’ve been posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is the last round! Check out round one, round two, and round three, if you like. Though all of these books deserve their own posts, this will have to do. The Wednesday Wars, by Gary [...]

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Mini Reviews

April 10, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is round three. Check out round one and round two, if you like. Though all of these books deserve their own posts, this will have to do. The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake, by [...]

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The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat, by Oliver Sacks

March 7, 2012

Okay dokey. This book is jumping the queue for reviews because I just need to have it out and done. One of my book clubs generally picks one nonfiction book to read a year, and this is it this year. I’m not sure exactly what I was expecting, but it wasn’t this. TMWMHWFAH is essentially [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 15, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. This is round two. Check out round one, if you like. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. Wintergirls, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: My third encounter with Laurie Halse [...]

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Mini Reviews

February 1, 2012

Sadly, I fell WAY behind on my 2011 reviews. So, occasionally, I’ll be posting mini reviews to help catch up. Though they all deserve their own posts, this will have to do. This, in particular, is an excellent crop of books. Enjoy. Chains, by Laurie Halse Anderson Rating: I really enjoyed this book, but as [...]

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Three Books You Should Know About

January 8, 2012

THE TINY BOOK OF TINY STORIES: VOLUME 1 By hitRECord and Joseph Gordon-Levitt This little book is the result of a huge collaboration. Joseph Gordon-Levitt started hitRECord, which is an “open-collaborative production company.” Essentially, artists of all kinds are encouraged to join the community and submit their work. And then, the artists are encouraged to [...]

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How Reading Changed My Life, by Anna Quindlen

January 5, 2012

Title: How Reading Changed My Life Author: Anna Quindlen Pages: 84 Originally Published: 1997 Format I Read: Paperback Publisher: Ballantine Books Rating: ____________________________ This was my first introduction to Anna Quindlen. I’ve heard her name bounced around for years but hadn’t had a chance to read anything of hers. And then, some blogger, who I [...]

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