As far back as I could remember, I always looked forward to the release of Brad Thor's latest book. More recently I started taking the day off of work to celebrate and have a summer reading splurge day. My day started off with a pup walk then we had breakfast. During breakfast I gave myself … Continue reading Book Review: Near Dark by Brad Thor
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Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Before you start reading this review, know that in the spirit of this book, this review does contain "bad language." If that's not your thing, cool. Skip to another book review. But if it's ok with you, keep on reading and then read my review of Mark's other book. The Subtle Art of Not Giving … Continue reading Book Review: The Subtle Art of Not giving a F*ck by Mark Manson
Book Review: Playing with FIRE by Scott Rieckens
Playing with FIRE (Financial Independence Retire Early): How Far Would You Go for Financial Freedom? by Scott Rieckens Again the reviews on Goodreads seem to be focused on the Rieckens' household income of $142,000 per year. Let's put some things into perspective. The median (not the average but the family in the middle's) household income … Continue reading Book Review: Playing with FIRE by Scott Rieckens
Book Review: North by Scott Jurek and Jenny Jurek
North: Finding My Way While Running the Appalachian Trailby Scott Jurek, Jenny Jurek I picked up this book because I enjoy running and I love the mountains along the east coast. What I didn't know was the real story behind these badasses, Scott and Jenny Jurek. Who decides one day to run 2,189 over 46 … Continue reading Book Review: North by Scott Jurek and Jenny Jurek
Book Review: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
We are members of the cult of efficiency, and we’re killing ourselves with productivity. ... Far too many of us have been lured into the cult of efficiency. We are driven, but we long ago lost sight of what we were driving toward. We judge our days based on how efficient they are, not how … Continue reading Book Review: Do Nothing by Celeste Headlee
Book Review: Bones To Pick (Sarah Booth Delaney #6) by Carolyn Haines
"“Change is inevitable, Sarah Booth. The art of living is not merely to accept change, but to embrace it."Jitty, Bones to Pick After enjoying Ham Bones a couple of weeks ago, I picked up Bones to Pick by Carolyn Haines. I loved it! Each book I ready by Haines (except for that one) leaves me … Continue reading Book Review: Bones To Pick (Sarah Booth Delaney #6) by Carolyn Haines
Book Review: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas
You Were Born for This: Astrology for Radical Self-Acceptance and Living Your Purposeby Chani Nicholas Recently I started to get interested in astrology. I suppose that I'm trying to figure myself out. Explain why I am different. I'm different from my family. We may share the same DNA but we are not similar. Our values, … Continue reading Book Review: You Were Born for This by Chani Nicholas
Book Review: Ham Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney #7) by Carolyn Haines
Around the start of summer until about Halloween, I love to read mysteries, thrillers, and fiction books. To kick start this summer I returned to the Sarah Booth Delaney series by Carolyn Haines. There are 20 books in this series as of the date of this review. I originally started out of order but I … Continue reading Book Review: Ham Bones (Sarah Booth Delaney #7) by Carolyn Haines
Book Review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Found this book at one of my local Little Free Libraries along one of my many walks over the past couple of weeks. I love running. I enjoy Memoirs. Figured I would give this book a chance. Right now, I'm trying to calculate how many years I have been running. I started sometime around 2005 … Continue reading Book Review: What I Talk About When I Talk About Running by Haruki Murakami
Book Review: The Art of Discarding: by Nagisa Tatsumi
The Art of Discarding: How to Get Rid of Clutter and Find Joy by Nagisa Tatsumi Have you ever wondered where Marie Kondo got the idea for the Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up? After I read and KonMari'd my things I often wondered what inspired Marie to do her thing. Enter Nagisa Tatsumi. Her book … Continue reading Book Review: The Art of Discarding: by Nagisa Tatsumi
