The joy I feel when Nonfiction November has a bonus week cannot be overstated! This week we are exploring books that have changed out worldviews. THE PROMPT Week 4: (November 21-25) – Worldview Changers: One of the greatest things about reading nonfiction is learning all kinds of things about our world which you never would have... Continue Reading →
This month just gets better and better! The stranger than fiction week in Nonfiction November is hosted by Christopher @ Plucked From the Stacks. Stranger Than Fiction (November 14-18): This week we’re focusing on all the great nonfiction books that almost don’t seem real. A sports biography involving overcoming massive obstacles, a profile on a bizarre... Continue Reading →
This week always stands out as the most impressive week in NFN, in my opinion. I am always so struck by how other readers have coordinated their reading to including both a nonfiction and fiction on the same topic. This is my favorite week to pop around and read all the posts. THIS WEEK'S PROMPT... Continue Reading →
It has finally arrived! It is time for NonFiction November! THIS WEEK'S PROMPT Week 1: (Oct 31-Nov 4) – Your Year in Nonfiction: Take a look back at your year of nonfiction and reflect on the following questions – What was your favorite nonfiction read of the year? Do you have a particular topic you’ve been... Continue Reading →
The subtitle of this book is Thinking Straight in the Age of Information Overload and this book was a bit overwhelming. Stuffed full of examples how we are consuming too much information, the book was solidly scientific but offered scant advise on how to actually make your life easier. SYNOPSIS New York Times bestselling author and... Continue Reading →
I love the idea of habits but it had never occurred to me that my anxious thought patterns could become habitual. After reading Unwinding Anxiety I am excited to try the many different path to unwinding my own worries. SYNOPSIS A step-by-step plan clinically proven to break the cycle of worry and fear that drives... Continue Reading →
It wasn't as good as seeing Alan in concert, but I'll take it! Get ready to be well and truly impressed by this talented man. SYNOPSIS An intimate look at the making of a man, an actor, an advocate--and most importantly--a happy human being. A wonderful book that is funny, honest, fearless, and generous in... Continue Reading →
Lawson is back again with her humorous and poignant observations about life, mental health, and life in rural Texas. SYNOPSIS From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Furiously Happy and Let’s Pretend This Never Happened comes a deeply relatable book filled with humor and honesty about depression and anxiety.As Jenny Lawson’s hundreds of thousands of fans know, she suffers... Continue Reading →
Three Dutch teenagers use the invisibility of their age and gender to join and successfully support the resistance in German occupied Netherlands during WWII. SYNOPSIS Told for the very first time, the astonishing true story of three fearless female resisters during WWII whose youth and innocence belied their extraordinary daring in the Nazi-occupied Netherlands. It... Continue Reading →
Scotland is certainly on the top of my travel wish list. But, the armchair adventures I went on with these two through the lands and history of Scotland is nearly as good as the real thing! SYNOPSIS Two Men. One Country. And a lot of whisky.As stars of "Outlander", Sam and Graham eat, sleep and... Continue Reading →
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