by Amanda | Jul 29, 2016 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Bringing Up Bébé: One American Mother Discovers the Wisdom of French Parenting by Pamela Druckerman. I’d seen mention of this book around the blogosphere for awhile, but had never picked it up. Between my penchant for fiction and not having or really being...
by Amanda | Dec 18, 2014 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Time for another Book vs. Movie! This time it’s Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail, a memoir by Cheryl Strayed. It was the pick for our book club this month, and last night we all went out to see the movie adaptation in theater together....
by Amanda | Nov 21, 2014 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Let’s Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (aka. The Bloggess). I’ve been a long-time reader of Lawson’s blog, The Bloggess, and I finally got around to picking up her book. And if you like the humor and writing on her...
by Amanda | Sep 30, 2013 | Book Talk, Thoughts
Quiet The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking by Susan Cain I’ve mentioned more than once on this blog that I am undeniably an introvert. So naturally, the title of this book piqued my interest. And it did prove an interesting read....
by Amanda | Jul 6, 2013 | Book Talk, Thoughts
The Happiness Project Or Why I Spent a Year Trying to Sing in the Morning, Clean My Closets, Fight Right, Read Aristotle, and Generally Have More Fun by Gretchen Rubin Ok, I’ll be honest: I don’t read much non-fiction, because I find most of it to be...
