I try to read books that cover a diverse range of different topics and styles. Mostly I choose books that are relevant to the topics that I am currently most interested in or most affected by. However, sometimes I find myself picking up books that are not related to anything that I’m doing or dealing [...]

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I wish that I was a bigger fan of Jack Kerouac than I am. I’ve read a lot of biographical stuff about him and he seems like a fascinating character. I like the ideas behind his work. But for some reason I’ve just never been turned on by his writing style.
Nevertheless, I pick up books [...]

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Usually if a book has a long title and subtitle then I shorten it when describing it. However, I feel like today’s book of the day is so aptly described by it’s lengthy title that it makes sense to use the whole thing:
Relax - You May Only Have a Few Minutes Left: Using the Power [...]

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I mentioned yesterday that I love checking out a lot of different art books from the library. I have also mentioned in the past that I’m really interested in altered art and collage. So it’s probably no surprise to anyone that I got a bunch of altered art books from the library recently.
3 books that [...]

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I love to check art books out of the library. They’re too pricey to buy most of the time but they’re also really inspiring so it’s great to get them for a few weeks to get a creative burst and then return them.
One of the creative books that I just checked out is called Fabric [...]

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Today’s book is a book that I read quite a few years ago and then picked up again recently. I’d remembered that I enjoyed it but I couldn’t specifically remember why. The reason is that it’s a character-driven story with an interesting approach to writing - an approach that is specifically of interest to people [...]

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Most people are familiar with the book Bridges of Madison County which relates an interesting love story that kind of touches the heart. Most people are not familiar, however, with another book called Memories of Madison County. It’s the memoir written by a woman who had her own affair with the author of the original [...]

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For awhile I got really interested in reading True Crime books. I’m not sure what drew me to these tales. I was in high school and going through a morbid phase I guess. In any case, I read quite a lot of them at the time so of course I was familiar with author Ann [...]

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I am not someone who reads science fiction very often. However, there are some science fiction books that I really enjoy. One that I’ve read more than once is Woman on the Edge of Time by Marge Piercy. I loved the way that Piercy presented her vision of the future. Perhaps the fact that she’s [...]

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One of the books that I’m trying to swap out through Paperback Swap is Girl, Interrupted. It’s a really good book that most people are familiar with (because of the movie of the same name). I liked it. I’ve just had it for a really long time and I’m probably not going to read it [...]

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