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I haven't long started this book.
Really enjoying it so far, there has been a TV series over here in the UK that's based on it too. So when I have finished the book I will see how the show compares. |
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I am starting The Horse and His Boy by C. S. Lewis. This book was in the juvenile section of the library. I loved The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe when I was young. This was referenced in the last book I read so I decided to check it out.
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Activities around Veterans Day got me interested in 21st century military history, so i am reading Duty: Memoirs of a Secretary at War, by Robert M Gates (SECDEF under Bush and Obama, CIA director under the other Bush)
I figure this is a good source for the establishment version of both Iraq wars and Afghanistan. I have further reading planned giving the soldiers' version and then more that gives the anti-war version. Also i have to read The Code of the Woosters, by P.G. Wodehouse, for December's Book Club meeting. November's title is Astrophysics for People in a Hurry, which i finished on Sunday
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Oh and i just got notification that my preorder of Artemis is available. This is the second novel by Andy Weir, who wrote The Martian-- which was my favorite book of 2014
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Braving the wilderness : the quest for true belonging and the courage to stand alone / Brené Brown, PhD, LMSW.
"True belonging doesn't require us to change who we are. It requires us to be who we are." Social scientist Brene Brown, PhD, LMSW, has sparked a global conversation about the experiences that bring meaning to our lives--experiences of courage, vulnerability, love, belonging, shame, and empathy. In Braving the Wilderness, Brown redefines what it means to truly belong in an age of increased polarization. With her trademark mix of research, storytelling, and honesty, Brown will again change the cultural conversation while mapping a clear path to true belonging.
Brown argues that we're experiencing a spiritual crisis of disconnection, and introduces four practices of true belonging that challenge everything we believe about ourselves and each other. She writes, "True belonging requires us to believe in and belong to ourselves so fully that we can find sacredness both in being a part of something and in standing alone when necessary. But in a culture that's rife with perfectionism and pleasing, and with the erosion of civility, it's easy to stay quiet, hide in our ideological bunkers, or fit in rather than show up as our true selves and brave the wilderness of uncertainty and criticism. But true belonging is not something we negotiate or accomplish with others; it's a daily practice that demands integrity and authenticity. It's a personal commitment that we carry in our hearts." Brown offers us the clarity and courage we need to find our way back to ourselves and to each other. And that path cuts right through the wilderness. Brown writes, "The wilderness is an untamed, unpredictable place of solitude and searching. It is a place as dangerous as it is breathtaking, a place as sought after as it is feared. But it turns out to be the place of true belonging, and it's the bravest and most sacred place you will ever stand." -------------------- Not familiar with the author. I'm hoping this is not another self actualization or spiritual awakening rehash.
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"A critique of postcolonial reason" by Gayatri Chakravorty Spivak
It's not an easy one, it's related to my field and I hope to be done with it by the end of this week |
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Strictly lesbian fluff................3 grieving people find each other and each helps another out of their dark lonely place. btw I thoroughly enjoyed Donna Brazile's 'Hacks' |
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Stephen is an ideal child of aristocratic parents - a fencer, a horse rider & a keen scholar. Stephen grows to be a war hero, a bestselling writer & a loyal, protective lover. But Stephen is a woman, and her lovers are women.
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I didnt care for it. Then again, I didnt care for To Kill A Mockingbird either.
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"The lonely city" by Olivia Laing
In this non-fiction book Laing conducts an investigation into what it means to be alone, how loneliness might be redeem and embraced. The lonely city is New York which Laing explores by way of art. Referring to Edward Hoppers urban scenes: "[...] it also replicates one of the central experiences of being alone: the way a feeling of separation, of being walled off or penned in, combines with a sense of near-unbearable exposure" |
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For some reason I could never get into hers or any lesbian detective series but she did some fantastic romance books, one being An Emergence of Green
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Online articles about Comfort Women used during WWII.
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Hillbilly Elegy by J.D. Vance
Just started... but here’s the synopsis: Vance describes his upbringing and family background. He writes about a family history of poverty and low-paying, physical jobs that have since disappeared or worsened in their guarantees, and compares this life with his perspective after leaving that area and life. Vance was raised in Middletown, Ohio, though his ancestors were from Breathitt County, Kentucky. Their Appalachian values include traits like loyalty, love of country, and tendency towards violence and verbal abuse. He recounts his grandparents' alcoholism and abuse, and his unstable mother's history of drug addictions and failed relationships. Vance's grandparents eventually reconcile and become his de facto guardians, particularly spurred by his tough but loving grandmother, such that Vance was able to leave his town and ascend social ladders to attend Ohio State University and Yale Law School. Alongside his personal history, Vance raises questions such as the responsibility of his family and people for their own misfortune. Vance blames hillbilly culture and its supposed encouragement of social rot. Comparatively, he feels that economic insecurity plays a much lesser role. |
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Not one to just read one book at a time, here’s another :-).
Inheriting Edith by Zoe Fishman Based on the synopsis, I thought this was going to be a deep and insightful work of fiction looking at aging parents, suicide, and family relationships. But I just got the first hint that there may be a bit of a romance woven in... why tarnish a perfectly good story...hm. |
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One of my favorite books
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