The Illustrated World’s Religions, by HUSTON SMITH
This book made a great impact on me. Like a few others before it, this came in my life at exactly the right moment: when I needed it, when I was prepared for the lesson.
Lori
This book made a great impact on me. Like a few others before it, this came in my life at exactly the right moment: when I needed it, when I was prepared for the lesson.The Letters, by Fiona Robyn
The moment I encountered Fiona Robyn’s blog, I was enthralled. I go there often for a quick refreshing moment of awareness in front of a small but wisdom-filled detail of daily life.THE RECONNECTION BY ERIC PEARL
I find myself conflicted about this book. I wanted quite badly to “connect” with it and that didn’t happen. There are people who report to experience a physical sensation from the moment they touch this book, which is one aspect…
BRIDA BY PAULO COELHO
This might very well be the last Paulo Coelho book I ever read. How sad is that? Again I have to wonder: is it me or is it Coelho? One of us is definitely not the same. I find it…
STOLEN INNOCENCE BY ELISSA WALL WITH LISA PULITZER
I have been fascinated by this book all throughout the Christmas vacation. The story is what kept me spellbound here and I don’t want to discuss the writing which seemed to me simply all right, professional and without major flaws. I was not expecting anything spectacular. It is not something that one would read line by line. At least not me. It’s a long book with a ton of repetitions. But it is captivating, nonetheless.Kitchen Privileges, by MARY HIGGINS CLARK
So I was in this mood to read writers’ biographies. Women writers, to be more exact. As I was sitting in the children’s section of the library, and my daughter was making a mess of all the toys out there, I grabbed a computer and started to do some research. I filled up five small pieces of paper I had found around (announcing a Halloween movie showing at the library) with titles and when the child was ready to go, we passed through the non-fiction room and picked out two books. One was Pagan Time and the other Kitchen Privileges. I did not achieve much of what I was expecting with none of these books. Pagan Time is a book about a child who grows up in a commune. The fact that the child becomes a writer at some point in her life is irrelevant for the story (if you don’t consider the aspect that the child-now-writer actually wrote this book). Kitchen Privileges is simply not such a great book.EAT, PRAY, LOVE BY ELIZABETH GILBERT
I started hating Elizabeth Gilbert at the first page. Who is this woman who writes so well? Who does she think she is? I will never be as good as that. I was supposed to write this book. I hate…
WRITING THE BREAKOUT NOVEL BY DONALD MASS
This is a book on writing that I absolutely recommend to everyone. No holding back. It is the only one that grabbed my attention, interest and respect from the first pages. I am considering that it might be because the…
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle by Barbara Kingsolver
I met Barbara Kingsolver on a tired, baby induced sleepless night, almost two years ago. I think we only had basic cable at the time, so I had reduced options for late night shows. I watched a documentary on PBS…
CREATING SACRED SPACE WITH FENG SHUI BY KAREN KINGSTON
I liked book more than Clear your Clutter, but I still cannot give it more than four points. I can say that now I have a completely new view of the author, her expertise, her books. Karen Kingston seems to…