Here's a list of books I took on my vacation to Florida (many of which from our group's recommendations):
Kite Runner
Nothing to Declare (Mary Norris)
Dreams of My Russian Summers
Courage to Heal Workbook *
I Can't Get Over It *
In other words - way too many! Either way, it did set the tone for my lazy beach days. I LOVED LOVED LOVED Kite Runner. Someone gave me the warning that it was a little violent so I was expecting a lot of guerrilla warfare or something, but I felt like the author did a great job of preparing you for the central violent act of the book (yes, awful). When I got back from vacation I read Nothing to Declare (about a woman's journey to find love for herself... I give it a B). The last two on my list are more resource type of manuals that I'm working through with my therapist and wanted to show my mom - both are great though.
Kite Runner
Nothing to Declare (Mary Norris)
Dreams of My Russian Summers
Courage to Heal Workbook *
I Can't Get Over It *
In other words - way too many! Either way, it did set the tone for my lazy beach days. I LOVED LOVED LOVED Kite Runner. Someone gave me the warning that it was a little violent so I was expecting a lot of guerrilla warfare or something, but I felt like the author did a great job of preparing you for the central violent act of the book (yes, awful). When I got back from vacation I read Nothing to Declare (about a woman's journey to find love for herself... I give it a B). The last two on my list are more resource type of manuals that I'm working through with my therapist and wanted to show my mom - both are great though.
And... my newfound obsession - the Library! Oh my goodness I want to kiss the brilliance of this institution. I have been lurking at the library about once a week during my lunch hour - we have this little local branch about ten minutes from my office. So, it's allowed me the freedom to pick up way more books than usual and return them quickly if I don't like them or if they are too surface or not well-written. Which was the case for Goldie Hawn's A Lotus Grows in Mud (sorry Goldie). Oh, and another fabulous thing about the Boulder library system, if you place a book on hold they actually mail it to you. And this is how I received what is now perhaps at the very tippy top of my favorite books EVER.
GO jANE:
Yes, Jane Fonda's autobiography. I'm not kidding you. It is fabulous. She is smart, witty, insightful, wise, inspiring. It took her five years to write and it's totally engaging and interesting. Her history of course is smattered with controversy but in the end she has emerged as a strong, vibrant role model for women of the world. I admire how she is giving her life over to educating and empowering young women. A must read. Here's the non-profit she started: GCAPP.
