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Keep a list of everything I read/listen to


 

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Audio #14: The Sweet Potato Queens' First Big-ass Novel" by Jill Conner Browne

This was a novel by the gal who writes the SPQ books, and it wasn’t lame, but it was pretty weak. (Seems like non-fiction writers have a hard time transferring to fiction. I can see why)
It was mediocre. I wouldn’t recommend it.



Print #23: Life's a Bitch and Then You Change Careers

I can’t remember the author’s name on this one. This book was a quick read, and actually approached the same old “I hate my job! NOW WHAT?” in a slightly different way. If I had the energy, I’d do the exercises.
So obviously the book wasn’t inspiring enough to make me do anything. FAIL.
It’s not that I didn’t LIKE the book. It’s just that it wasn’t enough.



Print #22: The Squire's Tale by Margaret Frazer

This short little paperback was pretty predictable, but the writing was very interesting, in that the style hearkened medieval writing and sentiments. The protagonist is a nun who solves mysteries. Because I’m interested in all things medieval, I was interested in the mores and habits, the room layout, etc. of the characters.



Print #22: The Squire's Tale by Margaret Frazer

This short little paperback was pretty predictable, but the writing was very interesting, in that the style hearkened medieval writing and sentiments. The protagonist is a nun who solves mysteries. Because I’m interested in all things medieval, I was interested in the mores and habits, the room layout, etc. of the characters.



Print #21: Throw Out Fifty Things by Gail Blanke

If you clear our your physical clutter, your mental clutter will follow. that’s the advice given by Gail Blanke in this book, and she has some nice stories that serve as examples for her words. Blanke is a motivator and this book will motivate you to not only throw out the things you don’t need and don’t contribute to your happiness. She also guides the reader in determining what is cluttering the mind that might be preventing forward movement in your life. A good, short read.



Print #20: The Law of Attraction in Action by Deanna Davis, PhD

Nothing new here, but a good reminder that the LOA does work and you just have to concentrate, FOCUS on what you want. I would recommend it to someone who knows little about the LOA.



Audio #13: Getting Unstuck by Pema Chodron

If nothing else, this is a CD to listen to for Pema Chodron’s soothing voice. I need to talk like that! Listened to it at a good time in my life. I checked it out from the library and will have to do that again in a year or so.



Print #19: American Thighs by Jill Conner Browne

I can’t remember if I’ve read any other Sweet Potato Queen books, but I’m going to have to get more. This one made me laugh out loud and snort. Plus some easy, greasy, cheesy recipes at the end as a bonus.



Print #18: Dating Jesus by Susan Campbell

Susan Campbell grew up in the church of Christ, as I did, so reading her take on feminism and why she left the church of her childhood resonated with me. The questions she never got answered were the ones I had, too. It was comforting, in a way, to learn that there are others out there who have risked going to hell because following all the rules just doesn’t seem right. Recommended to anyone who grew up under the pressure of fundamentalism.



Audio #12: The Book of Lies by Brad meltzer

Too ridiculously dramatic and unrealistic. Couldn’t even finish it.



 

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