I thought I would start a new segment called What I'm reading. I have a 40 minute one way commute to work everyday. I usually listen to books on CD to and from work, and I thought I could use this as a place for my personal reviews. I will post a review after I finish the book with a short summary and whether I would recommend it. I will post a couple books in this entry as a way to play catch up, then just whenever I finish one. Have a book you want me to read? Let me know.. 
After a broken engagement Courtney Stone wakes up and finds herself inside the bedchamber of a woman in Regency, England. Courtney is stuck in another woman’s life, forced to pretend she actually is that woman; and despite knowing nothing about her, she manages to fool even the most astute observer. But when Courtney’s borrowed brain serves up memories that are not her own, the ultimate identity crisis ensues. Will she ever get her real life back, and does she even want to?
I really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to the sequel that is coming out in the Spring. Anyone who likes anything Jane Austen would like this book.
It used to be that "stuff" made you cool. That is so twentieth century. The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches lays out the practices and principles that have made cheap the new cool. Jeff Yeager, the man dubbed The Ultimate Cheapskate by Matt Lauer on Today, offers his unique philosophy of personal finance, teaching us how to enjoy life more if we're willing to spend less. He will show you how to buy less stuff, retire young, and live financially free, while you make a positive difference in people's lives and save the planet along the way. Yeager's life-changing approach to money is grounded in his personal experience as the self-proclaimed "Cheapest Man in America" and the twenty-five years he spent as a highly successful senior executive in the nonprofit sector. This totally fresh take on simple living - as practical as it is entertaining and heartfelt - presents realistic ways to economize, live well, and embrace life's joys, all without sacrificing you sanity or sense of humor.
Dusten and I listened to this book on our trip to Gatlinburg. It was hilarious. Even if you aren't in to being thrifty, you should listen to this book-not read it. Jeff Yeager is the author and he narrates the book on CD. Lots of cool and funny ideas. A must read for anyone over age 16.
The victim of a horrendous car crash, Don Piper was pronounced dead at the scene. At least 90 minutes after the EMTs found no sign of life, Don came back to life with only the memory of inexpressible heavenly bliss. He shares what he experienced while in heaven and through the recovery following his accident.
Really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read, actually read it on breaks at work, anyone interested in going to heaven should give this a shot.
Sarah Walters was born into the prim and proper debutante class of South Carolina, but that's as close as she ever comes to white-gloved gentility. Sarah is a salty-tongued rebel who slips the bonds of a girlhood dance lessons to find freedom in the cold and baffling North. There, Sarah loses her accent, her values, and, in sometimes sad and often spectacular fashion, her way in life. She had planned on greatness and instead has to settle for survival. The story follows from man to man and job to job, as Sarah struggles to make sense of her life.
Actually, I didn't like this book. There's wasn't a really story here, just about Sarah's life...and then it just ended, so I wouldn't recommend it, but it was pretty popular.
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.
Really liked this book, it was long, and sometimes I missed what was going on because of driving I constantly had to stop in the middle of a chapter, but anyone who is into travel or self growth should read this book.
As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her. She does have one friend - a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael - but only she can see him.Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again - as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.
This was a good book, especially for people with young children. This was not James Patterson's typical love novel. It was really different, but I would recommend it.
After a broken engagement Courtney Stone wakes up and finds herself inside the bedchamber of a woman in Regency, England. Courtney is stuck in another woman’s life, forced to pretend she actually is that woman; and despite knowing nothing about her, she manages to fool even the most astute observer. But when Courtney’s borrowed brain serves up memories that are not her own, the ultimate identity crisis ensues. Will she ever get her real life back, and does she even want to?
I really enjoyed this book. I am looking forward to the sequel that is coming out in the Spring. Anyone who likes anything Jane Austen would like this book.
It used to be that "stuff" made you cool. That is so twentieth century. The Ultimate Cheapskate's Road Map to True Riches lays out the practices and principles that have made cheap the new cool. Jeff Yeager, the man dubbed The Ultimate Cheapskate by Matt Lauer on Today, offers his unique philosophy of personal finance, teaching us how to enjoy life more if we're willing to spend less. He will show you how to buy less stuff, retire young, and live financially free, while you make a positive difference in people's lives and save the planet along the way. Yeager's life-changing approach to money is grounded in his personal experience as the self-proclaimed "Cheapest Man in America" and the twenty-five years he spent as a highly successful senior executive in the nonprofit sector. This totally fresh take on simple living - as practical as it is entertaining and heartfelt - presents realistic ways to economize, live well, and embrace life's joys, all without sacrificing you sanity or sense of humor.
Dusten and I listened to this book on our trip to Gatlinburg. It was hilarious. Even if you aren't in to being thrifty, you should listen to this book-not read it. Jeff Yeager is the author and he narrates the book on CD. Lots of cool and funny ideas. A must read for anyone over age 16.
The victim of a horrendous car crash, Don Piper was pronounced dead at the scene. At least 90 minutes after the EMTs found no sign of life, Don came back to life with only the memory of inexpressible heavenly bliss. He shares what he experienced while in heaven and through the recovery following his accident.Really enjoyed this book. It was a quick read, actually read it on breaks at work, anyone interested in going to heaven should give this a shot.
Sarah Walters was born into the prim and proper debutante class of South Carolina, but that's as close as she ever comes to white-gloved gentility. Sarah is a salty-tongued rebel who slips the bonds of a girlhood dance lessons to find freedom in the cold and baffling North. There, Sarah loses her accent, her values, and, in sometimes sad and often spectacular fashion, her way in life. She had planned on greatness and instead has to settle for survival. The story follows from man to man and job to job, as Sarah struggles to make sense of her life.Actually, I didn't like this book. There's wasn't a really story here, just about Sarah's life...and then it just ended, so I wouldn't recommend it, but it was pretty popular.
Around the time Elizabeth Gilbert turned thirty, she went through an early-onslaught midlife crisis. She had everything an educated, ambitious American woman was supposed to want—a husband, a house, a successful career. But instead of feeling happy and fulfilled, she was consumed with panic, grief, and confusion. She went through a divorce, a crushing depression, another failed love, and the eradication of everything she ever thought she was supposed to be. To recover from all this, Gilbert took a radical step. In order to give herself the time and space to find out who she really was and what she really wanted, she got rid of her belongings, quit her job, and undertook a yearlong journey around the world—all alone. Eat, Pray, Love is the absorbing chronicle of that year. Her aim was to visit three places where she could examine one aspect of her own nature set against the backdrop of a culture that has traditionally done that one thing very well. In Rome, she studied the art of pleasure, learning to speak Italian and gaining the twenty-three happiest pounds of her life. India was for the art of devotion, and with the help of a native guru and a surprisingly wise cowboy from Texas, she embarked on four uninterrupted months of spiritual exploration. In Bali, she studied the art of balance between worldly enjoyment and divine transcendence. She became the pupil of an elderly medicine man and also fell in love the best way—unexpectedly.Really liked this book, it was long, and sometimes I missed what was going on because of driving I constantly had to stop in the middle of a chapter, but anyone who is into travel or self growth should read this book.
As a little girl, Jane has no one. Her mother, the powerful head of a Broadway theater company, has no time for her. She does have one friend - a handsome, comforting, funny man named Michael - but only she can see him.Years later, Jane is in her thirties and just as alone as ever. Then she meets Michael again - as handsome, smart and perfect as she remembers him to be. But not even Michael knows the reason they've really been reunited.
This was a good book, especially for people with young children. This was not James Patterson's typical love novel. It was really different, but I would recommend it.
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