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I just finished Swing Time..... I have no idea why I read that, except it was something to read before sleep, and it certainly wouldn't keep me up any longer than necessary.
Starting Bill Bryson's The Body in book format (I had listened to some on audio) and I am enjoying it much more.
I adore Bill Bryson. I haven't read this one though! Hmmmm...
His "Notes From a Small Planet" turned me onto him. I was standing in Barnes and Noble, thumbing through it and literally laughing out loud, so I figured I should probably buy this book, which I did. Now I have many of his books!
Not quite as funny but gently witty and very insightful are the books by Bruce Feiler. "Learning To Bow," "Under the Big Top," "Looking for Class," and "Dreaming Out Loud" are my favorites by him. I love how he immerses himself into a particular culture and then gently describes it - not "exposes" it, because he is far too kind for that, and I think it's his inherent kindness that allows him that access into other cultures and subcultures anyway. But he is very intuitive and I really enjoy his gently humorous writing style.
In the above books, in order, Feiler: 1) Teaches English in a rather isolated Japanese village for a couple of years, 2) joins a traveling circus for a couple of years, 3) attends college at a prestigious British college, and 4) "dives deep" into the country music scene in Nashville. Fascinating! Well, to me, anyway. But I'm a weirdo.
My library doesn't have any of the Feiler books you listed, but a huge amount of religious books by him. Do you think it is the same guy? I can check other libraries.
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My library doesn't have any of the Feiler books you listed, but a huge amount of religious books by him. Do you think it is the same guy? I can check other libraries.
Yes, he writes some religious books as well as some family self help books. He's actually Jewish and writes a lot about visiting the Middle East on numerous occasions. Probably the same guy. I really like him and his perspective. I've read one or two of his more religious books but I like his "cultural" books the best.'
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I am reading, This Is Not Over by Holly Brown. Another Dollar Tree find and for a buck, it is really good. It starts out with one woman and her husband renting a house from another woman for the weekend. The owner claims the renter damaged her sheets and they start emailing each other back and forth in an attempt to resolve this issue. Each woman thinks she's right and their communications get increasingly more demeaning to each other. The tension is building and as it does you find out more about their individual lives. I have a sneaking suspicion they have a lot in common and if they could have met in a different way, they could have been good friends. They both have secret pasts.
I just finished another Dollar Tree find, "This Is Your Life, Harriet Chance! I really liked that one too. Surprise ending. Woman in her late 70's whose husband recently died, starts looking back at her life at different ages. Also finds out her late husband booked a cruise for 2 to Alaska, which is totally out of character. While on the cruise she finds out about the secret life her husband was leading.
One of my favorite books, The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving, was written by the same author Jonathan Evinson.
Becasue it is the Holiday season, I am not reading anything that requires too much focus, so I will be reading mystery/thrillers. Right now I am plowing though the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
I just finished Swing Time..... I have no idea why I read that, except it was something to read before sleep, and it certainly wouldn't keep me up any longer than necessary.
Starting Bill Bryson's The Body in book format (I had listened to some on audio) and I am enjoying it much more.
I just finished One Summer: America 1927 by Bryson. Great read!
Strange. That author appears to have two books on exactly the same subject. The other one listed on Amazon is Nearly Normal, same description.
I just looked these up. One is from early childhood and the other picks up where that one leaves off - when she leaves her family as a teen, for a modeling career.
They both look interesting but I need to put these off till I catch up on about five books!
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