Tattoos on the Heart (Book Review)
This book is written by a Jesuit priest who has a ministry among the competing gangs in a ghetto in Los Angeles. He gives them jobs, removes tattoos, and buries them young because of rival gunfire
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The Moonflower Vine (Book Review)
Beyond family, this book’s themes are rebellion, faith, secrets, love, independence, and the need for extending compassion to everyone for reasons we may never know.
Ramses Series (Book Review)
This sweeping saga about Ramses the Great is wonderful. A series of five books, is written by an Egyptology professor. This is blockbuster fiction at its best depicting a laudable leader doing his best for…
Inventing Abstraction 1910-1925 (Book Review)
This coffee table book is the best on the subject that I have seen. The charts and the color photos are great…
Daring Greatly (Book Review with Quotes)
We give this book five stars. Give it a read to find another level of freedom from your own inner gremlins.
Of Mess and Moxie (Book Review)
This book is by turns hilarious and heartwarming. I both laughed out loud and teared up. It is all over the lot and swings from grocery store shopping and potty training to forgiveness and sanctuary.
The Abundance (Book Review with Quotes)
So many parts of this book glowed with insight and authenticity, I can’t help still giving it five stars. This author is a natural treasure.
The Gentle Art of Blessing (Book Review)
I loved this book and want to encourage everyone to read it. It presents a simple but ultra powerful practice that can make all the difference in your life. It can jumpstart your spiritual progress. I give it 5 stars.
Small Great Things (Book Review)
At times this book is excruciating to read. However, it is important, especially for white people, to read it.
12 Rules for Life (Book Review)
I’d give this book only two stars, although most of our (still critical) book discussion group would give it more than that. It is just not productive, and furthermore is frustrating because it is a lost opportunity to actually help someone.
My Birthday 2019
Yesterday was my birthday and I had a lovely but very full day. My husband took me out to lunch and made the lovely slip covers…
Magpie Murders (Book Review)
This is a clever mystery novel with unexpectedly two stories within one, which was a twist I’ve never run across before.
The Clockmaker’s Daughter (Book Review)
I thought the writing here was wonderful, although a bit dense. Most problematic, it jumped confusingly around through time, with multiple threads from various times, tied together by a house.
Reading Challenge for 2019
So without further ado, here is our reading challenge for 2019! Please join us in this.
Books We Got for Christmas 2018
We continue to be a bookish bunch, as you can see from this post, which shows the books we gave and received this Christmas.
2018 Reading Challenge Complete
Here you can see the 56 books I read this year. I love the structure and accountability doing these reading challenges bring to my life. Thanks for joining me in it!
Salt Fat Acid Heat (Cookbook and Movie Review)
I love this cookbook, which is more about teaching you how to cook, and the concepts and procedures behind cooking, than step by step recipes.