A Walk in the Wood is a wonderful addition to the writings in this field!"--Dr. Cynthia Conlon, Northwestern University's Wellness Center Mindfulness Coordinator "This beautiful and moving book is rich in inspiring life lessons and playful humor. I've long known that animals are our teachers...
The vast majority of the reviews of the book cite its hilarity (one reviewer called it "choke-on-your-coffee funny"), and indeed there are very many funny parts. However, the deeper I got into the book, I detected a strong shift in the author's sentiment from satire to deep introspect...
Writing is a unique profession because people find their way to it from so many different careers. Sure, there are those who complete an English degree in school before penning their first book, but there are many more who cut their teeth in other careers before answering the call to write ...
I received an advanced review copy of this book from Library Thing as part of the Early Reviewers group in exchange for an honest opinion. This was an enjoyable, quick read. Blanca is a forty year old woman from Barcelona who has just lost her mother to a prolonged illness. She takes he...
A Walk in the Woodsby Bill Bryson Still Aliceby Lisa Genova The Handmaid’s Taleby Margaret Atwood Itby Stephen King Circling the Sunby Paula McLain A Little Lifeby Hanya Yanagihara Me Before Youby Jojo Moyes Code Name Verityby Elizabeth Wein ...
I received LOTS of books at the Anderson’s Bookshop event. I also had books left over from two weeks ago that I’m still reading. This week I’m concentrating on picture books and poetry. Physical Books:A Walk in the Woodsby Nikki Grimes and Brian Pinkney (and the late Jerry Pinkney...
s Tableas part of the Book of the Year celebrations. We had known one another virtually for a little while because local book nerds do find one another on Twitter. Mike was an astute reviewer, and also happens to be a big fan of literature in translation, like me, so we got along ...
These include a lot of things that anyone can do with just a little bit of money (playing a round of mini-golf, doing the “little things” like the ritual of brewing coffee), none at all (going for a walk in the woods, jogging, clearing out your wardrobe) or where you clearly nee...
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Is it still safe in the garden? It’s safe. Good girl. I can walk her amongst the Boar on a lead. They will not attack me and if they come too close I will just pick her up. So we went up to the Bluebell woods to hunt for them. ...