This was a solidly good book, it was not a GREAT book like so many have gone on and on about. I liked it, I listened to Meryl Streep read it to me and it delightfully passed the time but I wouldn’t say it was top 5 or even top 10 on my list this year… maybe #11? (I ...
I have a job that runs off of creativity. I am constantly thinking of new blog posts, new chapter ideas, new blog post ideas, new ideas for infographics, for marketing. It begins to wear on you, and some days I simply have no creative juices left at all. The spark of creativity see...
Understand the impact of genetics, life circumstances, and intentional activities on overall happiness and well-being. Learn how to effectively manage andovercome negative emotions, such as stress, anxiety, and depression, through various techniques and interventions. ...
“Reading Burn Rate has motivated me, to this day, to pay attention to my own signs of burnout and mental health decline; and it has compelled me to actually make a change when I notice those signs.” For more on workplace wellness: Workplace health benefits don’t move the needle ...
Many publishers have been doing away with the silly practice of limiting age ranges on universally loved books, so I decided to do the same. Besides, most of these books about life lessons are just as beneficial for adults to read! This is not a static book list for children–I have upd...
The current #1 best selling fiction book today on Apple Books is Presumed Guilty by Scott Turow. The chart of the most popular fiction books was last updated on January 27, 2025. Links are included to buy the books from Apple Books or Amazon Kindle. Related Chart: Best selling fiction audi...
How to deal with the limitations/unavailability of most everything but the virtual world. How to Do Nothing made the hairs on my arms stand up. This woman artfully (she is an artist, after all) emphasized that our culture has largely lost our connection to place and our need for context...
“Every time I’m going to see Rabier — and this is to go on right to the end — I act as if I were going to be killed. As if he knew all about my activities. Every time, every day.” As days pass and the Allies near Paris, however, Rabier’s own situation grows more ...
But Marisol has too much going on to be bothered with the likes of Iggy. She has school, work, family, and the uphill battle of getting her legal papers. As Iggy stresses over how to get Marisol to like him, his grandfather comes to the rescue. The thing is, not only is his ...
First serialised in The Saturday Evening Post in 1920, The Young Immigrunts abandons the plot of Ashford’s book and its musings on social advancement and the aristocracy and replaces them with something completely American: the story of the Lardner family’s move from Goshen, Indiana, to their...