Good books to read - Page 2

harrie · 09-03-2007, 07:21 PM

It's Not About the Bike My Journey Back to Life by Lance Armstrong

Grace and Grit by Ken Wilber

hutchibk · 10-28-2007, 11:51 AM

This is a very interesting book... Loving What Is by Byron Katie. Google it. I have just started it, but I like it. (non-fiction)

"Katie's book, Loving What Is, can give you the tools you need to transform any problem, from everyday conflicts to lifelong traumas, into peace and understanding. It demonstrates clearly how asking four simple questions can change your life. For the first time, readers can find in one place detailed instructions, humorous anecdotes, and a wide variety of transcripts of people doing The Work on issues such as sex, relationships, death, the body, family, work, and money. This is the definitive sourcebook for The Work. Just reading the exchanges in Loving What Is has already helped people experience breakthroughs when nothing else worked."

PinkGirl · 03-12-2008, 08:54 AM

I am enjoying a novel titled Gap Creek.
The author is Robert Morgan.

It is full of "hidden" messages and I am about to
start re-reading it with my yellow highlighter in hand.

I could so relate to this passage. It reminded me of the
day my Dad passed away. I walked out of the hospital
to find a beautiful, sunny day - it was 12 noon and
I saw school buses driving by ...

"It was the prettiest night you ever saw, with the moonlight slanting
on the creek and dew sparkling in the grass. The mountains rose like
shadows ahead of us.....it was the first time I ever noticed how the
way the world looks don't have a thing to do with what's going on with
people."

Just thought I'd share.

fauxgypsy · 03-21-2008, 07:14 AM

In Defense of Food

It discusses how far away we've gotten,as a culture, from real food. It questions whether much of what is sold and we buy in the grocery store would even qualify as food. Very interesting book.
Leslie

StephN · 03-21-2008, 12:51 PM

Good call, Leslie! IN DEFENSE OF FOOD has some excellent points we all need to know about.

Understanding what they call food these days is something that I have been working on since my extensive liver mets in 2002. I became VERY careful what I ate as I wanted to take the toxic load off my liver as best I could.

Shopping "the perimeter of the store" is something I learned myself, but this can help in lowering your purchases of frozen and convenience food that are full of things we need to avoid.
These habits persist and I find that more and more evidence is pointing to my hunch as being a good one.

Eat FRESH and ORGANIC. A very simple rule. The first local farmer's market opened March 5th and their produce is MUCH better and cheaper than the grocery chains.

juanita · 03-23-2008, 04:47 PM

Justice by Dominick Dunne. I'm actually listening to the unabridged version on tape, but it is interesting.

Mgarr · 04-15-2008, 04:23 AM

Great book that gives some insight about doctors How Doctors Think. Groopman, J.

Mary Jo,

All winter I have been enjoying J. Picoult Thanks.

Mar

Andrea Barnett Budin · 04-15-2008, 01:41 PM

Thanks Mary Jo!

Also THE ANATOMY OF HOPE by Dr. Jerome Groopman -- is worth the read. His personal battle w/debilitating back problems and pain is quite fascinating. The LESSONS he learned, beyond his medical degree and expertise are invaluable for each of us! Stunning revelations are buried in this great book.

Will try the other one, Mar. Appreciate your post!

Andi

harrie · 05-26-2008, 11:46 PM

A New Earth...Awakening to Your Life's Purpose
by Eckhart Tolle

juanita · 06-11-2008, 05:52 PM

I usually just wander around the mystery section of the library and get whatever book catches my eye, though some favorite authors I read everything they've written. I do also read up on different subjects that catch my attention, like the Andrea Doria, Titanic, ghosts, and the Civil War. But as I was bypassing through the large print section I found a book on the Civil War I'd never seen or heard of before. It was Confederates in the attic by Tony Horwitz. It was different but it was good. Learned some stuff I didn't know before. And now I have to find some other books to check out what he said.

juanita · 07-24-2008, 09:08 PM

I've been reading a lot this summer since I don't have Dilly full time when I'm off like I usually do. Do have her this week so I've not read as much, which I can sometimes read a book a day. To celebrate our town's 150th birthday in 2010 they're trying to get people to read 150 books before then. I can do that! Anyway, y'all should read "Mistaken Identity". It's really good, and my heart really goes out to those poor families.

Mgarr · 07-26-2008, 01:25 PM

Just finished 2 books I really enjoyed. Kommandants Girl & The Memory Keepers Daughter.

Happy Reading.

Mary

juanita · 07-30-2008, 04:38 PM

Here's another one from me, but I said I've been doing a lot of reading this summer. It is Quiet Stength by Tony Dungy. Yes he coaches the Colts, but it's not about football. He does talk some about it but it's about his life as a christian.

harrie · 04-20-2009, 11:48 PM

I just finished reading Grace and Grit for the second time. I read it much slower the second time around and learned so much from the book. It is a very emotionally powerful book and at the same time I received a significant amount of personal enlightenment and awareness.