August and September have been busy
months. Work, school, everything gets going again after the summer
breaks.
I got some new books to read, though. Linking up with Sheila at the Deliberate Reader - I'm sort of late for link-up but she gracefully keeps it open for us slow bloggers, too :)
Here are the library books:
Caroline Moorhead: Village of Secrets.
Defying the Nazis in Vichy France
Why: Caught my eye among the new
library books. World War II history.
Joseph Loconte: A Hobbit, a Wardrobe
and a Great War
Why: Caught my eye... was hoping to get
new perspectives on J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis, considering how
influential their books have been.
Griff Rhys Jones: To the Baltic with
Bob
Why: Having read Rhys Jones's book on
British rivers, I thought I'd give this older travel book a go.
Päivi Laitinen: Pieni pyörä
preerialla (A Little Bike on the Prairie)
Why: Cycling across the USA?
Sounds interesting! This Finnish woman cycled the TransAmerica Trail cycling route by Adventure Cycling Association
- i.e. from Virginia to Oregon. What a journey. I like the way she writes about the places, the people she met, and her own feelings and experiences on the route.
While cycling, she pondered how to put
her experience into one sentence, and this is what she came up with:
"USA is a big and hot place with horses and nice people - and all
too many hills!"
Kindle Purchases
I was paying
attention to special offers and bought three books:
Ed Cyzewski: Pray, Write, Grow:
Cultivating Prayer and Writing Together
Why: Recommended by Anne at Modern Mrs Darcy.
Lysa Terkeurst: The Best Yes: Making
Wise Decisions in the Midst of Endless Demands
Why: I've read positive reviews and
heard a couple of interviews with the author - interested enough to
give it a go at $1,99...
Sara Korhnak & Beth Anne
Schwamberger: Time Management Mama: Making Use of the Margins to
Pursue your Passions
Why: This was offered free of charge,
and the topic is spot on for my life right now - it wasn't a
difficult decision to get it and see if there are some good ideas I could use.
I look forward to hearing your thoughts on Päivi Laitinen's book - I love her one sentence summary about her experience! I adore books on journeys like that, and hearing what an outsider thought about the trip across the US adds a great element I haven't had in my previous reads on the topic.
ReplyDeleteAlso, the Moorehead and Loconte books sound fascinating - I've put them both on hold at my library. :)
DeleteYou will like THE BEST YES. I had multiple A-HA moments while reading. I'm actually reading TAMING THE TO-DO LIST, which is new and written by another P31 writer. I recommend that one as well.
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