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- I have a lot of collections of poetry but other than that, my library is very random. I read just about any kind of book except graphic novels or manga, and authors whom I consider pretentious. Because I really do want well written books, literary fiction and the classics appeal to me and I am glad to re-read some of those. Otherwise, I get on a kick for one kind of book and then move onto another. I read far too many book recommendations and listen to too many book podcasts.
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- Outside of good food and good sex, reading is at the very top of my list of pleasures, just a little ahead of good music. I do not finish books that are not well written or that have lost their appeal to me which means I seldom give a one or two star review. I give my ratings based far more on the quality of the writing than on the engagement of the plot. I selected the books I read because the plot and storyline sounded interesting, so there is no need to say that it was!
I prefer “real books” to e-books, but read both. I belong to four libraries, buy my books from used bookstores, both online and brick and mortar, and am willing to pay the extra cost to buy a book from an Independent book seller over that well known giant online seller. - Location
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- Medea and Other Plays: Medea/ Alcestis/The Children of Heracles/ Hippolytus: "Alcestis", "Children of Heracles", "Hippolytus" (Penguin Classics) by EuripidesPrometheus Bound and Other Plays: Prometheus Bound, The Suppliants, Seven Against Thebes, The Persians by Philip VellacottEat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Gilbert, Elizabeth (2007) Paperback by Elizabeth GilbertPracticing the Power of Now: Essential Teachings, Meditations, and Exercises From The Power of Now by Eckhart TolleThe Road Less Traveled: A New Psychology of Love, Traditional Values, and Spiritual Growth by M. Scott PeckThe Elegant Universe: Superstrings, Hidden Dimensions, and the Quest for the Ultimate Theory by Brian GreenePhysics of the Future: How Science Will Shape Human Destiny and Our Daily Lives by the Year 2100 by Michio KakuThe Six Pillars of Self-Esteem: The Definitive Work on Self-Esteem by the Leading Pioneer in the Field by Nathaniel BrandenWho Moved My Cheese: An Amazing Way to Deal with Change in Your Work and in Your Life by Dr Spencer JohnsonAuthentic Happiness: Using the New Positive Psychology to Realize Your Potential for Lasting Fulfillment by Martin E. P. SeligmanThe Happiness of Pursuit: Finding the Quest That Will Bring Purpose to Your Life by Chris GuillebeauThe Upright Thinkers: The Human Journey from Living in Trees to Understanding the Cosmos by Leonard MlodinowThe Tale of the Dueling Neurosurgeons: The History of the Human Brain as Revealed by True Stories of Trauma, Madness, and Recovery by Sam KeanThis Will Make You Smarter: New Scientific Concepts to Improve Your Thinking (Edge Question Series) by John BrockmanDaring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené BrownThe Quantum and the Lotus: A Journey to the Frontiers Where Science and Buddhism Meet by Matthieu RicardThe Gratitude Diaries: How a Year Looking on the Bright Side Can Transform Your Life by Janice KaplanThe Book That Changed My Life: 71 Remarkable Writers Celebrate the Books That Matter Most to Them by Roxanne J. CoadyThe Holy or the Broken: Leonard Cohen, Jeff Buckley, and the Unlikely Ascent of "Hallelujah" by Alan LightA Religion of One's Own: A Guide to Creating a Personal Spirituality in a Secular World by Thomas MooreThe Underground Railroad (Pulitzer Prize Winner) (National Book Award Winner) (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel by Colson WhiteheadRogue Heroes: The History of the SAS, Britain's Secret Special Forces Unit That Sabotaged the Nazis and Changed the Nature of War by Ben MacintyreBeyond the Call: The True Story of One World War II Pilot's Covert Mission to Rescue POWs on the Eastern Front by Lee TrimbleThe Marriage of Heaven and Hell: A Facsimile in Full Color (Dover Fine Art, History of Art) by William BlakeBand of Brothers: E Company, 506th Regiment, 101st Airborne from Normandy to Hitler's Eagle's Nest by Stephen E. AmbroseSelected Poems of Langston Hughes: A Classic Collection of Poems by a Master of American Verse (Vintage Classics) by Langston HughesCitizen Soldiers: The U. S. Army from the Normandy Beaches to the Bulge to the Surrender of Germany by Stephen E. AmbroseThe Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the Modern World by Steven JohnsonThe Hidden Life of Trees: What They Feel, How They Communicate―Discoveries from A Secret World by Peter WohllebenThe Berlin Stories: The Last of Mr. Norris and Goodbye to Berlin (New Directions Books) by ChristopherIsherwoodThe Prisoner of Heaven: The Cemetery of Forgotten Books 3 (The Cemetery of Forgotten Series) by Carlos Ruiz ZafonBibliophile: An Illustrated Miscellany (Book for Writers, Book Lovers Miscellany with Booklist) by Jane MountIndianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Sara VladicThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark MansonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1) by Benjamin Alire SáenzThere Will Be Other Summers (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #2) by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2) by Rachel Willson-BroylesA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes by Siddhartha MukherjeeMemory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most by Daniel G. AmenPeak Performance!!: Merging Spirituality and Success Principles (Peak Performance Series Book 1) by Alan SullivanRemaking Manhood: The Modern Masculinity Movement: Stories From the Front Lines of Change by Mark Greene1984 by Erich FrommIndianapolis: The True Story of the Worst Sea Disaster in U.S. Naval History and the Fifty-Year Fight to Exonerate an Innocent Man by Sara VladicThe Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark MansonAristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1) by Benjamin Alire SáenzThere Will Be Other Summers (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe, #2) by Benjamin Alire SáenzThe Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man (The Hundred-Year-Old Man, #2) by Rachel Willson-BroylesA Brief History of Everyone Who Ever Lived: The Human Story Retold Through Our Genes by Siddhartha MukherjeeMemory Rescue: Supercharge Your Brain, Reverse Memory Loss, and Remember What Matters Most by Daniel G. AmenPeak Performance!!: Merging Spirituality and Success Principles (Peak Performance Series Book 1) by Alan SullivanRemaking Manhood: The Modern Masculinity Movement: Stories From the Front Lines of Change by Mark Greene1984 by Erich Fromm
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