On Becoming Fearless by Arianna Huffington

April 20th, 2007 · 2 Comments

My review of Arianna Huffington’s On Becoming Fearless… in Love, Work, and Life appeared on BlogCritics today. I usually don’t read books like this, but it actually wasn’t terrible.
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This House of Sky by Ivan Doig

March 16th, 2007 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A memoir of Ivan Doig’s childhood in western Montana, wrangling sheep and falling in love with words in the company of his father and maternal grandmother.
Review:
This House of Sky was given to me by my very good friend Karen. She and I have been trading books for as long as we’ve known each other, [...]

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Fingers Crossed, Legs Uncrossed by Jen Limarzi

December 10th, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A collection of essays by a bemused New York woman whose life might not be “Sex and the City” glamorous–but whose observations are “Seinfeld” acute.
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Autobiography of a Schizophrenic Girl

October 30th, 2006 · No Comments

Synopsis:
A memoir of a young schizophrenic woman, with a subsequent interpretation of her symptoms by her doctor, Marguerite Sechehaye.
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Blue Like Jazz by Donald Miller

October 23rd, 2006 · 1 Comment

Synopsis:
An autobiographical collection of irreverant essays about finding Jesus in the most unlikely places, starting with super-pagan Reed College in Portland, Oregon.
Review:
I kept hearing about this book from various people whose opinion I respected, but I was a little skeptical. I am weary of efforts to make Christianity “cool” or “relevant” or “postmodern” or [...]

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