Category: Books

I love books – the smell of them, the feel of them, and of course the stories in them. I even love ebooks. Their portability and ability to preserve passages and look up words on the fly helps make up somewhat for the loss of some of the personality of their hard copy counterparts.

Along with posts on books, I’ve also tossed in some book reviews and suggested reading to keep your mind sharp and entertained.

Good News for Bookworms: Science Says Reading is Good for Your Health

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[note - reference previous re-blogged post on benefits of writing] Benefits of Reading Reading has been linked to an amazing array of benefits, including these: Just six minutes of reading is enough to reduce stress by 68%, and numerous studies have shown that reading keeps your brain functioning effectively as you age. One study even found that elderly … Continue reading Good News for Bookworms: Science Says Reading is Good for Your Health

My new favorite browser extension (perfect for readers)

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I can't remember now where I came across a mention of this super-handy browser extension but I suspect it was one of my co-workers. I wish I could give you credit here, Unknown Helpful Person, but alas, my memory has failed me. Edit: Unknown Helpful Person has been identified, yay! And as I suspected, it's … Continue reading My new favorite browser extension (perfect for readers)

Ernest Hemingway: a brief rant-quote about people

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I came across this quote in A Moveable Feast and smiled at the curmudgeonness of it. I can't say that I don't feel the same way at times though. 🙂 When spring came, even the false spring, there were no problems except where to be the happiest. The only thing that could spoil a day … Continue reading Ernest Hemingway: a brief rant-quote about people

Goodreads Shelves

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I track my books on Goodreads and often read other people's reviews after finishing a book to see how my opinions compare to others, particularly when I diverge from the majority. I came across this Goodreads user's shelves on such an occasion and they made me laugh out loud. My shelf labels are pretty boring … Continue reading Goodreads Shelves

The Stand on leaders

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They are all the things the civics books tell us the good citizens should be: partisans but never zealots, respecters of the facts which attend each situation but never benders of those facts, uncomfortable in positions of leadership but rarely able to turn down a responsibility once it has been offered … or thrust upon them. They make the best leaders in a democracy because they are unlikely to fall in love with power. Quite the opposite. ~ from The Stand by Stephen King

Lessons from Bill Walsh

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I've been on a personal/professional development reading kick recently and I just finished reading The Score Takes Care of Itself: My Philosophy of Leadership. Co-written by Bill Walsh and Steven Jamison, it's an interesting combination of football field-meets-boardroom. To be sure, there are many parallels between coaching a winning football team and a winning business … Continue reading Lessons from Bill Walsh

How to Annoy Readers: Ending a Book Without Ending the Story

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As part of my effort to whittle down my pile of books waiting to be read, I chose one to read last week that had been sitting on my Kindle for probably more than a year. It started off strong, but got pretty bogged down in the middle with a rather sedate plot and characters … Continue reading How to Annoy Readers: Ending a Book Without Ending the Story

Taming the Ever-Growing To-Be-Read Pile

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It's time to do some spring cleaning around here, and by that I mean that it's time to whittle down my stack of books that are waiting to be read. I guess I'm pretty bad about downloading books to my Kindle or picking up handfuls of used books and then eschewing them in favor of … Continue reading Taming the Ever-Growing To-Be-Read Pile

Finally, an Easier Way to Find a Book to Take on Your Next Trip!

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I'm getting ready for another trip and as usual, I'm on the hunt for a few good books (preferably novels) set in my destination location. This time, I'm heading to New Orleans and while searching for good stories set in the Big Easy, I came across a link to Trip Fiction and I was all … Continue reading Finally, an Easier Way to Find a Book to Take on Your Next Trip!