What book are you reading?

seltzermint555 wrote: »

ReenieHJ wrote: »

I just started Untamed by Glennon Doyle and I'm hooked.

Before this one, I read Firestarter by Stephen King, Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah and The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah, and last one I finished was Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel.

The Stranger in the Woods sounds really good.

Untamed and Invisible Girl have been two of my favorites this year. Nice!

Unfortunately, I have to return Untamed to my sister as it's borrowed, but it's one of those books you need to read more than once and keep on the shelf for reconnecting with it. It's so good and insightful! I'm thinking of buying copies for both my dds.

I'm adding side by side English version and the one I have in my language.

I'm reading this French classic. It's about love, marriage, jealousy, obssesiveness. It explains the states of love and the changing in the human being from relationship to relationship.

There are so many quotes that I liked in this book and this is one of them.
“We are almost always the craftsman of our own unhappiness.”

ReenieHJ wrote: »

KosmosKitten wrote: »

ReenieHJ wrote: »

I just started Untamed by Glennon Doyle and I'm hooked.

Before this one, I read Firestarter by Stephen King, Comfort and Joy by Kristin Hannah and The Things We Do For Love by Kristin Hannah, and last one I finished was Invisible Girl by Lisa Jewel.

The Stranger in the Woods sounds really good.

I was pleasantly surprised by Stranger in the Woods. He (the subject of the book) is a pretty interesting person, considering he was alone in the woods for 25+ years in Maine.

Saved it to my amazon wish list. I'm weird but one of my secret fantasies has always been to run away from it all and finish out my days as a hermit.

This is an understandable sentiment, however, it is nearly impossible to do. Most reclusive people opt to have supplies shipped to them or make a trip say.. once a month or so for goods. Knight (the person in the story), lived alone in the woods for 27 years, but did so by stealing from the plethora of cabins in the area (seasonal residents) and the camp down the road from his own campsite. He would not have survived otherwise.

It is still really interesting what he did with the waste, how he recycled empty containers for other purposes in his camp, etc. Very survivalist mentality. Hopefully, you'll enjoy the read!

The mathematical advantage of 58008

JessBbody wrote: »

I'm not that far in yet, but Dweck is a positive psychology researcher who explores fixed mindsets vs. growth mindsets.
I'm going down the rabbit hole with positive psychology.
This will be my 5th book on the subject this year. The others include:

Happiness by Ed Deiner
Flourish by Martin Seligman
What you can change and what you can't by Martin Seligman
The How of Happiness by Sonia Lyubomirsky

Try Psychology of Hope by Rick Snyder.

Quantum Change by William Miller (not quite positive psych, but change psych, which is somewhat similar...cog-beh).

melaniedscott wrote: »

JessBbody wrote: »

I'm not that far in yet, but Dweck is a positive psychology researcher who explores fixed mindsets vs. growth mindsets.
I'm going down the rabbit hole with positive psychology.
This will be my 5th book on the subject this year. The others include:

Happiness by Ed Deiner
Flourish by Martin Seligman
What you can change and what you can't by Martin Seligman
The How of Happiness by Sonia Lyubomirsky

Try Psychology of Hope by Rick Snyder.

Quantum Change by William Miller (not quite positive psych, but change psych, which is somewhat similar...cog-beh).

Thanks for the recs! They sound right up my alley.

kinetixtrainer2 wrote: »

@iMago I have a feeling this may interest you.

LGS_RFS wrote: »

It’s easy reading and has actually helped me out a little.

So...it is good? Every time I see the title, it makes me think of Albert Ellis (and what he said about that word) and it makes me laugh a bit.

I'm a sucker for a good graphic novel (or any story) that's high fantasy or D&D related. This is based off of a podcast though, which is hilarious to listen to.

Finished a graphic novel that made me cry (touching story in the end), and moved on to some more non-fiction. Despite the title, the book is actually about gerrymandering and was written a few years ago, before the 2016 election.

LGS_RFS wrote: »

melaniedscott wrote: »

LGS_RFS wrote: »

It’s easy reading and has actually helped me out a little.

So...it is good? Every time I see the title, it makes me think of Albert Ellis (and what he said about that word) and it makes me laugh a bit.

It gave me a different way to view things. Some of the views really caught my attention and other parts was meh. Over all though I enjoyed reading it.

I think I'm going to feel that way about what I'm reading now. Heal Your Headaces: 1-2-3 Program for Taking Charge of Your Pain by David Buchholz.

Some what he says makes sense and is what I've heard from other docs in the past year or two (like...many painkillers result in rebound headaches...Yup, that's why I usually just suck it up). Some seems a bit propaganda-y; Rah rah! This has helped so many people!

And some sounds like one of the teachers at Cleaveland Chiropractic..."oh, I had this patient with a lazy eye and three rows of teeth and...and when I adjusted her back, her eye moved to the right place and started seeing properly and all the extra teeth fell out [my comment: hopefully not all at once!] and her life was changed forever!" My brother went there years...true story.

And that is the first 25 pages. It is older, 2002, so some of the pharmacutical info is off (Midrin/Duradrin are now banned in the US; Meclazine is now commonly prescribed for vertigo, Zofran for nausea, etc). But outside of that, it might be helpful for people with chronic headaches, like me. We'll see.

***Note: Not dissing all chiropractors, just the nutty ones.

I bought this for a 4 year old birthday gift. Great way to align weather events with feelings or moods.

Good In Bed by Jennifer Weiner
Kind of a funny easy read.

Almost done!

I’ve also listened to OP’s people’s history. I’ll have to back track in here to see if there’s another read to add to my to-read list