Clutter Busting
Brooks Palmer
I love this "zen extreme" clutter busting book. "Is it useful? Does it make life more fun? If not, it's clutter." Brooks Palmer goes to the heart of why we accumulate too much.
Shop Class as Soulcraft
Matthew Crawford
What happens when, as a culture, we value abstract work over hands-on work -- when we replace high school wood & metal shop for computer skills? As a life-long maker of things I was waiting for someone to write this book -- and it's very thoughtfully done.
The Quickening
Michelle Hoover
Wonderfully crafted & gripping tale told from the differing perspectives of two women on neighboring farms in a otherwise desolate landscape. This is a great book!
Beautiful Assassin
Michael White
I was totally drawn into this story set against a backdrop of actual historical events. Interesting take on Eleanor Roosevelt's secret love life ...
The Singer's Gun
Emily St. John Mandell
Brilliant!
Eating Animals
Jonathan Safran Foer
"Aaghh". This book will shock and disturb you for all the right reasons. 95% of the meat and seafood we eat is industrially farmed or harvested. Jonathan Safran Foer uncovers the hidden story..... A "must-read" for all humans.
Horrid Henry (Early Readers series)
Francesca Simon
Really funny, unpredictable stories about really bad kids. Totally un-P.C. We love 'em! Great for reading aloud.
A New Earth
Eckhardt Tolle
In this follow up book to The Power of Now, Tolle looks more deeply at the spiritual crisis behind our current world situation -- and how to overcome personal "problems" through presence. -- Life Changing!!! --
Shakespeare
Bill Bryson
What do we really know about the life of Wm. Shakespeare? Bill Bryson attemps to find out and gives us a fascinating look at life in Elizabethan England. Fabulously entertaining!
Fairy Foals
Suzanah
If you choose to spend a year alone on an offshore island in Patagonia what would you take with you to keep body and spirit together? How would the experience change your life? This story is both a philosophical meditation and a study of nature in a wilderness. The author didn't find the answers to all of life's questions but developed a feeling for belonging to the earth.
This page last updated June 6, 2010