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"Marmee and Louisa"

my take: Every year at Book Chicks book club we read a biography or autobiography. And every year we’re all …

Self Compassion

my take: Okay, this is a little different review … Although I think this is definitely worth a read if …

Smarter Than You Think

my take: I went into this one kicking and screaming a bit … it’s summer, and I want beach reads! …

The Boys in the Boat

my take: I finished this at 1:15 a.m. At about midnight I realized I was a goner – needed to …

"The Slow Down Diet"

my take: I’ve read this several times. Marc David is a pioneer in the field of the psychology of eating. …

"Grain Brain"

my take: A few years ago I went gluten-free. I hadn’t been feeling great – bloaty, foggy headed, fatigued. I …

"One Thousand Gifts"

my take: It took me two tries to read this. The first attempt was to read jointly with one of …

"The Tennis Partner"

my take: I loved Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone so when this was suggested as a good read, I was …

"Anticancer"

my take: I was having lunch with a new friend and when the convo got around to books (as any …

"START"

my take: I was a little skeptical when I was at the Bookman (Grand Haven) asking for this title … …

A Moveable Feast

my take: This was great to read after reading The Paris Wife … if we hadn’t read that last year, …

Cleopatra: A Life

my take: I’m always, always, always glad to have read a biography once it’s done (and I’m almost always, always, …

"Sober Mercies"

my take: This memoir is written by a woman who at first glance might seem impervious to alcoholism … a …

"Carry On, Warrior"

my take: I was introduced to Momastery.com by my Pastor Heidi a few years back as part of an adult …

"Until I Say Good-bye"

my take: After seeing a segment on the Today Show (and mopping my tears), I hopped on Amazon to order …

Bread & Wine

my take: This is Shauna’s third book of essays/memoir. In Bittersweet, it was pretty clear from her writing that she …