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November Book Review: Freakonomics, Character and Foodie Memoir

November 30, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Welcome to the November book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! This month, I’m rolling over a few of the goodies from October, because I stumbled into a treasure trove of reading wealth in the early fall. Unfortunately, I did not have the same luck in November. At the end […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book review, character, freakonomics, memoir, nonfiction, self-improvement

June Book Review

June 30, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

Welcome to the June book review! At the end of each month, I review the books I’ve read. Enjoy! The Book: The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri The Category: Literary/Cultural Fiction In Three Words: Full-circle family. Biggest Takeaway: I love how Lahiri writes around major life events but gives them all a soft focus, showing the reader every detail in the packing of a […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: book review, historical fiction, laura vanderkam, literary fiction, memoir, nonfiction, novel, romance, self-improvement

Friday Book Trio: Happiness, Titanic, Malala

April 24, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought!  The Category: Memoir/Self-Improvement The Book: 10% Happier by Dan Harris In Three Words: Exploration. Meditation. Change. Biggest Takeaway: For some reason, I thought this book was a self-improvement […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: historical fiction, memoir, self-improvement

Friday Book Trio: Memoir, Time, Romance

March 27, 2015 by Leanne Sowul 1 Comment

In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought!  The Category: Memoir The Book: Glitter and Glue by Kelly Corrigan In Three Words: Motherhood. Reconciling. Gratitude. Biggest Takeaway: I’ve never read any of Corrigan’s work, […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: memoir, nonfiction, novel, psychology, romance, self-improvement, time

Friday Book Trio: Historical Romance, Happiness, Presidents

February 27, 2015 by Leanne Sowul Leave a Comment

In this series, I give a brief snapshot of three unrelated books that I recently read and enjoyed. If you decide to read them too, I’d love to hear what you thought!  The Category: Historical Romantic Fiction The Book: I Capture The Castle by Dodie Smith In Three Words: England. Passion. Awakening. Biggest Takeaway: Cassandra, the youthful narrator, is one of […]

Filed Under: Books Tagged With: happiness, history, nonfiction, novel, romance, self-improvement

Winter: A Time To Rest

January 17, 2014 by Leanne Sowul 2 Comments

“Winter is the time for comfort, for good food and warmth, for the touch of a friendly hand and for talk beside the fire; it is the time for home.” -Edith Sitwell We’re now in the depths of mid-winter. It’s cold, ugly, and still too dark for my taste. At this point in the year, […]

Filed Under: Self Improvement Tagged With: ancestors, fall, family, goals, history, relax, resolutions, rest, self-improvement, spring, summer, winter

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