Our book club, the Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group, specializes in books about race in America. Here are the 84 books that we’ve read so far. We had our annual potluck and book selection meeting on Thursday. I’ll … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. I just got to 600 minutes for the month, which means that I’m behind schedule to get to 1200 minutes. There’s still a … Continue reading →
I’ve pre-scheduled this post for the exact moment that I’ll start a presentation on the topic of books to understand race and racism in the United States. Lots of people who can’t attend asked for the handout, so I thought I … Continue reading →
The Community for Understanding and Hope Book Group meets this week for our annual potluck and book selection meeting. We’ve been reading together for nine years and have read 84 books! We’ve been at this long enough that we sometimes forget … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. I stubbed my toes on the way to bed one night last week. It impacted my exercise for several days, but I managed … Continue reading →
Welcome to British Isles Friday! British Isles Friday is a weekly event for sharing all things British and Irish — reviews, photos, opinions, trip reports, guides, links, resources, personal stories, interviews, and research posts. Join us each Friday to link … Continue reading →
Welcome to Readers’ Workouts, the weekly event where book lovers share workout stories, goals, successes, and challenges. I surpassed my goal of 1200 minutes in August. September is a day shorter, but I’m pretty sure that I can make it … Continue reading →
Book: Deep Work: rules for focused success in a distracted world by Cal Newport Genre: Self-help Publisher: Grand Central Publishing Publication date: 2016 Pages: 296 Source: Library Summary: What are my friends sharing on Facebook? Who is trying to get … Continue reading →