Lighting My Kindle March 2013

Wintergreen Shabbat

Let books be your dining table, And you shall be full of delights Let them be your mattress And you shall sleep restful nights. ~Author Unknown The Ides of March have come and gone and nothing untoward has happened as far as my reading is concerned! I'm 5 books ahead of my target and still feel I haven't been reading much. Talking about the Ides of March, got me thinking of the wonderful time of studying Shakespeare's  Julius Caesar,  in school. I can't believe that I can still … [Read more...]

Six Thinking Hats

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A recent interaction with someone left me feeling a little helpless and sad. This person has decided to invest money he can ill afford into a project that to me seems inherently doomed to fail.  He was highly enthusiastic about it and even tried to get me to invest in it. No amount of reasoning and logic on my part could make him see why this was something he needed to get out of fast, before it sucked him dry. All I can do is hope that he comes to his sense sooner rather than later. This … [Read more...]

In Conversation With Anne Lyken-Garner

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Today I'm happy to introduce you to Anne Lyken-Garner. A published author, a blogger and website editor, you can see and read about her inspirational book, Sunday’s Child here. You can also become a reader of her blog, How To Build Confidence where she shows people how to build confidence based on her own experiences and life lessons.   I know we connected via our blogs, Anne, but then I discovered a whole new you when I read your memoir , . I was completely blown away. I couldn't reconcile … [Read more...]

Lighting My Kindle February 2013

Kitchen Kindle Reader, after Norman Price

Lighting My Kindle is a new series on Everyday Gyaan listing books I've read and plan to read in the month on my Kindle (or otherwise). “When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes.” ― Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus I've finished reading and reviewing for NetGalley.  Read my review here. I've watched but haven't read the book. I saw a good offer on Kindle Books and decided to buy it. Now I find that The 2013 Reading … [Read more...]

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