Very interesting to read a historical perspective on times I've lived through. You can't really discern the larger patterns while in the midst of them. #nonfiction #history
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Very interesting to read a historical perspective on times I've lived through. You can't really discern the larger patterns while in the midst of them. #nonfiction #history
#postsofdistraction @kaye
Lily having a drink from her preferred water source. 😸
Book: I'm with the Band
Movie: Big Fish
Song: Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds
#manicmonday @JoScho
Day 21: #wander #wandering #wanderer @LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry
This is from my high school literature textbook. I fell in love with this one, and it was the 1st time I realized that people centuries ago felt the same emotions and passions that we do now. Human nature hasn't changed. A different translation: http://www.aimsdata.com/tim/anhaga/WandererMain1.htm?p=1548061026867
1. Nonfiction, mystery/thrillers
2. A touch of claustrophobia
3. Doctor, lawyer, teacher, librarian
4. See pic. Not going to test the glass-cutting
5. Hi 👋🏻👋🏼👋🏿😊
#Friyayintro @howjessreads
Day 17: #old @LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry
Murder and mayhem; what's not to love about this one? Thank you @GripLitGrl for offering this #GangsterGiveaway! 😊
Thanks for the inspiration, @MrBook ❄☃️😊 #LitsyLovesLibraries #BookDisplays #LibraryDisplays #BookBingo #whiteout
Congratulations @REPollock on the 6000 Litfluence!
I've never had a #Blinddate with a book, although those look pretty cool! I've had a couple with human males. One was meh; the other was pretty good. It was awkward because we were both pretty introverted people, but we met at a Barnes & Noble (my pick 😊) and talked books 📚😊 We wound up being together for 4 years, and B&N was always a favorite date night 📚🙃
1. Teleport. It'd be so handy, and I definitely don't want to read minds!
2.
3. No resolutions.
4. No binge watching. I'm not a big TV/movie viewer.
5 ❤
#Friyayintro @howjessreads
Little library haul. I've been in a slump so I hope I have something that clicks with me. #libraryhaul
Day 8: #place @LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry
Day7: #Past
Full poem by Tennyson: https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/45318/break-break-break
@LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry
Day 5: Lie.
@LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry #warishell
Thanks for this #LitsyLove19 giveaway, @LazyDays and the great question! It's been fun reading the responses.
I was lucky to have parents who read to me, and always found time for trips to the library & bookstores. Reading was my door to different worlds. It became my portal to entertainment, enlightenment, and escape. My tastes have changed over the years, but I still turn to books for these things. 📚❤
Day 3: Window
I love Coleman Barks' Rumi translations. This book lived on my bedside table for quite a while. 🌜💕
@LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry #Rumi
Day 2: Forever
"Horton became the first black author in the South to publish a book, as well as the only American to publish a book while living in slavery."
https://m.poets.org/poetsorg/poet/george-moses-horton
@LazyDays #poetrymatters #challenge #poetry #africanamerican
Congratulations on your milestone, @IamIamIam and thanks for hosting this fun giveaway!
This was a book that I wanted my mother to read to me every single night; it must have driven her crazy! The wordplay and the silly creatures made this so much fun for a preschooler. Then I went to school where they were trying to teach reading with Dick and Jane books 😕
#26KGiveaway #DrSeuss
I'm not a big reading goal or challenge person. It seems like reading is the one part of my life that's just for me to do as I wish. So basically: read what I want, whenever I want. A little more than last year. A little more of the NF; a little more poetry (#poetrymatters is reminding me how much I enjoyed it). Peace to all in the New Year. ☮😊📚💕
#IN2019 @RealLifeReading
Congratulations @SamanthaMarie on 3333! A fine number indeed! I like the number 11, because it's nice and symmetrical and it's my birthday 😊
#SamanthaMariegets3333
I'm going to try the Poetry Matters challenge for this month. Day 1's theme is "different;" I thought of the contrast between Charles Carville's eyes and mouth.
@LazyDays #poetrymatters #poetry
@BookishMarginalia This was such a welcome surprise! It was a challenging holiday - good in the end, but stressful - and this really brightened my day! I hope you had a Merry Christmas, and you and all fellow Littens keep enjoying your holidays.
#KindLitsy
Nice list of librarians' favorite reads of 2018. Tagged book was the only one I read; definitely want to read Educated, Kingdom of the Blind, & The Library Book. What do you think of the picks?
#bestof2018 #librariansoflitsy #librarians #libfaves18
Just started this; not sure about it yet. I'd like to read more about the mental game, the pressure, the constant injuries; so far the author is talking about individuals' records before they were drafted. Waiting to see where it goes. #nonfiction #sports #football
I've never had any of these, but they sound delightful! I like several of The Republic of Tea's offerings.
@umbrellagirl #harneyteagiveaway
Asking for recommendations:
I've been feeling pretty depressed and worn down by life lately. Looking for books that give you hope and inspiration. What are your favorites? Note: not looking for inspirational/Christian fiction, or anything overly sappy or superficial. The tagged book is one that really speaks to me.
Thanks for your input, Littens. ❤
1. I like to finish a chapter if I can
2. Whenever I can!
3. I prefer quiet 🔇🔕
I just started another book about the opioid crisis; this is an ARC from NetGalley. Just a little light reading 😕😉 #nonfiction #drugs #opioids #addiction
pick⭐⭐⭐⭐ A great book, but a heartbreaker. Looks at the opioid epidemic from many angles: the culpability of Big Pharma; the socioeconomic conditions that made opiates attractive; the dogged work of doctors, counselors, law enforcement and parents to fight back; and the stories of the users. Well written & researched. Only drawback is that it's sometimes confusing to keep track of the many strands as they're dropped and interwoven. #nonfiction #drugs
Congratulations on the 5K, @corycatelyn , and thanks for hosting this great #bucketlistgiveaway 😊
At the top of my bucket list:
1. Travel to London again, and see more of England & Ireland
2. Develop a circle of friends 😊❤
3. Create a beautiful home book nook/library/sanctuary
Top 3 books I'd like to own:
1. The List by Amy Siskind
2. America: The Farewell Tour by Chris Hedges
3. Devotions by Mary Oliver
1. Nothing special: housework, a haircut, probably a movie, and some reading time 🎬📚😊
2. Sunset
3. I might be if I lived closer to a beach
4. Silver
5. Howdy #Littens 😊
#Friyayintro @jesshowbooks
@TheReadingMermaid ROCKS for offering this #FT13Giveaway 🤘🏻🎸🎶😎 Thanks, because I need a pick-me-up today!
Favorite genres: nonfiction, true crime, mystery/thriller/suspense.
This is fascinating; I'm way too tired today because I couldn't put it down last night. One tidbit I didn't know: Purdue Pharma was represented in the early 2000s by...Rudy Giuliani. #nonfiction #drugs #addiction
Thanks @Mommamanzi for this great #giveaway! (I'm assuming you want to keep the husband around 😉)
My favorite of 2018 so far is Heart of Darkness. I know it's not new, but it was new to me, and it spurred me to learn more about that shameful period of African exploitation.
@Trashcanman @LiterRohde
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