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Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, The

61 Cut-and-Paste Essays Author: James Patterson I was so excited for The Secret Lives of Booksellers and Librarians, imagining another heart-felt, well researched, and inspired version of Susan Orlean’s forever touching The Library Book. I got the Audible version so I could read through the 61 separate testimonials in time to run our book club and lead the discussion, but I also went ahead and dropped $20 on the hardcover, because clearly, I’d want to revisit this book repeatedly, right? Wrong, sadly. I tried so very hard to love this little misfit collection of samey stories, but I just couldn’t. It [...]

2025-12-14T20:45:52-07:00December 14th, 2025|Tags: , , , , , , |

True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver

The Personal Cost of Care Author: Cindy Eastman In the spare 168 pages of True Confessions of an Ambivalent Caregiver, Cindy Eastman dispels the myth of the exultant caretaker, blessed and honored to give up everything, to thwart desires and change routines, to take care of an aging, dependent parent. Eastman writes short essays during the four-year ordeal of caring for her dying father, who gradually becomes unable to take care of himself. Wishing to avoid the teary-eyed grief of after the fact, she writes in blunt prose about the feelings of the moment, the complications of duty, the inadequacy of [...]

2025-12-22T19:46:07-07:00August 30th, 2024|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Weight of Glory, The

We Marry, Snub, and Exploit Immortals Author: C.S. Lewis The Weight of Glory is one of the best collections of C.S. Lewis essays, each expertly covering a difficult and poignant topic that interfaces with how we react with one another, with our calling in life, and ultimately how we interact with God. The topics range from humanity’s ultimate, immortal nature; to our finding and answering our callings; to how we think about and understand Heaven; to the effects of war and pacifism; to the truth of Christianity as averse to the fancy, poetical pull of false religions and ideologies; and more. [...]

2024-05-08T07:59:28-07:00May 8th, 2024|Tags: , , , , |
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