Category: Writing

author: Richard Wiseman
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.78
book published: 2009
rating: 5
read at: 2011/08/10
date added: 2017/03/06
shelves: ebook, non-fiction, own, psychology, read-again, self-help, favorites
review:
Started reading in ebook, and enjoyed it so much that I actually bought a copy. (At Borders in downtown Seattle at 30% off, FWIW.) Condenses lots and lots of psychology research that I’ve read elsewhere combined with plenty that was new to me. For the practical person, includes exercises, quizzes, tips…which was why I wanted a copy, since those bits were tough to read on my phone, and I wanted to write in the margins! A quick read in an engaging tone. Each chapter covers a different area of human psychology (motivation, relationships, happiness, etc), looks at the most current research on what works and doesn’t, and then makes specific recommendations for how to use that research in your own life. Liked it a lot, planning to reread it, probably fairly regularly.

author: N.K. Jemisin
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.88
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2015/10/15
date added: 2017/01/24
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author: N.K. Jemisin
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.89
book published: 2012
rating: 4
read at: 2015/10/15
date added: 2017/01/24
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author: Reza Aslan
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at: 2017/01/24
date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: history, non-fiction, religion, audiobook, didnt-finish, read-again
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author: Reza Aslan
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.13
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at: 2017/01/24
date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: history, non-fiction, religion, audiobook, didnt-finish, read-again
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author: Mark Kurlansky
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: non-fiction, history, science, read-again, didnt-finish
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author: Mark Kurlansky
name: Elaine
average rating: 3.73
book published: 2002
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: non-fiction, history, science, read-again, didnt-finish
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author: David Graeber
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.16
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: didnt-finish, read-again
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author: David Graeber
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.17
book published: 2011
rating: 0
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date added: 2017/01/24
shelves: didnt-finish, read-again
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author: Lea Redmond
name: Elaine
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2015
rating: 3
read at: 2016/09/06
date added: 2016/09/16
shelves: crafty, non-fiction, read-again
review:
Some interesting ideas for being artistic in new and different ways with knitting. I’m not in a place right now where I can do any of this, but I’d like to try some later.