1. And the Band Played On- Randy Shilts 2. Listening to Prozac- Peter D. Kramer 3. Thinking in Pictures: My Life with Autism- Temple Grandin 4. Nickel and Dimed-Barbara EhrenreichEh, it was OK. Reminded me a little of Dirty Jobs. 5. Into Thin Air- Jon Krakauer 6. The Satanic Verses- Salman Rushdie 7. Middlesex- Jeffery Eugenides Read it. Loved it. Recommend it. 8. A Perfect Spy- John le Carre 9. What is the What- Dave Eggers LOVE this book! Very inspiring! 10. The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle- Haruki Murakami Done. 11. The Known World- Edward P. Jones 12. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone- J.K. Rowling Read it twice!! 13. The Bonfire of the Vanities- Tom Wolfe Hmm, the jury is still out on this one (pun intended). 14. Infinite Jest- David Foster Wallace 15. The Unbearable Lightness of Being- Milan Kundera 16. Beloved- Toni Morrison - Abandoned. 17. The Handmaid's Tale- Margaret Atwood 18. Freakonomics- Steven D. Levitt & Stephen J. DubnerA really interesting & thought-provoking read!
"See yourself. No matter what the world is saying around you, imagine yourself with power. Not power so that you can get even with anybody else. Power so that you can become even with your vision."
Maya Angelou (In becoming myself: reflections on growing up female, Willa Shalit)
"Now the trouble about trying to make yourself stupider than you really are is that you often succeed."
The Magician's Nephew C.S. Lewis
“There is no such thing as a ‘self-made’ man. We are made up of thousands of others. Everyone who has ever done a kind deed for us, or spoken one word of encouragement to us, has entered into the make-up of our character and of our thoughts, as well as our successes.”
George Burton Adams
"Wanna be a bowling pin your whole life? Just standing there perfectly content to be knocked down time and time again? Or would you rather be the ball...? I gotta tell ya, being the ball feels a hell of a lot better."
Rube Dead Like Me
"It has done me good," said the fox, "because of the color of the wheat fields."
The Little Prince Antoine De Saint-Exupery
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Polish Words....
I'm trying to pick up more Polish words and phrases...you know, to get in touch with my roots. Let me tell you, Polish is HARD, but here's what I got so far...
Czesc.... hi
Tak.... yes
Nie.... no
Do widzenia... goodbye
Dziekuje.... thank you
Prosze.... please
Uh... that's what I can spell at this point....more to come soon....
3 comments:
Congrats to all the Cheeseheads!!! :o)
Thanks Erin!! :)
woo hoo! I love it!
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