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alyson



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PostSubject: what's on your 'to read' list?   Mon Dec 15, 2008 10:48 pm

i have a horibble habbit of buying books that i want to read. (courtesy of amazon, borders, target, yard sales, and flea markets.) i have a stack that i have yet to read and yet i still buy more. scratch what books are on your 'to read' list? on my nightstand i have:

the jewel of medina
midnight
walter mosely's newest one (i think it's his newest one)
invisible man
the darkest child
the alchemist
the devil and mrs. prym
harry potter 1 & 2
and a couple more

a friend who loves harry potter loaned me her books and i think i'm going to start with them b/c i have a lot going on and i need something light...

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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Tue Dec 16, 2008 4:38 pm

the Alchemist
The Broke Diaries - Angela Nissel


**short list for now.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Thu Jan 08, 2009 5:04 pm

i LOVED the broke diaries. and her other book - mixed.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Mon Jan 12, 2009 10:58 am

Just finished reading WHO MOVED MY CHEESE by Spencer Johnson, MD

EXCELLENT!

Its like a children's story for adults...found in the business section of the bookstore...

a must read...deals with change.
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PostSubject: I know I'm not supposed to be here   Mon Jan 12, 2009 3:41 pm

This book is what is guiding me right now. I hope you were able to recognize which mouse you are ( because everyone is at least one of the mice) and make the adjustments accordingly. Don't be that mouse that nearly starves to death waiting for the cheese to return, because it won't.

I read this book faithfully every three or four months to make sure my head is together business wise/vision.

I read the poetry of Kahlil Gibran "The Prophet" every two months to maintain my spiritual sanity.

Sorry about the long post. I am excited that you read "Who Moved My Cheese" because this book when used right is incredible.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:18 pm

It IS incredible! I wish I could have read it a lot sooner, but the timing is right for it right now. It makes things so much simpler.

Amazing when its compared to the music industry!

Gonna do an article on it.

I take life so much lighter now because of this book. The quotes were really good too.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Tue Jan 13, 2009 12:23 pm

IkanCyoursoul wrote:
This book is what is guiding me right now. I hope you were able to recognize which mouse you are ( because everyone is at least one of the mice) and make the adjustments accordingly.


At different times in my life, I saw myself in all 4 characters. Now that my awareness is raised, I know which ones NOT to be.

I'm trying to tell all the people I can about it - especially people that can benefit from it.

**edited to change color of quote


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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Wed Jan 14, 2009 1:32 pm

I skimmed through Midnight by Sistah Souljah and was not feeling it. It read like a woman writing for a man, but wants a to really believe this is a man's story. I noticed there were no reviews on the book jacket either. So, you might wanna get the paperback version instead of pay $20+ for the hardcover.

I haven't heard from people that finished it, but some that are reading it...agree.

Book added to my list - GRACE AFTER MIDNIGHT (by Snoop from The Wire) - I skimmed through this and I will definitely get this soon. She definitely has a story to tell (didn't know she was a crack baby born prematurely and cross-eyed...a lot she has overcame). It actually is written very gracefully...poetic kind of feel to the wording.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Fri Jan 16, 2009 2:06 am

i have always liked who moved my cheese. i only read it once, like eight years ago or something like that, but it was simple and bold enough to stick with me.
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Sat Jan 17, 2009 10:45 am

i wish i would have read the small review about midnight before i bought it. i haven't started it yet.

right now i'm ready harry potter. i'm on book three. it's easy, light, and entertaining reading and with everyting going on, i'm welcoming the escape from real reality. i'm amazed with jk rowlings' mind so far. i see the story unfolding and i wonder how she started. did she know from the beginning what the ending would be? or did the story unfold itself to her as she was writing it?

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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Sat Jan 24, 2009 2:27 am

A Nation Within A Nation
Leo AstroAnalysis
Slavery: The African American Psychic Trauma
A Long Movie of Shadows
Beyond Good and Evil
The Audacity of Hope
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PostSubject: Re: what's on your 'to read' list?   Sun Jan 25, 2009 12:45 pm

M.A.P. wrote:
A Nation Within A Nation
Leo AstroAnalysis
Slavery: The African American Psychic Trauma
A Long Movie of Shadows
Beyond Good and Evil
The Audacity of Hope


A Long Movie of Shadows...is that by Lamont Steptoe (poetry book)?

I have that...pretty good. The title alone is crazy. He has a poem in there that is like a premonition of the Hurricane Katrina tragedy.
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