Or do they only keep us in a comfortable bubble and create the illusion of betterment and knowledge? The smoker trying to quit smoking. The introvert trying to become more outgoing. The young woman or man having doubts about her or his sexuality. The diffident person trying to make their way into the world... They … Continue reading Do Self Help Books Really Help?
You know that feeling when you wake up but it doesn’t look like morning outside? When it’s so overcast you almost have to turn on the light. When the bare branches of the trees shiver against the gray sky. And people on the streets walk with their head down, sunken in their coats, and then … Continue reading Why Bad Weather Doesn’t Get Me Down (Most of the Time At Least)
We like to think that we choose the books we read. That we pick them from bestseller lists or grab them off the shelf based on friend’s recommendations. But is that really so? I like to enter bookstores and glance at the bestsellers and new arrivals. I like also to look at the classics lining … Continue reading How Books Choose Us—Sometimes At Least
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