Yes, I am expanding the category of “OMGah That Dress” to include things that are not dresses, per se, and are actually available for purchase. Allow me to offer up a scarf that any fan of classic, nineteenth century British literature is SURE to love: the “wrap up with a good book scarf!” It’s probably [...]
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Business Casual Superstar #490: OMGah: “Wrap Up With A Good Book” Scarf!
Posted in Better Read Than Dead, Business Casual Superstar, tagged OMGah on December 21, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m an ascetic clutter-bug, you guys.
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on October 23, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The One-Minute Organizer Plain & Simple by Donna Smallin My rating: 3 of 5 stars This is a great, quick read for those of us who find ourselves living comfortably in clutter, even while thinking in the back of minds that maybe we should try to get rid of that clutter. I have always loved [...]
5 Reasons to LOVE Lemony Snicket
Posted in Better Read Than Dead, Op-eds on October 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
The Series of Unfortunate Events series. Horseradish. The movie based on his SoUE was pretty awesome, at least partly because he reportedly had considerable creative input. His name is LEMONY SNICKET for crying out loud. This article right here. OCCUPY WRITERS by LEMONY SNICKET
This became especially poignant in light of #OccupyWallStreet
Posted in Better Read Than Dead, Op-eds on October 17, 2011 | 1 Comment »
My review is kind of long, particularly the part where I chose to detail some of the problems faced by the missing class, but this book is definitely worth reading. It’s incredibly appropriate at this point in our country’s history, when cities across America are being occupied by those not interested in overturning capitalism, but [...]
If you like the show “Hoarders,” you’ll love this book
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on October 10, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Stuff: Compulsive Hoarding and the Meaning of Things by Randy O. Frost My rating: 5 of 5 stars This book is incredible. I kind of exhausted myself writing entries about each chapter here at my book blog, but I’ll try to recap. It is very well written, and extremely engaging. I had a really tough [...]
Phil Chalmers’s “Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer” is one of the most ridiculous books I’ve ever read
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on October 4, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Seriously, I’m so sad that I wasted 2-3 hours reading this crap. Inside the Mind of a Teen Killer by Phil Chalmers My rating: 1 of 5 stars Perhaps this book is suffering in my esteem because I keep inadvertently comparing it to “Columbine,” which is basically the definitive source on Harris and Klebold. I [...]
An absolutely incredible book about an absolutely terrible event
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on September 28, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
Columbine by Dave Cullen My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was an amazing, exhausting, devastating, engaging depiction of the events at Columbine, and, more importantly, an intimate character sketch of all involved: Dylan and Eric, their parents, their friends, the victims, the survivors, their parents, the community, the administration, law enforcement working on the [...]
This Adorable Weekend Read Really Takes Me Back…
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on September 18, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I’m going to try to incorporate more of my book reviews on here. After all, I started the “Better Read than Dead” category for a reason. I think. Although you never can tell with me. Moving on… Wayside School is Falling Down by Louis Sachar My rating: 5 of 5 stars This was one of [...]
Lessons From A Veiled Gazelle
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on September 18, 2011 | 1 Comment »
A Veiled Gazelle: Seeing How to See by Idries Shah My rating: 4 of 5 stars (This should be more of a 3.5, but occasionally I’ll just round up.) My Sufi leanings, which seem to grow stronger and stronger every day, led me to Idries Shah and this delightful little collection of short stories. Some [...]
I’m Actually Pretty Shy and Awkward in Person
Posted in Better Read Than Dead on September 16, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
How to Instantly Connect with Anyone: 96 All-New Little Tricks for Big Success in Business and Social Relationships by Leil Lowndes My rating: 3 of 5 stars The writing can be pretty cheesy. At times, it’s so cheesy that it just took me out of the book completely. In the example at the beginning, for [...]
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