The Little Blue State Legislature concluded its two year legislative session last night, or more accurately, at 5 o'clock this morning. Once the session ends, my work returns to a more normal schedule: no driving to Capital City several days a week; no checking the state website to see what mischief those crazy senators are cooking up for the defenders of liberty; no sitting outside representatives' offices hoping for an opportunity to clue them in on the (often unintended) damage they are about to inflict on the constitution. Don't get me wrong. I love what I do, and some of the finest people I know are politicians. No really, I mean it, but that's a blog post for another day.
The good news is that there's a four-day weekend coming up, and starting the following Friday, a week at the beach. I've been accumulating books at an alarming rate, and the tower of reading matter next to my bed is both enticing and daunting. So here goes --
Cost Roxana Robinson
The People of the Book Geraldine Brooks
Nudge Cass Sunstein and Richard Tholer
Certain Girls Jennifer Weiner
Here if You Need Me Kate Braestrup
March Geraldine Brooks
Influence Robert Cialdini
Digging to America Anne Tyler
Secrets in the Dark Frederick Buechner
Property Valerie Martin
Writing Tools Roy Peter Clark
Within These Walls Carroll Pickett
Keys to Drawing Bert Dodson
Fabriano sketchbook
I'll be posting reviews as I work down the pile.
What a View!
About Me
- Ruby
- I'm a civil rights lawyer in a very small blue state. I live in an old house with my spouse, four children, four dogs, a cat, two geckos, eighteen guinea hens, twenty-four chickens and a full fishpond. I love books, politics, music, cooking, the Episcopal Church, my family and my friends, though not necessarily in that order.
Anthony's Book
In Defense of Our America by Anthony Romero
Marcie's Book
Different Daughters: A History of the Daughters of Bilitis and the Birth of the Lesbian Rights Movement by Marcia Gallo
Marisa's Book
Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos
habeas
3 comments:
I haven't bought it yet, but Here If You Need Me is on my "eventually" list. I look forward to your comments.
How do you like the way Geraldine Brooks writes? I've wondered about reading "March" but haven't yet. I always love Frederick Buechner.
I read Here if You Need Me--look forward to your comments. I thought it was okay, not great.
Otherwise you list contains books I wasn't aware of, so I'll be watching for your thoughts on them!
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