false 78 131 89 true 5628778 read 3 true 4751771 currently-reading 39 true 4751770 to-read 17 false 5094762 mystery 1 false 8814497 self-help 1 false 8604459 wish-list http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78729747 to: Morning Sunshine!: How to Radiate Confidence and Feel It Too (Hardcover) by Robin Meade
bookshelves: self-help
I expected this book to a memoir by HLN morning anchor Robin Meade, but found it's both self-help in the confidence category and a collection of stories from her working life. A nice cheery read, with some good tips.

This is what she says in "A Note From The Author" at the end of the book: " If you were indeed looking for insight on how to walk into the house of confidence, I hope this book has encouraged you to at least crack the door! Through frank anecdotes from my life, I've tried to lay bare some of the issues I've had to work with in my own view of self.

Today, at HLN, I've done a complete 180 from my confidence-challenged days. I'm comfortable in nearly every situation on air. I wear whatever clothes I choose. I'm not afraid to be the dissenting voice in discussions with coworkers. When appropriate, I don't mind voicing my opinion with you, the viewer. In other words, I've found my confidence." ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78614434 to: Snow Angels (Inspector Kari Vaara, #1) by James Thompson
Very, very noir. Double R rated. I gave it 4 stars for plot and characterization, plus setting. Read this thriller if you can keep in mind that it's fiction! ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/poll/show/25782-please-vote-by-clicking-on-a-book-for-the-november-december-edition-of-t Harvee made a comment on the poll Please vote by clicking on a book for the November/December edition of the Book Club:

I'm sitting this one out too. I just got a copy of Beauty and Sadness, so am far behind. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78613373 A Wild Sheep Chase (Hardcover) by Haruki Murakami
bookshelves: currently-reading
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78425729 to: U is for Undertow (Hardcover) by Sue Grafton
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A good plot and an engaging detective in the person of Kinsey Millhone ensures another winner for mystery writer Sue Grafton. Her mystery series featuring the personable PI revolves around Kinsey's personal life; each new book in the series advances the story of Kinsey, her deceased parents, and the ongoing relationship with her mother's wealthy family who had disowned Kinsey and her parents many years ago.

]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74902639 Harvee's review of The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
by Haruki Murakami

Leola wrote: "I'm going to put this on my library list. Is this your first book by him?? I hear so much about him."

I read After Dark and liked it a lot. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/74902639 The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle (Paperback) by Haruki Murakami
bookshelves: currently-reading
Totally engrossing. Transported by what I've read so far though all that has happened is a man looking for a cat and being approached by strange women. Read the first three chapters sitting in the bookstore. Must go back and buy the book. Murakami knows how to get you involved in his character's thoughts. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78305457 Dream of the Red Chamber (Paperback) by Cáo Xuěqín
bookshelves: wish-list
]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78297534 The Case of the Missing Servant: a Vish Puri mystery (Hardcover) by Tarquin Hall
bookshelves: mystery, to-read
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