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I'm really interested in history lately -- I'd always thought I hated history, but it turns out it's fascinating. I guess wisdom DOES come with age. I'm also fascinated lately by all things Jane Austen, and the differences between different world religions.

I'm also working my way through trying to read as many classics as I can. I found four top 100 lists online and am trying to read the ones that appear the most, and which I think I will be interested in. I'm not going to read War and Peace anytime soon, but I'm enjoying the other classics that I should have read before now.

I'm also having to read a lot of child development books to try to get to the root of some of Jake's issues and how best to deal with them. Fun fun!]]> 30 female The United States 08/2007 12/2009 87 343 245 true 5696515 read 7 true 679205 currently-reading 91 true 679204 to-read 143 false 3257554 books-i-own 49 false 1329090 child-dev--spd--autism 43 false 1375383 religion 41 false 1990239 pre1900 33 false 2170161 classics_reading_lists 22 false 1375386 history-politics 16 false 1375374 sociology-feminism 8 false 1203458 art-books-i-love 7 false 729187 best-books-about-scrapbooking Walden; Or, Life in the Woods (Dover Thrift Editions) by Henry David Thoreau]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79058774 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170900353s/77667.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:38:11 -0800 The Secret Life of Words: How English Became English (Hardcover) by Henry Hitchings]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79058601 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51XWraXDwPL._SL75_.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Thu, 26 Nov 2009 12:35:31 -0800 29 Gifts: How a Month of Giving Can Change Your Life (Hardcover) by Cami Walker]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75023966 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51sKXA7jlSL._SL75_.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Mon, 19 Oct 2009 09:54:18 -0700 A Thousand Days of Wonder: A Scientist's Chronicle of His Daughter's Developing Mind (Hardcover) by Charles Fernyhough]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70627838 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51IN-2QeGGL._SL75_.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:15:37 -0700 Becoming Alice: A Memoir (Paperback) by Alice Rene]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/70627690 http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Yw79q5RzL._SL75_.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Wed, 09 Sep 2009 13:14:08 -0700 Word Nerd (Hardcover) by Susin Nielsen]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68181813 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1261069192s/3159138.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Thu, 20 Aug 2009 08:19:41 -0700 Voluntary Madness: My Year Lost and Found in the Loony Bin (Hardcover) by Norah Vincent]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68172689 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1220241038s/3860427.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:21:18 -0700 Executive Skills in Children and Adolescents: A Practical Guide to Assessment and Intervention (Practical Intervention In The Schools) by Peg Dawson]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/68172270 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172335701s/164444.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Thu, 20 Aug 2009 07:18:44 -0700 Lies and the Lying Liars Who Tell Them: A Fair and Balanced Look at the Right (Paperback) by Al Franken]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66289548 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167428288s/23577.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:18:11 -0700 Rush Limbaugh Is a Big Fat Idiot (Paperback) by Al Franken]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/66289518 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167428289s/23578.jpg 322845 Jen http://photo.goodreads.com/users/1189006119p2/322845.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/user/show/322845-jen Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:18:02 -0700