false 41 54 48 true 5804309 read 4 true 792768 currently-reading 2 true 792767 to-read 3 false 2584549 didn-t-finish http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69589748 to: Breakfast with Buddha (Paperback) by Roland Merullo
I really enjoyed this for light reading. It's a novel, but with enough eastern thinking to keep the spiritual juices flowing. Great for a thinking person on vacation. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/69583284 to: Love in the Time of Cholera (Paperback) by Gabriel García Márquez
It took me forever to get into this book, which was frustrating, since I enjoy Gabriel Garcia Marquez's works in Spanish. But I kept plowing through, convinced I had to finish this book that so many have recommended to me over the years. I'm so glad did. It was so worth it. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58994481 to: The Alchemist (Paperback) by Paulo Coelho
finally, a coelho book i can give 4 stars to... i usually only give 3, even though i like his books enough to have read several. this is my favorite so far, though. as usual, a pilgrimage story. well done. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58994015 to: The Education of Little Tree (Paperback) by Forrest Carter
a guyfriend of mine recommended this book to me a thousand times, then gave it to me to read while on my solitary mountain retreat. i finished it the first day. a beautiful story with so many life lessons. reminded me of my grandfather. i cried at points. may be one of new favorite books. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55034282 to: Same Kind of Different as Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them Together (Hardcover) by Ron Hall
this was a super great book. only after i started reading it did i realize it's an autobiography of two men. don't know how i missed that. an excellent read on people, poverty, relationships, history, grief and celebration. i read it with a group of friends and EVERYone gave it a huge thumb's up. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55325248 to: Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther Than the Eye Can See (Audio Cassette) by Erik Weihenmayer
after hearing erik weihenmayer speak, and then meeting him, i read his book. i figured his story alone would sell, that it wouldn't have to be witty or well-written... but it IS! i laughed out loud and even got a bit misty eyed a time or two. this is just a great story all around. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55034896 to: Jesus Wants to Save Christians: A Manifesto for the Church in Exile (Hardcover) by Rob Bell
didn't love this book... nor did my book club. but definitely some nuggets in there. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55034516 to: Sex God: Exploring the Endless Connections Between Sexuality And Spirituality (Hardcover) by Rob Bell
i read this with a ladies' book group and i think we all enjoyed it. i've also used some chapters ("angels and animals") to talk to my youth group about how we shouldn't be driven by sexual desires, but we also shouldn't deny them. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/55034203 Silent Spring (Paperback) by Rachel Carson
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