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“My local library branch started doing this “Blind Date with a Book” thing, thought you guys might like it. The shelf was full when we got there, but was like this as we were leaving. The books are wrapped in paper and have different designs on them, and then a few words vaguely describing the subject matter of the book. Things like “Drama”, “Plot Twists”, “espionage”, etc. The only thing exposed on the book is the barcode that you use to scan the book out. I thought it was a pretty cool idea.”

“My local library branch started doing this “Blind Date with a Book” thing, thought you guys might like it. The shelf was full when we got there, but was like this as we were leaving. The books are wrapped in paper and have different designs on them, and then a few words vaguely describing the subject matter of the book. Things like “Drama”, “Plot Twists”, “espionage”, etc. The only thing exposed on the book is the barcode that you use to scan the book out. I thought it was a pretty cool idea.”

(via fuckyeahbookarts)

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thegirlandherbooks: “50 Books to Read Before You Die” bookmark The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien 1984 by George Orwell Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte A Passage to India by E. M. Forster The Lord of the Flies by William Golding Hamlet by William Shakespeare A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath Brave New World by Aldous Huxley The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank Don Quixote by Miduel de Cervantes The Bible The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer Ulysses by James Joyce The Quiet American by Graham Greene Birdsong by Sebastian Faulke Money by Martin Amis Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling Moby Dick by Herman Melville The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon* On the Road by Jack Kerouac Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad The Way We Live Now by Antony Trollope The Outsider by Albert Camus The Colour Purple by Alice Walker Life of Pi by Yann Martel Frankenstein by Mary Selley The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells Man Without Woman by Ernest Hemingway Gulliver´s Travels by Jonathan Swift A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe One Flew Over the Cockoo´s Nest by Ken Kesey Catch 22 by Joseph Heller The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden The Divine Comedy by Alighieri Dante The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde As it always is with lists like these, over half of them I’ve read and the remaining I own.

thegirlandherbooks:

“50 Books to Read Before You Die” bookmark

  1. The Lord of the Rings Trilogy by J. R. R. Tolkien
  2. 1984 by George Orwell
  3. Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen
  4. The Grapes of Wrath by John Steinbeck
  5. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
  6. Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
  7. Wuthering Heights by Emily Bronte
  8. A Passage to India by E. M. Forster
  9. The Lord of the Flies by William Golding
  10. Hamlet by William Shakespeare
  11. A Bend in the River by V. S. Naipaul
  12. The Great Gatsby by Scott Fitzgerald
  13. The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger
  14. The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
  15. Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
  16. The Diary of Anne Frank by Anne Frank
  17. Don Quixote by Miduel de Cervantes
  18. The Bible
  19. The Canterbury Tales by Geoffrey Chaucer
  20. Ulysses by James Joyce
  21. The Quiet American by Graham Greene
  22. Birdsong by Sebastian Faulke
  23. Money by Martin Amis
  24. Harry Potter Series by J. K. Rowling
  25. Moby Dick by Herman Melville
  26. The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame
  27. His Dark Materials Trilogy by Philip Pullman
  28. Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy
  29. Alice´s Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Caroll
  30. Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier
  31. The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time by Mark Haddon*
  32. On the Road by Jack Kerouac
  33. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
  34. The Way We Live Now by Antony Trollope
  35. The Outsider by Albert Camus
  36. The Colour Purple by Alice Walker
  37. Life of Pi by Yann Martel
  38. Frankenstein by Mary Selley
  39. The War of the Worlds by H. G. Wells
  40. Man Without Woman by Ernest Hemingway
  41. Gulliver´s Travels by Jonathan Swift
  42. A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens
  43. Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain
  44. Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Dafoe
  45. One Flew Over the Cockoo´s Nest by Ken Kesey
  46. Catch 22 by Joseph Heller
  47. The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas
  48. Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden
  49. The Divine Comedy by Alighieri Dante
  50. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

As it always is with lists like these, over half of them I’ve read and the remaining I own.

(Source: xtinesy)

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Jan6

Gretchen Rubin’s 12 tips for a happier home, adapted from nursery school.

  1. Turn routines into games. Myevening tidy-up, while not quite a “game,” is kind of fun and quite relaxing.
  2. Control the level of noise.I’m much calmer when there’s no TV or music playing in the background.  (Except at night. Weirdly, my husband and I fall asleep to all-news radio.)
  3. Organize space so it’s attractive, well organized, and well lit. One of my most important Secrets of Adulthood:Outer order contributes to inner calm.
  4. Plan times each day for relaxing activities. Why is this so hard for adults?
  5. Encourage a feeling of belonging, e.g., by displaying children’s work and pictures. I have a resolution toCultivate a shrine.
  6. Consider children’s reactions when making an unavoidable change. I do better with routines and predictability. I don’t react well when there’s a sudden change in the schedule.
  7. Balance indoor and outdoor activities. Just going outside into the sunlight gives a mood boost.
  8. Make sure there’s plenty of time to get things done without rushing. This makes a huge difference in my day-to-day happiness. InHappier at Home, I write a lot about my struggle to create an unhurried atmosphere at home.
  9. Provide opportunities for curiosity and creativity.
  10. Speak in a calm voice. This is a big issue in my home. We talk all the time about “a kind voice,” “a mean voice.”
  11. Explain the behavior you’d like to see in a clear, respectful way. Not “Settle down,” but “Sit in your chair with your feet under your desk.” Not “I could use a little help around here,” but “Please unload the dishwasher so we can get the dirty dishes out of the sink.”
  12. Meet people’s basic needs. Children and adults need to eat, drink, go to the bathroom, rest, and spend time outside.

Gretchen Rubin wrote The Happiness Project

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