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create_destiny ([personal profile] create_destiny) wrote2005-06-28 06:09 pm

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"Well, do you want to adopt a Chinese baby or something, to get your mind off things? They're really cheap right now."

--the boyfriend

[identity profile] createdestiny.livejournal.com 2005-06-29 09:46 pm (UTC)(link)
Thanks for the virtual hug. I could use some book recommdations, I have no idea what to read. I'm just lost...

[identity profile] eversearching.livejournal.com 2005-06-30 03:13 am (UTC)(link)
I'm in the process of reading Ken Wilbur's "A Brief History of Everything" and am absolutely loving it- since I'm in a period of a bit of insecurity re: external conditions, I'm especially loving how this books seems to sooth my worry mechanisms.

Other books I've read that have been great allies when things were difficult:

Little Prince by Antoine St-Expurey (probably mangled that spelling)
The Places that Scare Us- Pema Chodrun
If on a winter's night a travelor- Italo Calvino
Einstien's Dreams- Alan Lightman
Temple of My Familiar- Alice Walker
Les Miserables- Victor Hugo
About a Boy- Nick Hornby

I made an extensive list of good books to recommend for my friend Sandy in my own journal here: http://www.livejournal.com/users/eversearching/262156.html#cutid1. And I'll try to remember more of the books that I've loved deeply tonight.

[identity profile] createdestiny.livejournal.com 2005-06-30 03:52 pm (UTC)(link)

I've been curious about Nick Hornby for a while. I haven't read any of his stuff. Maybe I'll give About a Boy a try. His newest one sounds really interesting, too.