Lately I have only read about one out of four books I have checked out from the library as I couldn't plow through the others. I did just read Joseph Kanon's Istanbul Passage and enjoyed it thoroughly. My 92 year old Mom just finished Jon Meecham's biography of Thomas Jefferson and found it interesting enough to take notes on some of the sayings attributed to Jefferson - all of which I would have thought came from Franklin's Poor Richard's Almanac. I've listed them below - what do you think?
I'm looking for suggestions re: what to read this summer. There is a great discussion on recommendations for summer reads going on at The Non-Consumer Advocate and I have added some of those to my list. But I need more - lots more!
What are you reading? What makes a good read for summer? HELP.
Sayings attributed to Thomas Jefferson
Never put off til tomorrow what you can do today.
Never trouble another for what you can do yourself.
Never spend your money before you have it.
Never buy what you do not want because it is cheap, it will be dear to you.
Pride costs us more than hunger,thirst and cold.
We never prepant of having eaten too little.
Nothinsg is troublesome that we do willingly.
How much pain have cost us the evils which have never happend.
Take things always by the smooth handle.
When angry, count to ten before you speak; if really angry count to a hundred.
Today's Decluttering Items
Blouse
Okay, there maybe too many, but
ReplyDelete'Out of Circulation' ,is a cute library mystery, you might enjoy.
'The Racketeer' by Grisham is fabulous.
'The Devil in the White City' , was intriguing . Non fiction.
'The Orchardist ' , is good, a little depressing.
That's all I read in the last few weeks, if I see some more at the library, I'll add to the list.
Thanks Christina. I hadn't hear about "Out of Circulation" and have it on my list.
DeleteNew Fiction -
ReplyDelete'The Night Circus' by Erin Morgenstern
'The Language of Flowers' by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Classic Fiction -
Jane Eyre
Wuthering Heights
Anything by Charles Dickens
Non fiction -
'Unbroken' by Laura Hillenbrand
'Dearie' by Bob Spitz