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Different Reading

Doris — Sat, 26 Jul 2008 13:14:24 -0500

I start in May and save my most favorite magazines. They are easy to pack, and I don't worry about leaving them on an airplane or in a hotel room because I know they will be picked up and read.

I took my Oprah stash with me and caught up on her magazines, and I decided to read the Traveling Pants books since I know my students will have read them this summer.

Now that my vacation is over I'm looking over my "teacher" summer reading books. This summer I've read Teaching with Love and Logic, with I've reread as part of a study group.

My reading plans for the rest of this month involve a marathon read of the Twilight series waiting for the Breaking Dawn release next week.

I still have two Home magazines I'm saving for a camping trip in two weeks. Then when I'm frustrated with camping, I can look at the pictures of the well decorated rooms and dream!

Doris

The Leaky Cauldron

Reading and Writing and Chocolate

Fit, Fabulous and Forty the Natural Way

Vacation books

ruddersathome — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 15:21:38 -0500

I always pack at least three books, and they are always fun ones. A new one by a new author, a new one by a known author and the third is always one that I've read and enjoyed, so wouldn't mind reading again if I can't get into either one of the other two.

I think the approach of leaving books for other readers is nice as well. It's nice to go to a holiday home and have a new book to read if all the ones I've brought turn out to be duds!

Sarah

Rudders At Home

Essays

the farmers wife — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 10:48:46 -0500

People don't usually think about getting themselves a collection of essays, but they are perfect summer reading. You can finish reading an essay while waiting for a plane, or sitting at the pool. At the end of a long day an essay is the perfect "bite" of reading. No plot line to remember till the next time you pick the book up.

There are collections by Mark Twain, George Orwell and other famous authors. I love the work of naturalist Loren Eiseley, either "The Firmament of Time" or The Unexpected Journey.

This summer I'm reading a collection of essays by a wonderful author named Cindy La Ferle. The book is titled, "Writing Home". The alternative title could be Coming Home because on each page you revisit familiar situations in our lives as women. It's interesting to read how someone else has faced those life challenges with humor and grace. I'd like to note that all the proceeds from new book sales are donated to local organizations working with the homeless.

<a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0923568638?ie=UTF8&tag=natesbookstore&link_code=wql&camp=212361&creative=380601">Writring Home</a>

Another wonderful collection of essays is "Traveling Mercies" by Anne Lamott. It chronicles her journey of faith with humor and grit. Don't miss this one.

Suzanne, the Farmer's Wife