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Posted on March 10, 2016 by veena

we crave meaning and purpose in life, and one way to find it is to connect to a cause larger… Read more book number eight of 2016: a path appears [nicholas kristof & sheryl wudunn].

as i mentioned in my review of born to run, the book had me in an underlining frenzy. below you will find… Read more favourite passages from born to run [christopher mcdougall].

camille pagan’s life and other near-death experiences was a kindle first selection sometime last year, and i finally got around to… Read more book number seven of 2016: life and other near-death experiences [camille pagan].

kazuo ishiguro’s 1989 booker winner the remains of the day was a fast, if uneventful, read. it was well-written and flowed… Read more book number six of 2016 + booker winner 1989: the remains of the day [kazuo ishiguro].

i don’t even know where to begin talking about this amazing book. the entire time i was reading it i… Read more book number five of 2016: born to run [christopher mcdougall].

the name given to that one dramatic moment in an epidemic when everything can change all at once is the… Read more book number four of 2016: the tipping point [malcolm gladwell].

warning: minor spoilers ahead. i have been following lauren juliff’s travel blog never-ending footsteps for a few years now, travelling from… Read more book number three of 2016: how not to travel the world [lauren juliff].

warning: there are a few spoilers ahead. just an fyi. i have a better name for peter carey’s oscar and lucinda,… Read more book number two of 2016 + booker winner 1988: oscar & lucinda [peter carey].

toward the end of last year a realization struck me: i have not read the harry potter series in its entirety… Read more rediscovering my love for harry potter.