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books on deck.

Books

Creative, Inc., Domino: The Book of Decorating
& No Impact Man

It's been a good summer for reading. I raced through the Stieg Larsson books & Little Bee. I went back and reread most of the Harry Potters & Breaking Dawn (by far my favorite of the Twilight series). And then when I ran out of books to read and re-read, I started going through back issues of Domino. I'm so glad I decided they needed to make the cross country move from Maryland to California.

And that got me excited about purchasing the Domino book. And I loved Craft, Inc. so I'm super excited about Creative, Inc. And yesterday I saw this post on Lovely Morning and decided to check out No Impact Man.

So it looks like as soon as my Amazon delivery arrives I'll be all about non-fiction for awhile. Which is totally rad as they all look inspiring.

What about you? Read any good books recently?

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42 responses to “books on deck.”

  1. Tsila Avatar
    Tsila

    The Hunger Games/ Suzanne Collins; The Help/Kathyryn Stockett

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  2. LiladeTresor Avatar
    LiladeTresor

    a RR for Breaking Dawn and some new titles: The Time Traveler’s wife (A.Niffenneger), Obsession (by A.S. Byatt), Stolen Figues (by Mark Rotella), Small Yellow Lemons (by Kajsa Ingemarsson) and Shanghai Girls ( by Lisa See). The 2nd and 3rd S. Larsson are still on my must-read-list. Have fun with your new purchases! They look inspiring.

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  3. LindseyBee Avatar
    LindseyBee

    Just bought a domino book, & of course it’s wonderful… & like you, I can’t wait for Joy’s book to come out! so exciting! Just finished Eat, Pray, Love, but who hasn’t :)? & I loved it

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  4. Ali Edwards Avatar
    Ali Edwards

    I love that Domino book. I read No Impact Man’s blog back before his movie and was super interested in his experiment – I should check that out too.

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  5. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    oh yes, I loved Eat, Pray, Love. Hoping to see the movie this weekend.

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  6. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Time Travelers Wife is my favorite book ever. enjoy!

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  7. Nadia Avatar
    Nadia

    I loved little bee. I read “the help” and it was really good. the truth about deliah blue was one I picked up without really knowing the author and I enjoyed it. happy reading! ciao!

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  8. LiladeTresor Avatar
    LiladeTresor

    I loved it too. It’s such a clever, well-written book. I’ve rented the movie last weekend. It made me cry all over again.

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  9. desiree Avatar
    desiree

    I will have to check those all out. They look awesome.

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  10. Christina Avatar
    Christina

    I’m currently reading “The Thousand Autumns of Jacob de Zoet” by David Mitchell, which is a historical fiction about Dutch sailors living on a tiny tiny tiny island just off the coast of Nagasaki (the only place foreigners were allowed in Japan for a time).
    I also recommend you check out “A Happy Marriage” by Rafael Yglesias. It’s a memoir, focusing on his marriage to his wife, who is dying from cancer (I’m not giving anything away by telling you she does die). He examines the love for her when he first started dating her and the love he has for her towards the end of their marriage — love, but in very different ways. I think you’d enjoy (but be warned, I cried a lot).

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  11. Jen B. Avatar
    Jen B.

    I just finished ‘One Day’ by David Nicholls. I couldn’t put it down, it’s a lovely read.
    Starting ‘The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo’ tonight.

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  12. Jenn Avatar
    Jenn

    I am waiting on an amazon delivery too!! I bought Creative Inc, City Walks: new york, and Amy Butler’s Style Stitches. I already have the domino book.. it’s great you’ll love it!

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  13. Melissa Mann Avatar
    Melissa Mann

    These all look good!

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  14. Sunny Avatar
    Sunny

    Loved these recently:
    A Tree Grows in Brooklyn
    The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
    The Forgotten Garden
    Didn’t I Feed You Yesterday? (book by Laura Bennett, she of the little black dress/red hair fame from Project Runway)

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  15. Melanie Avatar
    Melanie

    I have those first two on my shelf. Love them! I just finished and so so so enjoyed The Imperfectionists if you’re looking to get back into fiction soon.

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  16. Emily Anderson Avatar
    Emily Anderson

    Just started O Pioneers! by Willa Cather. Read My Antonia years ago. I also love the Domino book, so happy they put it out b/f the mag was closed.
    Emily
    Author, Eco Chic Home
    http://bit.ly/d5tOL2

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  17. jessica o'brien Avatar
    jessica o’brien

    the domino book is great. full of eye candy, but really helpful in making a plan for a room + then executing it. mine is filled with post-its + dog-ears 🙂
    glad you’re reading “no impact man”. it was the catalyst for a whole wave of new changes scott + i took upon ourselves. it’s also why i still feel guilty for that cup i threw away at lemonade when you were here! they also made a movie, but i haven’t seen it. heard they come off very differently on film than in the book. hmmm.

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  18. Victoria Avatar
    Victoria

    I just got the Domino book too! Right now though I’m reading the new book by Anthony Bourdain, Medium Raw. I also recently finished A Fraction of the Whole, which was fantastic. Let us know how Creative, Inc is. Sounds really useful!

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  19. Caroline Avatar
    Caroline

    I loved No Impact Man. I read it throughout my Forty Forts project, beginning in February.

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  20. LindseyBee Avatar
    LindseyBee

    You will like it I’m sure–I always get discouraged hearing ppl say “it’s not as good as the book!” but I think they did a good job recreating it 🙂

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  21. Mel Avatar
    Mel

    I read “No Impact Man” and saw the movie. Check out the movie too! It is interesting to see his wife’s reaction to his experiment!
    There are some other fun books about a special project that people take on for a whole year. The Happiness Project by Gretchen Rubin and Living Oprah by Robyn Okrant are two that I recently read. In Living Oprah the author tries to take all of the advice that Oprah gives on her show, website, and magazines. They are both interesting!

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  22. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Thanks for the tip!

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  23. annakristina28 Avatar
    annakristina28

    like Tsila, I read The Help, which was amazing, and am so addicted to the Hunger Games. I read the first, started Catching Fire yesterday, and already preordered my copy of Mockingjay, which comes out on Tuesday!

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  24. goshery Avatar
    goshery

    I love sharing reading lists! Water for Elephants is one of my favorite books ever. I just finished Firefly Lane which is a good story about friendship. If you want to read a classic I would suggest East of Eden. Love that book!

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  25. DawnS Avatar
    DawnS

    LOL…I’m waiting for my UPS man to deliver the new Creative Inc too! I already have the 1st Creative Inc book and the Business Planner…and love them both 🙂

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  26. Beth Avatar
    Beth

    Elise: I loved “Peace Like a River” by Leif Enger. It is beautifully written. Also, you might enjoy Barbara Kingsolver. Her essays, in particular, are fabulous!

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  27. Alexandra Avatar
    Alexandra

    I loved Water for Elephants this summer, as well as the Hunger Games series. The Hunger Games is a bit dark, but really makes you think. It’s a YA series, but VERY well written and is just… amazing.

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  28. Sarah Swann Avatar
    Sarah Swann

    The best book I’ve read this year is The Help, so far! I just started Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. I also have The Hunger Games on my to-read list, along with A History of Love and whichever Jodi Picoult is nearest to me when I reach for a book. She never disappoints.

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  29. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    Lots of The Help suggestions! I will have to add that to my list!

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  30. Sarah Taranino Avatar
    Sarah Taranino

    Elise, that is so funny, I always start to re-read the Harry Potter books when I run out of things to read! I also raced through a number of books this summer, and then was halfway through Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban when I finally decided to get my butt to the bookstore. I am currently reading Catcher In The Rye, which shockingly, I know, I have never read!
    Good Recommendations from things I’ve recently read:
    The Help
    Sarah’s Key
    The Girls From Ames (ok, so not the BEST book I’ve read, but interesting and it will make you want to have a reunions with your gal pals)
    Oh, there must be so many more…
    Happy reading!!

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  31. Melanie Avatar
    Melanie

    Everyone has mentioned the Hunger Games series, but it really is addictive and that’s 3 books you can count on. Also, Still Missing by Chevy Stevens – creepy but unputdownable; A Vintage Affair by Isabel Wolff was fun, similar to Love Walked In by Marisa de los Santos; The Flavia mysteries by Alan Bradley are good too.
    Enjoy! You have a lot of good reading ahead.

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  32. Danielle Avatar
    Danielle

    I’m also super excited about Creative Inc & love Domino. I finished The Passage by Justin Cronin a month or so ago & thought it was incredible!

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  33. Brianna Avatar
    Brianna

    I’m reading The Spiritualist by Megan Chance right now. A lovely little work of fiction. I’m also going to check out the suggestions in the comments. Lots of good stuff out there.

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  34. Carrie K Avatar
    Carrie K

    I LOVE reading lists!! ive put a BUNCH of these on mine now! JUST got The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest by Stieg Larsson today!! cant wait to get into that one 🙂 also reading Let the great world spin…so far it seems like a bunch of short stories so Im waiting to see how they tie together…I hope I like it!

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  35. Amy Lapi Avatar
    Amy Lapi

    i’m almost finished with The Help and it is fan.tas.tic.
    i think you would really love it E.

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  36. sophie Avatar
    sophie

    i just read Private by James Patterson. amazing new characters and storyline….worth checking out if you like thrillers with short but meaty chapters. i’m also reading the Sookie Stackhouse novels by Charlaine Harris. it’s what the HBO series True Blood is based on….worth checking out if you want lighthearted material to read. i haven’t gotten to Breaking Dawn yet but looking forward to it.

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  37. elise blaha Avatar
    elise blaha

    ooh, interesting. I havent seen True Blood, but have heard good things. Thanks for the tip.

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  38. Holly Avatar
    Holly

    I really want to check out these books! Thanks!

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  39. Diane Avatar
    Diane

    I’ve been on a roll with great reading lately.
    “The Commoner” by John Burnham Schwartz was excellent and then I recently finished a lovely book called “The Elegance of the Hedgehog” by Muriel Barbery. So beautifully written. Such attention to details. Really good!
    Right now I’m in the middle of “The Crying Tree” by Naseem Rakha. Also really good and totally different.

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  40. Erin Avatar
    Erin

    Have read two great books by Kate Morton: The Forgotten Garden and The House at Riverton. Also loved The Sweetness at the Bottom of the Pie by Alan Bradley. And next up is The Girl Who Played with Fire – can’t wait! ~ Erin

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  41. christen Avatar
    christen

    another vote for the help! i loved it. i also recently loved cutting for stone and the forgotten garden. i am about to read the kitchen house. i’ve heard great things about it.

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  42. Katie Avatar
    Katie

    I am a librarian … middle school,but let me tell you – young adult books are GOOD!
    Best “grown up” books I have read lately:
    *The Help! so good
    * Blink : The Power of Thinking without Thinking. Nonfiction, but reads like fiction!
    good young adult books – give em a try!
    * A Northern Light – loved this! a little historical fiction and mystery
    * A Great and Terrible Beauty – goth Victorian stuff. SO GOOD. Great for Twilight lovers. This is the first in the series.
    * The Luxe- late 19th century New York socialites – kinda Gossip Girl like, fluffy but good 🙂
    * Impossible by Nancy Werlin – I loved this,couldn’t put it down
    *The Hunger Games!

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