Books on the Read and Reading List

Being true to the fact that I have too many irons in the fire, I like to read more than one book at a time. I don't like to limit my options and like to read different types of material. Some times brain candy and some times brain food. Currently I am reading Animal,Vegetable,Miracle: A year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver. A very eye opening read about where our food comes from and interesting fact about food and animals. I will never look at asparagus or strawberries the same again.

Second book,yet to be started is Dead Until Dark, By Charlaine Harris. Yes this the vampire series that the HBO True Blood is based on,but I have not seen the series yet and

would like to read the book first. My impression of books made into movies or TV programs is that the book is always better. Perfect example is Twilight.

Third Book is The World is Flat, By Thomas L Freidman. I keep giving this back to the library and need to finish it. The informational highway has made the world a more level playing field.

Fourth book is CandyLand By Candy Spelling, Okay this one is brain candy and I really have not started it yet, but have just finished Mommywood by Tori Spelling. I admit that I watch her show Tori & Dean and have read her previous book. This is just fluff for my brain to relax and just float along. Super fast read and finished it in a couple days.

That is it, I see book reviews and would like to read more but I think this is enough for now!

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Ipad Pillow Stand

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Ultra Mini Dress Form

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