Getting Things Done – David Allen

“The Art of Stress-Free Productivity”
Okay, its okay to point and laugh and call me a nerd. I get it. I am not only reading semi-self-help books, I am reading books about personal productivity.
If you haven’t heard of Getting Things Done then you are either A) not a total geek or B) don’t work in an [...]

Coping with Your Difficult Older Parent – Grace Lebow & Barbara Kane

A guide for Stressed-Out Children
And my triumphant return to the land of books? A self-help book I bought for a certain member of my family, who after reading my personal blog should eventually evident, but for now will remain nameless.
While I bought the book as a part-gag, part-actual attempt at help, I couldn’t help but [...]

Tim Gunn: A Guide to Quality, Taste and Style – Tim Gunn

Seriously? Who doesn’t love Tim Gunn? I know I do. I got a little bored with makeover shows, but I have a special soft spot for Gunn and Project Runway. Keren raved about his book and lent it to me.
Either I watched way too many makeover shows, or I just have innate natural taste and [...]

Fed Up! – Wendy Oliver-Pyatt

I have been thinking a lot lately about food. I have changed the way I eat, but i am not really ready to talk about this yet (it’s funny how a blog about what you read really tells so much about how you live. I mean, I guess in my case I am a teenage [...]

Helping me help myself – Beth Lisick

Yet another “a year of …” by people who would normally probably be unlikable. This one’s premise is getting your life together, one self-help book a month, for a year. Wild! Wacky! Lessons learned: Almost none. The author lives the same life as before she started, except more thoughtful. Oh, and of course – the [...]