Who knew a book about a snail and the ill woman it was keeping company could turn out to be a great read? While an illness keeps her bedridden, Bailey watches a snail that a friend has brought to her in a flower pot. As a result, she discovers a sense of wonder observing this mysterious creature and a greater sense of her own place in the world. This is a remarkable book. I learned a lot about snails, and I didn't even know that I would be interested in learning about snails. But what really kept me reading is the story. There are so many life lessons in this book. It taught me what you can learn when you slow down and pay attention to your surroundings. It reminded me that joy can come from surprising places. It shows the value of patience and compassion. It changed my perspective about what truly matters in so many ways. I found a greater sense of my own place in the world, right along side of Bailey.
While an illness keeps her bedridden, Elisabeth Bailey watches a wild snail that has taken up residence in a terrarium alongside her bed. She enters the rhythm of life of this mysterious creature, and comes to a greater understanding of her own confined place in the world. In a work that beautifully demonstrates the rewards of closely observing nature, she shares the inspiring and intimate story of her close encounter with Neohelix albolabris - a common woodland snail.
Intrigued by the snail's world - from its strange anatomy to its mysterious courtship activities - she becomes a fascinated and amused…
This book challenged everything I think about my "shadows." It shows how those parts of myself that I don't like and try to hide away from others can actually be fuel for getting more of what I want in life. Existential Kink pushes us to take radical responsibility for our situations and make friends with our dark side. Once we embrace what we have, both the darkness and the light--yes, even the stuff that we don't want--we can take a realistic look at the patterns we repeat and see how the negative stuff can become our greatest power. After reading this book, I had the feeling that I should re-read it every few months.
This is a book of poems. I'm not usually a huge poetry fan, but these poems somehow manage to be funny, brilliant, and touching all at once. Delightfully written by Lyndsay Rush, who calls herself "Mary Oliver's Drunk Cousin" on Instagram, and who didn't know she liked poetry until she started writing it in her 30s, I laughed out loud, I cried, I devoured this book. I read through the whole thing in one afternoon, but I definitely see myself picking up a section like "When You Have Main Character Syndrome and Aren't Looking for a Cure," and browsing the poems when I want to feel present, self-assured, loud, and proud. She helpfully labels each selection of poems with the current or desired mood. You'll walk away feeling seen, celebrated, and wholly convinced that joy is an urgent, worthwhile pursuit.
Unwritten is a business book about how to write a business book.
Written by a business owner (a ghostwriter) for other business owners, it shows you the easiest way to fit writing a book into running your business. And most importantly, it teaches you how to prioritize your time, so you don’t end up overthinking where you need to let go (the writing) and underthinking where you need to lean in (positioning, publishing, and promoting).
Unwritten helps aspiring business book authors get their big ideas out of their heads and into the world.
