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Monday, September 28, 2015

What's On Your Nightstand - September

What's On Your Nightstand

Between some really good reads, insomnia, and a lot of time in my vehicles, September turned out to be a great month for reading. In October I am going to attempt to pick up Gone with the Wind again. My Family and Other Animals will be a re-read and all contingent on it arriving in time from the library. Other than that I'm going to be keeping my eyes open for anything that catches my eye.

October's Nightstand:
 
 

 From August's Nightstand I read:
  • Raising a Princess: Eight Essential Virtues To Teach Your Daughter by John Croyle - Good information. These virtues is what he and his staff instill to the girls at Big Oak Ranch. I loved reading his stories throughout the book of the lives that has been touched. This wasn't really the purpose of the book, but it is what spoke to me the most.
  • Plan to Be Flexible: Designing A Homeschool Rhythm and Curriculum Plan That Works for Your Family by Alicia Michelle - If you have homeschooled for a while I think you pick up on finding a homeschool rhythm. If you are a new homeschooler or a very "check off the box" person this book may be beneficial.
  • Regency Buck by Georgette Heyer - Whew! The sparks fly in this story in typical H fashion. I always enjoy Heyer.
  • Brat Farrar by Josephine Tey - Tey writes a very compelling mystery and does it in such a way that I almost didn't think I could read it--it made me that nervous. Anyways, I did brave all my anxious feelings and quickly devoured the story. And if you lived nearby I would loan it to you it is that good!
I also read:
  • Twelve Ordinary Men / Twelve Extraordinary Women by John MacArthur - I really enjoyed this book. If you had to pick between the two books, I highly recommend Twelve Extraordinary Women.
  • The Awakening of Miss Prim by Natalia Sanmartin Fenollera  - What an enjoyable read! I don't know if I can put into words exactly how I feel about it, but if you like Classical Education, books, or having a love of learning then I highly recommend it!
  • Dauntless (Valiant Hearts Book #1) by Dina L. Sleiman  - A story of a young girl Robin Hood who saves a group of children. An okay read.
  • The Random Gentleman by Elizabeth Chater - I wasn't too impressed with the first Elizabeth Chater novel I read, but as this was included in the Kindle set that I bought I have enjoyed the other stories more. Pure fluff, but work on those nights of insomnia
  • The Marriage Mart by Elizabeth Chater - Ditto above.
  • Letters from Grace (Love and War Book 1) by Rachel Muller - Another Kindle read.
  • The Lieutenant's Lady by Bess Streeter Aldrich - I will admit that I had a hard time putting this book down. It has been over five years since I read a novel by Bess Streeter Aldrich and I think she writes a compelling stories. I'll definitely be looking up more of her books.
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8 comments:

  1. I'm laughing at the mere TITLE of the book "Plan to be Flexible" because that's what I'm always trying to explain to other people that I'm doing. I'm a planner by nature but I always plan in such a way as to allow me to go with the flow (most of the time). This is a hard concept for people to understand. So I'm constantly clashing with the non-planners (who permeate the family!). I AM a planner. Can't escape it. But there's room to wiggle about.

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    1. I am right there with you Carrie. It took me a while to learn how to plan with wiggle room but it is sooo doable now AND it maintains my need to plan. And I have that need, it's wired in me.

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  2. Plan to be Flexible sounds like a pretty good book. I was homeschooled, and while my mother did many things very well, I feel like this is one of the things I know I'd want to do differently when I start homeschooling. We always started school in the fall like the traditional schoolers and were off kilter from the get go since that also happens to be the biggest harvest season and we needed to have all hands on deck to preserve the five hundred or so quarts of tomato and apple products mom put up each year. So I've been very curious to see different ways other moms have found their rhythms - collecting potential patterns, if you will.

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  3. Plan to be Flexible sounds like a pretty good book. I was homeschooled, and while my mother did many things very well, I feel like this is one of the things I know I'd want to do differently when I start homeschooling. We always started school in the fall like the traditional schoolers and were off kilter from the get go since that also happens to be the biggest harvest season and we needed to have all hands on deck to preserve the five hundred or so quarts of tomato and apple products mom put up each year. So I've been very curious to see different ways other moms have found their rhythms - collecting potential patterns, if you will.

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  4. Insomnia and road trips really push my reading along as well. :) It’s been years since I’ve read Gone with the Wind, but it used to be the book I’d list as my favorite for years and years. I wonder what I’d think now. I also loved Scarlette, the sequel to it, but not written by Margaret Mitchell. Hope you enjoy!

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  5. I recently finished another Alicia Michelle book - The Back to School Survival Manual. It was a good read... guess I need to put Plan to Be Flexible on my list too!

    Love your list - Heyer is a favorite and I've just added a few of your books to my library list!

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  6. I've wanted to read those two books by MacArthur for some time. I've also wanted to try another Heyer book - that sounds like a good one. The Awakening of Miss Prim sounds really good, too.

    Blogger isn't letting me sign in with my WordPress account - my Nightshade is here: https://barbarah.wordpress.com/2015/09/22/whats-on-your-nightstand-september-2015/

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  7. I have not read one book by Agatha Christie, I really need to change that. Easily done since I have one of her books residing in my house.

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