Monday, November 8, 2010

Mailbox Monday (November 8)

Mailbox Monday buttonMailbox Monday is the gathering place for readers to share the books they received during the previous week. Warning: Mailbox Monday can lead to envy, toppling TBR piles and humongous wish lists! Mailbox Monday, which was started by Marcia at The Printed Page, is on blog tour—this month, it’s hosted by Julie at Knitting and Sundries.

I received one book for review this past week: The Wisdom to Know the Difference: When to Make a Change—and When to Let Go by Eileen Flanagan, which was sent to me by the author for a TLC Book Tour.

Here’s part of the blurb on the back:

Millions of people have been moved by [the] famous lines from the Serenity Prayer to make important and lasting changes in their lives. But how, exactly, can we know the difference? How can we acknowledge the real limits that human beings face, without negating the possibility for dramatic change? In this wise book, Eileen Flanagan guides readers in discovering what they can—or perhaps should—change in their lives and accepting what they cannot. These lessons come to life through the inspiring stories of individuals Flanagan interviewed for this book, including a Hurricane Katrina survivor who describes how she learned inner peace the hard way and a man who shares what he learned about letting go from the car accident that left him paralyzed.

What did you find in your mailbox this past week? For other Mailbox Monday posts, head over to Knitting and Sundries.

13 comments:

  1. It looks like good (as well as inspirational) book!

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  2. This one is new to me...I hope you enjoy it!

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  3. This sounds like one I need to read.

    My post is up in Inklings.

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  4. This sounds really good! new title to me!

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  5. Sounds like a good book! I hope you learn something helpful from it.

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  6. The cover is so soothing... and the topic poignant in today's times.

    Started reading The Art of Comforting and learning how to "listen" in the context of distress times. Really interesting and so far so good.

    Enjoy the read ma copine de MTL :)

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  7. Though I don't usually read books like this, it sounds interesting, Avis. I like the cover too.

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  8. This one sounds interesting...hope you enjoy it!

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  9. I enjoyed looking through your blog, we have some similar reads.

    My Post

    http://teawithmarce.blogspot.com/2010/11/monday-what-i-am-reading-and-mailbox.html

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  10. I hope you enjoy this, I look forward to your review.

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  11. Sounds like a book I could use! Looking forward to your thoughts.

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  12. I love the fact that 'real people' are telling their stories. Quite often, self-hope books seem to be so one-sided and blowsy that I put them aside after a few pages or so. Enjoy the read!

    Julie @ Knitting and Sundries

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  13. This sounds like a really powerful read. I'll be interested to hear your thoughts on it.

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