{"id":682,"date":"2013-07-02T05:30:08","date_gmt":"2013-07-02T10:30:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/?p=682"},"modified":"2013-07-02T07:02:49","modified_gmt":"2013-07-02T12:02:49","slug":"so-much-to-read-a-special-annoucement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/larakrupicka.com\/staging\/6885\/2013\/07\/02\/so-much-to-read-a-special-annoucement\/","title":{"rendered":"So Much to Read (& a Special Annoucement)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Are you a summer reader? Do you devour more books than usual in the summer months over long car\/plane trips or during outings to the pool or beach?<\/p>\n

I’m definitely a summer reader. I try to consume as many books as I can – most for pure fun, but often one classic for enrichment and a handful of books for research. And while I have a growing stack of books to be read on my bedside table and a longer list downloaded to my Kindle, I’m always eager to hear about what others are reading so that I can add to my list of books-t0-be-read. So in that vein, I’ll share what I’m currently reading and what I plan to read over the course of this summer in hopes that you’ll pitch in your ideas too.<\/p>\n

\"FBLonKindle\"<\/a>But first I want to let you in on a special announcement that might influence your summer reading list: Family Bucket Lists<\/em><\/a> for Kindle will release on Amazon on July 15th. If you have been waiting for it to be specially formatted for your Kindle (or your iPhone\/iPad Kindle app), you can buy yours then – and if you email your Amazon receipt, you’ll also receive the free Family Bucket List assessment questions printable.<\/p>\n

So my summer reading list looks like this:<\/p>\n

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  1. The Monk Downstairs<\/em> <\/a>by TIm Farrington (for book club. Good book.)<\/li>\n
  2. Mindset: The New Psychology of Success<\/em><\/a> by Carol S. Dweck (see my review from two weeks ago)<\/li>\n
  3. Calling Me Home<\/em><\/a> by Julie Kibler (almost finished it this weekend – an excellent book by a first-time novelist. Bravo, Julie!)<\/li>\n
  4. The Christian Parenting Handbook<\/em><\/a> by Dr. Scott Turansky and Joanne Miller (I have an ARC – look for a review here later this month).<\/li>\n
  5. Shadow of Night<\/em> <\/a>by Deborah Harkness (for book club in August. It’s a long one).<\/li>\n
  6. The Lake House<\/em><\/a> by Marci Nault (a perfect summer read – the Chicago Tribune happens to think so too. Nault will be here next week with a guest post about her 101 dreams list).<\/li>\n
  7. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks<\/em> <\/a>by Rebecca Skloot (audiobook)<\/li>\n
  8. Permission Marketing : Turning Strangers Into Friends And Friends Into Customers<\/em> <\/a>by Seth Godin (work related, but I look forward to reading it).<\/li>\n
  9. 100 places that can change your child’s life : from your backyard to the ends of the earth<\/em> <\/a>\/ Keith Bellows, editor (research – expect a review on this one too one day).<\/li>\n
  10. Seabiscuit <\/a>by Laura Hillenbrand (hoping I can get my kids to listen to this with me during our road trip to New Jersey)<\/li>\n
  11. The Price of Privilege<\/em> <\/a>by Madeline Levine (more research)<\/li>\n
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    Write It Down, Make It Happen: Knowing What You Want And Getting It<\/em><\/a> by Henriette Anne Klauser (research)<\/p>\n<\/li>\n

  13. The Book Thief<\/em> <\/a>by Markus Zusak (because eldest daughter is reading for a school assignment over summer)<\/li>\n
  14. The Renovation<\/em><\/a> by Terri Kraus (she’s a fellow Redbud and I can’t believe I haven’t read this yet).<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Whew! Do you think I’ll get through them all before summer is over? I have two weeks of vacation time to help me out. But we’ll see. Notice I tend to read a lot of non-fiction (and I write non-fiction. Chicken or egg?). This is because I’m never sure of what fiction I should read. I’ll gladly take recommendations.<\/p>\n

    So chime in: what are you reading this summer? Or what have you read lately that you would recommend?<\/h4>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

    Are you a summer reader? Do you devour more books than usual in the summer months over long car\/plane trips or during outings to the pool or beach? I’m definitely a summer reader. I try to consume as many books as I can – most for pure fun, but often one classic for enrichment and…<\/p>\n

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