by ccriley | Feb 28, 2017 | Book Reviews
I am on a constant mission to be cleaner. I actually feel like a crazy person a majority of the time. At night, I can’t go to sleep with dishes in the sink. I despise clutter. I have no idea what to do with all of the paper mail that I receive, but the stacks...
by ccriley | Dec 24, 2016 | Book Reviews, Uncategorized
Like every other reviewer, I think I have to preface this review with some cold, hard facts. 1. I loved Gilmore Girls. 2. I loved Parenthood. 3. I basically love all things Lauren Graham. 4. I can’t help it! She’s so cool! Now that that is out there, I feel like I can...
by ccriley | Dec 5, 2016 | Book Reviews
When one of my learners read this book and I asked for a recommendation, his response was hesitant. “I’ve been wanting to read that one forever, how was it?” I asked him. He’s the kind of reader that reads without stopping, taking in books more quickly than even I did...
by ccriley | Nov 21, 2016 | Book Reviews
“They know that tragedy is not glamorous. They know it doesn’t play out in life as it does on a stage or between the pages of a book. It is neither a punishment meted out nor a lesson conferred. Its horrors are not attributable to one single person. Tragedy is...
by ccriley | Nov 13, 2016 | Book Reviews
I am not a fan of what I call “self-help” books. I never have been. Until I read The Happiness Project and my viewpoint was changed. Now, as a sort of challenge to myself, I try to read one or two a year; every once in awhile, I find one that really speaks to me, and...
by ccriley | Sep 13, 2015 | Book Reviews
Guys. I have too many books. So many in fact, that my office seems to be overflowing into the other rooms in the house. I just can’t help myself. Being surrounded by books makes me feel alive, like there isn’t anything that I can’t learn or...
