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Books that stuck with me for life.
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kurstea whitt
Books are the way in which I escape into alternate realities just for a little while.
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Fiction
Imagination is such a super power!
It's a crazy dream but this book made me want to look for this water spout so that I could live forever. haha
Tuck Everlasting by Natalie Babbit Paperback
A book where kindness, generosity, being truly seen, slowing down and paying attention all come together.
Theo of Golden: A Novel by Allen Levi
This book made me laugh and broke my heart all in the same chapter.
The Calamity Club: A Novel - Kathryn Stockett
I just loved reading Amelia Bedelia books growing up and i actually still do.
Amelia Bedelia: Classic Literal-Minded Humor
A beautiful love story winds its way through tragic events. This book demonstrates the power of love and sacrifice for a greater good.
A Tale of Two Cities (Dover Thrift Editions)
I am a very different person now for reading this book.
Don Quixote (Penguin Classics)
I wish I would have read this book sooner!
The Alchemist: A Modern Classic Fable
Non-fiction
Real stories that changed how I see the world. Some of these have stayed with me for decades.
Jim Rohn is my absolute favorite motivational speaker on the planet!
The Art of Exceptional Living: Wealth & Happiness Guide
After I read this book, i sold all of the TV's in my house. I'm not joking.
7 Strategies for Wealth & Happiness
This book taught me that what you do today sets the tone for your tomorrow.
Jim Rohn's Success Blueprint: Achieve Goals
This book absolutely changed my life!
Rich Dad Poor Dad: What the Rich Teach Kids
What you think about is who you will be.
Think and Grow Rich: Revised & Updated
I read this book when I was a teenager and it has stuck with me my whole life.
A Child Called "It"
This book helped me change so many bad habits I didn't even realize I had like procrastinating.
The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do
This was the diagnosis era book.
Lucky Man: A Memoir: Fox, Michael J. - Books
I personally know someone with Parkinson's Disease and boy does it really make you realize that you very well could be taking your health for granted.
No Time Like the Future: An Optimist on Mortality
I can't say enough about this book. It truly changed my life.
Skinny Liver: Program to Prevent & Reverse
The poem "getting old" will make you cry like a baby. Oh my goodness.
Life Lived In Poetry
I learned to let people be who they are so I know whether to keep them in my life or not.
The Let Them Theory: Life-Changing Tool
Currently working on trying to put everything i learned by reading this book to good use.
You Can Farm: Guide to Start & Succeed
This book taught me to do things and learn from experiences, not just talk. Talk is cheap, doing things and actually trying is expensive.
Can't Hurt Me: Master Your Mind and Defy the Odds
This book changed me.
Nutrition and Physical Degeneration
This book helped me realize i was holding on to other people's thoughts of me.
The Secret of Letting Go
Cookbooks
Such an amazing cookbook! Oh my word!
Measure with Your Heart: Southern Home Cooking
This is one of the best cookbooks I've had the pleasure of owning!
Marcella's Italian Kitchen: A Cookbook
My go to cookbook! Don't sleep on this one.
Meat Illustrated: Guide to Cuts & Cooking