On My Nightstand

I loved Rowing It Alone by Debra Veal and I think you would like it too!

That's an awesome list of books. Wild was my favorite read from last year. I'm just finishing Joseph Anton, Salman Rushdie's biography of his years under the fatwa. Fascinating on many levels. I'm planning to start Daring Greatly next!

Would love to suggest to you "The Art of Deliberate Success"
All about being mindful and very Deliberate in our daily actions to achieve what ever it is we wish for. Available on Amazon and here is the website:
http://artofdeliberatesuccess.com/

I recently read The Journal Keeper by Phyllis Theroux -- it's excerpts from her journal, and maybe because I'm an avid journaler, I found it very engaging. I also really enjoyed The Writing Life by Ellen Gilchrist.

Ali I wanted to say thank you for posting these books. I sometimes skim your blogs as I don't typically scrapbook but find your work inspiring for the paper crafting I create. The most impactful was when my curiousity about Brene Brown. I typically, well never read non fiction. I watched her TED videos. I can't tell you how it resinated in me where I am in my life. How hard it is to be vulnerable because then I am weak. She is smart,articulate, humerous and real. I cried I laughed. I think I was mean't to see this today and get through the stuff I currently dealing with. I know being vulnerable is one of the hardest things for me to do. I know I will be thinking about this for some time. Maybe even journal about.

Again thank you

I have been trying to read some of the books my boys have been reading. I loved to read and still do, but less often, but all my books are "girl" books: Anne of Green Gables, Trixie Beldon, Nancy Drew. I just finished the first 3 Guardian books by William Joyce. It was nice to read something that level for a change and not heavy as real life is at times.

Thanks for sharing these! I've actually been digging through your site for some of your previous reading lists! I need more ideas!

I'm reading The Happiness Project and I'm looking forward to reading her 2nd book, Happier At Home. I recently finished On Gold Mountain which is an interesting family history.
I have a large stack of books to get through, mostly fiction, but also some non...The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lack and Invictus are in there as well as a couple of Stephen King and Jodi Picoult books and even a few classics I've never gotten around to reading (Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility). If only there were more hours in the day!

Perfect opportunity to say thank you, I've been meaning to tell you that. I first heard of Brene on your blog, then saw her on Katie and am now reading her books. It takes time to read them as they are quite thought provoking. I just love that the two of you value "wholeheartedness". It is what is all about. It is so nice to have my thoughts validated. We all have our not so perfect moments and you and Brene are there to inspire us on. What a wonderful gift your friendship is to each other. Thanks as always for your inspiration!

Wild is a great book. Just picked up QUIET and looking forward to reading that one.

Ali this was a great post. Inspired by what is on everyone's list. Your approach with a book list related to your OLW is a great idea. Thank you for sharing.

I read Wild on vacation last summer and loved it!

I too have a long list and never read enough (I should be doing that right now). Thanks for sharing your list. I'm currently reading Tipping Point by Malcolm Gladwell... cool book. Thanks for sharing... always love your inspiration.

You have to read "The Language of Flowers"... a great story with the meaning of flowers intertwined throughout!

Some favorite books of mine: The Orchid Thief; Princess Academy and Book of a Thousand Days (both by Shannon Hale); The Last Unicorn; the Little House books.

I love keeping track of my books on Goodreads.com.

I've also started listening to audiobooks (mostly through Audible.com) and I am really enjoying that, especially on long car rides. My kids loved The Secret Garden (the Yorkshire accent is so much fun in audiobook form!) and Lord of the Rings, and we are listening to the Ramona books now.

I am reading Sensational Kids: Hope and Help for Children With Sensory Processing Disorder - it's not a new book, but it is really helping me work through challenges with my 15 year old daughther who has Aspergers and anxiety/panic. I am also reading The Maze Runner series aloud with my daughter, which has been great fun! If you liked The Hunger Games, you'll probably like The Maze Runner!

Ali, you have a great bedside pile of books. I also love reading all the responses here with many great suggestions. I tend to read more non-fiction than fiction. One title that has stayed at the top of my "recommend to all who will listen" list is Anne Fadiman's The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down about "a Hmong child, her American doctors, and the collision of two cultures." Riveting and thought provoking on so many levels.

Fiction I would recommend includes anything by Louise Erdrich (recently finished The Round House, am rereading Tracks), Out Stealing Horses by Per Petterson, and Brooklyn by Colm Toibin.

I am currently in the middle of two books...A Dog Named Boo and Beyond Ordinary; When a Good Marriage Just Isn't Good enough

I too love to read and have stacks waiting on me and can never resist getting more. Someone mentioned The Happiness Project, that is on the list.

Just finished Gone Girl, it is AMAZING!! I will be done with Thirteen Reasons Why today, very good too. Ali, you would love an app called GOODREADS, it's so cool, you can keep track of your books, and you can be friends with people and there is reviews, it's so cool!

Great reading list! I love Brene Brown's books. I am reading A Thousand Mornings by Mary Oliver, Poemcrazy by Susan Wooldridge, and Radical Acceptance: Embracing Your Life With the Heart of a Buddha by Tara Brach

A favorite author of mine is Paulo Coehlo...favorites of his books are - The Pilgrimage, The Alchemist, The Valkyries, and By the River Piedra I Sat Down and Wept.