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About randirock

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randirock's Reviews:

I Will Never Stop Loving Love

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris

April 18, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

Wow. Wow. Wow. This book is. Just. Wow. The Tattooist of Auschwitz is based on the true story of Holocaust survivors Lale and Gita Sokolov who met and fell in love in the infamous concentration camp. “I tattooed her number on her left hand, and she tattooed her number in my heart,” Lale reminisced in an interview with author Heather Morris. While I write this review in the middle of a global pandemic, I am reminded that I am beyond lucky to be safely quarantined […]

Filed Under: Fiction Tagged With: Aushwitz, Concentration Camp, Heather Morris, Holocaust, Love, love story, Nazi, survivor

randirock's CBR12 Review No:16 · Genres: Fiction · Tags: Aushwitz, Concentration Camp, Heather Morris, Holocaust, Love, love story, Nazi, survivor ·
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From Survivalist to PhD

Educated by Tara Westover

April 18, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

“The music ended. The girls glared at me as we left the stage – I had ruined the performance – but I could barely see them. Only one person in that room felt real to me, and that was Dad. I searched the audience and recognized him easily. He was standing in the back, the lights from the stage flickering off his square glasses. His expression was stiff, impassive, but I could see anger in it.” Educated is a memoir like I’ve never read before. Throughout […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Education, Tara Westover

randirock's CBR12 Review No:15 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Non-Fiction · Tags: Education, Tara Westover ·
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Good, but Forgettable

Grace is Gone by Emily Elgar

April 11, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

Based on the real-life story of Gypsy Rose Blanchard, Grace is Gone tells of a Mother and daughter duo, Meg and Grace, that are bound at the hip. Grace suffers from debilitating diseases that leave her wheelchair ridden and utterly dependent on her mother. At first their relationship feels pure and inspirational. The pair are the darlings of their town, until one night, Grace’s chair is found toppled over while Meg lies bludgeoned to death nearby. Jon, a disgraced local journalist joins forces with Grace’s […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Mystery Tagged With: Emily Elgar, murder, mystery, thriller, true crime

randirock's CBR12 Review No:14 · Genres: Fiction, Mystery · Tags: Emily Elgar, murder, mystery, thriller, true crime ·
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Get Your Notebook Out for This One

High Performance Habits by Brendon Burchard

April 11, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

I’d had this book on my shelf for quite some time before I dove in, and I can’t believe I waited so long! High Performance Habits truly lives up to the title as it provides practical lessons to take your productivity to the next level. In order to squeeze every ounce of knowledge from this book, be prepared to set time aside to complete the activities. It is worth it. “Be more intentional about who you want to become. Have vision beyond your current circumstances. Imagine […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Brendon Burchard, habits, Performance, Productivity, Self-help

randirock's CBR12 Review No:13 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Brendon Burchard, habits, Performance, Productivity, Self-help ·
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The Gift of The Gifts of Imperfection

The Gifts of Imperfection by Brene Brown

April 10, 2020 by randirock 3 Comments

“Understanding the difference between healthy striving and perfectionism is critical to laying down the shield and picking up your life. Research shows that perfectionism hampers success. In fact, it’s often the path to depression, anxiety, addiction, and life paralysis.” This is one of those books I wish I had as a young girl. Perhaps I wouldn’t have picked up on all of the intricacies and layers then that are understandable only with development and years of self-discovery; however, this may have helped to lay a […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Anthropology, Brené Brown, Imperfection, perfection, Psychology, Self-help, sociology

randirock's CBR12 Review No:12 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Anthropology, Brené Brown, Imperfection, perfection, Psychology, Self-help, sociology ·
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An American Treasure

Becoming by Michelle Obama

April 10, 2020 by randirock Leave a Comment

She’s funny, intelligent, thoughtful, caring, and beautiful inside and out. I always felt Michelle Obama was an inspiring woman, but I didn’t realize just how amazing she is until I read Becoming.  In Becoming, Obama takes us through the three parts of her life that she coins “Becoming Me,” “Becoming Us,” and “Becoming More.” “For me, becoming isn’t about arriving somewhere or achieving a certain aim. I see it instead as forward motion, a means of evolving, a way to reach continuously toward a better self. The […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir, Book Club Tagged With: Michelle Obama

randirock's CBR12 Review No:11 · Genres: Biography/Memoir, Book Club · Tags: Michelle Obama ·
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