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I Know What Styles I Like

How to Read London: A Crash Course in London Architecture by Chris Rogers

January 29, 2023 by ASKReviews Leave a Comment

Best for: People without a background in architecture who are interested in learning about the different styles they see around London. In a nutshell: Author Rogers provides two-page overviews of major architectural landmarks across the (primarily northern part of) London. Worth quoting: N/A Why I chose it: I was in a museum bookshop and had seen it before. Also, I find so much of London architecture interesting, but also a lot of it pretty depressing. What it left me feeling: Far-sighted (the font is super […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: architecture, Chris Rogers, travel

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:8 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: architecture, Chris Rogers, travel ·
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Is This Accurate? Hope So.

Lagom: The Swedish Art of Balanced Living by Linnea Dunne

January 19, 2023 by ASKReviews 2 Comments

Best for: People who liked all those hygge books that came out a few years back. Suckers for tactile, pretty books. In a nutshell: Author Dunne offers tips based in her Swedish upbringing, which she says was heavily influenced by lagom. Worth quoting: “There is no bad weather, only bad clothes.” (Allegedly an old Swedish saying?) Why I chose it: I mean, the size? The cover? Fun little tips for life? Sign me up. What it left me feeling: A bit inspired Review: This book […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Linnea Dunne, travel

ASKReviews's CBR15 Review No:5 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Linnea Dunne, travel ·
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Alone Time book cover: a photograph of an elaborate metal railing with a blurred old city skyline in the distance

Curiosity = Happiness

Alone Time: Four Seasons, Four Cities, and the Pleasures of Solitude by Stephanie Rosenbloom

January 7, 2023 by KateMc 3 Comments

“Alone, there’s no need for an itinerary. Walk, and the day arranges itself.” In Alone Time, New York Times travel writer Stephanie Rosenbloom travels solo to Paris, Istanbul, Florence, and New York. She shares details about the small, quiet moments that make up the most memorable parts of her trips: Alone, with no one at my side, I was also able to see le merveilleux quotidien, “the marvelous in everyday life”: a golden retriever gazing at a café chalkboard in Montmartre, as if reading the […]

Filed Under: Featured, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Florence, Istanbul, new york, non fiction, paris, Stephanie Rosenbloom, travel

KateMc's CBR15 Review No:1 · Genres: Featured, Non-Fiction · Tags: Florence, Istanbul, new york, non fiction, paris, Stephanie Rosenbloom, travel ·
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24 Hours of Dark? Hey, Let’s Paaarty!

The Geography of Bliss: One Grump’s Search for the Happiest Places in the World by Eric Weiner

December 28, 2022 by elderberrywine Leave a Comment

Well this was an odd duck.  Weiner, a former correspondent for NPR, decides to check out the common lists for happiest nations on Earth (circa 2008) to see if, indeed, are they?  Some names generally Scandinavian) crop up all the time, and others are less common.  And for good measure, he tossed in one at the opposite end of the spectrum (Moldovia).  I suspect it’s even more grim these days.  Using his skills and connections as a foreign correspondent, he questioned local officials, academics, psychiatrists, […]

Filed Under: History, Non-Fiction Tagged With: Eric Weiner, I'm with the Moldovian Babushka - "Feevty-feevty", People are different everywhere, travel, What makes a contry tick?, What makes a country happy?

elderberrywine's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: History, Non-Fiction · Tags: Eric Weiner, I'm with the Moldovian Babushka - "Feevty-feevty", People are different everywhere, travel, What makes a contry tick?, What makes a country happy? ·
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“My mother had little sense of childhood, and simply saw it as an inconvenient life stage to be got through as quickly as possible.”

Diamonds at the Lost and Found by Sarah Aspinall

November 20, 2022 by GentleRain Leave a Comment

I bought a lot of memoirs on my vacation this summer and realized when I got home how many are about fraught mother-daughter relationships. I guess I’m working through something, or else I just like reading about dramatic psychological family structures. Either way, Diamonds at the Lost and Found fits in the template of the troubled mother and the put-upon daughter who’s dragged in her wake. This book takes a nested narrative format, where Aspinall simultaneously tells the story of her childhood and adolescence being […]

Filed Under: Biography/Memoir Tagged With: #memoir, Britain, mother daughter relationships, Sarah Aspinall, travel

GentleRain's CBR14 Review No:132 · Genres: Biography/Memoir · Tags: #memoir, Britain, mother daughter relationships, Sarah Aspinall, travel ·
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Maximizing the Fun while Minimizing the Waits

Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2023 by Seth Kubersky

November 20, 2022 by The Chancellor Leave a Comment

Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2023 by Seth Kubersky My rating: 5 of 5 stars It’s been almost a year since I was last at Disneyland, but my first time planning a solo trip. I had a work conference in Anaheim and decided to tack on some personal days and visit Disney. In preparation for a recent trip to the happiest place on earth, I turned to this guide to help me prepare and ready myself for what to expect. I decided ahead of time that […]

Filed Under: Non-Fiction Tagged With: Disneyland, Seth Kubersky, theme park, travel, Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2023

The Chancellor's CBR14 Review No:22 · Genres: Non-Fiction · Tags: Disneyland, Seth Kubersky, theme park, travel, Unofficial Guide to Disneyland 2023 ·
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