Cannonball Read 17

Sticking It to Cancer One Book at a Time

I’m not really one for archery anyways…

The Last Arrow by Erwin McManus

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Welp, before I jump into a bingo card, I should PROBABLY get caught up on my review backlog. <sigh> Here we go! I initially heard McManus at a conference, and he is a powerful and dynamic speaker. Then a couple friends suggested this as a book club option. I had read (and enjoyed) a couple of his other books, but this one fell a bit flat for me. The basic premise is to encourage people to not give up on their dreams, passions, and goals. […]

Don’t we all have dangerous minds? (Not the Michelle Pfeiffer kind, though)

You Are Here by Jenny Lawson

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I originally bout Jenny Lawson’s You Are Here: An Owner’s Manual for Dangerous Minds for one of my sisters.  And then kind of ‘forgot’ to give it to her.  Not really – I did, eventually give it to her.  It was just a pre-read (and now, dutifully reviewed), pre-notated copy.  She seemed to enjoy the parts I highlighted for her, the things I thought she should pay especial attention to, the parts I really needed her to hear/see/KNOW, so no harm, no foul.  I couldn’t resist underlining […]

The Title is (kind of) a Lie

The F*ck It Diet: Eating Should be Easy by Caroline Dooner

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  Two notes: First, I’m not interested in having the “fat = unhealthy” argument in the comments. BTDT. If you’re the type of person “worried” about fat people’s health, I know. Keep it to yourself, kthx. Second, this is apparently the year of reading books that heavily feature “the F-word” and I swear there was a book out there somewhere about that word in particular that I should probably find, buy, and close the year out by reviewing.   (And now, some filler to keep […]

Feelings are Good (and other Truths)

Burnout: The Secret to Unlocking the Stress Cycle by Emily and Amelia Nagoski

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I think this self-help book was originally mentioned in the comments to a Captain Awkward post, but of course I can’t find it now so who actually knows? Emily and Amelia Nagoski are here to tell you that feelings are good, we need to complete the stress cycle, and that “wellness” isn’t another should to beat yourself up over. Over which to beat yourself up? Anyway…it’s above average, I’d say, and in large part because their target audience is very specific.

Step By Step

Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess by Rachel Hoffman

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Several lovely people on this site have reviewed “Unf*ck Your Habitat” with rave reviews, and I’m totally a sucker for a fun title and I hate cleaning, so I decided to give this book a go. And it’s every bit as good as everyone says. Hoffman breaks cleaning down into short bursts of what she refers to as 20/10s or 20 minutes of doing something and 10 minutes of rest. That way something is always getting done, but it never feels overwhelming. It starts to […]

“Shame derives its power from being unspeakable. That’s why it loves perfectionists–it’s so easy to keep us quiet.”

Daring Greatly: How the Courage to Be Vulnerable Transforms the Way We Live, Love, Parent, and Lead by Brené Brown

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Brené Brown, a research professor at the University of Houston, has spent two decades studying shame, vulnerability, and courage. This doesn’t necessarily make her a lot of fun at parties. In fact, she jokes that when she tells people she studies shame, they look away uncomfortably and find someone else to talk to. Yet she also has five best-selling books to her name, and her  TED Talk on vulnerability is one of the top 25 most popular TED talks of all time. I hesitate to […]



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