{"id":5257,"date":"2010-10-26T06:35:51","date_gmt":"2010-10-26T11:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/?p=5257"},"modified":"2010-10-26T06:35:51","modified_gmt":"2010-10-26T11:35:51","slug":"nightstand-october-2010","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20101026-5257.htm","title":{"rendered":"Nightstand (October 2010)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"blog\/2010\/20100927-4587.htm\" target=\"_blank\">On last month&#8217;s nightstand:<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"On my nightstand\" src=\"images\/20100927-04.jpg\" title=\"On my nightstand\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"On my nightstand\" src=\"images\/20100927-03.jpg\" title=\"On my nightstand\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"200\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>What I actually read this month was&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p>I was a little surprised at how much reading I HAVE been able to accomplish this month.  Nevertheless, you&#8217;ll see that I have plenty of books carrying over.<\/p>\n<p><u>Fiction<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Amorelle<\/i> by Grace Livingston Hill (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20101021-5443.htm\">My Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Nonfiction<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>The Church Supper Cookbook<\/i><br \/>\nA wonderful collection of recipes, several of which I&#8217;m determined to copy for my own personal use.<\/li>\n<li><i>Crochet Inspiration<\/i> by Sasha Kagan<br \/>\nA collection of great crochet stitch variations with glossy photos, clear instructions, and charts if you prefer those.<\/li>\n<li><i>Dreaming of Dior<\/i> by Charlotte Smith (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20101013-5324.htm\">My Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i>Founding Faith<\/i> by Steven Waldman (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20101004-5207.htm\">My Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i>Justice that Restores<\/i> by Chuck Colson<\/i> (Review coming later)<\/li>\n<li><i>Money Saving Slow Cooking<\/i> by Sandra Lee<br \/>\nI wasn&#8217;t impressed.  Too many processed foods, not enough that looked appealing.<\/li>\n<li><i>The Narnian<\/i> by Alan Jacobs (Review coming later)<\/li>\n<li><i>Nothing to Wear?<\/i> by Jesse Garza and Joe Lupo (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20101020-5440.htm\">My Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i>Not Quite What I was Planning<\/i><br \/>\nSix word memoirs. These are great.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Juvenile<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children&#8217;s Picture Books author Balian-Balouch (10 titles)<\/li>\n<li><i>C.S. Lewis: The Chronicler of Narnia<\/i> by Mary Dodson Wade (<a href=\"blog\/2010\/20101012-5211.htm\">My Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Currently in the middle of&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"On my nightstand\" src=\"images\/20101024-03.jpg\" title=\"On my nightstand\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The asterisk marks the book I picked up over the course of this month&#8211;all the rest are holdovers from last month&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Ask Me Anything<\/i> a Dorling-Kindersley book<\/li>\n<li>*<i>Boston: Moon Handbooks<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The Checklist Manifesto<\/i> by Atul Gawande (<a href=\"http:\/\/lisanotes.blogspot.com\/2010\/06\/checklist-manifestobook-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa&#8217;s Review<\/a>)<\/li>\n<li><i>Desiring God<\/i> by John Piper<\/li>\n<li><i>Dug Down Deep<\/i> by Joshua Harris <\/li>\n<li><i>A Farewell to Arms<\/i> by Ernest Hemingway<\/li>\n<li><i>The Kingdom of God is Within You<\/i> by Leo Tolstoy<\/li>\n<li><i>Nina Garcia&#8217;s Look Book<\/i> by Nina Garcia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>On this month&#8217;s nightstand:<\/b><\/p>\n<p><img alt=\"On my nightstand\" src=\"images\/20101024-02.jpg\" title=\"On my nightstand\" class=\"alignnone\" width=\"400\"  \/><\/p>\n<p>Again, the asterisks mark the books I picked up over the course of this month&#8211;all the rest are holdovers from last month&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p><u>Fiction<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i>Love&#8217;s Abiding Joy<\/i> by Janette Oke<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Nonfiction<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>*<i>30-Minute Get Real Meals<\/i> by Rachael Ray<\/li>\n<li>*<i>Boiling Mad: Inside Tea Party America<\/i> by Kate Zernike<\/li>\n<li><i>How to Write &#038; Publish a Scientific Paper<\/i> by Robert A. Day<\/li>\n<li><i>Making the Big Move<\/i> by Cathy Goodwin<\/li>\n<li>*<i>Nasty, Brutish, and Long: Adventures in Eldercare<\/i> by Ira Rosofsky<\/li>\n<li><i>Radical<\/i> by David Platt <br \/>\nReviews by <a href=\"http:\/\/lisanotes.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/radicalbook-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa of Lisa Notes<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/takeyourvitaminz.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/radical-david-platt.html\" target=\"_blank\">Vitamin Z<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/sandrapeoples.blogspot.com\/2010\/05\/radical-book-review.html\" target=\"_blank\">Sandra Peoples<\/a>, <a href=\"http:\/\/www.5minutesforbooks.com\/5924\/radical\/\" target=\"_blank\">Lisa formerly of 5M4B<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.readingtoknow.com\/2010\/09\/radical-by-david-platt.html\">Carrie<\/a>&#8211;basically, the whole world is talking about this one! :-)<\/li>\n<li>*Four wardrobe makeover books&#8211;who knows how deep I&#8217;ll go into these<\/li>\n<li>*Another Boston guidebook&#8211;cause I&#8217;m headed to Boston this fall for a professional conference!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><u>Juvenile<\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Children&#8217;s Picture Books author BANG-?<\/li>\n<li><i>The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Prisoner&#8217;s Dilemma<\/i> by Trenton Lee Stewart<\/li>\n<li><i>Nebraska<\/i> an &#8220;America the Beautiful&#8221; book by Ann Heinrichs<\/li>\n<li><i>Nebraska<\/i> a &#8220;Celebrate the States&#8221; book by Ruth Bjorklund<\/li>\n<li><i>The Old Motel Mystery<\/i> created by Gertrude Chandler Warner<\/li>\n<li><i>The Secret of Skull Mountain<\/i> by Franklin W. Dixon<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Drop by <a href=\"http:\/\/www.5minutesforbooks.com\/10759\/whats-on-your-nightstand-october-26\/\" target=\"_blank\">5 Minutes 4 Books<\/a> to see what others are reading.<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.5minutesforbooks.com\/10759\/whats-on-your-nightstand-october-26\/\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"What's on Your Nightstand?\" src=\"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/images\/buttons\/nightstand.jpg\" title=\"What's on Your Nightstand?\" class=\"aligncenter\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On last month&#8217;s nightstand: What I actually read this month was&#8230; I was a little surprised at how much reading I HAVE been able to accomplish this month. Nevertheless, you&#8217;ll see that I have plenty of books carrying over. Fiction Amorelle by Grace Livingston Hill (My Review) Nonfiction The Church Supper Cookbook A wonderful collection &#8230; <a title=\"Nightstand (October 2010)\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/2010\/20101026-5257.htm\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Nightstand (October 2010)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"ngg_post_thumbnail":0},"categories":[29],"tags":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5257"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5257\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/bekahcubed.menterz.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}