by Carol Jane Morrison | May 18, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Being Mortal: Medicine and What Matters in the End” by Atul Gawande Atul Gawande is a physician with significant gifts. He’s a competent medical practitioner. He’s able and willing to observe himself and his colleagues in a way divested of the...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Apr 19, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Carry On, Warrior: The Power of Embracing Your Messy, Beautiful Life” by Glennon Melton I haven’t felt much like a warrior lately. Being addressed as one felt empowering when I chanced on an ad for CARRY ON, WARRIOR. Brene Brown loves the book, as...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Mar 15, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Test Ride on the Sunnyland Bus” by Ana Maria Spagna I found this book at a recent workshop facilitated by the author. It was my first time working with Ana Maria Spagna, a talented, courageous, caring woman who lives in Stehekin, Washington. TEST RIDE,...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Feb 23, 2017 | Book Reviews
“I’m Your Man” by Sylvie Simmons “Trust the art, not the artist,” I’ve heard. Leonard Cohen has been iconic to me, and I was wary about reading his biography. A friend told me he wasn’t painted in the best light, particularly where women...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Jan 25, 2017 | Book Reviews
“Moloka’i” by Alan Brennert Rachel Kalama, a little girl in 1890’s Honolulu, immediately grabbed me with her straightforward sweetness and spunk. The spunk would serve her especially well, because at the age of seven, Rachel was sent to...
by Carol Jane Morrison | Dec 21, 2016 | Book Reviews
“This Road We Traveled” by Jane Kirkpatrick Fiction is short on protagonists who are, as my book club friend, Cindy, says, “women of a certain age”. That’s only one reason I like THIS ROAD WE TRAVELED, the latest of acclaimed, award winning Jane...
