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What’s On Your Nightstand? : Jan. 2011

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Joining in with the monthly listing of what reading material I have next to the bed, on the computer, or scattered through out the house:

Borrowed from a friend:

In the Presence of My Enemies by Gracia Burnham with Dean Merrill

Bought at library sale:

The Lady and the Panda (The True Adventures of the Fist American Explorer to Bring Back China’s Most Exotic Animal) by Vicki Constantine Croke

Bought not too long ago at local bookstore:

The Backyard Homestead Edited by Carleen Madigan

Bought long ago when I worked at a bookstore:

Love Sonnets by Elizabeth Barrett Browning

E-books for the computer:

Radical (Taking Back Your Faith From the American Dream) by David Platt

The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson

The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins

I’m reading these e-books with the Barnes and Noble Nook app on my laptop. This will be my first attempt to read a novel off of the computer screen and already I suspect I don’t like it. I want to be able to snuggle down in the covers of my bed or sit next to the warm wood stove. Hopefully once I get into the story, I won’t mind sitting at the computer so much to turn “pages.” I’ll let you know how it goes.

What's On Your Nightstand

Book Tour: Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad

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Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad (A Style Guide for Every Woman) by Shari Braendel reads like the Christian woman’s answer to “What Not to Wear,” the popular fashion advice show on TLC.

From the back cover:

Shari Braendel teaches you how to accept and appreciate the body God gave you and how to always look your best. You will discover:

  • Your specific body type and color group
  • The exact pieces you need in your closet to build your spring/summer and fall/winter wardrobes
  • Anti-aging tricks, makeup and skincare techniques
  • Shari’s trademark Shopping Guide and 5 Bs of style and modesty
  • How to win the battle to find the right swim suit and jeans

“As a sought-after Christian speaker on fashion and beauty, Shari hosts the What to Wear Christian women’s Conference at women’s retreats and gatherings all over the nation. A fabulous, fun and refreshing fashionista, Shari is a speaker and writer with Proverbs 31 Ministries.”

What I like about the book:

  • The chapters on finding proper fitting undergarments (I think this is the first “Christian” book I’ve read to openly talk about panties)
  • The advice on make-up, accessories, hair, eyeglasses and finding your personal style
  • Lots of color pictures
  • The Jeans Chapter. A must-read, in my opinion
  • The Modesty Chapter. Ditto. See above.
  • The shopping guide with good places to find clothes for your style and budget

What I didn’t like about the book:

I wanted to see more picture of casual outfits. Braendel describes four different body types, explaining how each body type should dress, but only dresser outfits are shown as examples. It would be effective to show casual attire for women that don’t dress to go to an office everyday – like me.

As part of the Book Tour, you could win a $500 Visa gift card, web camera, one-hour fashion consultation, along with an autographed copy of Good Girls Don’t Have to Dress Bad (A Style Guide for Every Woman). Visit the author’s website for more information.

Disclaimer: This post is part of a Blog Book Tour. The author (blogger) of this post received a complimentary copy of the above book from the publisher in exchange of a written review. The review is the honest opinion of the blogger. This post contains affiliate links that financially benefit the blogger. By making a purchase via an affiliate link, the blogger may receive monetary compensation.

What I’m reading

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Not much time for reading this week, with two VBSs to attend and Bible in 90 Days to keep up with, but I did start several books:

Here Comes Everybody (The Power of Organizing Without Organizations) by Clay Shirky

and

Made from Scratch (Discovering the Pleasures of a Handmade Life) by Jenna Woginrich

From a bookstore run (sans children; ah! to shop by myself!):

Chains by Laurie Halse Anderson

Right now it’s the YA novel, Chains, that has me enchanted, so for the sake of brevity, I’ll wrap this up without links (shocking, I know); maybe later I’ll come back to tuck in links to LibraryThing or Amazon.com.