Comments on: 8 Books to See the World (and Yourself) More Clearly https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/ on Life and Love Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:50:29 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.8 By: Anne https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337614 Thu, 11 Dec 2025 11:50:29 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337614 Another great selection of books, Growing old is one I definitely need to read. I like Fredrik Backman too.

]]> By: Sarah MumofThree World https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337590 Sat, 06 Dec 2025 06:48:59 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337590 I love Fredrik Backman and have been waiting for My Friends to come out in paperback so I can read it. Kamala Harris’s book sounds very interesting too. As a Brit, I can say that nearly all of us would have loved to see her as president.

]]> By: Linda Stoll https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337583 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 19:10:43 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337583 I read Kamala Harris’ book (fascinating) and Jen Hatmaker’s memoir ended up being one of my top 4 books of the year. Thank you for continually supplying me with interesting books on a wide array of topics. You’ve always enlarged my comfort zone and I sure have appreciated it.

May Advent’s blessings encourage your spirit in this bittersweet season, dear one. I thank God for you.

]]> By: Wendy https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337582 Thu, 04 Dec 2025 14:29:43 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337582 Such great reads, Lisa! Of course, Fredrik Bachman is always a win for me. Your NF choices are intriguing. Dear America sounds a lot like Solito, which I read a few years ago and was one of my favorite books that year. I’m struggling with growing old as I am caring for my aging parents–my mom has dementia, and my dad has physical disabilities as well as terrible anxiety. I’m doing everything I can to stay healthy, but looking at them makes me anxious for my future!

]]> By: Joanne https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337579 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 20:13:49 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337579 These do all sound really good! Off to check and see if I can get Dear America from our library…

]]> By: LisaNotes https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337577 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:38:56 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337577 In reply to Lynn D. Morrissey.

Thanks, Lynn! I had to look up my Goodreads account to see which Mary Pipher books I’ve read. It’s been years since I read the Writing book (might be time for a reread?) and I read Women Rowing North in 2019 (6 years ago already? feels like just last year). I remember I really liked it. In it she says that the older the person is, the better her mental health tended to be. We could add some caveats to that, I’m sure, but overall, I like the thought! 🙂

She also said, “Women in their sixties and early seventies are crossing a border and everything interesting happens at borders.”

Nice to know! 🙂 Glad we’re both still here to cross interesting borders together.

]]> By: LisaNotes https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337576 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:31:58 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337576 In reply to Kathryn Trask.

Yes, the drawback from reading other people’s book lists is that it makes me want to do nothing but sit and read all the books! 🙂

]]> By: LisaNotes https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337575 Wed, 03 Dec 2025 19:31:19 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337575 In reply to Martha J. Orlando.

I did have a nice Thanksgiving, Martha. The weather was so beautiful and fallish. Hope all was well in your neck of the woods, too. Now on to Christmas! 🙂

]]> By: Lynn D. Morrissey https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337563 Tue, 02 Dec 2025 22:24:24 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337563 Lisa, as always thanks for the recommendations. When I saw your upcoming list and a book on story, I thought of Mary Pipher’s Writing to Change the World: An Inspiring Guide for Transforming the World through Words. That book had an impact on me and gave me a way to approach our daughter’s (then) high-school administration about something to which my husband and I objected. Rather than just complain, thx to Pipher’s counsel, I opened with a true family story and also commended them on the good things they’d done. The principal said it was not threatening, though firm, and after a two-year dialogue the school changed course. BUT it started w/ a story.

Also, I note she has written a book on vintaging called Women Rowing North: Navigating Life’s Currents and Flourishing as We Age. Sounds interesting, as well as a book I saw on Amazon by her about refugees.

I’ve only read the “Writing’ book.

xo
Lynn

]]> By: Kathryn Trask https://lisanotes.com/8-books-to-see-the-world-and-yourself-more-clearly/#comment-337560 Mon, 01 Dec 2025 17:46:43 +0000 https://lisanotes.com/?p=44520#comment-337560 I read very few non fiction books, the books you read in November sound really good, I’d like to be sitting here saying I’d read them all!!

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