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  HumanKind - Changing the World One Small Act At a Time Brad Aronson 3.5 stars In light of the world we live in where we are often told to be cautious and perhaps to second-guess our sense to be open and caring, this book is a welcome little gem. Don't let the 3.5 stars dissuade you from picking this one up. It is an easy read that warms your heart and offers ideas we can incorporate into our day to make someone else's hours a little bit happier. Yes, it brought me a tear or two, but only in the best kind of way! It is packed with stories of kindness, some small, some huge but all that were welcome. It spoke of the opening of your heart in a generous way that touched first one life when it was most needed. And then how that small act of kindness encouraged/motivated/inspired that person to create a wave of kindness. And made the giver's life better too. From the young boy who only wanted to fit in at school by arriving with a brown paper bagged-lunch to the belief from ...

  The Every Dave Eggers 3.5 stars       A worrisome, long, frightening book about where humanity could be/is headed. It is disturbing in its references to what each of us easily accepts today within our social media. There are continuous less than subtle mentions of Amazon, FB and Google that could push the anxious person over the edge and caused  some tiresome chapters. Overkill, or making a point, I'm not sure. Eggers mentions the Apps that share your neighbours everyday conversations, mixed with the banning of pet videos, and statistics on eye-tracking made this a mix of terrifying and hilarious. Yes, there were many laugh out loud moments too. I read this as a stand alone, and do not feel that I needed The Circle, the previous book to get the gist of what the author was putting across. It seems that in this dystopian world, which could be just around the corner, a person cannot trust anyone, moral character is shady, and values are fluid. Now that is plain s...

Yes, I'm excited along with many friends and family who will attend the sale (which has not happened in the last two years) some time May 6 - 16. Do you love books? How long have you been reading? I don't remember a time when I didn't have a book on-the-g0. They were my companion while I sat in the backseat of a not-airconditioned car on many a road-trip from Montreal to the Maritimes. I also remember hoisting a bookbag for my finds when I went in alone to the local library and stuffed it as much as I could as a nine year old. Oh the joy of books!           from the Calgary Reads site   Calgary Reads will be holding this sale, which took my breath away the first time I attended. Books on tables, books in boxes under tables, and filled with people who told you about their favourite author, and 'have you read this one?' Children sitting under the tables, squeezed in among the boxes looking for a quiet spot. Adorable! The making of a life-long reader. What is ...