Hey Stranger!! - 7/25/12

So last week at work again when I was doing trays (serving dinner to people who had surgery that day) there was one patient who asked me to help him with his iPad. It belonged to his wife and there was music playing and he didn't know from where or how to turn it off. When I finished helping him with that I noticed he had a book on his table, now in good standing with the man, he then graciously obliged when I asked if I could take a picture of it for my book blog.

The Devil in the White City - by Erik Larson

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair That Changed America

Apparently it's a 2003 non-fiction book presented in novelistic style. The book is based on real characters and events.

According to wikipedia:

The book is set in Chicago circa 1893, intertwining the true tales of Daniel H. Burnham, the architect behind the 1893 World's Fair, and Dr. H. H. Holmes, the serial killer who lured his victims to their deaths in his elaborately constructed "Murder Castle".

Apparently there's a movie as well.

Seems pretty interesting, especially since it's based on real events.

What Are You Reading???! - 'Choose Life, Choose Words'

Glad to see that my homie Leidy is still reading :). But this time she's sharing an article with us!

Magazine: Victory
Article: Choose Life, Choose Words

Cherished Quotes:

God's kingdom is not a place. It is literally the King's domain (King-dom), the reality of His dominion. It's a divine system of government.

When we speak negative words or words that align with the curse (such as "I'm broke," "I'm sick," or "I'm a failure"), we activate the death cycle in our lives. When we speak God's Word about ourselves, we activate the life cycle of THE BLESSING.

God and His WORD are one. They cannot be separated. As John 1:1 says, "In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God."

I learned from the Scriptures that everything in this universe was created by words. The heavens and the earth, the plants and animals, the race of man --- all came from what God said. This planet is a word-governed system."

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Thanks for sharing Leidy :).

I'm going to add some lyrics from one of my favourite songs, 'I Speak Life' by Auldwin Johnson:

"I speak life over problems,

life over fears,

life over my pain - my body is healed,

life over circumstance - I'm no longer down,

I will not be bound,

I'm turning my frown upside down."

What Are You Reading???! - 'The Go-Getter'

Featuring another book from Ninnera's parent's library, but this book is being read by Dennis. He and I actually raided their library at the same time a few months ago, and we're very soon due for a repeat offence!

The Go-Getter - by Susan M. Fenton Willoughby

from: 1985

pgs: 96

- Adventist Author

Enjoy a bunch of quotes from the book as we figure out what it's about!:

What you will be, you are becoming.

No matter what your circumstances of life, courage will bring you closer to your goal.

Most people apply for and get jobs with an organization, but then it is up to them to turn those jobs into positions.

'If' IS NOT a part of a Go-Getters vocabulary.

Don't wait for an opening, make one for yourself.

Genius is one percent inspiration, and ninety-nine percent perspiration.

For the Go-Getters, 'Never' is not a word.

Even a clock that does not work, shows the correct time twice a day, stay positive. [<< my favourite :)]

Many people fail because they expect immediate results.

Diamonds are only chunks of coal that stuck to their jobs.

Success is like a ratio: it's measured by what you are, against what you might have been.

Your best is enough, which is defined by fulfilling what you set out to accomplish.

Many people hide behind the fact that the Lord called uneducated men to be Jesus' disciples, these usually forget He was their teacher for three years."

This sounds like a Christian version to 'See You At The Top' - the book I posted about previously that Adriel was reading.

What Are You Reading???! - 'Eclipse'

So Sunday evening during break at work, I had slouched myself on two chairs and was starting to doze off. I heard Maggie behind me pull her purse closer to her, open it, and take something out. Then I heard what sounded like pages turning! I opened my eyes, turned my head around, I couldn't see what was on the table in front of her. "Are you reading!?" I asked. Her response was a pleasure to my ears, "Yaaa," with a *curious face* .. Lol.

Maggie was reading:

- Eclipse - by Stephenie Meyer
- the 3rd book in the Twilight Series

Maggie is an avid reader! She started the series on Wednesday July 18th, and by Sunday the 22nd she was halfway done the third book! Eclipse is 629 pages! She said it's a testament of how interesting the books are and how easy of a read they are.

Maggie says that it doesn't get annoying that the book is about vampires and werewolves. She says you get annoyed of certain characters at different times, but it seems as though that is due to the authors intentions.

I don't know much about Twilight but I know its known for it's love story. :)
Maggie highly recommends the series as a read!

(I took a couple pictures of inside the book just because I liked the different fonts that they used to portray hand written letters).

What Are You Reading???! - 'See You At The Top'

So on my overnight shifts Adriel is the second guy who is always faithfully reading. I swagger jack Rowan and Adriel once in a while but I'm usually sleeping.

Recently Adriels been reading - See You At The Top - by Zig Ziglar

This time around I didn't fail to capture some of the books artwork. I'll spell out for you the text with the pictures just in case you can't make it out.

Parents feed children: love, obedience, faith integrity, etc.
Teacher feeds child: honesty, patriotism, persistency, attitude, etc.
Professor feeds: goal setting, character, cooperation, etc.
Employer feeds: loyalty, total effort, dedication, etc.
Proper dieting is a lifetime proposition.
(I like that :p)

1. Start with total effort.
2. Prime the pump (put 'you' in whatever you do).
3. Persistence with perspiration before production.
4. Life returns so many rewards 'after' you do your part.

I asked Adriel if he had any favourite quotes, he said, "yea, everything in bold is pretty good."

if you expect to make it big, you must work toward your objectives every day.

Others can stop you temporarily - you are the only one who can do it permanently.

go as far as you can see and when you get there you will always be able to see farther.

Don't forget the little guys when you're at the top Adriel. :p

Local Alert!! - 'What We All Long For'

FYI! I am SO pro-Toronto!!!
This book that my friend Trish is reading, is a MUST READ for me!! (Eventually, lol). I'm so excited!! A book about Toronto written by a Toronto Author on a subject I'm so interested and passionate about!!! Who's the author and what's the subject? You'll find out soon! This is a GREAT find! And would you believe? Trish didn't want me to do a post on her book, because she thinks her review of it doesn't do the book justice. KMT! Good thing I asked her for everything I needed before I told her I was going to do a post! Lol.

What We All Long For - By Dionne Brand

In the words of Trish -
"Its about four friends who are joined together by family circumstances. The parents of one of the four came from Vietnam and had lost a son on the journey, during the war, and are still sorrowful. The book shows that people struggle, immigrants coming into Canada struggle with their own identity, with what has been placed upon them by the society that they have now come to live with. They struggle to preserve the culture that they had, living how they once lived. It talks about us as humans, how we long for acceptance, we long to be free from biases and stereotypes placed upon us from society and even family members."
- That's an excellent review in my opinion.


One of Trish' favourite parts from the book:
(transcribed from a voice note)
"Richmondhill is a sprawling suburb outside of the city. It is one of the suburbs where immigrants go to get away from other immigrants, but of course they end up living with all the other immigrants running away from themselves. Or at least running away from the self they think is weak, helpless, unsuitable, and always in some kind of trouble. They hate that self that keeps showing attention, the one that can't fit in because of colour or language, or both. And they think that moving to a suburb will somehow eradicate that person once and for all. And after all the humiliations of being that self, after they've worked hard enough at two or three jobs and saved enough by crowding their families in small dorm rooms, cobbled together enough credit: immigrants flee to rangy, look alike, desolate suburbs like Richmondhill, where the houses give them a sense of space and distance from the troubled image of themselves."

SCREAM!!!!
Excellent review Trish!!!
I MUST have and read and keep this book!!!!
I looooooooove it already!!!!!
Yummm!

Hey Stranger!! - 7/18/12

Sooo... :) When I see random persons with a book, I will ask them if I can take a picture of it for my book club blog, and then I'll post all the pictures from that day under a 'Hey Strangers' post with that day's date! :))


Here we go! These books are all books that random patients had yesterday evening at work!


Ace Frehley - No Regrets
- from KISS - Coool!
- talks about his experiences with the band and so fourth
- the patient reading this said it was something different from what he normally reads so it was pretty interesting

Robert Ludlum's - The Bourne Dominion - by Eric Van Lustbader

- A New Jason Bourne Novel - Cooooooooooool!!!!!!

- I love Jason Bourne movies!! I didn't even know there are Jason Bourne Novels!! Cooool!

- I wouldn't read this by myself though, but I would read it with a group of people.. Takers? 

Run For Your Life - James Patterson & Michael Ledwidge
- The lady who was reading this book was very excited to share.
- She asked me if I was in school, and she got nervous when I told her I just graduated with a psychology degree.
- "Ohh! Blush* Do the books that people read tell you about who they are? I'm nothing like this, I just really like the stories, he's such a good author, have you read him?"
- lol, so sweet
- 'A calculating killer who calls himself The Teacher is taking on New York City , killing the powerful and the arrogant. His message is clear: remember your manners or suffer the consequences!" << Snippet from Indigo
- I don't think I've read Patterson before but I would be interested in reading this book, I used to read crime mysteries when I was in grade nine or ten. There was a series I used to read, I don't remember what it was called though, I wonder if Toronto Public Library has a record of the books I checked out.. I would be so interested to look at those crime books again. They were good, and it was so new and unusual for me to be reading those times. It was fun to read books that were from a series. That was also a new experience for me.
- But ya, these types of books would be fun to read as a group, I wouldn't care to read them by myself anymore. But I would rather read this book over the Jason Bourne book.
- And the lady had a cool butterfly bookmark, I tried to get it in the picture.