Blink for lovely Alchemists

So remember the new year's resolution? It's still happening, only I haven't posted about it for a while. So here are three new books I have finished... and honestly, there is a fourth, but I can't remember what it was, so just know that it wasn't very memorable and no more will be said about it.

Blink, by Malchom Gladwell

 So while I was required to read this for a class I took over the summer, I did quite enjoy it. It's about making accurate quick decisions and trusting your gut instinct. This book didn't tell me how to make decisions in my life (which was what I was partially looking for) but it did  demonstrate the power of our minds. It was well worth the read and extremely interesting, and I plan on picking up the other three books of Gladwell's off of the shelf... just as soon as I'm done with the other million books I need to finish.:)

The Alchemist, by Paulo Coelho
 The Alchemist is probably one of the best books I've ever taken the time to read. It was suggested to me by a fabulous aunt, and I am forever in her debt. This book makes you think quite a bit, but it's not a particularly difficult read. It has the quality of classical literature without the length or the bore. It is one of those books I'll have to read again (which I won't be mad about) but this time around the main thing I got from it is having the courage to follow the dreams and goals we have. Honestly I could go on for days about this book, but I'll keep this short. It's wonderful and basically life changing.

How to be Lovely, by Melissa Hellstern
This book is a book filled with quotes and stories from Audrey Hepburn and those who knew her well. In a word, it's perfect. With ten chapters of different aspects of life, it goes over how this fantastic human lived. It's literally a quote book, but it's not cheesy and weird like the average quote book. It makes sense, it's interesting, and it feels good to read. The quotes have somewhat of a story line without the book becoming a biography, and it just gives lovely advice.:)

So there you have it, three more books I have finished. I honestly might have a read-athon this weekend (the last weekend before school starts up again) and there is a very good chance of three more books I will have finished by next week.

Anyway, good luck to anyone headed for school, including myself, because we will need any and all the luck we can get.  I hope we all pull through without any fatalities. Let us all put our game faces on, and tackle the next four months with war paint and ice cream.