[Review] What I Talk About when I Talk About Running - Haruki Murakami

Title of Book: What I Talk About when I Talk About Running
Author: Haruki Murakami
Translator: Philip Gabriel
Publisher: Vintage International
Publication Year: 2016
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 180

[Review] #girlboss - Sophia Amoruso

Title of Book: #girlboss
Author: Sophia Amoruso
Publisher: Portfolio
Publication Year: 2014
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 256

The founder of Nasty Gal offers a sassy and irreverent manifesto for ambitious young women

At seventeen, Sophia Amoruso decided to forgo continuing education to pursue a life of hitchhiking, dumpster diving, and petty thievery. Now, at twenty-nine, she is the Founder, CEO, and Creative Director of Nasty Gal, a $100+ million e-tailer that draws A-list publicity and rabid fans for its leading-edge fashion and provocative online persona. Her story is extraordinary—and only part of the appeal of #GIRLBOSS.

This aspirational book doesn’t patronize young women the way many business experts do. Amoruso shows readers how to channel their passion and hard work, while keeping their insecurities from getting in the way. She offers straight talk about making your voice heard and doing meaningful work.

She’s proof that you can be a huge success without giving up your spirit of adventure or distinctive style. As she writes, "I have three pieces of advice I want you to remember: Don’t ever grow up. Don’t become a bore. Don’t let The Man get to you. OK? Cool. Then let’s do this.”

[Review] Bossypants - Tina Fey

Title of Book: Bossypants
Author: Tina Fey
Publisher: Sphere
Publication Year: 2012
Language: English
Format: Paperback
Pages: 289

Tina Fey is one of the world's greatest comic writers and performers. Here she reveals all, and proves what we've all suspected - you're no one until someone calls you bossy.

July 2016 Wrap-Up & Favorites

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Hello! July has ended. It was a good month for me in general. I wasn’t too busy so I spent most of my time reading. What makes me even happier, I finally read The Book Thief! And several other books that have been waiting for me to read. So here are the books I read in July.

[Review] Yes Please - Amy Poehler

Title of Book: Yes Please
Author: Amy Poehler
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2014
Language: English
Format: Hardback
Pages: 329

In Amy Poehler's highly anticipated first book, Yes Please, she offers up a big juicy stew of personal stories, funny bits on sex and love and friendship and parenthood and real life advice (some useful, some not so much). Powered by Amy's charming and hilarious, biting yet wise voice, Yes Please is a book full of words to live by.