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Wannabe_Quijote

Wannabe_Quijote

Joined May 2016

Psych Prof; Wilbur's human; UAE-based; Coffee & Wine; Pools & Travel; Insta & Goodreads = brienashdown; StoryGraph: brien_k
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Hard to beat this kind of Sunday afternoon!

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Critical Thinking in Psychology | Robert J. Sternberg, Diane F. Halpern
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If I have to read for work...

EvieBee I‘ve been thoroughly enjoying my Scribe! It‘s a dream. 1y
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Mehso-so

Too much detail...but some great big-picture ideas. Worth the quick read.

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Best. Bookrest. Ever.

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After two days of #rain (which is a big deal here in #Dubai), glad to be back in the garden with my morning #coffee!

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I'm not usually a fan of #fantasy or #dragons. But so far, I've really enjoyed the first two books of this #series. I just have to pace myself reading the next 8, or I'll get #dragon #burnout!

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Definitely the champion of resting. #Wilbur #dog #naptime

hannah-leeloo Awwww such a cutie 1y
Erinsuereads It took me a minute to figure out what kind of critter I was looking at 😂 1y
Wannabe_Quijote 🤣🤣 1y
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#pizza #gin #dragons and #pool. Is there any better combination?

SamAnne Lovely! 1y
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My #morning reading buddy. #dogs #dragons

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Morning #walks and an #audiobook with the mini-beast. #dog #UAE #dragons

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#Football, a book, a #blanket (even in the #UAE!) and a #puppy. Perfect Sunday night.

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First book of 2023. I love Mary Roach's books. I'm never disappointed.

DocBrown I haven‘t read any of her books. Which one should I start with? 1y
Wannabe_Quijote @DocBrown Any of them! You really can't go wrong 1y
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Meal prep while listening to how I'm gonna digest it! #audiobook #science #food #cooking

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I've been reading Gulp by Mary Roach (the best popular science writer out there, IMHO), and now I can't eat anything without thinking about whatever I read most recently in her book. #food #science #curry

Billypar Mary Roach is the best. One of my favorite parts of Gulp was the section on Fletcherism. I feel bad for Mr. Fletcher's dining companions - all that chewing couldn't have been great for conversation 😅 1y
Wannabe_Quijote @Billypar Poor Fletcher 🤣 1y
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Reading (but not quite dying from) a #dissertation with great views of the Dead Sea. #ReadingWhileTraveling #WorkingWhileTraveling #TravelReads #KindleScribe #Psychology

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Some evening reading with a view of the #pool and #DeadSea in #Jordan

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Cutting for Stone: A Novel | Abraham Verghese
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Cutting for Stone: A Novel | Abraham Verghese
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Girls Burn Brighter | Shobha Rao
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Book 55 of 2020! This is a heartbreaking story about two girls from India. The story touches on caste, misogyny, rape, human trafficking, friendship, resilience, and sex. Even though many aspects of the story were difficult to read, the book is so well written and the characters so likable, I definitely recommend it!

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Cutting for Stone: A Novel | Abraham Verghese
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Sitting in the shade in a parking lot waiting for a new windshield to be installed… #Covid

Cathythoughts I still have this book waiting for me .... 4y
Wannabe_Quijote @Cathythoughts Don‘t make it wait any longer! It‘s fantastic! 4y
smjohns @Cathythoughts if you haven‘t read this yet, you must! I just finished. This will be a book I purchase a copy of, to keep with my other all time favorites. 4y
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The Likely World | Melanie Conroy-Goldman
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The Likely World | Melanie Conroy-Goldman
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#Wilbur‘s first trip to the #dogpark. (He‘s the cute little black mutt)

#puppyoflitsy #dogsoflitsy

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The Likely World | Melanie Conroy-Goldman
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Love my new book tree!

Nute Cool! 2y
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Rainy mornings reading with #Wilbur.

I really like this one. It took me a while to get through it because it was so full of information, interesting anecdote, and stuff that I needed time to process. I think this is an important one for most of us to educate ourselves about US history.

#BLM #history #ReadDiversity #DogsOfLitsy

violabrain Great book! 4y
SamAnne I learned so much. 4y
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#Porch reading by #tiki torch light.

Nute Nice! 2y
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The Likely World | Melanie Conroy-Goldman
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Starting a new book in the shade down by the lake. #SummerReading

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Enjoying some delicious #FrenchToast made with #ZucchiniBread, #coffee, and #Hash at my favorite local #diner. Perfect #SundayMorning!

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Like a Fading Shadow: A Novel | Antonio Muoz Molina
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Book 53 of 2020! This one wasn‘t very interesting for me... but just interesting enough to keep me going to finish it. The chapters that alternated between the author‘s memoir and the fictional account of James Earl Ray was an interesting concept, but it didn‘t really work for me here.

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Cutting for Stone (Large Print) | Abraham Verghese, A Verghese
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Cutting for Stone: A Novel | Abraham Verghese
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#Smoothie bowl, #coffee, and re-reading a favorite for #bookclub on the #porch

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Had to make a quick 24-hour trip to #Pittsburgh for work (10 of those 24 hours were spent driving!). But being able to have my morning #coffee on this #AirBnB #porch with my book made it worth it!

rather_be_reading 😍😍 4y
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The Likely World | Melanie Conroy-Goldman
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I‘m just flipping through recent issue of Vanity Fair, and see my friend Melanie‘s book blurbed! So excited to see this come out!

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Book 52 of 2020! Lots of important information and ideas in this book.  I wish it had been just a bit more accessible and "non-academic" but I still think it's an important book everyone should read. Reading and thinking about the consequences of the USA's colonial settler past is always important and worth it.

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#24in48 has me at over 8 hours of reading for this weekend. For me, that‘s fantastic!
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@24in48 #readathon

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After 6 weeks of travel for work (but always with a bit of fun!), I‘m happy to be home! #24in48 #nightstand #kindle @24in48

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After already logging 6 hours for this #24in48, I‘m starting this one!
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#profsoflitsy #highered @2 @24in48

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Loved this one! Finished on the #plane, just before hitting 6 hours for this #24in48
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4 hours read. I‘m not gonna get a full 24....but I‘ll get a lot more than I typically do in a weekend!
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Andrew65 I love this book, good luck for the rest of the Readathon. 5y
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Jumping to it out of the gate! I‘m at a #hotel in #CostaRica tonight, flying back to #NY early tomorrow. Hoping to get some good time in for #24in48 on the #plane! @24in48

Readerann Plane reading!! I love it because I don‘t feel guilty about not doing something else. 😁 5y
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Cathythoughts Lovely 😊 5y
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At times the book feels a bit like a slog, but I never really lost interest in it. Like Bowden‘s other books, it was hard for me to keep track of all of the names of people and places and things. But once I let go of trying to do that and just focused on the general story of the battle, as well as some of the amazing individual stories that Bowden tells so well, I learned so much. Equal parts infuriating and inspiring, it‘s well-worth the effort!