Ali's Picks

Over the Top: My Story (Paperback)

By Jonathan Van Ness

$17.99

ISBN: 9780062906380

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Published: HarperOne - September 29th, 2020

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I don't know if I loved Over the Top, by Jonathan Van Ness, or Naturally Tan, by Tan France, more. They may be tied for my favorite audiobook of all time. These two tell the incredible stories that eventually led them to Queer Eye with so much humor, candor, sass, and heart - and in JVN's case his signature theatrics and the wild, barely-controlled enthusiasm of a triple axel; in Tan's, his usual cheekiness and killer sense of attitude and style. Read and see for yourself, or try Libro.fm to listen and still support Phoenix Books!  -Ali, Burlington

Naturally Tan: A Memoir (Paperback)

By Tan France

$18.99

ISBN: 9781250210531

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Published: St. Martin's Griffin - September 22nd, 2020

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I don't know if I loved Over the Top, by Jonathan Van Ness, or Naturally Tan, by Tan France, more. They may be tied for my favorite audiobook of all time. These two tell the incredible stories that eventually led them to Queer Eye with so much humor, candor, sass, and heart - and in JVN's case his signature theatrics and the wild, barely-controlled enthusiasm of a triple axel; in Tan's, his usual cheekiness and killer sense of attitude and style. Read and see for yourself, or try Libro.fm to listen and still support Phoenix Books! -Ali, Burlington

Healing with Whole Foods: Asian Traditions and Modern Nutrition (Paperback)

By Paul Pitchford

$35.00

ISBN: 9781556434303

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Published: North Atlantic Books - November 5th, 2002

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I’ve been using this book forever! Paul Pitchford’s Healing With Whole Foods is a classic of holistic health, long considered the best word on nutritional healing and wellness, and it has a ton of reliably clean, simple, and delicious recipes, to boot! I’ve been making the baked tofu with lemon sauce for almost 20 years. I am, in fact, having it again for dinner tonight! 

Big Magic: Creative Living Beyond Fear (Hardcover)

By Elizabeth Gilbert

$26.00

ISBN: 9781594634710

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Published: Riverhead Books - September 22nd, 2015

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This book is so inspiring! As soon as I finished reading Liz Gilbert's Big Magic, I wanted to start it again. A starburst, lighthouse, magic lantern, and salve for any creative soul. Beautiful writing, too! If you're a creative-living-leaning person, and definitely if you also liked her vibe in her memoir, Eat, Pray, Love, you'll love this one. It's a dazzler.

You Are a Badass®: How to Stop Doubting Your Greatness and Start Living an Awesome Life (Paperback)

By Jen Sincero

$17.00

ISBN: 9780762447695

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Published: Running Press Adult - April 23rd, 2013

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You Are A Badass, by Jen Sincero, is a refreshing, encouraging, funny, and effective kick-in-the-pants. The format is great--easy and fun to read and apply to whatever in your life needs some inspired cheerleading.

The Art of Memoir (Paperback)

By Mary Karr

$15.99

ISBN: 9780062223074

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Published: Harper Perennial - September 6th, 2016

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"At unexpected points in life," Marry Karr begins in The Art of Memoir, "everyone gets waylaid by the colossal force of recollection...but there are also memories that you dig for: you start with a clear fix on a tiny instant, and pick at every knot until a thin thread comes undone that you can follow back through the mind's labyrinth to other places..."

Anyone interested in the nature of memory and storytelling, or curious about the art of reading or writing memoir will delight in this book. Karr's voice is terrifically alive with humor, wit and wisdom. A true pioneer and apostle of her genre!

Mindfulness A to Z: 108 Insights for Awakening Now (Paperback)

By Arnie Kozak

$16.95
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ISBN: 9781614290575

Published: Wisdom Publications - September 22nd, 2015

Arnie Kozak's Mindfulness A to Z is a creative and friendly invitation to explore the principles and practices of mindfulness. Nicely organized and puzzled together--insightful and accessible at once. Some wonderful entries you might not expect, like "Flourishing", "Landscape", and "Joy'. Enjoy!

The Boy Who Lost Fairyland (Hardcover)

By Catherynne M. Valente, Ana Juan (Illustrator)

$16.99
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ISBN: 9781250023490

Published: Feiwel & Friends - March 3rd, 2015

Catherynne M. Valente's Fairyland series will forever be a favorite of mine: It's imaginative, meaningful, whimsical, playful, and is really--seriously--gorgeous writing. Her prose is some of the best I've seen. Next on my to-read list is this fourth book in the series, which stars (for the first time) a boy! Confession: I love Valente's writing so much that I procrastinate starting her books so I can postpone the sad situation of having to finish them. Great for: A Middle Grade reader and/or any-aged reader with an imaginative inner world who wonders, wanders, and wishes her/his way out of this one.

What Comes Next and How to Like It: A Memoir (Hardcover)

By Abigail Thomas

$24.00
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ISBN: 9781476785059

Published: Scribner - March 24th, 2015

This is a lovely memoir about time, family, creativity, and friendship, and I really enjoyed its somewhat-unusual-for-memoir form (prose blocks/vignettes--with titles!) and the general cadence of the story. It's woven together with memory fragments, distilled moments, and sudden(-feeling) reflections. Richly peopled, intimate, and honest, this is a narrative that's settled in the telling, like life, where the threads cross. Great for: Anyone contemplating the familial and creative implications of time and aging, and/or interested in unconventional narrative forms. Especially if you are a dog person! Lots of dogs in this one.

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage (Paperback)

By Ann Patchett

$16.99

ISBN: 9780062236685

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Published: Harper Perennial - October 7th, 2014

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This Is The Story Of A Happy Marriage isn't about marriage! It's a "sparkling" (The New Yorker) collection of writings about all sorts of things, from dogs to opera to reading to the nature of truth and invention. Ann Patchett is beloved for her fiction mostly, but she's such a thoughtful and inspired writer that she can make any (every) thing interesting, relevant, and meaningful just by spinning words around it.

A great choice for fans of Patchett's fiction, for readers interested in the narrative and/or autobiographical essay, and for quiet but curious thinkers on ordinary and extraordinary things.