A Month of Thankfulness: 100 Ways to Say Thank You!

When Covid reduced my world, I was determined to keep my head together, and so I started my daily Three Good Things list. And, each week, I took my daily lists and made a Three Good Things list to post on my Sunday Salon post.

For November, I have decided to post Three Good Things from this past year each week for A Month of Thankfulness. This week I'd like to share 100 Ways to Say Thank You.

And to all of you I say a sincere thank you!

Thanks by W. S. Merwin:

"Listen

with the night falling we are saying thank you

we are stopping on the bridges to bow from the railings

we are running out of the glass rooms

with our mouths full of food to look at the sky

and say thank you..."

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Cozy Reads

Be careful, authors. It's a thin line between cozy and sappy. These have managed to stay firmly on the side of cozy for me.

Here are some cozy books I like:

The Mitford books

No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series

Janet Evanovich's Stephanie Plum books

Good children's picture books

The Rosie Project 

Anne of Green Gables

Books about Mister Rogers

Science-based happiness books

Terry Pratchett books

Cookbooks that teach me about baking

What are cozy reads for you?

Top Ten Tuesday was created by The Broke and the Bookish in June of 2010 and was moved to That Artsy Reader Girl in January of 2018. It was born of a love of lists, a love of books, and a desire to bring bookish friends together. Each Tuesday That Artsy Reader Girl assigns a topic and then post her top ten list that fits that topic. You’re more than welcome to join her and create your own top ten (or 2, 5, 20, etc.) list as well. Feel free to put a unique spin on the topic to make it work for you! Please link back to That Artsy Reader Girl in your own post so that others know where to find more information.    

Nonfiction November 2022: New to Your TBR

 

Week 5: (November 28-Dec 2) – New to My TBR : It’s been a month full of amazing nonfiction books! Which ones have made it onto your TBR? Be sure to link back to the original blogger who posted about that book! Pro tip: Start this draft post at the beginning of the month and add to it as your TBR multiplies. (Jaymi at The OC Book Girl)

What amazing nonfiction books have made it onto your TBR?

*BOOKS-ABOUT-BOOKS

The Bestseller Code: Anatomy of the Blockbuster Novel by Jodie Archer, recommended by Maria at Read Fine Books.

Revenge of the Librarians by Tom Gauld, recommended by Emma at Words and Peace.

Telltale: Reading, Writing, Remembering by Carmel Bird, recommended by Whispering Gums.

*FOOD

Fed, White, and Blue: Finding America with My Fork by Simon Majumdar, recommended by Christopher at Plucked from the Stacks.

Honey and Venom: Confessions of an Urban Beekeeper by Andrew Cote, recommended by Angela at Musings of a Literary Wanderer.

The Elephant in the Room: One Fat Man's Quest to Get Smaller in a Growing America by Tommy Tomlinson, recommended by The Inspired Eater.

*FRIENDSHIP

The Dance of Connection: How to Talk to Someone When You Are Mad, Hurt, Scared, Frustrated, Insulted, Betrayed, or Desperate by Harriet Lerner, recommended by Lisa Notes. 

MWF Seeking BFF: My Yearlong Search for a New Best Friend by Rachel Bertsche, recommended by Lisa Notes. 

Plays Well with Others: The Surprising Science Behind Why Everything You Know About Relationships is (Mostly) Wrong by Eric Barker, recommended by Lisa Notes. 

Share Your Stuff. I'll Go First: 10 Questions to Take Your Friendships to the New Level by Laura Tremaine, recommended by Lisa Notes. 

*HAPPINESS / HEALTH

Atlas of the Heart: Mapping Meaningful Connections and the Language of Human Experience by Brené Brown, recommended by Lisa at Lisa Notes.

Humankind: A Hopeful History by Rutger Bregman, recommended by What's Nonfiction.

It Didn't Start with You: How Inherited Family Trauma Shapes Who We Are and How to End the Cycle by Mark Wolynn, recommended by Lory at Entering the Enchanted Castle.

The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity by Daniel Z. Lieberman, recommended by stargazer at My Year in Books.

What My Bones Know: A Memoir of Healing from Complex Trauma by Stephanie Foo, recommended by Melissa at Melissa Firman.

You Are Not So Smart: Why You Have Too Many Friends on Facebook, Why Your Memory is Mostly Fiction, and 46 Other Ways You're Deluding Yourself by David McRaney, recommended by Molly at Silver Button Books.

*HISTORY

The 1619 Project by Nikole Hannah-Jones, recommended by Harry at Unsolicited Feedback.

Across the Tracks: Remembering Greenwood, Black Wall Street, and the Tulsa Race Massacre by Alverne Ball, shared by Helen at Helen's Book Blog.

The Court of the Red Tsar by Simon Sebag Montefiore, recommended by Lisbeth at The Content Reader.

The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede, recommended by Angela at Musings of a Literary Wanderer and Molly at Silver Button Books.

The Grimkes: The Legacy of Slavery in an American Family by Kerri Greenidge, recommended by Mae at Mae's Food Blog.

Postwar: A History of Europe by Tony Judt, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

A Short History of Russia: From the Pagans to Putin by Mark Galleotti, recommended by Brona at Brona's Books.

Tunnel 29: The True Story of an Extraordinary Escape Beneath the Berlin Wall by Helena Merriman, recommended by Helen at Helen's Book Blog.

*MEMOIR / BIOGRAPHY

Is this Anything? by Jerry Seinfeld, recommended by The Inspired Eater.

Woman as Seen from the Back by Jesper Wung-Sung, recommended by Lisbeth at The Content Reader. 

I Remain in Darkness by Annie Ernaux, recommended by Annabel at AnnaBookBel.

*PARIS

No. 91/92: A Diary of a Year on the Bus by Lauren Elkin, mentioned by Brona at Brona's Books. 

Paris: Biography of a City by Colin Jones, mentioned by Thoughts on Papyrus.

*SCIENCE AND NATURE

Eloquence of the Sardine: Extraordinary Encounters Beneath the Sea by Bill Francois, recommended by Harry at Unsolicited Feedback.

Ever Green: Saving Big Forests to Save the Planet by John W. Reid, recommended by Harry at Unsolicited Feedback.

Figuring by Maria Popova, recommended by What's Nonfiction.

The Importance of Being Interested: Adventures in Scientific Curiosity by Robin Ince, recommended by Stargazer Online. 

The Molecule of More: How a Single Chemical in Your Brain Drives Love, Sex, and Creativity---And Will Determine the Fate of the Human Race by Daniel Z. Lieberman, recommended by Stargazer Online. 

Mother Nature is Trying to Kill You: A Lively Tour Through the Dark Side of the Natural World by Dan Riskin, recommended by Pinkdotpages.

Pleased to Meet Me: Genes, Germs, and the Curious Forces that Make Us Who We Are by Bill Sullivan, recommended by What's Nonfiction.

The Social Lives of Animals by Ashley Ward, recommended by Superfluous Reading.

Thirteen Ways to Smell a Tree by David George Haskell, recommended by Annabel at AnnaBookBel.

*SOCIAL ISSUES

American Refuge: True Stories of the Refugee Experience by Diya Abdo, recommended by Liz at Adventures in Reading, Running, and Working from Home.

Corruptible: Who Gets Power and How It Changes Us by Brian Klaas, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right by Jane Mayer, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

Digital Hell: The Inner Workings of a "Like" by Guillaume Pitron, recommended by Emma at Words and Peace.

The Distance Between Us by Reyna Grande, recommended by Happiest When Reading.

Nothing is True and Everything is Possible: The Surreal Heart of the New Russia by Peter Pomerantsev, recommended by Harry at Unsolicited Feedback.

Why We're Polarized by Ezra Klein, recommended by Harry at Unsolicited Feedback.

Working in the Shadows: A Year of Doing Jobs (Most) Americans Won't Do by Gabriel Thompson, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

*SPIRITUALITY / PHILOSOPHY

Beginning to Pray by Metropolitan Anthony Bloom, recommended by Emma at Words and Peace.

The Good Book: Reading the Bible with Mind and Heart by Peter J. Gomes, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

Jesus and John Wayne: How White Evangelicals Corrupted a Faith and Fractured a Nation by Kristin Kobes du Mez, recommended by Rebekah at She Seeks Nonfiction.

Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism: A Bishop Rethinks the Meaning of Scripture by John Shelby Spong, recommended by Maphead's Book Blog.

*TRAVEL

Outlandish: Walking Europe's Unlikely Landscapes by Nick Hunt, recommended by Superfluous Reading

Sailing by Starlight by Rod Scher, recommended by Les at Coastal Horizons.

*WORDS / WRITING

Light the Dark: Writers on Creativity, Inspiration, and the Artistic Process, recommended by Melissa at Melissa Firman.

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Thankfully Reading Weekend

 

All these boxes awaited me on the porch when I returned home last weekend...

I have all these books to read and review for the Cybils...

Happily, I'm enjoying the Thankfully Reading Weekend. Here's more information about it: 

There are no rules to the weekend, we’re simply hoping to devote a good amount of time to reading, and perhaps meeting some of our reading challenges and goals for the year. We thought it’d be fun if we cheered each other on a bit. If you think you can join in, grab the logo  and add your sign up post to the link-up here. 

• How will/did you celebrate Thanksgiving? Lunch with my husband's family; dinner with my family.
• What’s in your TBR pile for the weekend? Take a look at that stack of picture books.
• How much time do you think you’ll have for reading? I'll squeeze in all I can.
• What book are you starting out with? Start at the top and move down.
• Are you reading print, ebooks, or audio? Maybe a bit each? Mostly print.
• What books will you be talking about during Thanksgiving dinner? One can only hope...

Last week I posted here at Readerbuzz:

The Sunday Salon: Reading Nonfiction:

The Wild Remedy; Life on the Mississippi; Last Witnesses; Adrift; and Inciting Joy

Nonfiction November: Worldview Changers

I'm Grateful for Gratitude Books

Wordless Wednesday: A Month of Thankfulness

Good Thing #1

Playing Uno! in East Texas last weekend

Good Thing #2

Decorating the Christmas tree at my son's house last weekend

Good Thing #3

Happy Thanksgiving!

I'm happy you joined us here at the Sunday Salon. Sunday Salon is a place to link up and to share what we have been doing during the week. It's a great way to visit other blogs and join in the conversations going on there. 

Some of the things we often talk about at the Sunday Salon:

• What was your week like?
• Read any good books? Tell us about them.
• What other bookish things did you do? 
• What else is going on in your life?

Other places where you may like to link up over the weekend are below. Click on the picture to visit the site.

        

My linkup for Sunday Salon is below.