Sarah Anne Carter

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Non-Fiction

Outer Order Inner Calm — While some people can follow a one-size-fits-all approach, there are other approaches as well. Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin follows a mantra of letting each person find their own way out of their clutter and offers some solid tips in the book to help people find their own right way.

Outer Order, Inner Calm by Gretchen Rubin

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 19, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Hearts of Fire — Hearts on Fire tells the stories of eight women who faced persecution because of their Christian faith in countries all over the world - Russia, Romania, Bhutan, Indonesia, Pakistan and China.

Hearts of Fire: Eight Women in the Underground Church and ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction Religious on April 15, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Trump: The Art of the Deal — The Art of the Deal was written in 1987 and talks about Trump’s life as a businessman and dealmaker. The book talks about his daily life, some deals from start to finish and about his family life growing up. In each deal he describes, he talks about his business philosophy, which led him to come under or at budget and on time with most of his projects.

Trump: The Art of the Deal by Donald J. Trump

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Biography Non-Fiction on April 12, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea — Doaa had big dreams growing up in a peaceful town in Syria. However, when she was in her teens, war came to her country – her own government was attacking its citizens for wanting more freedoms. Eventually, the military came to her town and made life dangerous for everyone – but especially, Doaa as she was participating in the protests. Finally, her family decided to leave and go to Egypt as refugees. Their own country was not a safe place anymore.

A Hope More Powerful Than the Sea by Melissa Fleming

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 8, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Grateful American — While pursuing a career in music and acting, Gary Sinise's respect for the military showed when they would have veterans nights at his acting company, Steppenwolf. Then, he got the role of Lt. Dan in Forrest Gump and he started joining USO shows. The more veterans he met, the more he wanted to help.

Grateful American by Gary Sinise

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 5, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Just Fine — Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Just Fine by Gail Honeyman was my local book club’s March book choice. We all enjoyed reading a book where the plot and characters were very different from books we typically read.

Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Just Fine by Gail Honeyman

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on April 1, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck — The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck is full of adult language to discuss a very adult topic – being an adult. Being an adult is all about setting priorities, making decisions and living with the consequences of those choices.

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck by Mark ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Inspirational Non-Fiction on March 22, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Walking on Water — Creating art can be a very spiritual experience? But how much does a spiritual life affect art when it’s created? Madeleine L’Engle, the author of A Wrinkle in Time and numerous other books, explores the bonds between faith and art in Walking on Water: Reflections of Faith and Art.

Walking on Water: Reflections of Faith and Art by Madeleine ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on March 15, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

How to Win Friends Influence People — How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie is a how-to manual in how to both make friends and influence people to either listen to you or even come around to your point of view.

How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on March 8, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter

Smartest Kids in World — What is the best way for a nation to educate its children? Amanda Ripley explores that question in The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got That Way. The author looks at education systems in four countries – America, South Korea, Poland and Finland. The book is not just full of facts and statistics; it is full of personal stories from children

The Smartest Kids in the World: And How They Got ...

This entry was posted in Reading and tagged Non-Fiction on March 1, 2019 by Sarah Anne Carter