Best for: Men (because you need to be told); mothers working outside the home who are looking for some support. In a nutshell: Tech journalist Sarah Lacy makes the case that motherhood is an asset to the workforce, not a detriment. Line that sticks with me: “It was the men — not the kids — that had proven to be a net negative on many of these women’s careers.” (p 206) Why I chose it: This is another book by someone in the tech world […]
Still couldn’t stop the words from pouring out.
The Great Passage is the first that I’ve actually read of the many, many “Kindle First” books that I’ve downloaded for free in the past year or so since I became aware of the Amazon program. I can’t ignore the opportunity for a free book, but I’ve been so on top of my library queue and meeting self-imposed reading deadlines that I just haven’t gotten to any of these, which I mostly choose either based on the description being the least irritating of the group […]
Once More for the People In the Back!
Add me to the chorus of people loving this book! I reread passages as I went along, I’m already reread Beth Ellen’s copy that she lent me, I intend to buy a copy of my own, AND I’ll probably pick up an ebook copy one day when it goes on sale. I suspect this will be a comfort read for years to come. I can’t even properly write about this book. I had a big smile plastered on my face the entire time I was […]