Curarsi con i libri. Rimedi letterari per ogni malanno

i made a booknerd giftgiving list over on riffle! enjoy! http://www.rifflebooks.com/list/24946... bibliotherapy is the self-help application of readers' advisory. i did the whole library science schooling thing, with a specialization in readers' advisory, for which it seems i have an aptitude (summa Leggi tutto

This is a book that had been waiting patiently in my TBR list and I had been waiting for the right moment to start reading. I wanted to be focused, my mind concentrated, because the concept of the book- a combination of feelings and daily problems and the way they are depicted in various novels- was Leggi tutto

Once in a while when I'm in a bookshop I have some silly caprice (I hear my wife correcting me: "always", she says). So, yesterday, I bought this rather bulky book full of tips for further reading, as if I don't have enough books on my want-to-read-list already. But this is a special one: it's writt Leggi tutto

A good book, read at the right moment, should leave you uplifted, inspired, energized and eager for more. With so many books to choose from, what’s the point of reading even one more that leaves you cold? For anyone new to the concept of bibliotherapy or interested in finding out more, this is a lear Leggi tutto

I was trying to stubbornly work through this despite the fact I found it incredibly condescending and tone deaf, but this sealed the deal. On being broke, seemingly written by someone who has never even brushed poverty: Finally, return to The Great Gatsby and do what James Gatz should have done: inha Leggi tutto

Quanto le parole (e i libri) possono lenire, possono essere balsamiche, analgesiche, sedative, euforizzanti , antipiretiche persino blandamente antibiotiche Questo libro è un ironico manuale che contiene tantissimi rimedi ,sperimentati e di provata efficacia ,per numerosi malanni e diversi disturbi Leggi tutto

I love the idea of a book doctor, one who prescribes fiction as an antidote for many of lives ills. This is a book about books, tells one what books to read if one is feeling a certain way or facing a certain challenge. Not only does it names the books but it describes why that particular book was p Leggi tutto

Great idea for a list book! Do you have a problem? Are you listless, bored, sad, unemployed, ill, just lost the love of your life....? There is almost assuredly a book, a very good book, to see you through your problem time and help you come smiling out the other side. Conversely there are books to

Finalmente l'ho finito! Dopo quattro anni! Beh, ho finito di leggere il libro, ma non la mia sfida di "curarmi" con i libri. In sé il libro è troppo lungo e noioso. Sì, alcune volte è divertente, ma alla lunga stanca. Devo però ammettere che mi ha fatto scoprire autori e libri che non conoscevo (alc Leggi tutto

An A-Z Guide to reading for what ails you. If you asked me for a book recommendation for someone who was depressed I could easily find one in non-fiction that would fit the bill. I could choose from what the reader needed, an explanation of the causes, perhaps a memoir by someone who's been there or Leggi tutto