Wednesday
Jan302008
Oprah's New Pick & More!
Wednesday, January 30, 2008 at 04:17PM
I am at a brief lull after the holidays and a very busy January, including the upheaval of new carpet in the condo, being sick for a week, SNOW in Atlanta (!!), my oldest son's 13th birthday (he is now 13yo Puberty Angst Boy) (god help us all), and, finally, sending out the last two pieces of my grad school application last Friday -- yay!! I have already received email confirmation that everything is in and my application is in process, which can take up to several weeks...which is fine. I am enjoying the lull.
Until next week, which is Book Fair at the Middle School, and I am Book Fair Co-Chair, so I'll be there all day, every day, hanging with great books and middle school kids, so that will be fun. Ooh ahh.
At the risk of sometimes going all kinda new-agey on you, I have to tell you about this Oprah thing -- her latest Oprah Book Club announcement, which I find fascinating and I'm kind of excited about participating in Oprah's "first worldwide interactive class." (I don't watch the show, but I generally enjoy her Book Club selections.)
From Publisher's Weekly:
TODAY'S NEWS
Oprah's New Pick: "Boldest Choice Yet"
By Lynn Garrett
This morning Oprah announced her new book club selection by saying she was "breaking new ground" with her "boldest choice yet": A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle (Penguin, Jan.). Saying she was "over the moon excited" about the book, Oprah described it as an extension of her life's mission, "to lead people to their higher selves." She also announced that the book would be the subject of her "first worldwide interactive class," a free ten-week course she will co-teach with Tolle on Oprah.com live Mondays at 9 p.m. EST beginning March 3.
For more info, and to sign up for the webcast class, if you are interested:
http://www.oprah.com/anewearth
(Watch the Preview)
Sounds like it could be an interesting way to enjoy a brief lull, which is a wonderful thing, and the beginning of a new year (finally!).
Until next week, which is Book Fair at the Middle School, and I am Book Fair Co-Chair, so I'll be there all day, every day, hanging with great books and middle school kids, so that will be fun. Ooh ahh.
At the risk of sometimes going all kinda new-agey on you, I have to tell you about this Oprah thing -- her latest Oprah Book Club announcement, which I find fascinating and I'm kind of excited about participating in Oprah's "first worldwide interactive class." (I don't watch the show, but I generally enjoy her Book Club selections.)
From Publisher's Weekly:
TODAY'S NEWS
Oprah's New Pick: "Boldest Choice Yet"
By Lynn Garrett
This morning Oprah announced her new book club selection by saying she was "breaking new ground" with her "boldest choice yet": A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose by Eckhart Tolle (Penguin, Jan.). Saying she was "over the moon excited" about the book, Oprah described it as an extension of her life's mission, "to lead people to their higher selves." She also announced that the book would be the subject of her "first worldwide interactive class," a free ten-week course she will co-teach with Tolle on Oprah.com live Mondays at 9 p.m. EST beginning March 3.
For more info, and to sign up for the webcast class, if you are interested:
http://www.oprah.com/anewearth
(Watch the Preview)
Sounds like it could be an interesting way to enjoy a brief lull, which is a wonderful thing, and the beginning of a new year (finally!).
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