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Location: East Coast USA
In My Own Words:
A serious non fiction addict. Whereas others bar hop, I library hop and come home with 15, 20, 30 books at a time. Landscaping, backyard habitat, tarot, ecology, etymology, ornithology, space/place, bio, autobio, memoir, science, nature... If it's somewhere along the DDS, chances are I'll at least pick it up and peruse it.
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and what to know more. There is plenty of research, as well as case study examples. If you're new to this concept and want to explore, it's excellent. If you've already accepted the idea as fact, move on to something more advanced.
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For such a thick book, I would have preferred more case studies/examples, to which more readers can relate. Isn't that the point of a book like this, to bring the reader in and then feed us with something that resonates? But the author provides only one example for each "theory." For example: when a parent dies, the adult child's relationship with the surviving parent either 1)remains unchanged, 2)improves, or 3)deteriorates. While absolutely true and an affirming statement no matter what the reader's situation (there are only those 3 possibilities, after all), we only get one example of each possibility. And what this book needs is more case studies to be outlined, more examples… Read more
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This book is 1/2 travel journal, 1/4 relationship journal and 1/4 motorcycle journal. Noren's longtime girlfriend requires comfort (physical and otherwise) along with maturity, and riding a motorcycle through whipping rains and wind on dangerous roads, cars passing you at warp speed, provides none. The journey is an eye opener for him and a confirmation of his girlfriend's adult life needs. The passages describing the colorful European characters are great fun to read, while the relationship passages are just the opposite, albeit transposed in a good way. The ending leaves a bit of a tease. Noren's writing voice draws in any gender reader; he's not a macho Hog-riding hardass, nor is he… Read more
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