{"id":3508,"date":"2009-03-20T05:22:41","date_gmt":"2009-03-19T23:22:41","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/2009\/03\/20\/3508\/"},"modified":"2009-11-12T17:04:55","modified_gmt":"2009-11-12T15:04:55","slug":"3508","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/archives.piajanebijkerk.com\/WordPress\/2009\/03\/20\/3508\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"

Just finished reading:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Isabel Losada’s<\/a> A Beginners Guide to Changing the World.<\/a> Hilarious. Motivating. Fun. and totally me. So much so that if Isabel didn’t write this book it would have been me, I’m sure of it. She speaks my language. “Think Globally. Act Joyfully.” A must read.<\/p>\n

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Mary Shaffer’s The Guernsey Literary & Potato Peel Pie Society<\/a>. “Every single page is a literary piece of perfection in it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s own right.” Who said this? me. just a moment ago when I finished reading the book. Read my brief review here<\/a> and here<\/a>.<\/p>\n


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My \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcDam Life<\/a> by fellow Australian + once upon a time Amsterdammer, Sean Condon<\/a>. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not sure it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s safe to admit at this early stage in my reading (i’m up to page 37) that I actually relate to this guy and his crazy antics, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s the truth. And I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m all over that.<\/p>\n


\nOn the coffee table: <\/strong><\/p>\n

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Photographer Hans Silvester’s stella book on tribal fashion titled Natural Fashion.<\/a>
\nI adore this book and am so inspired everytime i pick it up. Guests love it.<\/p>\n

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I invested in Tim Walker’s Pictures<\/a> book. It’s massive. and filled with fabulous photographs and sketches. As you can imagine, it’s pretty awesome.<\/p>\n

Also in my library you will find:<\/strong><\/p>\n


\nFor the artist in you…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • The Artists Way by Julia Cameron<\/li>\n

    Business for the entrepeneur…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey<\/li>\n
  • The E-Myth (Revisited) by Michael Gerber<\/li>\n
  • Rich Dad Poor Dad by Robert Kiyosaki<\/li>\n
  • Cash Flow (which is not a book but a game) by the above mentioned Kiyosaki<\/li>\n
  • Losing My Virginity by Richard Branson<\/li>\n


    \nPure Inspiration + Indulgence…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Water Babies by Charles Kingsley<\/li>\n
  • all Tin Tin’s by Herg\u00c3\u00a9, now available in cute small versions, perfect for reading on planes and trains<\/li>\n
  • all Les Schroumpfs (The Smurfs) by Peyo<\/li>\n
  • Griffin & Sabine by Nick Bantock – all three books<\/li>\n

    Literary Loves<\/strong>…<\/p>\n

  • Selected Works Of Gertrude Stein<\/li>\n
  • Beyond The Curve by Japanese author Kobo Abe<\/li>\n
  • Edgar Allan Poe (has a shelf of his own)<\/li>\n

    Cooking…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Healthy Cooking by Rosemary Stanton – a must have on the shelf.<\/li>\n
  • Luscious by Michele Cranston (and any other Michele Cranston book, her recipes are real and all divine)<\/li>\n
  • Take Three by Jill Dupleix – just 3 main ingredients to remember, easy peasy and delicious ideas.<\/li>\n
  • Jamie Oliver (has a shelf of his own)<\/li>\n

    more cookbooks to come as I get the chance to peruse the cooking section of my bookshelf.<\/p>\n

    Interiors…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • My Island Home by India Hicks<\/li>\n
  • Sensual Home by Ilse Crawford<\/li>\n
  • The Treehouse Book by Peter Nelson and Judy Nelson… I want to build a treehouse in the backyard now.<\/li>\n
  • Vivre \u00c3\u00a0 la Montagne by Philippe Saharoff and Gwena\u00c3\u00ablle Leprat… and have a house in the mountains too.<\/li>\n
  • A Place for Everything: Organizing the Stuff of Life by Peri Wolfman and Charles Gold<\/li>\n
  • Recycled Home by Mark Bailey and Sally Bailey (read our review here<\/a>)<\/li>\n
  • Junk Style by Melanie Molesworth<\/li>\n
  • Pottery Barn Kids: Kids’ Rooms (Pottery Barn Kids) by Clay Ide, Gretchen Clark, and Melanie Acevedo<\/li>\n

    Fashion….<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • It’s Vintage, Darling!: How to Be a Clothes Connoisseur by Christa Weil<\/li>\n


    \nTibet + China<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Tibet, Tibet: A Personal History of a Lost Land by Patrick French<\/li>\n
  • Cave in the Snow by Tenzin Palmo<\/li>\n
  • Tintin Au Tibet (Tintin) by Herg\u00c3\u00a9<\/li>\n
  • Last Seen in Lhasa: The Story of an Extraordinary Friendship in Modern Tibet by Claire Scobie<\/li>\n
  • The Tibetan Book of Living and Dying by His Holiness the Dalai Lama and Sogyal Rinpoche<\/li>\n
  • The Secret Lives of Alexandra David-Neel: A Biography of the Explorer of Tibet and Its Forbidden Practices by Barbara Foster and Michael Foster<\/li>\n
  • My Journey to Lhasa by Alexandra David-Neel<\/li>\n
  • Dalai Lama, My Son: A Mother’s Story by Diki Tsering<\/li>\n
  • Mantras and Misdemeanours by Vanessa Walker<\/li>\n
  • Reincarnation by Vicki McKenzie<\/li>\n
  • A Beginners Guide to Changing the World by Isabel Losada<\/li>\n
  • Mao’s Last Dancer by Li Cunxin<\/li>\n
  • Becoming Madame Mao by Anchee Min<\/li>\n
  • Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang<\/li>\n
  • Mao: The Unknown Story by Jung Chang (Author), Jon Halliday<\/li>\n
  • Wrestling The Dragon by Gaby Naher<\/li>\n
  • Namma: A Tibetan Love Story by Kate Karko<\/li>\n


    \nTravel…<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Monsoon Diaries by Shoba Narayan<\/li>\n
  • A Baby in A Backpack to Bhutan by Bunty Avieson<\/li>\n
  • Holy Cow by Sarah MacDonald<\/li>\n
  • Almost French by Sarah Turnbull<\/li>\n
  • City Walks: Paris published by Chronicle Books<\/li>\n
  • City Walks: Amsterdam published by Chronicle Books<\/li>\n
  • and my book! Paris: Made By Hand<\/a> by Pia Jane Bijkerk<\/a> \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n

    Books I would like to add to the library:<\/strong><\/p>\n

  • Small Eco Houses (Evergreen Series) by Simone Schleifer<\/li>\n
  • New Sustainable Homes: Designs for Healthy Living by James Grayson Trulove<\/li>\n
  • What Remains by Sally Mann<\/li>\n

    Reviews and suggestions for additions are very welcome.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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