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Bay View Reads

By MPL Staff on Feb 20, 2014 9:43 AM

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Couture Prairie And Flea Market Treasures by Rachel Ashwell; photography by Amy Neunsinger Rachel Ashwell, who popularized "shabby chic" delivers page after page of photos and narrative-- delightful pastels, provincial furniture, floral patterns, distressed finishes, whimsical objects, cowboy memorabilia, bucolic landscapes and rustic Texas flea market charm. She visits Round Top antique markets, purchases a farm property called Outpost, and transforms it into "The Prairie" Bed and Breakfast.

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The Gift of Adversity: The Unexpected Benefits of Life's Difficulties, Setbacks, and Imperfections by Norman E. Rosenthal, M.D. contains fifty-two compelling, personal stories about adversity and its value. Rosenthal is a psychiatrist whose expertise ranges from treating seasonal affective disorder (SAD) with light, depression with St John's wort, Transcendental Meditation and Botox. Each story starts with a quote and ends with a summary of what the author learned - lessons that can be applied to one's own life.
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Fate of the States: The New Geography of American Prosperity by Meredith Whitney explains how fiscal sins of the past transform the U.S. economy along regional lines, and why the Midwest "flyover" states will recover while coastal states may continue to decline. Not doom and gloom - but sound advice to local and state governments to get serious about digging themselves out of debt--a good read for those who are considering relocation. Deb at Bay View



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