| Book |
. |
"His Dark Materials" trilogy |
Philip Pullman |
engaging, spellbinding, captivating |
Gretchin Lair |
| Book |
. |
Blessings - Prayers and Declarations for a Heartful Life |
Julia Cameron |
Another small book but packed with some of the most beautiful and inspiring words I have ever read. |
Jane Marie Green |
| Book |
. |
Cosette |
. |
Pre-quel to Les Miserables |
Bill Templeman |
| Book |
. |
Fifth Business |
Robertson Davies |
My all-time favorite author |
Peter Serrell |
| Book |
. |
Gratitude |
Melody Beattie |
This little book was published more than 13 years ago but remains one of the simplest texts on how gratitude works miracles |
Jane Marie Green |
| Book |
. |
Messages from Water |
Masaru Emoto |
Dr. Emoto's breakthrough picture book illustrating his scientific experiments with water and the amazing power of intention |
Jane Marie Green |
| Book |
. |
Oh, the Places You'll Go |
Dr. Suess |
. |
Bill Templeman |
| Book |
. |
The Hidden Messages in Water |
Masaru Emoto |
Follow-up book expanding on the message that we think and say can heal or harm the world around us |
Jane Marie Green |
| Book |
. |
The Manticore |
Robertson Davies |
My all-time favorite author |
Peter Serrell |
| Book |
. |
World of Wonders |
Robertson Davies |
My all-time favorite author |
Peter Serrell |
| Book |
Biography |
The Professor and the Madman |
Simon Winchester |
About the making the Oxford English Dictionary |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Business |
Rich Dad, Poor Dad |
Robert Kiyosaki |
A different way to look at finances |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Comedy |
Mother Tongue |
Bill Bryson |
Great book about the English language |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Fiction |
Atlas Shrugged |
Ayn Rand |
a pivotal book for me growing up |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Fiction |
Cryptonomicon |
Neal Stephenson |
Code breaking intrigue, takes place over two generations |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Fiction |
Ishmael |
Daniel Quinn |
I loved this book. It changed my view of the things I thought were "truth". |
Lori Wolfram |
| Book |
Fiction |
Memoirs of a Geisha |
Arthur Golden |
great insight into a very private world |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Fiction |
Outlander series |
Diana Gabaldon |
A series of 6 books (so far) that has currently taken over my life. It involves two of my favorite elements: history and time travel. A story that begins in 1945 with a World War II nurse who accidentally finds herself in 18th century Scotland - and con |
Judy Edmonds |
| Book |
Fiction |
Uncle Tom's Cabin |
Harriet Beecher Stowe |
A classic that I recently read for the first time and thoroughly enjoyed. |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Fiction |
Water for Elephants |
Sara Gruen |
I absolutely loved this book! Great story about the depression, the circus, and people. |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
Gospel |
Wilton Barnhardt |
a combination of fiction and non-fiction, history and present day. A book within a book that, using historical research, challenges established religious beliefs. |
Judy Edmonds |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
Hawaii, The Covenant, The Source |
James Mitchener |
I have read everything by Mitchener but these are my favorites |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
London |
Edward Rutherfurd |
This is a wonderful historical fiction account of the history of London presented in the true fashion of James Mitchener. I loved this book. Follow a handful of families over 2000 years. |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
Pope Joan |
Donna Woolfolk Cross |
If you liked The DaVinci Code, you'll like this book |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
Shogun |
James Clavell |
I loved it! Read all of Clavell's other books |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Historical fiction |
The Physician |
Noah Gordon |
Great book about the middle ages and a young man from London who wants to become a physician and finds out the the center of learning for medical training is in Baghdad and it is forbidden for Christians to go there. And so the story unfolds. Great insigh |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Non-fiction |
Gang Leader for a Day: A Rogue Sociologist Takes to the Streets |
Sudhir Venkatesh |
Powerful inside look on the world of poverty-you may be surprised |
Jennifer Linder |
| Book |
Non-fiction |
The Botany of Desire |
Michael Pollan |
fantastic book, deep, funny, engaging. I love books with ways of seeing I've never considered before! |
Marta Mellinger |
| Book |
Non-fiction |
The Omnivore's Dilemma |
Michael Pollan |
I enjoyed "Botany of Desire" so much I had to read this. It covers the practical, social, ethical and environmental impact of the food we eat. Can be a life-changing experience. |
Judy Edmonds |
| Book |
Non-fiction |
Three Cups of Tea |
Greg Mortenson & David Oliver Relin |
The true story of a mountaineer who is promoting peace by building schools for girls in Paksitan and Afghanistan. |
Judy Edmonds |
| Book |
Romance |
One for the Money... through …Twelve Sharp |
Janet Evanovich |
totally fluff! but sooooo fun. |
Lori Wolfram |
| Book |
Sci-Fi |
Snow Crash |
Neal Stephenson |
Science fiction (and I don't usually like sci-fi) |
Chip Masarie |
| Book |
Spirituality |
Way of the Peaceful Warrior |
Dan Millman |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Movie |
Animation |
Toy Story I and II |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Animation |
Wallace and Gromit |
. |
Wallace and his loyal dog, Gromit, set out to discover the mystery behind the garden sabotage that plagues their village and threatens the annual giant vegetable growing contest |
Marcy Anhaltzer |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Amelie |
. |
charming, beautiful, joyous |
Gretchin Lair |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Annie Hall |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Groundhog Day |
. |
. |
Tom Needham |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Office Space |
. |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Sixteen Candles |
. |
This is one of our family's funny movies that we have watched a zillion times (and can quote from it!) |
Chip Masarie |
| Movie |
Comedy |
Tommy Boy |
. |
I know, what can I say… |
Chip Masarie |
| Movie |
Comedy |
What's Up Doc |
. |
. |
Bill Templeman |
| Movie |
Drama |
Angels in America |
. |
. |
Bill Templeman |
| Movie |
Drama |
Anywhere But Here |
. |
. |
Libby Masarie |
| Movie |
Drama |
Brokeback Mountain |
. |
Based on the E. Annie Proulx story about a forbidden and secretive relationship between two cowboys and their lives over the years. |
Marcy Anhaltzer |
| Movie |
Drama |
Capote |
. |
Truman Capote (Phillip Seymour Hoffman), during his research for his book In Cold Blood, an account of the murder of a Kansas family, the writer develops a close relationship with Perry Smith, one of the killers |
Marcy Anhaltzer |
| Movie |
Drama |
Don Juan DeMarco |
. |
A wonderful movie about love and passion with Johnny Depp, Faye Dunaway, and Marlon Brando |
Chip Masarie |
| Movie |
Drama |
Fargo |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Drama |
Pulp Fiction |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Drama |
Schultze Gets the Blues |
. |
Schultze is an accordion player and newly without work. When the local music club celebrates its 50th anniversary, his taste of music changes unexpectedly. |
Marcy Anhaltzer |
| Movie |
Drama |
The Godfather |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Drama |
The Last Emperor |
. |
. |
Bill Templeman |
| Movie |
Foreign |
Good Bye Lenin! |
. |
In 1990, to protect his fragile mother from a fatal shock after a long coma; a young man must keep her from learning that her beloved nation of East Germany as she knew it has disappeared |
Marcy Anhaltzer |
| Movie |
Horror |
Psycho |
. |
original Hitchcock |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Sci-Fi |
AI (Artificial Intelligence) |
. |
One of my favorite movies. The storyline is basically a twist on pinocchio but done in the future. Very interesting and a real tear-jerker. |
Jim Shalaby |
| Movie |
Sci-Fi |
Blade Runner |
. |
. |
Assaf Morag |
| Movie |
Sci-Fi |
Serenity (from the Firefly series) |
. |
Great characters, story, mix of SciFi with comedy and drama. Started in the late 90's as an HBO series. |
Jim Shalaby |
| Music |
Pop/classic |
Classical gas performed by Tommy Emmanuel |
Mason Williams |
It's simply beautiful. I think Tommy's rendition is probably the best I've heard to date. It's one of my favorite melodies and something I've been teaching myself on my guitar. |
Jim Shalaby |
| Quote |
. |
...the bird a nest, the spider a web, people friendship. |
William Blake |
. |
Don Petty |
| Quote |
. |
An optimist expects the winds, a pessimist complains about the lack of them and a realist adjusts the sails! |
stolen from somewhere... PIRATE! |
. |
Lorie Fletcher |
| Quote |
. |
Anybody can be good in the country; there are no temptations there. |
Oscar Wilde |
. |
Nick Anderson |
| Quote |
. |
Appreciation is a wonderful thing: It makes what is excellent in others belong to us as well. |
Voltaire |
. |
Sally Stevens |
| Quote |
. |
Before you criticize someone, you should walk a mile in their shoes. That way, when you criticize them you're a mile away and you have their shoes. |
anon |
. |
Charlie Holland |
| Quote |
. |
Beware the unquestioning acceptance of the unverified hypothesis. |
Dorothea Smith |
. |
Peter Serrell |
| Quote |
. |
Courage doesn't always roar. Sometimes courage is the quiet voice at the end of the day saying, "I will try again tomorrow." |
Mary Anne Radmacher-Hershey |
. |
Eileen Schmidt |
| Quote |
. |
Do not pray for an easy life, pray to be a strong person. |
anon |
. |
Malcolm Costello |
| Quote |
. |
Do not wait for leaders; do it alone, person to person. |
Mother Teresa |
. |
Nancy Vestergen |
| Quote |
. |
Do what you love, you'll love what you do. |
Jerome Holdst |
. |
Kaitlin Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
Do you show your power by pushing up or pushing down? |
Booker T. Washington |
. |
Barry Blumenfeld |
| Quote |
. |
Do you want to be a power in the world? Then be yourself. Be true to the highest within your soul and then allow yourself to be governed by no custom or conventialities or arbitrary man-made rules that are not founded on principle. |
Ralph Waldo Trine |
. |
Terra Sieberman |
| Quote |
. |
Don’t forget to talk to strangers. |
William Stafford’s advice to his children |
. |
Jeff Fletcher |
| Quote |
. |
Don't let your desire to win interfere with your performance. |
Anon |
. |
Barb Cobb |
| Quote |
. |
Everything that can be counted does not necessarily count; everything that counts cannot necessarily be counted. |
Albert Einstein |
. |
Barb Cobb |
| Quote |
. |
History is a race between education and catastrophe. |
H.G. Wells |
. |
David Sweet |
| Quote |
. |
I have ceased to question stars and books; I have begun to listen to the teachings my blood whispers to me. |
Herman Hesse |
. |
Teri Pettersen |
| Quote |
. |
I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand. |
Confucius |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded and fragrant. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
. |
Lynn Barnes |
| Quote |
. |
I wish that life should not be cheap, but sacred. I wish the days to be as centuries, loaded, fragrant. |
Ralph Waldo Emerson |
. |
Lynn Barnes |
| Quote |
. |
I’m not afraid of storms, for I’m learning how to sail my ship. |
Louisa May Alcott |
. |
Mary Sherman |
| Quote |
. |
If you cannot be a poet, be the poem. |
David Carradine |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
If you want others to be happy, practice compassion. If you want to be happy, practice compassion. |
Dalai Lama |
. |
Adelka Shawn |
| Quote |
. |
In a world where you can be anything, be yourself. |
anon |
. |
Calli Rickey |
| Quote |
. |
It's not whether you fall down, it's whether you get back up. |
anon |
. |
Kaitlin Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel. |
Maya Angelou |
. |
Kathy Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
Life isn't about finding yourself ... Life is about creating yourself. |
Anon |
. |
Jane Marie Green |
| Quote |
. |
My life is my message. |
Gandhi |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent. |
Eleanor Roosevelt |
. |
Judy Edmonds |
| Quote |
. |
Not all treasure is silver and gold, mate! |
Captain Jack Sparrow |
. |
Lorie Fletcher |
| Quote |
. |
One of the greatest joys in life is to be in search of one thing and to discover another. |
Anne Wilson Shaef |
. |
Sandy Little |
| Quote |
. |
Only the empty hand is free to hold. |
anon |
. |
Mary Ruhl |
| Quote |
. |
Our lives are not measured by the breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away. |
Anon |
. |
Jennifer Linder |
| Quote |
. |
Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. |
Martin Luther King, Jr. |
. |
Kyra Pauli |
| Quote |
. |
Simplify, Simplify, Simplify! |
Henry David Thoreau |
. |
Nick Anderson |
| Quote |
. |
Some people see things as they are and say why? I dream things that never were and say why not? |
Robert F. Kennedy/George Bernard Shaw |
. |
Kyle Kent |
| Quote |
. |
Some things have to be believed to be seen. |
Ralph Hodgson |
. |
Trudy Ludwig |
| Quote |
. |
Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can. |
Arthur Ashe |
This came to me via friends at Oregon Food Bank, and it has really become a theme for me this year. |
Mary Ruhl |
| Quote |
. |
The lost child cries, but still he catches fireflies. |
Ryushui Yoshida |
. |
Bonnie Ward |
| Quote |
. |
The most important thing she'd learned over the years was that there was no way to be a perfect mother and a million ways to be a good one. |
Jill Churchill |
. |
Teri Pettersen |
| Quote |
. |
throw a loaf of bread and a pound of tea in an old sack and jump over the back fence. |
John Muir |
. |
Nick Anderson |
| Quote |
. |
To affect the quality of the day, that is the highest of the arts. |
Henry David Thoreau |
. |
Jeannie Ellis |
| Quote |
. |
To choose doubt as a philosophy of life is akin to choosing immobility as a means of transportation. |
Yann Martel, Life of Pi |
. |
Kaitlin Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
To learn what I believe, watch carefully what I do, and listen skeptically to what I say. |
Anon |
. |
Peter Serrell |
| Quote |
. |
We are old only when regrets replace our dreams. |
anon |
. |
Lee Doss |
| Quote |
. |
We teach who we are. |
Parker Palmer |
. |
Margie Abbott |
| Quote |
. |
What we have done for ourselves alone dies with us; what we have done for others and the world remains and is immortal. |
Albert Pike |
. |
Denise Velaski |
| Quote |
. |
When we do something for world peace, peace among groups, peace among individuals, or your own inner peace, you improve the total peace picture. |
Peace Pilgrim |
. |
Heather Summers |
| Quote |
. |
Wherever you go, go with all your heart. |
Confucius |
. |
Chip Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
While the unexamined life isn't worth living, the unlived life isn't worth examining. |
Peter Serrell |
. |
Tom Needham |
| Quote |
. |
Winter never fails to turn into spring. |
Nichiren Daishonin |
. |
Leah Stenson |
| Quote |
. |
You can't wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club. |
Jack London |
. |
Mary Bowman |
| Quote |
. |
You find time for the things that are important to you. |
anon |
. |
Kathy Kennedy |
| Quote |
. |
You may find the worst enemy or best friend in yourself. |
English proverb |
. |
Libby Masarie |
| Quote |
. |
Your greatest strength is often your greatest weakness. |
anon |
. |
Steve Schneider |
| Website |
. |
<a href="http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776181634656145640">Chris Bliss, Three Balls and Paul McCartney</a> |
. |
This guy is amazing! It is ABSOLUTELY worth the four minutes. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=4776181634656145640 |
Caroline Weitzer |
| Website |
. |
Stroke of insight: Jill Bolte Taylor |
TED |
http://blog.ted.com/2008/03/jill_bolte_tayl.php#more |
Kathy Masarie |
| Website |
. |
www.pangeaday.org |
. |
Pangea meaning one world. Pangea Day bringing the world together through short film. Awesome! View the films at the website. |
Patsy Cable |
| Website |
. |
www.ted.com |
. |
"Inspired talks by the world's great thinkers and doers" A collection of 20 min videos. |
John Wyderko |