alltheradreads's Reviews (1.9k)

Our team at work read this together for book club over the last few months, and I really loved it. Such a helpful look at teams, organizations, creativity, leadership, and strengthening individuals and groups to be truly successful in what matters most. It was a really enjoyable read with lots of fun anecdotes and applicable examples (like from Pixar, the Navy Seals, etc). It provided great launching points for team discussions too, so it made an excellent work book club choice! Highly recommend this one if you’re a leader of any kind, if you’re driven to create meaningful change in your workplace or your team, or if you just find success stories and coaching helpful.

I wish I could give a copy to every single gal I know, to everyone on staff at my church, and even my married friends so they can’t understand where I’m at.

Introverts especially will love this one, but I think anyone feeling burned out or burdened by all the noise and chaos of life will find this refreshing.

BBT is my girl. I met her in real life last year and it’s still one of the coolest things I’ve ever done! She is BRILLIANT and wise and these words are straight up power— soaked them up, savored them, already want to read them again. (but I have new books by her to read so I can share a post of where to start reading her books!)

Shauna's "thoughts on change, grace, and learning the hard way" was poignant, beautiful, and soulful. This book is like a warm hug from a dear friend while you're curled up swapping life stories on a comfy couch over mugs of coffee. It's warm and real and reflective in the best ways. I hang on to her every word and feel like we've been best friends forever every time I read her stories

This book is a beautiful challenge-- "a dare to live fully right where you are." Grab a notebook and prepare your heart for a whole lot of thankfulness and start writing your own list of one thousand gifts. It will change your outlook on life.

This book is electric, alive, fresh, and free. It's all about "celebrating the extraordinary nature of everyday life" and it's such a refreshing read, much like a cold tangerine would be. I fell in love with Shauna after the first few paragraphs, and knew I would be reading anything she ever wrote in that moment. This book was a delight and a joy.

This is one woman's compelling, honest, beautiful story of her adventure "from lost to found on the Pacific Crest Trail." I know it's about to be a movie, so read this first before you see it. You won't want to put it down, you'll feel like you were there every step of the way, and you'll fall in love with Cheryl page by page.

Anne's writing is a breath of fresh air-- I laughed out loud at her self-deprecating humor and appreciated her honesty about the reality of life and faith as she shared her thoughts and experiences on some of the best and worst of it all. She feels like that best friend you can count on to crack you up while also giving you a swift kick in the pants as she points you back in the right direction toward Christ, all in her honest, frank, wise and witty way. A must-read collection of essays and stories, no matter if you have read stuff from her before or if you've never heard from her.

EVERYONE. READ THIS BOOK. NOW. I've never wanted to give a book to everyone I know so badly (okay, except maybe the Bible). It's gold. As a hardcore introvert, this book resonated with me on every page and made so much of how I feel and see things and respond to things make so much sense. It was hugely helpful, absolutely brilliant, deeply insightful, fascinating, wise, and just so very good. "The power of introverts in a world that can't stop talking" -- YES. Introverts and extroverts alike-- read this and I promise you will understand people and yourself more clearly and it will change your life. Also-- Susan's TED talk is incredible too, if you're more into that sort of thing than you are into reading a whole book. Whatever you do, just soak up her goodness ASAP.