We Should All Be Feminists
15 journalers for this copy...
An essay; an adaptation of a Ted talk.
I’m re-reading this excellent little book in anticipation of putting it in the small box of small books bookbox. As I read, I contemplate making this the journal for the box so that everyone can have a chance to read it if they’d like.
I’m re-reading this excellent little book in anticipation of putting it in the small box of small books bookbox. As I read, I contemplate making this the journal for the box so that everyone can have a chance to read it if they’d like.
And I have decided this will be the journal for the small books small box of small books book box.
Books starting in the box to begin with:
( 10 small, 5 tiny)
Aches and Pains by Maeve Binchy, illustrated
by Wendy Shea
bcid: 797-14627675
Best Loved Fairy Tales of Walter Crane
bcid:16477121
On My Own at 107 by Sarah L Delaney
Bcid:321-12574432
Tiny Confessions: The secret thoughts of
Dogs, cats, and everything by
Christopher Razzi
Bcid: 158–16472631
Take care of yourself by Penelope Sach
BC IG: 428–7401745
Our Greatest Gift: A meditation undying
And caring by Ari Henri JM Nouwen
BCID 476–16472019
The Matisse stories by A S Byatt
bcid 762-16472265
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…,and It’s All
Small Stuff by Dr. Richard Carlson
bcid: 067-16472460
How to grow a miracle by Gustav Springer
Bcid: 271–16477069
Irish superstitions by Kim Lenaghan
bcid: 645–16477128
Einstein’s Dreams by Allan Lightman
bcid:406-1647714
Native American Wisdom, photographs by
Edward S Curtis
Bcid: 733-6988140
Eve’s Wisdom: The Goddess Within
Illustrated by Anne Smith
Bcid: 063-6987030
Bless Your Heart bcid 732-16492499
Elena of the Stars by c.p. Rosenthal
Bcid: 321-12574444
Books starting in the box to begin with:
( 10 small, 5 tiny)
Aches and Pains by Maeve Binchy, illustrated
by Wendy Shea
bcid: 797-14627675
Best Loved Fairy Tales of Walter Crane
bcid:16477121
On My Own at 107 by Sarah L Delaney
Bcid:321-12574432
Tiny Confessions: The secret thoughts of
Dogs, cats, and everything by
Christopher Razzi
Bcid: 158–16472631
Take care of yourself by Penelope Sach
BC IG: 428–7401745
Our Greatest Gift: A meditation undying
And caring by Ari Henri JM Nouwen
BCID 476–16472019
The Matisse stories by A S Byatt
bcid 762-16472265
Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff…,and It’s All
Small Stuff by Dr. Richard Carlson
bcid: 067-16472460
How to grow a miracle by Gustav Springer
Bcid: 271–16477069
Irish superstitions by Kim Lenaghan
bcid: 645–16477128
Einstein’s Dreams by Allan Lightman
bcid:406-1647714
Native American Wisdom, photographs by
Edward S Curtis
Bcid: 733-6988140
Eve’s Wisdom: The Goddess Within
Illustrated by Anne Smith
Bcid: 063-6987030
Bless Your Heart bcid 732-16492499
Elena of the Stars by c.p. Rosenthal
Bcid: 321-12574444
The box has arrived! Thanks for starting such a fun themed box!
Journal Entry 4 by 
Spatial
at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Spatial at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Tuesday, April 26, 2022
Released 2 yrs ago (4/27/2022 UTC) at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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Box is finally on its way to the next person on the list!
Tracking # 9549010295762116405392
Took out:
Bless Your Heart
Native American Wisdom
On My Own at 107: Reflections on Life Without Bessie
Adding:
Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar by Thomas Cathcart, Daniel Klein
An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helen Tursten
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Journal Entry 5 by 
ILuvToRead2
at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings --, Illinois USA on Monday, June 13, 2022
ILuvToRead2 at -- Mail or by hand-rings, RABCK, meetings --, Illinois USA on Monday, June 13, 2022
I forgot to read this when I had the box! Here are the books I took out and added:
Took out:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16472265 The Matisse Stories
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16472460 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and It's All Small Stuff
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14846329 Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Added:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16234429 84, Charing Cross Road
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3182669 Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16234427 Nothing Bad Ever Happens In Tiffany's
Thanks for starting this box!
I mailed the box on June 1st and it should arrive in HI this Thursday. Tracking #9549011157582152857355
Took out:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16472265 The Matisse Stories
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16472460 Don't Sweat the Small Stuff and It's All Small Stuff
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/14846329 Plato and a Platypus Walk into a Bar: Understanding Philosophy Through Jokes
Added:
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16234429 84, Charing Cross Road
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/3182669 Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book & Dictionary
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16234427 Nothing Bad Ever Happens In Tiffany's
Thanks for starting this box!
I mailed the box on June 1st and it should arrive in HI this Thursday. Tracking #9549011157582152857355
This very attractive little book and the Small Box of Small Books bookbox arrived on Tuesday, June 14. The cardboard box itself needs to be replaced, but at least the weather was dry, since the mail carrier left it exposed to the weather...Currently the box has 16 books plus the journal book - it looks like Feng Shite must've snuck into the box at the last minute as it was leaving erishkigal.
I know so little about Nigerian names that I hadn't previously realized that Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie was a woman....but it's an excellent essay. The only trouble is that it's a bit of preaching to the choir: most people who read this book are likely to already agree with much of what she's saying. It's the people who don't who most need to be reached.
I find the cover art very appealing. :)
Thursday, June 16, 2022: headed back out in erishkigal's Small Box of Small Books bookbox.
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3304 2167 3828 72
ETA 7/6/22
I'm copying Spatial's stars because I think they're cute. :D
Claiming:
✩84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
✩Aches and Pains by Maeve Binchy
✩Best Loved Fairy Tales of Walter Crane
✩Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
✩An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
✩Elena of the Stars by C.P. Rosenthal
✩Irish Superstitions by Kim Lenaghan
✩Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's by Marian Keyes
✩Tiny Confessions by Christopher Rozzi
Contributing:
★The Children's Story by James Clavell - stayed with hobbit
★Constellations by Larry Sessions - selected by heartthumper
★Cowboy Bill illustrated by Eleanor Dart - selected by heartthumper
★Love Letters by JoAnna Poehlmann - claimed by Chicvolley99
★Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - chosen by GoryDetails
★Rose, 1944 by Helen Dunmore - selected by heartthumper
★Science: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by Zach Weinersmith - claimed by Chicvolley99
★The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter - selected by heartthumper
★Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin - claimed by Chicvolley99
BTW: I definitely have more little books, so I'd be glad to participate if & when you do another round!
USPS tracking # 9549 0104 3304 2167 3828 72
ETA 7/6/22
I'm copying Spatial's stars because I think they're cute. :D
Claiming:
✩84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff
✩Aches and Pains by Maeve Binchy
✩Best Loved Fairy Tales of Walter Crane
✩Einstein's Dreams by Alan Lightman
✩An Elderly Lady Must Not Be Crossed by Helene Tursten
✩Elena of the Stars by C.P. Rosenthal
✩Irish Superstitions by Kim Lenaghan
✩Nothing Bad Ever Happens in Tiffany's by Marian Keyes
✩Tiny Confessions by Christopher Rozzi
Contributing:
★The Children's Story by James Clavell - stayed with hobbit
★Constellations by Larry Sessions - selected by heartthumper
★Cowboy Bill illustrated by Eleanor Dart - selected by heartthumper
★Love Letters by JoAnna Poehlmann - claimed by Chicvolley99
★Much Ado About Nothing by William Shakespeare - chosen by GoryDetails
★Rose, 1944 by Helen Dunmore - selected by heartthumper
★Science: Abridged Beyond the Point of Usefulness by Zach Weinersmith - claimed by Chicvolley99
★The Tale of Tom Kitten by Beatrix Potter - selected by heartthumper
★Very Far Away from Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin - claimed by Chicvolley99
BTW: I definitely have more little books, so I'd be glad to participate if & when you do another round!
Received in the Small Box of Small Books Bookbox.
I took out:
1. Very Far Away From Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Our Greatest Gift by Henri J.M. Nouwin
3. How To Grow a Miracle by Gustave Springer
4. Love Letters by JoAnna Poehlmann
5. Feng Shite by Anna Crosbie
6. Science Abridged by Zach Weinersmith
7. Take Care Of Yourself by Penelope Sach
8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
and putting in:
1. The Laws of Nature by A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
2. Ghost of Change by William S. Burroghs
3. Sayings of the Wise by Lawrence Boadt
4. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
5. Selling Secrets You Can't Afford To miss by Erinn Corson
6. AIDS: Your Questions Answered
7. By Myself by D. A. Powell and David Trinidad
8. Silk by Alessandro Baricco
I took out:
1. Very Far Away From Anywhere Else by Ursula K. Le Guin
2. Our Greatest Gift by Henri J.M. Nouwin
3. How To Grow a Miracle by Gustave Springer
4. Love Letters by JoAnna Poehlmann
5. Feng Shite by Anna Crosbie
6. Science Abridged by Zach Weinersmith
7. Take Care Of Yourself by Penelope Sach
8. Heart of Darkness by Joseph Conrad
and putting in:
1. The Laws of Nature by A.C Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada
2. Ghost of Change by William S. Burroghs
3. Sayings of the Wise by Lawrence Boadt
4. The Winter's Tale by William Shakespeare
5. Selling Secrets You Can't Afford To miss by Erinn Corson
6. AIDS: Your Questions Answered
7. By Myself by D. A. Powell and David Trinidad
8. Silk by Alessandro Baricco
The bookbox of small books reached me today, with this book as its journal. Will make my choices and get it moving again soon! (The box currently has 16 books in it, plus the journal-book, with a variety of "small" books - the smallest by circumference is 2 3/4" by 2 3/4".)Later: I enjoyed this powerful essay very much, despite the often-bleak examples of blatant and all-too-current sexism that Adichie describes. (In several places she's called out for sounding "too angry," which is pretty darned infuriating in itself; there are times when one really should be angry.)
My selections:
Much Ado About Nothing
Eve's Wisdom
Rick Steves' Italian Phrase Book and Dictionary
Ghost of a Chance
The Winter's Tale
Little Herr Friedemann, and Other Stories
Silk
By Myself
AIDS: Your Questions Answered
Selling Secrets You Can't Afford To Miss
I'll be mailing the box to BCer etherea soon; hope it travels safely and that everyone enjoys the selection! (Will add the tracking info when I mail the package.) [Update: tracking # 9549012103472217055047 ]The books I've added:
Star Wars: The Tiny Book of Sith
The Mini Book of Mindfulness
Random Minis: We Were Liars
A Season in Hell
The Ladybird Book of the Mid-life Crisis
The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures
The Little Book of Otter Philosophy
Riot at Misri Mandi
The Ladybird Book of the Shed
Fishhead
God and a Mouse
I Flew Them Home: A Pilot's Story of the Yemenite Airlift
I've read this one but may reread quickly.
Journal Entry 13 by 
etherea
at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, August 18, 2022
etherea at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, August 18, 2022
Released 1 yr ago (8/18/2022 UTC) at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
The Small Box of Small Books left here today on its way to Washington. I took out The Little Book of Otter Philosophy
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16480191
and put in Books That Made the Difference What People Told Us
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4869345
Tracking number is 9549010869672230756319
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16480191
and put in Books That Made the Difference What People Told Us
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/4869345
Tracking number is 9549010869672230756319
What a great book! Small, pithy, relatable - I agree with everything she says. It's a great choice for the journal book.
The bookbox is here with me now. I'm taking out:
I'm adding:
The bookbox is here with me now. I'm taking out:
- The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran
- Now Panic and Freak Out
- Our Malady - Timothy Snyder
- Riot at Misri Mandi - Vikram Seth
- The Children's Story - James Clavell
I'm adding:
Small books arrived and selections as follows:
Taken out:
1. The Mini Book of Mindfulness (BCID: 231-16477442)
2. Politically Correct Holiday Stories (BCID: 580-16474066)
3. Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty) (BCID: 329-16545279)
4. The Best Poems Ever (BCID: 070-15340656)
5. The Epic Of Gilgamesh (BCID: 959-16359543)
Adding:
1. Hiroshima (BCID: 934-16679435)
2. The Red Pony (BCID: 486-16679422)
3. A Room With a View (BCID: 165-16679415)
4. The Four Agreements (BCID:640-16679414)
5. Children's Letters to God (BCID:2531667942
What an insightful and thought-provoking book that everyone should read especially those indifferent to gender issues. Thank-you erishkigal for including this in the Small Books Bookbox.
Taken out:
1. The Mini Book of Mindfulness (BCID: 231-16477442)
2. Politically Correct Holiday Stories (BCID: 580-16474066)
3. Sorry I Barfed on Your Bed (and Other Heartwarming Letters from Kitty) (BCID: 329-16545279)
4. The Best Poems Ever (BCID: 070-15340656)
5. The Epic Of Gilgamesh (BCID: 959-16359543)
Adding:
1. Hiroshima (BCID: 934-16679435)
2. The Red Pony (BCID: 486-16679422)
3. A Room With a View (BCID: 165-16679415)
4. The Four Agreements (BCID:640-16679414)
5. Children's Letters to God (BCID:2531667942
What an insightful and thought-provoking book that everyone should read especially those indifferent to gender issues. Thank-you erishkigal for including this in the Small Books Bookbox.
Small books and journal on the way to Laveggio Coffee tracking # 9549 0100 2521 2271 5988 19
I forgot to read the book........
I took out:
The Red Pony https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16679422
The Road to Wigan Pier https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16250923
The Four Agreements https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16679414
Love, Loss & What I wore https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11641087
The Meaning of Life https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16456080
I put in:
The Snatching of Bookie Bob https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12245761
Shakespeares Tragedies https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16411130
Treachery In Bordeaux https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14580818
Mrs. Neverbody's Recipes https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16479275
Best of Coffee https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16436955
box is on it's way to Aramena USPS tracking 9549 0117 9566 2280 4861 23
I took out:
The Red Pony https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16679422
The Road to Wigan Pier https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16250923
The Four Agreements https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16679414
Love, Loss & What I wore https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/11641087
The Meaning of Life https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16456080
I put in:
The Snatching of Bookie Bob https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/12245761
Shakespeares Tragedies https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16411130
Treachery In Bordeaux https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/14580818
Mrs. Neverbody's Recipes https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16479275
Best of Coffee https://www.bookcrossing.com/---/16436955
box is on it's way to Aramena USPS tracking 9549 0117 9566 2280 4861 23
Box arrived yesterday. Back soon to update!
There is something lovely to me about small books. I chose ten from the box and I replaced them with ten that I (mostly) enjoyed.
I took out:
Hiroshima by John Hersey
Children's Letters to God
The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures
Sisters
Jesus Loves Me This I Know
Rocks and Minerals
Old Age Ain't No Place for Sissies
The Book of Coffee
Women of Substance
I replaced them with:
Things Fall Apart
Plain and Simple by Sue Bender
Heart of Darkness
Meaning of Life
More Beautiful Lighthouses
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
All About Friendship
Wisdom from a Humble Jellyfish
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris by Georges Perec
Five True Things
I took out:
Hiroshima by John Hersey
Children's Letters to God
The Tiny Book of Tiny Pleasures
Sisters
Jesus Loves Me This I Know
Rocks and Minerals
Old Age Ain't No Place for Sissies
The Book of Coffee
Women of Substance
I replaced them with:
Things Fall Apart
Plain and Simple by Sue Bender
Heart of Darkness
Meaning of Life
More Beautiful Lighthouses
Siddhartha by Herman Hesse
All About Friendship
Wisdom from a Humble Jellyfish
An Attempt at Exhausting a Place in Paris by Georges Perec
Five True Things
The box arrived yesterday. I will decide what to take from the box and what to add to the box, and then I will mail it.
The bookbox has been mailed to reallybookish of Pennsylvania.
Books that I took out of the box:
Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage by William Safire
Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender
More Beautiful Lighthouses: Pictorial Field Guide
It's Against the Law
Five true Things: A Little Guide to Embracing Life's Big Challenges by David Richo
Mrs. Neverbody's Recipes by Wilma Yeo
Books that I put into the bookbox:
A Little English Book of Teas
Aunts aren't Gentlemen by P.D. Wodehouse
Journeys of Friendship: 30 True Stories of Kindred Connections
Lessons from a Sheep Dog by Phillip Keller
Lucy Looks at Life by Charles M. Schulze
Pocket RBG Wisdom
Rue Orderner, Rue Labat by Sarah Kofman
The Greenest Island by Paul Theroux
The Market Square by Miss Read
The Secrets of Joy: A Treasury of Wisdom
Books that I took out of the box:
Fumblerules: A Lighthearted Guide to Grammar and Good Usage by William Safire
Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish by Sue Bender
More Beautiful Lighthouses: Pictorial Field Guide
It's Against the Law
Five true Things: A Little Guide to Embracing Life's Big Challenges by David Richo
Mrs. Neverbody's Recipes by Wilma Yeo
Books that I put into the bookbox:
A Little English Book of Teas
Aunts aren't Gentlemen by P.D. Wodehouse
Journeys of Friendship: 30 True Stories of Kindred Connections
Lessons from a Sheep Dog by Phillip Keller
Lucy Looks at Life by Charles M. Schulze
Pocket RBG Wisdom
Rue Orderner, Rue Labat by Sarah Kofman
The Greenest Island by Paul Theroux
The Market Square by Miss Read
The Secrets of Joy: A Treasury of Wisdom
The box is safely with me! I previously read and very much enjoyed this little Adichie book. The TED talk is also great.
Journal Entry 23 by ReallyBookish at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases on Friday, January 6, 2023
Released 1 yr ago (1/6/2023 UTC) at Small Box of Small Books, A Bookbox -- Controlled Releases
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The box is ready to travel on!
I kept the following selections:
The Secrets of Joy
The Meaning of Life
Lucy Looks at Life
Pocket RBG Widsom
A Little English Book of Teas
I added:
Lost Dog and Other Stories
The Office Sutras
Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics
Chatterton
100 People Who Changed America
I kept the following selections:
The Secrets of Joy
The Meaning of Life
Lucy Looks at Life
Pocket RBG Widsom
A Little English Book of Teas
I added:
Lost Dog and Other Stories
The Office Sutras
Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics
Chatterton
100 People Who Changed America
The small bookbox is ready to go back home!
Per erishkigal, I could keep a few more books so I kept the following:
Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Peter Pan
Miss Read and the Market Square
The Office Sutras
Siddhartha
Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics
Dear Hot Flash Gal
I added the following books:
Franny and Zooey
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16487076
The Gardens of Democracy
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16771043
What Doesn’t Kill Her
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16771020
After Birth
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16620321
Per erishkigal, I could keep a few more books so I kept the following:
Tennyson's Idylls of the King
Peter Pan
Miss Read and the Market Square
The Office Sutras
Siddhartha
Vogue Knitting Beginner Basics
Dear Hot Flash Gal
I added the following books:
Franny and Zooey
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16487076
The Gardens of Democracy
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16771043
What Doesn’t Kill Her
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16771020
After Birth
https://www.bookcrossing.com/journal/16620321
Aaaaand the box is home again. I don’t know if the box arrived very late last night, or very early this morning, but when I opened the back door about 7 AM, there it was, propped in the doorway.
Having a quick look through while having my coffee before getting busy, and I must say I am absolutely confounded by some of the books in here… I did say whatever you consider a small book…but some of them….???? (like a 400 page mass-market)…
If I decide to do this again, maybe I should put a page limit in the definition LOL 😂 😂
Having a quick look through while having my coffee before getting busy, and I must say I am absolutely confounded by some of the books in here… I did say whatever you consider a small book…but some of them….???? (like a 400 page mass-market)…
If I decide to do this again, maybe I should put a page limit in the definition LOL 😂 😂
