The Witch of Portobello

The Witch of Portobello by Paulo Coelho is a great and mysterious read, with a bit of spiritual drama throughout.

The book begins with the death of the main character, Athena, and is written from the perspective of those who knew her – her adoptive mother, her ex-husband, a journalist , a priest, her landlord, a teacher, a historian and an actress. All the characters provide a different perspective of her, describing what they saw and experienced then adding their own impressions, interpreting her through their own beliefs and fears.

As the book begins, Athena is dead. How she ended up that way keeps the pages turning in the book. Athena grows into a woman in search of answers to many questions that arise within a person. She has a contented life but her mind is not at ease. So she sets out to find answers to the classical question of "Who am I?" through many experiences. In her quest, she opens her heart to intoxicating powers and becomes a controversial spiritual leader in London.

Twitter Tips, Tricks, and Tweets

There are several Twitter books out there now, and if you are not already one of the millions of users joining Twitter to connect to friends, family, and interest groups, you soon will be.

Twitter is not only used to connect to friends, family, or to follow online threads and find out what’s happening around the globe.

This full color 288 page book tells readers how to set up a Twitter account, tweet from your cell phone, search for people and interest groups, and add Twitter to your blog. The book is an easy read and written in a user-friendly manner. It will be easy to try out the tips and tricks found in this book and you will soon see why Twitter is the hottest thing right now.

The downside? This book is written in more than 140 characters.

Man's Search For Meaning

I am currently reading Man's Search for Meaning by Viktor Frankl, a well known psychiatrist who spent years in concentration camps.

Part 1 begins in a concentration camp during the holocaust. Frankl works through the attempts of the Nazis to "dehumanize man". It is a power read thus far, and I am quite interested to get to Part 2 where he discusses Logo Therapy. All I know is that Logo Therapy involves meaning and neuroses.

I think this book really put things into perspective for me because it shows how difficult times were, and how all the material things in the world did not matter once people were in these concentration camps. It also demonstrates how so many people survived on very little.

What are you currently reading. I would love to hear from you through comments.