Dear Blogging World,
Today marks the arrival of my latest edition to my library, and the first book on being debt-free I've ever owned: Gazelles, Baby Steps and 37 Other Things Dave Ramsey Taught Me About Debt, by Jon Acuff. I sat down and began reading- one hour and 16 minutes of laughing, chuckling, and pondering later, I couldn't WAIT to tell everyone to buy this book! Here are my reasons:
1. Its by Jon Acuff. Christian, PK {Pastor's kid, like me!}, super-neon-funny, and a good writer.
2. It has a pictures. :D
3. I didn't know anything about debt, credit cards, or how to avoid them until I read this book. Now I am not only fully equipped with the basics of where to start, but I also know what to read next [Dave Ramsey], and how to get out of that awkward conversation that always happens when I talk to salesclerks. [No joke- its like they know Im terrified of them and rejoice in my awkward attempts at explaining why I can't afford $99 shoes...]
4. If none of that has convinced you, it is the perfect size to fit into a standard stocking for that free-spirited always-stuck-in-debt friend of yours, or your super-number-crunching-Dave-Ramsey fan uncle you have. :) Or people like me, who fall in between- love math, but I scored a 12 on the Nerd test, and a 21 on the Free-Spirit test.... Want to know what Im talking about? Its in the book, and you'll never know unless you get it.
5. Its on sale! Only $10. Just don't drink Starbucks for a few days ;)
Ok, because Im a photographer, I couldn't resist taking a few shots of my library's new edition with my adorable new camera [Thank you anonymous people who gave me this beauty!! I love it dearly!]
Right in between Jane Austen's Persuasion and A Severe Mercy, letters of C.S. Lewis.. Welcome to the library, Gazelle. Sincerely,
Alice
...Do you remember that corny joke you told me the first time I met you? The one about your last name being in the Bible? ... Yeaah. That's what I think of when I see your blog title. ^_^ hehe
ReplyDeleteThat book sounds awesome. But... I think I would buy it just to look through it and marvel at the pictures... I love how they're done! Hopefully the words are just as captivating.
AND Persuasion is my favorite. Faavorite. I mean, a story about a beautiful, heart-wrenching second chance? Amazing. True tis. Do you like it? Or does it just reside on your bookshelf? There is a difference, you know. ;)
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It really is a great book- I think Im going to buy another copy to give to a friend of mine :)
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Persuasions. It probably is my favorite of all her books, though Emma and Pride & Prejudice are lovely as well. I will admit, I put a lot of thought into what goes on my bookshelf: I only choose books that I have either: 1. read, or 2. plan to read in the near future. None of my books are "for decoration purposes" ;)