An "Awesome" Book

I have an awesome book suggestion for those of you who are too busy, too tired, and too stressed making all that holiday cheer. I know what you're thinking: "Perch Librarian, I have no time to sleep let alone read a book now of all times!" Well, the book I have in mind can be easily read in short snippets (even during a bathroom break) and put you in the spirit of the season now and year-round--The Book of Awesome by Neil Pasricha.

The genesis of the book is a blog Pasricha started in 2008 during a dark time in his life when his marriage fell apart and his best friend took his own life. "1000 Awesome Things" began as a form of therapy for the author in which he looked for an awesome thing to write about every weekday for a thousand weekdays. The blog went viral and, as they say, the rest is history.

I love this book, especially around holiday time, because it makes you stop and think about all the wonderful little things in life, the everyday things we often take for granted. Think of the smell and sound of a campfire, your favorite comfy T-shirt, hearing someone's smile over the phone, or popping bubble wrap (I love doing that!). Pasricha reminds us that many things we consider ordinary are actually extraordinary and make life worth living.

You can read this book from front to back like any other book or you can just open it to a random page and start reading. Some of the entries are several pages long while others are several lines, so no matter how much time you have, there's always room to squeeze in a few minutes of Awesome reading.

If you ask me, there just aren't enough books for adults that make you smile. Give yourself the gift of reading The Book of Awesome and find all the awesome that's around you.

Wishing you a holiday season full of awesome from the perch.