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The Flower Fix: Modern arrangements for a daily dose of nature

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I would like to build a home library that is stocked with inspiring non-fictions. As my small home is cluttered with walker, air filters, wheel chair, therapeutic heating pads and all kinds of ugly medical equipment, I would like to clear up a corner for a little home library that is filled with beautiful and inspirig books.  I desparately need a corner  in my small home that looks uplifting and cheerful so I can keep my sanity when I need to escape from all these depressing chaos that resemble a cluttered hospital ward. Of course, some pretty flowers can always bring some cheers. This is a book that I would like to get after I get rid of this novel that I had already finished reading.

Free Book Giveaway: The Next Best Thing by Jennifer Weiner

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Click here to visit the author's website. I bought this book when I went to the pharmacy to pick up the prescription and saw this book on the book shelf there.   The book cover and the phrase "How far would you go to find happiness?" caught my eye.  After I read the synopsis on the backcover, I was sold.  Even though the book cover design and graphics have absolutely nothing to do with the story of the novel,  I often bought a book by judging the front cover and also the back cover.  Had this book been in another cover that is currently on Amazon, I wouldn't have picked the book up at that moment. I found reading a book provides me an escape from my stress and worries as a caregiver. According to research, reading can reduce stress by up to 68 %, and the University of Minnesota recommends reading a book that I enjoy for 30 minutes everyday.   I had recently finished reading the above book and it's in a relatively new condition. If you are a ca...