Monday Mourning

Monday Mourning - Kathy Reichs

One thing really nagged at me, detail wise: does captivity alter height? I felt like that plot point was never explained, and I'm not a forensic anthropologist, so I sure can't figure it out on my own. Reading these books does make me want to start watching Bones (TV series based on the lead character when she was just starting her career). Hubby and I are planning to watch when we're home on mat leave/parental leave together in the fall. This brought me to 12 for the month, and 92 for the year. So, 17 more books than I read in 2006. Not bad.

December 2007.

Grave Secrets

Grave Secrets - Kathy Reichs

I believe the moral of this story was, "don't travel to Guatemala". Easy read and decent mystery.

December 2007.

Live What You Love

Live What You Love - Notes from an Unusual Life - Bob and Melinda Blanchard

This couple moved to the Caribbean and opened a restaurant, and get regularly invited on the morning talk show circuit because they are so inspiring. No doubt, their life is more interesting than this book.

December 2007.

T is for Trespass

T is for Trespass - Sue Grafton

Another awesome Kinsey Millhone mystery, again written from multiple points of view (Grafton's new m.o.?). Before I read it, I'd read a review in Entertainment Weekly that talked about a scene between an elderly man and his freaky homecare worker that took place on the floral couch, and once read, you'd wish you could forget. I mentioned that to my mom, who gave me the book, but she focussed on the lack of obscene details and said it wasn't so bad. EW was right - it was the saddest, most depressing thing and I did wish I could unread it.

December 2007.

A Little Fruitcake - A Childhood in Holidays

A Little Fruitcake - A Childhood in Holidays - David Valdes Greenwood

This was an ARC from Da Capo (not a publisher I had ever heard of). The premise was to have the memoir focus only on Christmases (and thankfully, not every Christmas). It was very uneven, but the last story was a real tearjerker. I'd recommend it to people who can't get enough memoirs, or people who are obsessed by the holidays.

December 2007.

SHRM Module 6 - International Employee Relations & Regulations

SHRM Module 6 - International Employee Relations and Regulations

I'm sure everyone will be thrilled to know that I aced the certification exam, due certainly to my innate brilliance, and the copious number of flashcards I created while reading all 6 modules.

December 2007.

SHRM Module 5 - International Assignment Management

SHRM Module 5 - International Assignment Management

This sparked a brief period of applying for jobs outside of Canada, and then reality set in.

December 2007.

SHRM Module 4 - Global Compensation & Benefits

SHRM Module 4 - Global Compensation and Benefits

This one had charts and graphs, for those who care.

December 2007.

SHRM Module 3 - Global Staffing

SHRM Module 3 - Global Staffing

Least favourite topic of the program.

December 2007.

SHRM Module 2 - Global Organizational Effectiveness & Employee Development

SHRM Module 2 - Global Organizational Effectiveness and Employee Development

More fun course work!

December 2007.

SHRM Module 1 - Strategic HR Management

SHRM Module 1 - Strategic HR Management

I decided to upgrade my skills and pursue the GPHR designation. Thrillingly enough, there were 6 textbooks associated with the prep course and exam, and I faithfully read every one of them!

December 2007.

Yours, Faithfully

Yours, Faithfully - Sheila O'Flanagan

This was okay - a bigamist's two wives meet when he's in a freak accident that puts him in a coma. There was nothing really to like or dislike about it.

December 2007.