Book City

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The friendliest, most helpful bookstore in town. The reopened location at Yonge & St. Clair has a great selection and provides browsing galore! And Lola, the Welsh corgi, is always offered a treat. – Christie

David Allen, productivity genius

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Get greater results, faster and easier. David Allen is considered the guru of time management. I’ve given his book “Getting Things Done”, or GTD to his legions of followers, to several clients and to an organizing colleague or two. Reminds us that the worst place to remember something is in our memory. Write it down! – Christie

In Praise of Slow

in-praise-of-slowHow a Worldwide Movement is Challenging the Cult of Speed written by Carl HonorĂ©, a Canadian journalist living in Britain. Christie’s manifesto.

Joyland – a hub for short fiction

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Selected by the CBC as part of the Top 100 of 2008, Joyland has been called “the go-to spot for readers seeking the best voices in short fiction”. Joyland is a Canadian literary website that is dedicated to finding a new way to publish short fiction and was created by Emily Schultz and Brian Joseph David and developed by Bill Kennedy of Stop 14 Media. Thank you to my sister-in-law Heather Pepper in Montreal for letting me in on this one. – Christie

The Happiness Project

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Gretchen Ruben kept a blog about choosing to be happy for one year. She’s now published the book version. It’s harder than it seems. – Christie

Trinity College Annual Book Sale

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Clients always ask me where to donate their used books. This is one of my favourite causes to suggest. Pick-ups can sometimes be arranged by Trinity Book Sale volunteers. – Christie