Discover new books on Goodreads
Meet your next favorite book
Adriana
https://www.goodreads.com/avataradriana
“The greater a child’s terror, and the earlier it is experienced, the harder it becomes to develop a strong and healthy sense of self.”
― Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
― Six Pillars of Self-Esteem
“The point of living in the world is just to stay interested.”
― Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
― Lillian Boxfish Takes a Walk
“Sometimes I think there are only two instructions we need to follow to develop and deepen our spiritual life: slow down and let go.”
― The Dance: Moving To the Rhythms of Your True Self
― The Dance: Moving To the Rhythms of Your True Self
“It doesn't matter how great your shoes are if you don't accomplish anything in them.”
― Compulsion
― Compulsion
“Speed can be fun, productive and powerful, and we would be poorer without it. What the world needs, and what the slow movement offers, is a middle path, a recipe for marrying la dolce vita with the dynamism of the information age. The secret is balance: instead of doing everything faster, do everything at the right speed. Sometimes fast. Sometimes slow. Sometimes in between.”
― In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
― In Praise of Slowness: Challenging the Cult of Speed
Our Shared Shelf
— 222828 members
— last activity Jul 30, 2026 09:56AM
OUR SHARED SHELF IS CURRENTLY DORMANT AND NOT MANAGED BY EMMA AND HER TEAM. Dear Readers, As part of my work with UN Women, I have started reading ...more
Adriana’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Adriana’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
424 books
|
818 friends
213 books
|
123 friends
1,236 books
|
316 friends
40 books
|
20 friends
386 books
|
153 friends
356 books
|
89 friends
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by Adriana
Lists liked by Adriana