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Memoir
Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice
Maureen Mccormick
William Morrow
, 2008
Raw and Authentic, Atypical Hollywood Memoir
***** This is the memoir of a woman who happens to be a famous actress, not a typical celebrity memoir. Unlike some Hollywood autobiographies, this lays out pretty much everything in Maureen's life in a well-written way; it is an interesting, entertaining, and ...
The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life
Alice Schroeder
Bantam
, 2008
Extremely Interesting
this was my first audio book purchase, i bought it because i drive 1 hour to work each way, so i figured I would make the best of my time. I found this so captivating that at times, when i had arrived to my destination, i would keep driving so i could hear more of the ...
Too Fat to Fish
Artie Lange
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Anthony Bozza
Spiegel & Grau
, 2008
This book is awesome. Johnny G's baby!
I laughed, and I cried. This book is so good that I may actually keep it instead of taking it back for store credit.
Pieces of My Heart: A Life
Robert Wagner
HarperEntertainment
, 2008
A charmed life
Robert Wagner's memoir is full of stories about his many movies (The Mountain) and TV shows (Hart to Hart), his lovers and friends, and, of course, his years with Natalie Wood. Wagner seems to be in real life much like the characters he's played - charming, suave, ...
A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity
Bill O'Reilly
Broadway
, 2008
Great Read about a Great Man
As a fan of the O'Reilly Factor on Fox, I was interested in knowing the brick-layers that built this structure we call Papa Bear. His most personal book to date, Bill O'Reilly travels back to his past in order to scrutinize the experiences and the characters that made ...
The Wordy Shipmates
Sarah Vowell
Riverhead Hardcover
, 2008
Another bullseye from Sarah Vowell
This was a great read and I have come to expect nothing less from Sarah Vowell. She makes history come alive like a more sarcastic version of Stephen Ambrose or a civil war reenactment. Like her other books, this book will make you laugh and learn simultaneously. I ...
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time
Greg Mortenson
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David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2007
Three Cups of Tea
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Everyone should read this story! Instead of dropping bombs, we should be building schools! Not just for humanitarian reasons, but also because it would make the world a much less ...
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey
Jill Bolte Taylor
Viking Adult
, 2008
The "Singin' Scientist" reveals her story of having and recovering from a stroke
XXXXX "The story that follows is my stroke of insight into the beauty and resiliency of the human brain. It's a personal account, as seen through the eyes of a neuroscientist [or brain scientist, which the author is], about what it felt like to experience the ...
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics)
, 2007
great book
I like this book! It is well written, honest, humorous, smart, spiritual and I felt good while I was reading.
Multiple Blessings: Surviving to Thriving with Twins and Sextuplets
Kate Gosselin
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Beth Carson
Zondervan
, 2008
Wonderful family, great read...
I have faithfully watched Jon & Kate Plus Eight since it started, and I loved this book. If you like the show, you will like the book. No, there is not a bunch of surprising new information about the family...they have never been ones to hide things about ...
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea
Chelsea Handler
Simon Spotlight Entertainment
, 2008
hilarious!!!
absolutely loved it. the funniest book i have read in a long time. chelsea is a gem. go buy this book if you need a good laugh and some light fun reading. my horizontal life is also good, but of the two, i thought this one was a bit funnier.
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner
, 2006
The Glass Castle
From the first page, this author grabbed me and I couldn't stop reading. I wanted to feel sorry for the family, but never once did I get the impression that they felt sorry for themselves. From struggle to success these kids are all surviors. My heart went out to ...
When You Are Engulfed in Flames
David Sedaris
Little, Brown and Company
, 2008
I love this book
This book is really funny. I love Mr. Sedaris's humor. It's personal and honest. I enjoyed reading this book and look forward to reading his other books.
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press
, 2004
Dreams from my Father
I highly recommend this book. It provides a unique insight into Barack Obama's strong character.
Against Medical Advice: One Family's Struggle with an Agonizing Medical Mystery
James Patterson
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Hal Friedman
, ...
Little, Brown and Company
, 2008
A great read, an intense book
Some parts are intense. A few pages are among the realest, most moving pages you will ever read. Some parts were tough to experience through Cory's eyes, but the comfort and redemption of this book and the message it leaves you with is that we as Human beings are ...
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