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Driven To Distraction : Recognizing and Coping with Attention Deficit Disorder from Childhood Through ...
Edward M. Hallowell, John J. Ratey
Touchstone, 1995
I'm too distracted to review this but I wasn't distracted at all reading it
Honestly, the title of my review wasn't originally intended to be funny. I came on Amazon to look up the publishing date for a footnote/bibliography reference for this book. I now have spent too much time reading reviews on diet books and updating my other reviews on ...
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Lies My Teacher Told Me: Everything Your American History Textbook Got Wrong
James W. Loewen
Touchstone, 2007
An indespensible reference to real American History
When I was in school, history was one of the most boring topics on the menu. The books were dry as dust and the "learning process" was little more than rote memorization. As a senior, I finally encountered one good teacher who went off the curriculum. That changed my ...
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The Constant Princess (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2006
Great into a character lost in history
The Constant Princess explored from childhood Katherine of Aragon's life. Most of us I think just know her as the queen Henry VIII first put aside trying to get a legitimate male heir to his throne. But I had no idea the history she went through from her parents to the ...
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The Other Queen: A Novel
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2008
Two women competing for a man's heart Two queens fighting to the death for dominance The untold story of Mary, Queen of Scots This dazzling novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory presents a new and unique view of one of history's most intriguing, romantic, and maddening heroines. Biographers often neglect the ...
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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
Wonderful book!
I bought this book years ago and I still think it's one of the best I ever read. It's a permanent part of my library.
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The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone Books, 2007
Trying times for women
This book definetly demonstrates the trials and tribulations that woman in medieval England had to face. This book basically picks up where The Other Boleyn Girl left off, with the exception of pretty much skipping Henry's marriage to Jane Seymour. My only complaint ...
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Survival In Auschwitz
Primo Levi
Touchstone, 1996
The Experiences and Reflections of an Italian Jew at Auschwitz
My review of this classic emphasizes matters not raised by previous reviewers, and is based upon the 1986 edition which combines SURVIVAL IN AUSCHWITZ, THE REAWAKENING, and AFTERWORD...
Levi wasn't sent to or near the gas chambers and crematoria. Instead, he was ...
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What Happened to Anna K.: A Novel
Irina Reyn
Touchstone, 2008
Stands up on its own
I've never read Anna Karenina. I plan to read that for for my book club next month, so I was looking forward to reading this modern day take-off on that story.
I realize I am probably reading these books in the wrong order, but at the same time, I was able to ...
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
This book will last for many generations to come
I won this great book when I was 18 years old. Until today, after almost two decades, I can still remember the story very well. Every page in this book is so alive with senses! I could really see the transitional period from one generation to the next; from the ...
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How to Read a Book (A Touchstone Book)
Mortimer J. Adler, Charles Van Doren
Touchstone, 1972
Must Read!
This book has greatly helped me. I think this should be required reading in any school, be it home or public. I will certainly have my new born read it (well, once she is old enough). Now I have so many more tools available to me while reading. You will not read the ...
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The Cost of Discipleship
Dietrich Bonhoeffer
Touchstone, 1995
A manifesto of love from the beyond
Dietrich Bonhoeffer's "The Cost of Discipleship" is the kind of book so fundamental to the daily challenges of our lives as followers of Christ that one might compare it to cold water in the long, winding desert of 21st century civilization.
Bonhoeffer knew that ...
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People Skills: How to Assert Yourself, Listen to Others, and Resolve Conflicts
Robert Bolton
Touchstone, 1986
Great people skills book
Although "People Skills" was first published in 1986, I feel obliged to review it as the principles and lessons espoused by Robert Bolton are timeless. In fact it is probably one of the most used books in my collection (I even have the paperback version covered in ...
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Wonderful piece of historical fiction!
I simply couldn't put this book down! Just read one bit at the bookstore and I promise you won't be disappointed!
It is well written, creative, and NEVER a dull moment in the life of the court! I loved how the author revived the Boleyn family and created such ...
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The Virgin's Lover (Boleyn)
Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2005
The Virgin's Lover
I just discovered this author and love her work. So far I've purchased and read five of her books. Have thoroughly enjoyed all of them.
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Our Bodies, Ourselves: A New Edition for a New Era
Boston Women's Health Book Collective, Judy Norsigian
Touchstone, 2005
EXCELLENT Resource for Females of ALL AGES
I was delighted to find that "Our Bodies Ourselves" is being kept current. Fortunately for me I had a great Women and Health course taught by Cheryl Travis (check her research out too) at the Univ of TN back in the early 80's. It was undoubtedly one of the best ...
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