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American Shaolin: Flying Kicks, Buddhist Monks, and the Legend of Iron Crotch: An Odyssey in the New China 54 reviews
Matthew Polly
Gotham, 2007
You'll gain insight into the Chinese mindset, but you'll be so entertained that you might not notice.
+ Great Read
+ Excellent, Excellent Book
+ Very Inspirational and Entertaining
+ Wonderfully Entertaining!
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)13 reviews
Peter Sis
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007
life behind the curtain
+ Bittersweet return.
+ left me wanting more
+ A Stirring Account
+ Opening curtains
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Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy 1 review
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
Clarion Books, 2006
Richie's Picks: JANE ADDAMS: CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY
"Visitors often saw just one side of Chicago -- the lovely lakefront, the fabulous mansions of the wealthy merchants, the majestic skyscrapers, and the glittering night spots.
"There were entire neighborhoods where the residents lived packed together in filthy tenements and shacks. Many poor ...
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The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family66 reviews
Martha Raddatz
Putnam Adult, 2007
This should be read by everyone
+ Extremely Relevant Story, Mostly Well Told
+ The Long Road Home
+ Must read in this election year
+ Good Book
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier398 reviews
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
A must read!
+ Sad but true
+ A must read
+ a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
+ K.Ramu
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E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
Catherine Reef
Clarion Books, 2006
Even before his groundbreaking style helped change the landscape of American poetry, E. E. Cummings was going against the grain. Defying the traditionalists of the early 20th century, Cummings lived a life devoted to the shifting archetypes of art and literature, and wrote some of the most celebrated poetry of the modern era. Nearly a century after his first works were published, E. E. Cummings ...
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The Deep: The Extraordinary Creatures of the Abyss (The Other Voice in Early Modern Europe)65 reviews
Claire Nouvian
University Of Chicago Press, 2007
Incredible journey
+ Amazing look into the deep blue
+ Welcome to the mysterious Black Planet
+ Gorgeous book
+ Underwater magic!
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Tough Boy Sonatas
Curtis Crisler, Floyd Cooper
Front Street, 2007
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant128 reviews
Daniel Tammet
Free Press, 2007
Either totally engrossing or terribly tedious...
+ A Literate "Rainman"
+ Synesthetic
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet is an autobiography that you will either find totally engrossing or terribly tedious. Fortunately, I was one who was enthralled by Tammet and his incredible story.
Tammet is unusual in many ways. First, he was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (a high ...
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Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography 1 review
Hill and Wang, 2006
Perfect intro to a complex man
I grew up in the days when "great black leader" meant Dr. Martin King, Jr. I read X's autobiography, but found the man hard to like or understand. This small but fact-packed graphic novel is a great help to understand the forces that shaped Malcolm, and the changes he underwent.
The novel lays ...
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The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America2 reviews
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2007
Theodore Roosevelt
+ A good biography
Albert Marrin is a wonderful writer and he brings history to life. I have read several of his books and he has never failed to be informative and interesting. By the time you have finished the book, you feel as though you have met the person you are reading about. Unlike most biographies, he ...
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier398 reviews
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
A must read!
+ Sad but true
+ A must read
+ a long way gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
+ K.Ramu
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Tough Boy Sonatas
Curtis Crisler, Floyd Cooper
Front Street, 2007
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The Long Road Home: A Story of War and Family66 reviews
Martha Raddatz
Putnam Adult, 2007
This should be read by everyone
+ Extremely Relevant Story, Mostly Well Told
+ The Long Road Home
+ Must read in this election year
+ Good Book
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E. E. Cummings: A Poet's Life
Catherine Reef
Clarion Books, 2006
Even before his groundbreaking style helped change the landscape of American poetry, E. E. Cummings was going against the grain. Defying the traditionalists of the early 20th century, Cummings lived a life devoted to the shifting archetypes of art and literature, and wrote some of the most celebrated poetry of the modern era. Nearly a century after his first works were published, E. E. Cummings ...
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The Great Adventure: Theodore Roosevelt and the Rise of Modern America2 reviews
Albert Marrin
Dutton Juvenile, 2007
Theodore Roosevelt
+ A good biography
Albert Marrin is a wonderful writer and he brings history to life. I have read several of his books and he has never failed to be informative and interesting. By the time you have finished the book, you feel as though you have met the person you are reading about. Unlike most biographies, he ...
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The Wall: Growing Up Behind the Iron Curtain (Caldecott Honor Book)13 reviews
Peter Sis
Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2007
life behind the curtain
+ Bittersweet return.
+ left me wanting more
+ A Stirring Account
+ Opening curtains
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Born on a Blue Day: Inside the Extraordinary Mind of an Autistic Savant128 reviews
Daniel Tammet
Free Press, 2007
Either totally engrossing or terribly tedious...
+ A Literate "Rainman"
+ Synesthetic
Born on a Blue Day by Daniel Tammet is an autobiography that you will either find totally engrossing or terribly tedious. Fortunately, I was one who was enthralled by Tammet and his incredible story.
Tammet is unusual in many ways. First, he was diagnosed with Aspergers Syndrome (a high ...
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Malcolm X: A Graphic Biography1 review
Hill and Wang, 2006
Perfect intro to a complex man
I grew up in the days when "great black leader" meant Dr. Martin King, Jr. I read X's autobiography, but found the man hard to like or understand. This small but fact-packed graphic novel is a great help to understand the forces that shaped Malcolm, and the changes he underwent.
The novel lays ...
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Jane Addams: Champion of Democracy1 review
Dennis Brindell Fradin, Judith Bloom Fradin
Clarion Books, 2006
Richie's Picks: JANE ADDAMS: CHAMPION OF DEMOCRACY
"Visitors often saw just one side of Chicago -- the lovely lakefront, the fabulous mansions of the wealthy merchants, the majestic skyscrapers, and the glittering night spots.
"There were entire neighborhoods where the residents lived packed together in filthy tenements and shacks. Many poor ...
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