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The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin: In His Own Words, the Life of the Inventor, Philosopher, Satirist, ... 2 reviews
Benjamin Franklin, Ben Franklin, ...
Megalodon Entertainment LLC., 2010
Inspiring
+ An amazing life and a great man
Franklin was a brilliant man, a real Renaissance Man. His writing style is great--makes you feel like he's talking right to you. I found it inspiring.
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Open: An Autobiography 411 reviews
Andre Agassi
Knopf, 2009
Opened Up My Mind.
+ Very Honest Autobio
+ I am not a Tennis fan and it was still a good read.
+ Astonishing
+ I LOVED this book!
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The Profiler: My Life Hunting Serial Killers and Psychopaths 56 reviews
Pat Brown, Bob Andelman
Voice, 2010
Very Interesting
+ 'through the eye's of the profiler
This book is riveting, As I'm looking at the bad reviews for this book, I see one thing in common; each one of them mentions how this book is nothing like the TV Shows CSI, Criminal Minds, Numbers, etc. That to me is just hilarious.
Pat's book explains how Hollywood is just that, Hollywood made ...
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My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands 494 reviews
Chelsea Handler
Bloomsbury USA, 2005
I love this broad!
+ Awesome
+ Very Funny, Easy Read
"My Horizontal Life" is the first Chelsea Handler book I've read, and it definitely won't be the last. I am a foul-mouthed, sassy girl myself, and Chelsea is my soul sister. Her stories about her many one-night stands literally made me laugh out loud. She is foul, she is crass, and sometimes she is ...
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Wooden: A Lifetime of Observations and Reflections on and Off the Court88 reviews
John Wooden
McGraw-Hill, 1997
I wish I found Wooden's book earlier
+ Great book! Must read!
+ What is success?
+ excellent book
+ I read it everyday!
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir1494 reviews
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Great book!
+ Great Look at an Odd Family
+ A disturbing commentary on modern society
The Glass Castle: A Memoir by Jeannette Walls is one of the better books I've read in a long time. Walls does an excellent job of weaving a tale about the insanity in her life growing up. For those of us that grew up in a relatively normal household, it is shocking to read some of the things she ...
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The Bullpen Gospels: Major League Dreams of a Minor League Veteran58 reviews
Dirk Hayhurst
Citadel Press, 2010
A great read for a true baseball fan
+ Highly recommended
+ Worthwhile even for non-baseball lovers.
+ Could not put this one down!
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 101172 reviews
Marcus Luttrell
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
It's Inspiring Me to WANT to be better in soo many ways
+ Thrilling story
+ Lone Survivor
+ Love those Seals
+ Incredible!
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This Time Together: Laughter and Reflection103 reviews
Carol Burnett
Harmony, 2010
"So Long" and Happy Retirement to our own Carol!
+ Great Book
+ They don't make 'em like they used to!!
+ A quick, fun read.
+ Laugh out loud!
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier500 reviews
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
Excellent insight first hand account of a boy in war torn country
+ LOVED IT!
+ A Metaphor for All Children in All Wars
+ Heart-wrenching read
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Mein Kampf: Adolf Hitler's Autobiography and Political Manifesto, Nazi Agenda Prior to World War II, The ...2 reviews
Adolf Hitler
Megalodon Entertainment LLC., 2010
Great look into the mind of a dictator
+ Window into the Mind of a Madman
An excellent look into the mind of Adolf Hitler. It works like a psychological study of one of the most infamous leaders in history. The autobiographical nature of the book tells the story of Hitler's life without the bias of a historian, just the first-person bias of Hitler.
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Orange Is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison78 reviews
Piper Kerman
Spiegel & Grau, 2010
White Male Professor in a Women's Prison
+ Orange You Glad You Read This Book?
+ Wise, beautiful and funny
+ Hurrah for Orange is the New Black
+ Loved this book!
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Some Girls: My Life in a Harem56 reviews
Jillian Lauren
Plume, 2010
An insightful, honest look at the author's past- universal insights.
+ Great start, slow finish
+ Punk Rock Sheherazade
Over the course of a woman's life, many choices are made about identity and sexuality. Few of us are brave enough to take a candid look back and evaluate how we got from point A to point B, and how it impacted our current space at point C.
I love how Jillian's story illustrates how one woman ...
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WAR114 reviews
Sebastian Junger
Twelve, 2010
the book we've been waiting for
+ Outstanding writing
+ Everyone Need To Know What It's Like Over There
+ WAR
+ Eye Opening
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Hitch-22: A Memoir55 reviews
Christopher Hitchens
Twelve, 2010
The irony and the ecstasy
+ Hitch 22 admittedly over my head sometimes
+ Hitch-22 Review
+ Hitch-22; a memoir
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen518 reviews
Christopher McDougall
Knopf, 2009
Reason to run
+ What a Great Read
+ Great book
+ What a great book
+ Must read for all runners!
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea490 reviews
Chelsea Handler
Gallery, 2009
Very Entertaining
+ Absolutely awesome book from Chelsea, every page hysterical and truly great
+ Chelsea Handler is too damn funny!
I never find the time to read so I decided to start with something fun.
This book was very entertaining and VERY funny.
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Helmet for My Pillow: From Parris Island to the Pacific62 reviews
Robert Leckie
Bantam, 2010
Great damn book
+ Helmut For My Pillow
+ A non-American's review...
+ Helmet For My Pillow
+ Our brave men in action
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Fighter Pilot: The Memoirs of Legendary Ace Robin Olds51 reviews
Robin Olds, Christina Olds, ...
St. Martin's Press, 2010
A flawless book
+ A labor of love and a job well done
+ An Incredible True Story
+ Inspiring, rip-roaring biography that's 110% Sierra Hotel!
+ Great story!
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Lips Unsealed: A Memoir33 reviews
Belinda Carlisle
Crown, 2010
"Heaven May Not Be A Place On Earth", a memoir by Belinda Carlisle.
+ Bold and a Great Read
+ Still has the beat
+ Vacation, but don't know if you'll get away
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