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Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely Stripper 86 reviews
Diablo Cody
Gotham, 2006
A great read!
+ B+
I loved this book! Not only was it hilarious, it also gave an interesting look into a world I knew nothing about. I laughed out loud at many parts of this book--Cody is truly talented at getting humor on paper! I have passed this book on to others, both men and women, and they have all also ...
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When Rabbit Howls 85 reviews
Truddi Chase
Berkley Trade, 2002
A rare glimpse into the mind of multiple personality disorder.
+ A must read for someone considering a field in Psychology
+ book purchase
+ One of the best MPD auto/biographies
+ It's Rabbit Season
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Three Mile Island 1 review
Mark Stephens
Random House Inc (T), 1980
There Are More Up to Date Books
This is an adequate review of the topic, but to get more up to date details I would suggest a newer book. I did find that I wanted more background detail at times. I would have also liked more details of what was taking place in the White House. Overall, not a bad book, but I wish I had spent ...
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A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman 126 reviews
Joan Anderson
Broadway, 2000
A good read if you're in transition
+ Beautiful!
+ Take time for yourself
Joan Anderson wrote this book to help herself out of a tough life transition. Along the way, she learned, and she teaches us, so much about what we seek in life, how to live with ourselves before trying to live to please others. She shares so much, "A Year by the Sea" is a good example of ...
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Round-Trip to Deadsville: A Year in the Funeral Underground6 reviews
Nader Khalili
Cal Earth Press, 2002
Compelling!
+ A Book to Treasure and re-read
+ This book was instrumental in my career as a funeral director.
+ Underground Classic
+ Ride Along With Tim - Both an odyssey and an adventure!
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Acres of Skin: Human Experiments at Holmesburg Prison9 reviews
Allen M. Hornblum
Routledge, 1999
A Shocking Expose Relevant in Today's World
+ Horrifying
+ A book you can't find anywhere else!
+ Shocking!
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Diana19 reviews
Sarah Bradford
Viking Adult, 2006
Informative, moving, and inbiased
+ A Glimpse Behind The Facade
+ Very good book
+ Better than I expected
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The Little Princesses: The Story of the Queen's Childhood by her Nanny, Marion Crawford 7 reviews
Jennie Bond, Marion Crawford, 2003
Charming, but in no way saccharine
+ Well written biography
+ Groundbreaking "tell all" has stood the test of time
+ This portrait by "Crawfy" is priceless!
+ Little Princesses
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The Year of Living Biblically: One Man's Humble Quest to Follow the Bible as Literally as Possible393 reviews
A. J. Jacobs
Simon & Schuster, 2007
The Worlds Best "Non-Biblical" Bible Study Book Ever!
+ An awesome 1 year journey
+ Funny and insightful
+ If AJ Jacobs name is on the cover, I'm buying it
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My Freshman Year: What a Professor Learned by Becoming a Student49 reviews
Rebekah Nathan
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006
A must-read for college professors!
+ College is not a linear experience of intellectual and moral development. This is news?
+ MY FRESHMAN YEAR
+ Students appreciate this Ethnography
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Plain Secrets: An Outsider among the Amish18 reviews
Joe Mackall
Beacon Press, 2008
Plain Secrets: An Outsider Among the Amish
+ Fascinating book
+ Plain Secrets was a good book
+ You'll come away with a new perspective about Amish life
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White House Nannies29 reviews
Barbara Kline
Tarcher, 2006
I loved it!
+ Excellent, humorous book
+ Entertaining read
I loved reading this book! As a 'new' nanny, I found this book very useful. At first i said I wouldn't want to work with a family like these mentioned in the book, but then I thought more about it, and I actually wouldn't mind getting the 'experience'. I live in So cal, so we do have families like ...
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Under the Tuscan Sun: At Home in Italy2 reviews
Broadway Books, 1997
Under the Tuscan Sun
+ GREAT BOOK!
The title of this book encompasses the essence of the book. Frances Mayes retires to Italy and obtains a rural farm house and olive trees. It is not a story but more of a biography of the struggles and joys of restoring the farmhouse in Tuscany. Also the trials and tribulations of working with the ...
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Plain and Simple: A Woman's Journey to the Amish40 reviews
Sue Bender
HarperOne, 1991
Plain and Simple
+ Absorbing read
+ We could all use a little plain and simple in our lives.
I felt this was an extremely well written and moving little book, and I have recommended it to many friends. In fact, I bought copies and sent them out. It made you stop and think about your own life and how we complicate and prioritize.
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The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the ...49 reviews
William Alexander
Algonquin Books, 2007
very entertaining book
+ A reminder for kindred souls who see ONLY WORK in their gardens. Stop! Remember the JOY!
+ Can't put it down
Loved this book. I so identified with the author. There were so many times I just laughed out loud. I too have grown the $64 tomato!
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Orphans of the Living: Stories of America's Children in Foster Care20 reviews
Jennifer Toth
Touchstone Press, 1998
Tug At Your Heart
+ Sad Stories - but Unfortunately - True
+ Good book
+ Interesting & thought provoking book
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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil491 reviews
John Berendt
Vintage, 1999
Read it & visit Savannah
+ Great
+ Great Read
I visited Savannah this summer & then read the book. I had seen the movie when it first came out & remembered that is was a good one, but I forgot so much of it. After touring the Mercer House & confusing several timelines, I borrowed my sister's book & could hardly put it down, and I am a seldom ...
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84, Charing Cross Road104 reviews
Helene Hanff, Frank Doel
Moyer Bell, 1995
84 Charing the Book
+ 84 Charing Cross Road
+ You've Got Mail, Reader
84 Charing Cross Road is a great read! The premis simple, but the characters are full and rich. Worth reading again, even if you have seen the movie.
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In Her Sister's Shadow: An Intimate Biography of Lee Radziwill9 reviews
Diana Dubois
St Martins Mass Market Paper, 1997
Fabulous!
+ In Her Sister's Shadow:An Intimate Biographyof Lee Radziwe
+ Overshadowed
lee may not have been as famous as her sister, jackie, but her life in ways was more fascinating than that of her sister. lee took risks, and lived life to its fullest, not really caring what others thought. i hope there are more book about her in the future, and i hope some she write her ...
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The Big House: A Century in the Life of an American Summer Home56 reviews
George Howe Colt
Scribner, 2004
Loved this book
+ Heartbreaking
+ The Big House
+ From the Gilded Age to the Golden Arches
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