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 The Game: Penetrating the Secret Society of Pickup ArtistsBest Price: $19.29 Reading this book confirmed some experiences that I had before 2005, the year in which I decided... |  InfidelBest Price: $8.89 Our local book club (Book Babes) discussed Infidel at great length at our last meeting. Half... |  In the Frame: My Life in Words and PicturesBest Price: $21.75 After Prime Suspect, Gosford Park and The Queen I knew Helen Mirren was a terrific actress. But... |  Not Quite What I Was Planning: Six-Word Memoirs by Writers Famous and ObscureBest Price: $6.34 I've read the book through twice now, and I still find fresh bits of wisdom and newly amusing... |  Pretty Is What Changes: Impossible Choices, The Breast Cancer Gene, and How I Defied My DestinyBest Price: $14.88 This book will save lives. It is a perfect mix of wit and knowledge. As a person who learned... |
 My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night StandsBest Price: $8.83 The book was at times funny, but mainly a disappointment. I somehow missed the fact that this... |  Same Kind of Different As Me: A Modern-Day Slave, an International Art Dealer, and the Unlikely Woman Who Bound Them TogetherBest Price: $8.24 Enlightening, entertaining and inspirational. The performers on the audio version are excellent.... |  A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to SurviveBest Price: $2.64 I loved this book and could not put it down. It is a touching story that at times can be too... |  Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest DisasterBest Price: $3.99 In spite of many reviews of this book which suggest that Mr. Krakauer's account of this Everest... |  Anne Frank: The Diary of a Young GirlBest Price: $2.28 A classic that we all should read when we are young, and again when we are older. It emphasizes... |
 The Sum of Our Days: A MemoirBest Price: $16.07 The Sum Of Our Days is a family memoir based on Allende's idea that her deceased daughter Paula... |  Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan HolocaustBest Price: $8.79 Left to Tell is an amazing story of a woman's courage and spirituality. Not only did it put all... |  An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and MadnessBest Price: $6.75 This is the most "on key" book I have read about an unquiet mind. Jamison's depiction... |  Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, ChelseaBest Price: $16.47 Chelsea, ranks up there with Silverman with a one of the guys kind of woman attitude. So men and... |  Look Me in the Eye: My Life with Asperger'sBest Price: $15.82 I wanted to read this book b/c I have one child with Asperger's and another with Autistic... |
 Madness: A Bipolar LifeBest Price: $15.78 Marya Hornbacher, you've done it! This book is amazing. Couldn't put it down, read it in just a... |  Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest LessonBest Price: $3.95 This would be one book that is must read for all educators or anyone that has been influenced in... |  Founding Mothers: The Women Who Raised Our NationBest Price: $5.95 Great ability to make these stories fascinating. Much info this Revolutionary Era buff did not... |  Eden's Outcasts: The Story of Louisa May Alcott and Her FatherBest Price: $19.77 Thank you to Jim Matteson for reading every scrap the Alcotts left behind and digesting it into... |  The Six Wives of Henry VIIIBest Price: $10.18 I recieved this book in perfect condition and it came a day before the estimated time of... |
 Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway MountainBest Price: $12.50 A truly unique window into the world of a Japanese family. After the first chapter, I was so... |  Why Women Should Rule the WorldBest Price: $14.37 "Why women should rule the world" is a book where men get made fun at, poked,... |  My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John AdamsBest Price: $19.50 My Dearest Friend: Letters of Abigail and John Adams Well written |  Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on FaithBest Price: $7.48 Anne Lamott reminds us of our humanity and that we don't need to be ashamed of our warts. God... |  The Diving Bell and the Butterfly: A Memoir of Life in DeathBest Price: $6.82 The word "unique" is probably overused, but here it applies. This book was written by... |
 Covert: My Years Infiltrating the MobBest Price: $12.50 To call it a page-turner is an understatement. This amazing story reads like a novel, but has... |  Persepolis: The Story of a ChildhoodBest Price: $6.15 Please take the time to read this striking memoir and its sequel, Persepolis 2. The language is... |  The Year of Magical ThinkingBest Price: $3.00 As a priest and someone who deals with death and grieving much too often, Ms. Didion captures... |  It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to LifeBest Price: $2.50 The story of Lance Armstong's life up until 2001 will be a challenge to put down for even those... |  Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on FaithBest Price: $4.69 Anne Lamott writes with tremendous vulnerability and sincerity. She opens her veins for us and... |
 The Complete Persepolis: Now a Major Motion PictureBest Price: $13.94 Even though I don't know much about graphic novels, I thought Persepolis was incredible. Also, I... |  A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and ForgivenessBest Price: $2.49 The book is well written and details the journey of a man to seek answers for his childhood... |  The Center Cannot Hold: My Journey Through MadnessBest Price: $14.06 This book is absolutely excellent to get a good "inside" view of what it is like to... |  Candy Girl: A Year in the Life of an Unlikely StripperBest Price: $6.48 If you thought Juno was overly hip, that the dialogue sagged under the weight of one too many... |  A Million Little PiecesBest Price: $0.30 I found a million little pieces to be a stirring, moving and captivating piece of literature.... |
 Seducing the Boys Club: Uncensored Tactics from a Woman at the TopBest Price: $14.99 Nina makes a lot of good points, and in a very easy to read format! She uses her experiences aka... |  Things We Couldn't SayBest Price: $16.32 The true story of true Christians, and Dutch patriots, Diet Eman and Hein Sietsma, and their... |  Charlatan: America's Most Dangerous Huckster, the Man Who Pursued Him, and the Age of FlimflamBest Price: $15.37 "Charlatan" is a fast moving, fun read about an early 20th. century historical era of... |  My Life in FranceBest Price: $5.39 This was a wonderful memoir about Julia Child. I especially found it interesting that she fell... |  Her Last Death: A MemoirBest Price: $12.00 Apparently, reading thru the reviews here... I am the only one who read this and in the process... |
 The Middle Place (Voice)Best Price: $12.27 I caught wind of this book in a review published in Oprah's magazine and I was intrigued by the... |  Kabul Beauty School: An American Woman Goes Behind the VeilBest Price: $6.98 This book provides an excellent insight into the daily ups & downs for the women of... |  Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's WifeBest Price: $12.90 This book is really gripping and fast moving. As a woman in our day and age it is difficult to... |  Home CD: A Memoir of My Early YearsBest Price: $24.00 Coming some 60 years after her first professional recording, this audiobook is sort of the... |  Gift from the Sea: 50th Anniversary EditionBest Price: $7.88 Everyone should read "A Gift From the Sea". This is a book filled with wisdom. ... |
 This I Believe: The Personal Philosophies of Remarkable Men and WomenBest Price: $7.91 Short stories that share the reality and persistence of the common American. Some really hit... |  The Lives They Left Behind: Suitcases from a State Hospital AtticBest Price: $15.45 This book is just ok. The writer seems to repeat things over and over and over and over. If your... |  Puppy Chow is Better than Prozac: The True Story of a Man and the Dog Who Saved His LifeBest Price: $15.50 This book really gave me insight into the world of a manic depressive like I've never seen... |  Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest To Discover if Her Life Makes Her Ass LookBig, Or Why Pie is Not The AnswerBest Price: $11.20 New from the author of Bitter Is the New Black and Bright Lights, Big Ass Personal... |  Persepolis Boxed SetBest Price: $16.24 I loved every minute reading this book. Being a comic or graphic novel, whichever one prefers, I... |
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