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Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's ForgivenessMurder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness
Best Price: $15.63
This is the tragic story of Kent Whitaker's heart-wrenching journey toward forgiveness and faith...
Led By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan GenocideLed By Faith: Rising from the Ashes of the Rwandan Genocide
Best Price: $16.47
For three months in the spring of 1994, the African nation of Rwanda descended into one of the...
Taking WoodstockTaking Woodstock
Best Price: $15.59
This book just takes me back to the Woodstock Days....I was 19 and never went as I had a 3 month...
Don't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in LifeDon't Bet against Me!: Beating the Odds Against Breast Cancer and in Life
Best Price: $8.88
Wonderful book with lots of information about breast cancer. Also a great story on Deanna's life...
The Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full TiltThe Cone Sisters of Baltimore: Collecting at Full Tilt
Best Price: $21.92
This is a beautiful book that vividly recounts the story of two Baltimore sisters who never got...


The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true story of a Cambodian heroine.The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true story of a Cambodian heroine.
Best Price: $15.61
A portion of the proceeds of this book will be donated to the Somaly Mam Foundation. A...
Chasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My LifeChasing Daylight: How My Forthcoming Death Transformed My Life
Best Price: $2.38
I found this book to be inspirational. I also found it to be painful to read. The author faces...
Front Row at the White House : My Life and TimesFront Row at the White House : My Life and Times
Best Price: $1.00
I respect Helen Thomas for her fearlessness, tenacity, and the fact that she broke so much...
Harriet Tubman: The Road to FreedomHarriet Tubman: The Road to Freedom
Best Price: $6.00
Sorry to disappoint, but this book is not really about Harriet Tubman. I would liken it to a...
Storms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood MacStorms: My Life with Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac
Best Price: $15.10
As a very, very longtime fan of Fleetwood Mac, I got this book as soon as it came out. I felt...


The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia PlathThe Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath
Best Price: $10.00
I am currently reading this book, so I haven't finished it. I am savoring it the way people...
Life After Gastric Bypass: 6 Steps to Ensure Your Weight Loss SuccessLife After Gastric Bypass: 6 Steps to Ensure Your Weight Loss Success
Best Price: $15.59
This is a great book. It has alot of needed information for pre-op bariatric patients and those...
One Drop: My Father's Hidden Life--A Story of Race and Family SecretsOne Drop: My Father's Hidden Life--A Story of Race and Family Secrets
Best Price: $13.02
I liked this book. Not so much b/c I was interested in Anatole Broyard, but rather I found his...
Gift of the Red Bird: The Story of a Divine EncounterGift of the Red Bird: The Story of a Divine Encounter
Best Price: $8.63
I ordered the Gift of the Red Bird by Paula D'Arcy. The book was mailed on June 13, 2007 via US...
Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor (Library of World Biography)Wu Zhao: China's Only Female Emperor (Library of World Biography)
Best Price: $18.60
Behind this fabulous tale of the rise of the daughter of a lumber merchant to the first and only...

Appetites: Why Women WantAppetites: Why Women Want
Best Price: $3.34
Although Caroline Knapp is no longer with us, her contributions to the understanding of women's...
A Simple PathA Simple Path
Best Price: $3.64
Most excellent writing. Use the steps in my daily spiritual life. Have used the book for...
Touch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My StoryTouch the Top of the World: A Blind Man's Journey to Climb Farther than the Eye Can See: My Story
Best Price: $7.13
About eight months ago (from the time of writing this review) my wife lost her eyesight. ...
Sisters in the Struggle : African-American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power MovementSisters in the Struggle : African-American Women in the Civil Rights-Black Power Movement
Best Price: $20.70
I have not received the book, "Sisters in the Struggle" Please credit my account.
Chicken with PlumsChicken with Plums
Best Price: $8.25
Marjane Satrapi, Chicken with Plums (Pantheon, 2006) Satrapi's fourth book gives us biography...

Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life (Radical Thinkers) (Radical Thinkers)Minima Moralia: Reflections on a Damaged Life (Radical Thinkers) (Radical Thinkers)
Best Price: $7.47
If read carefully, everything's in here, but it may be best enjoyed piecemeal, as a source of...
Wife No. 19Wife No. 19
Best Price: $30.17
Ann Eliza Young was a 19th century LDS woman who was born into the second generation of Mormon...
Thomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American ControversyThomas Jefferson and Sally Hemings: An American Controversy
Best Price: $6.29
I bought and read this book before the DNA results. This is the most unbiased look at the...
Coaching Millions: Help More People, Make More Money, Live Your Ultimate LifestyleCoaching Millions: Help More People, Make More Money, Live Your Ultimate Lifestyle
Best Price: $14.95
This is a very helpful and insightful read. It contains some very useful information for new...
Faithfull: An AutobiographyFaithfull: An Autobiography
Best Price: $10.68
Faithfull's account of her life (much is devoted to her time with Mick Jagger) is written from...

Paper Daughter: A MemoirPaper Daughter: A Memoir
Best Price: $3.95
I loved this book and found it immensely readable. The writing carried you along without you...
Lois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorcycle, 20,000 Miles Across the AmericasLois on the Loose: One Woman, One Motorcycle, 20,000 Miles Across the Americas
Best Price: $12.10
I'm not a big book reader, too much riding or other things to do. This book, I just couldn't put...
Evita: The Real Life of Eva PeronEvita: The Real Life of Eva Peron
Best Price: $5.00
When I was assigned to read this book I was afraid it was going to be a boring biography that...
Through the Narrow Gate, Revised: A Memoir of Spiritual DiscoveryThrough the Narrow Gate, Revised: A Memoir of Spiritual Discovery
Best Price: $6.98
Honest and interesting perspective from someone who has "been there." I would also...
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern MidwifeBaby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
Best Price: $8.46
I've read several births on midwifery and Peggy Vincent's is by far one of the most readable in...

Learning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect LifeLearning to Fall: The Blessings of an Imperfect Life
Best Price: $7.91
This is about the 7th copy of this book that I have purchased. I keep giving them away because...
Landscape for a Good Woman: A StoryLandscape for a Good Woman: A Story
Best Price: $14.50
As I was comprising a reading list for my graduate students, I was suddenly reminded of...
Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderRewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Best Price: $8.28
Jeff Bell uses the metaphor of a tape player to describe his struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive...
Lessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by SightLessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
Best Price: $4.74
A friend recommended this book when I was going thru a very difficult time. I have since bought...
The Language of BaklavaThe Language of Baklava
Best Price: $8.44
In the book's foreword, Abu-Jaber states that the facts should never get in the way of a story,...

Black IceBlack Ice
Best Price: $3.90
This book is interesting, and the author actually spoke at my school (Temple University) which...
Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern MidwifeBaby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife
Best Price: $8.46
I've read several births on midwifery and Peggy Vincent's is by far one of the most readable in...
Landscape for a Good Woman: A StoryLandscape for a Good Woman: A Story
Best Price: $14.50
As I was comprising a reading list for my graduate students, I was suddenly reminded of...
Rewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive DisorderRewind, Replay, Repeat: A Memoir of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Best Price: $8.28
Jeff Bell uses the metaphor of a tape player to describe his struggle with Obsessive-Compulsive...
Lessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by SightLessons I Learned in the Dark: Steps to Walking by Faith, Not by Sight
Best Price: $4.74
A friend recommended this book when I was going thru a very difficult time. I have since bought...

The Language of BaklavaThe Language of Baklava
Best Price: $8.44
In the book's foreword, Abu-Jaber states that the facts should never get in the way of a story,...
Black IceBlack Ice
Best Price: $3.90
This book is interesting, and the author actually spoke at my school (Temple University) which...
The Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob KillerThe Black Hand: The Bloody Rise and Redemption of "Boxer" Enriquez, a Mexican Mob Killer
Best Price: $17.13
An astonishing and groundbreaking look at the Mexican Mafia, The Black Hand is an...
Confessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell AllConfessions of the Other Mother: Non-Biological Lesbian Moms Tell All
Best Price: $7.42
Very easy to read. Nice glimpses of a variety of moms (and babas) and how they fit in their...
Ginger: My StoryGinger: My Story
Best Price: $8.98
when this book was released in hardback, ginger rogers went on a book signing tour. she stopped...

Stealing Buddha's Dinner: A MemoirStealing Buddha's Dinner: A Memoir
Best Price: $4.94
This book is just okay. There were a few insighful moments about acculturation and religion, but...
After the Wall: Confessions from an East German Childhood and the Life that Came NextAfter the Wall: Confessions from an East German Childhood and the Life that Came Next
Best Price: $8.58
This book is beautiful. Having briefly visited East Berlin in 1959, I was impressed with its...
Sweet Mandarin: The Courageous True Story of Three Generations of Chinese Women and Their Journey from East to WestSweet Mandarin: The Courageous True Story of Three Generations of Chinese Women and Their Journey from East to West
Best Price: $11.97
For Lily Kwok the world did not seem to offer much hope. In addition to being a female in a...
Morrie: In His Own WordsMorrie: In His Own Words
Best Price: $3.54
The book is a companion read of "Tuesdays with Morrie." Although both books cover...
Can?cula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la FronteraCan?cula: Snapshots of a Girlhood en la Frontera
Best Price: $13.99
I'm not a fan of CHICANA literature, MEXICAN AMERICAN literature, and other related genres. ...

The Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to HopeThe Day the Voices Stopped: A Schizophrenic's Journey from Madness to Hope
Best Price: $7.95
This book presents an incredibly honest insight into the experience of a paranoid schizophrenic....
The Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond SixtyThe Last Gift of Time: Life Beyond Sixty
Best Price: $5.50
Heilbrun provides an up-close look into her accomplished, then increasingly unconventional life....
Inside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and PurposeInside My Heart: Choosing to Live with Passion and Purpose
Best Price: $1.98
This book is shallow and not intellectually challenging. It is sweet for her to share the...
I Dreamed of Africa (tie-in edition)I Dreamed of Africa (tie-in edition)
Best Price: $3.25
I did volunteer work at Kuki's Ol Ari Nyrio in 11/07 and it was the most amazing experience of...
Edith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in PicturesEdith Bouvier Beale of Grey Gardens: A Life in Pictures
Best Price: $47.25
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