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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1495 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Bloomsbury, 2006

A memoir worth reading
I could relate to this memoir - everyone is dysfunctional in their own way, but Gilbert isn't afraid to put herself out there. I admired her writing style, her wit and ability to laugh at herself. She is poignant about issues that many people face everyday. Interesting perspectives on three different cultures which richly contrast with American life. 		  
  







  
  
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America10 reviews
Thurston Clarke

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

Some men see things as they are and say why...
The book does not let the reader forget how it is going to end by opening the first chapter with the recollections of some of those on the funeral train fron New York to Washington. What is found between those images and the pantry of the Ambassador Hotel is an honest look at the promise of what might have been had RFK not been led to his rendevous with death in that hotel pantry. We are able to ... 		  
  







  
  
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea82 reviews
Chelsea Handler

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

If you like her show, read her book
If you like her sense of humor, then you'll like her book. She does a great job in her book and on her show of making fun of her life because she knows we all have issues in ours. That's why more and more people are relating to her. Since she can have fun with her own life, we give her a pass to rip on others...all in fun. 		  
  







  
  
My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey19 reviews
Jill Bolte Taylor

Viking Adult, 2008

Profound Insight and Spiritual Wisdom
This remarkable book, "My Stroke of Insight" by Jill Bolte Taylor is far more than a dynamic story of a brain scientist, who suffered a massive stroke and amazingly recovered. It inspires the willingness to look beyond what we think is reality to an exploration of human consciousness and its limitless possibilities. For anyone who has contemplated the value of spiritual awakening, those who ... 		  
  







  
  
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance234 reviews
Barack Obama

Three Rivers Press, 2004

Obama's quest of self-discovery
Although the title says the book is about race, after reading it, I don't agree. The issues of race are there, because after all, he is bi-racial, but that is not what the book is about. Any young man who never really got to know his father starts out with a disadvantage in the "search for who I am" department. His search was complicated by distance, culture, racism, family dynamics on an ... 		  
  







  
  
The Revolution: A Manifesto508 reviews
Ron Paul

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Every American Should Read This Book
One of the biggest mistakes you could make this year would involve believing that you already know the content of this book or that it is "fringe", "unrealistic" or "radical"; you will find nothing more sensible or fundamental to the core of American life and nothing more realistic in its approach in all the writings of this generation. With a calm and serious demeanor, Paul manages to deliver ... 		  
  







  
  
The Downhill Lie: A Hacker's Return to a Ruinous Sport22 reviews
Carl Hiaasen

Knopf, 2008

The Downhill Lie
This is a great book - for golfers...It's amazing to me how much of what Carl Hiaasen writes in his book that I can relate to. I'm a 53 year old "lady" golfer who has only been playing a little over 3 years. I have thought and said some of the very same things Carl complains about. Very enjoyable and laugh out loud reading... 		  
  







  
  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1495 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

A memoir worth reading
I could relate to this memoir - everyone is dysfunctional in their own way, but Gilbert isn't afraid to put herself out there. I admired her writing style, her wit and ability to laugh at herself. She is poignant about issues that many people face everyday. Interesting perspectives on three different cultures which richly contrast with American life. 		  
  







  
  
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1018 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

More Than Just a Good Book
This is the true story of an extraordinary man in an extraordinary adventure. It reminds me of old American values, the values of my childhood, when we believed in our leaders, when ordinary citizens showed extraordinary courage, self-reliance, and ingenuity in pursuit of noble goals. I met Greg Mortenson before reading his book. He appears to be a regular, good-natured guy, unassuming in ... 		  
  







  
  
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance234 reviews
Barack Obama

Canongate Books, 2007

Obama's quest of self-discovery
Although the title says the book is about race, after reading it, I don't agree. The issues of race are there, because after all, he is bi-racial, but that is not what the book is about. Any young man who never really got to know his father starts out with a disadvantage in the "search for who I am" department. His search was complicated by distance, culture, racism, family dynamics on an ... 		  
  







  
  
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father59 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Hints at much worse than it tells
I knew this would be Augusten's life without the laughs, the part he couldn't face till he'd written five or six other books. I was almost afraid to read it, and I was duly outraged at the things that happened in his family. But the real chills were what he didn't tell. What was the "something terrible" in his father's hand at the foot of Augusten's bed? Has he really forgotten about the years at ... 		  
  







  
  
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ...19 reviews
Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer

William Morrow, 2008

Totally Mesmerizing
While I have read books by other wives who've left the FLDS, this one was different in that it was the story of the 14 year old who brought down Warren Jeffs. Though this storyline doesn't happen until the latter part of the book, you feel the tension and stress that she was put under to do what the "prophet" told her to do. There was no choice in the matter and as much as she said she wasn't ... 		  
  







  
  
Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)245 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

Eat your way to saving the earth
I have loved Barbara Kingsolver as an author of fiction, now as someone who has inspired me to change the way I buy food and feed my family. I have started asking questions, purchasing from a local farm and planted garlic! Small steps. This book is entertaining as well as informative. 		  
  







  
  
The Last Lecture CD327 reviews
Randy Pausch

Hyperion Audio, 2008

A Fantastic Gift
This guy is fantastic! What a gift he has shared with the world, a personal gift to people he will never know. He speaks from his heart with a genuine love of people and a desire to share with us all his astonishing awareness of what matters in life. It is a plea of sorts to humanity to have FUN because life is very short, to give of yourself and to take care of the people around you because ... 		  
  







  
  
Always By My Side: A Father's Grace and a Sports Journey Unlike Any Other4 reviews
Jim Nantz

Gotham, 2008

Is it his time (to buy this book)??? YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Hello friends, I started this book in March, finished it in April, and now it belongs to May!! If you are looking to "come out of hibernation" after a long winter, this is your book. It is as grand as it gets!! A book for the ages!! Doug Riddell 		  
  







  
  
Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10674 reviews
Marcus Luttrell

Back Bay Books, 2008

Great
Makes me proud to be an American and have guys like these fighting for us! Thank You. 		  
  







  
  
Into the Wild1157 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 2007

Into the Wild and the heart of this lovely soul
This is a book about a young man going on a vision quest. Fate dealt him a horrible hand. He is a wonderful soul caught in the wilds of Alaska with no way to get out. Yes he was careless. He was young and full of life, he was taken too soon. When you read about him and see those pictures you realize what a wonderful soul he was. This book is very worthwhile. The movie is worth seeing too. ... 		  
  







  
  
My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands163 reviews
Chelsea Handler

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

fabulous
I giggled all the way through this book. It is crude and funny. She is the female Max Tucker. 		  
  







  
  
Counselor: A Life at the Edge of History12 reviews
Ted Sorensen

Harper, 2008

This history was part of my life
Ted Sorensen's narrative about his association with JFK , throughout his days as Senator, his run for the presidency and his short time as president, brought back many memories. This book changed my opinion of President Kennedy. I have a new found respect for JFK that hadn't existed before reading this. Sorensen was on the scene when the Bay of Pigs happened. The Cuban missile crisis, and many ... 		  
  







  
  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir1040 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

A must read book
From the first page to the last Ms. Walls story captivated me ... not only with her style of sharing her life but because I completely could relate to how she lived as a child. I myself lived a similar childhood and to read another's story touched my soul ... Even if you lived a "normal" childhood you should read her story for the sheer entertainment and unbelievable circumstances that she and ... 		  
  







  




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