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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... 		  
  







  
  
The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream523 reviews
Barack Obama

Three Rivers Press, 2007

The Hopemongering ;-)
Barck Obama is a self described hopemongerer ( I think we need to add this word to the dictionary if it is not already there given the publicity it has gotten!). In this book he gives practical advice on what an individual can do to make a difference. I found the chapter 4 on politics particularly interesting. He openly talks about campaign financing and how expensive it is in the Illinois media ... 		  
  







  
  
Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance235 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 ... 		  
  







  
  
Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time1021 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 ... 		  
  







  
  
The Revolution: A Manifesto513 reviews
Ron Paul

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Ron Paul should be President
This is a temendous summary of Ron Paul's great thinking regarding what America can be. It is a well written, easily understood, yet thorough expanation of what he has learned during a lifetime full of service in both the private sector and in the U.S. Congress. I highly recommend it to anyone who would like to learn more about our American freedoms. 		  
  







  
  
The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America13 reviews
Thurston Clarke

Henry Holt and Co., 2008

The Wound
What was there about this intense, brave, confused, very funny, and very tender-hearted campaign - one that lasted a mere 82 days - that haunts us more than ever after 40 years? Why is it impossible to see even a glimpse of Robert Kennedy on TV without feeling, in Norman Mailer's words: "sorrowful as rue in the throat"? Thurston Clarke's "The Last Campaign" moves us toward that answer, in a ... 		  
  







  
  
Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea84 reviews
Chelsea Handler

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

Awesome
I love it! It is sooooooooo funny! It is just Chelsea, just like we can watch her on her Chelsea lately. 		  
  







  
  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1496 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

I Totally Relate!
Some of you have completely missed the point. Society does put these standards in your face about marriage, children, how one should live his or her life. When someone deviates from that path, other people freak out/judge. There is absolutely NOTHING wrong with not being traditional: married, kids, blah, blah, blah. If that's what you want, great. If not, that's great too. Some of you seem to ... 		  
  







  
  
Audition: A Memoir130 reviews
Barbara Walters

Knopf, 2008

Barbara Walters Audition A Memoir
This was an outstanding autobiography. For all of us who wondered about the "behind-the-scenes" low-down on all her interviews, this was great. The magnitude of history in this book is tremendous. I have always been a fan of Barbara Walters' interviews, and with this book, all I had to do was close my eyes and I could see them all over again. It was also fun to discover that she is just as ... 		  
  







  
  
The Last Lecture331 reviews
Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow

Hyperion, 2008

You'll laugh, cry and think when you read this book!
Randy Pausch, a professor at Carnegie Mellon University, became an Internet sensation after he spoke on the topic of "Really Achieving Your Childhood Dreams" . . .his presentation has since been viewed by millions of people and became the basis for one of the best books I've read in quite some time, THE LAST LECTURE (see also Sections 2, 10 and 11)--written with Jeffrey Zaslow. What ... 		  
  







  
  
A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father61 reviews
Augusten Burroughs

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Totally believable.
One of the best books I have ever read. The story is fast-paced and heart-breaking. It is totally believable to me because I grew up in a home with one alcoholic parent and another who did nothing to protect us. I recommend this book to everyone. If you had a happy childhood -- read this book so you'll appreciate your parents even more. If you had an alcoholic parent, read the book so ... 		  
  







  
  
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. 		  
  







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

Viking Adult, 2008

Glimpse Inside the Mind of Another
Dr Taylor shows there are many kinds of knowledge, but maybe only one kind of awareness. The specialjourney that "Stroke of Insight" chronicles is surprising. It's a lesson how new learning, understanding and benefit can come of an experience that most would consider a severe blow. If you have the courage to face it and see it. The ability to experience something on several levels, beyond the ... 		  
  







  
  
Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ...21 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 ... 		  
  







  
  
Into the Wild1158 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. ... 		  
  







  
  
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. 		  
  







  
  
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 10676 reviews
Marcus Luttrell

Back Bay Books, 2008

As real as it gets, an amazing story!!!!
As a former military pilot of pointy nosed jets I am still in awe of the Navy SEALS and Delta guys. While we zip around in our fancy jets and fly LGB's thru doors, I (speaking for myself instead of all fighter pilots) I am totally in awe of the professionalism, incredible bravery, dedication, athleticism, determination, and heroism of these "teams". I had the privilege of working around some of ... 		  
  







  
  
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 ... 		  
  







  
  
Nixonland: The Rise of a President and the Fracturing of America12 reviews
Rick Perlstein

Scribner, 2008

Another worthy effort from Perlstein
Nixonland is Rick Perlstein's follow-up to "Before the Storm", which focused largely on Barry Goldwater's 1964 campaign. Though I preferred Perlstein's earlier book this one is pretty damn good. I was born in the 1980s and thus have no first-hand knowledge of what was going on in the 60s and early 70s. Perlstein does a very good job at drawing a vivid portrait of the state of the union at that ... 		  
  







  




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