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Shattered Dreams: My Life as a Polygamist's Wife 93 reviews
Irene Spencer
Center Street, 2008
Well written,
Shattered Dreams was a story so well written that I couldn't put it down.
Irene was a child who was reared in Pologamy. Her mother left the order when she was a young teen, and begged Irene not to become involved in the order. As a teen, Irene was torn between marrying a young man who professed his dying love for her or agreeing to be a second wife to her cousin's husband, entering the life ...
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Fair Game: My Life as a Spy, My Betrayal by the White House 69 reviews
Valerie Plame Wilson
Simon & Schuster, 2007
Her story- U.S. Government versus Valerie
This isn't a spy-intrigue-action book, so please don't expect it to be. It's Valerie Plame Wilson's story about ow she happened to become a CIA agent, what it took to reach the levels in the institution that she did. How the scandal started who was and wasn't involved. She explains how the government managed to touch every part of her being to her personal life, social life, professional life, ...
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Thrumpton Hall: A Memoir of Life in My Father's House8 reviews
Miranda Seymour
Harper, 2008
Superb writing and a great story
I don't usually add reviews to Amazon, but after reading that one person found this book "sophomoric," I had to respond. I don't know which book entitled, "Thrumpton Hall" that particular reviewer is referring to, but it can't be this one.
Ms. Seymour's memoir of her family's stately house is a wonderful story, and she gives it great life. If you like Evelyn Waugh or Nancy Mitford, this book ...
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Can I Keep My Jersey?: 11 Teams, 5 Countries, and 4 Years in My Life as a Basketball Vagabond 44 reviews
Paul Shirley
Villard, 2008
for the cynic and the pessimist
For all those people who didn't like this book because of the so-called "whining" and complaining - this book isn't really for them. I suggest they go to the self-help section of the bookstore and grab something there . . . or perhaps join the Oprah Book Club. For the people who've enjoyed Paul Shirley's blog over the years, you'd expect this book to be full of negative comments and complaints ...
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My So-Called Freelance Life: How to Survive and Thrive as a Creative Professional for Hire 3 reviews
Michelle Goodman
Seal Press, 2008
Your FABULOUS So Called Freelance Life
I read Michelle's last book, The Anti 9-to-5 Guide, and loved it, so I was eager to read this her new one. I have to say that she did not disappoint. Her candor is refreshing, as is her contemporary yet tried-and-true advice for those of us in the freelance trenches. Some stuff in here I'd never thought of, like renting a spot in an office co-op to avoid climbing the walls with loneliness.
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Kiss My Tiara: How to Rule the World as a SmartMouth Goddess143 reviews
Susan Jane Gilman
Grand Central Publishing, 2001
Feminist lit with better shoes
Honestly, I feel that if you dislike this book, then you're anti-woman. It's a fantastic, hysterical foray into life as a woman. Every girl should read this book. That's all that needs to be said.
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My Life as a Baby (Record Keeper Photo Albums) (Record Keeper)34 reviews
Virginia Reynolds
Peter Pauper Press, 2001
From the mouths of babes
A unique vision of what a child may be thinking. Fun between pages and a wonderful gift to a grown child leaving home.
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Tell Me Where It Hurts: A Day of Humor, Healing and Hope in My Life as an Animal Surgeon32 reviews
Nick Trout
Broadway, 2008
GREAT INSIGHTS on DOG health problems !!!
I enjoyed reading this book and couldn't put it down!
reading this book has greatly opened my mind on possible health problems my dogs will most likely encounter. made me more aware of my dogs and be more conscious that whatever small physical change i see in them could be a symptom of a certain disease or illness.
if you are a doglover, this book is definitely a must read!!
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My Life as a Quant: Reflections on Physics and Finance69 reviews
Emanuel Derman
Wiley, 2007
Appreciation for author's effort
Though I barely have a clue about the models presented in the book, the author provided a very informative and descriptive view of life as a Quant. It even gives a picture of working in Wall Street. I thank the author for his effort.
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My Dream of Heaven: A Nineteenth Century Spiritual Classic (Originally Known as Intra Muros)30 reviews
Rebecca Rebecca Springer, Vicki Jamison-Peterson
Harrison House, 2002
Fantastic Book!
This is a wonderful book to own for yourself or give as a gift to anyone that has had a love one go on before them to heaven. It gives a vivid picture of what heaven is like. You will feel close to heaven and those that have gone on to their reward.
I first read this book when my sister and then my father died in the same year. It was a tremendous source of comfort, and made the vast expanse ...
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Leonardo's Shadow: Or, My Astonishing Life as Leonardo da Vinci's Servant11 reviews
Christopher Grey
Simon Pulse, 2008
A Trip Back in time!
Giacomo has no recollection of his past since the day he fell from the top of Milan's Cathedral. Thank goodness Leonardo da Vinci was there to rescue him from the fall as well as the mob chasing him. That is how Giacomo came to be Leonardo's servant...pure chance.
Leonardo da Vinci is contracted by the Duke of Milan, to paint the most amazing mural that eyes will ever behold; The Last Supper. ...
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My Life As a Baby: A First Year Calendar (Personal Organizer)19 reviews
Kerren Barbas
Peter Pauper Press, 2002
great baby calendar
I used this calendar with my first son and really liked the size of the calendar and the little 'favorites' section on each month. It also has stickers to use to remind you of all the "firsts." (first smile etc.) I really wanted to use the same calendar with my second child.
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Not a Genuine Black Man: My Life as an Outsider2 reviews
Brian Copeland
MacAdam/Cage, 2008
Copeland's Stirring Memoir is both Hilarious and Heartwrenching
Brian Copeland's new memoir shows us the world through the eyes of an 8-yr old black boy and the challenges of growing up black in an all-white neighborhood and school. He never really got to relax and enjoy his childhood because life was pretty much a war zone for him. His absentee father would show up and verbally abuse him, as did potentially anyone he came in contact with. So he had no role ...
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My Son Marshall, My Son Eminem: Setting the Record Straight on My Life as Eminem's Mother
Debbie Nelson
Phoenix Books, 2008
Fact and fiction separated in the story of the world's most famous rapper told by the one woman who knows him.
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Flying Close to the Sun: My Life and Times as a Weatherman 10 reviews
Cathy Wilkerson
Seven Stories Press, 2007
Interesting yet flawed
Flying Close to the Sun was an interesting look at how SDS and other anti-war activists decided that confrontation, even violent confrontation was the only true way to exact meaningful politcal change. It also showed that many new leftists were anti-Vietnam war but not anti-war. I am sure many would be all too comfortable in the culture wars of today.
Ms. Wilkerson comes across as a person ...
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Standing in the Light: My Life as a Pantheist7 reviews
Sharman Apt Russell
Basic Books, 2008
Refreshing and insightful
I never heard of Pantheism before this book. I don't know much about Quakerism, nor am I a literay scholar. But I do recognize something well-researched and well-written. I savored every page, sometimes re-reading parts to feel the richness of Sharman Russells words. I so appreciate the time she put in to sift through history and give the reader clearly-written excerpts on of past philosophers ...
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Blowing My Cover: My Life as a CIA Spy97 reviews
Lindsay Moran
Berkley Trade, 2005
self-deprecating sense of humor and humility keeps CIA officer grounded
Quirky autobiography of Ivy League overachiever's venture into the CIA sometimes borders on pretentious and annoying, but the writer's self-deprecating sense of humor and humility keeps it grounded.
As a case officer, she recruits foreigners to provide information, not actually spying herself, a distinction which erases Moran's fiction-driven misconceptions while raising ethical dilemmas about ...
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Enter the Past Tense: My Secret Life as a CIA Assassin35 reviews
Roland W. Haas
Potomac Books Inc., 2008
Couldn't stop reading till I finished!
This book was absolutely fascinating! I couldn't put it down! And to think it is real life! What drama! My only prayer is that the USA still has men willing to sacrifice all to serve their country and protect us from the really bad guys!! I highly recommend Roland Haas's ENTER THE PAST TENSEEnter the Past Tense: My Secret Life as a CIA Assassin.
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Special Agent: My Life on the Front Lines as a Woman in the FBI59 reviews
Candice Delong
Hyperion, 2001
Solid story-telling with humor
This isn't the best book I've ever read but it's a fun and interesting read about her career in the FBI. She wisely chose stories from her career (which must have been difficult with so many years of experience) and always included down-to-earth humor and humility when appropriate. When she entered, the FBI was still adjusting to having women agents but she remained strong, taking the high road ...
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A Hummingbird in My House: The Story of Squeak16 reviews
Arnette Heidcamp
Crown, 1991
A Humming Bird in My House: The Story of Squeak
We were given this book that is filled with wonderful close up observations about one hummingbird. The author shares how she learned so much when a hummingbird over stayed his summer visit and how she helped "Squeak" until the following spring. The book was very enjoyable. We are hummingbird lovers and feed them.
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