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A Wolf at the Table: A Memoir of My Father 123 reviews
Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Press, 2008
All The Better To Break Your Spirit, Son
+ Sinister and Menacing
We've read much about the dysfunction of Augusten Burroughs's life, starting with his 2002 memoir "Running With Scissors" in which he described the bizarre experience of living with his mother's psychiatrist during the tumult of his adolescence. Though he briefly touched upon his parents' broken ...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 1455 reviews
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Fun and engaging
+ Not your usual read . . .
+ An unusual and striking first novel
+ Very Likeable Book
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The Legend of Mickey Tussler 22 reviews
Frank Nappi
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Fabulous Baseball Yarn
+ Mickey Tussler Will Touch Your Heart
+ Simply The Best!
+ Great Book
+ Baseball like it used to be
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Plum Island339 reviews
Nelson DeMille
Grand Central Publishing, 1998
Plum Is A Peach
+ "The meaning of life has not much to do with good and evil, right and wrong...It has to do with cutting the right deal."
+ Another Excellent DeMille Novel
+ Plum Island
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The Great Gatsby1119 reviews
F. Scott Fitzgerald
Scribner, 1999
As American as apple pie...
+ The Summer of '22
+ The Great Gatsby
+ An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A"
+ Gatsby Believed in the Green Light
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A Million Little Pieces1833 reviews
James Frey
Anchor, 2005
Read it and make your own opinion.
+ Great Read!
Fiction or not, this book was beautifully written, insightful and hopeful. Do not let the controversy stray you away from giving it a chance - it is an amazing, touching story.
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Echoes from the Infantry: A Novel29 reviews
Frank Nappi
St. Martin's Press, 2005
...'Echoes From the Infantry' will leave a lasting impression upon you...
+ Reads Like A Four Star Movie
+ Cried Like A Baby.....
+ touching
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Amagansett38 reviews
Mark Mills
Berkley Trade, 2005
SUPER mystery!
+ Lots of delicious fish, PLUS a mystery
+ A great summer read
+ Moody Mystery
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Bang the Drum Slowly (Second Edition) 14 reviews
Bison Books, 2003
This book and the movie are special
+ Life Changing
+ When Baseball Was Still a Game
+ Fantastic Book. For baseball fans, and those who aren't
+ Bang The Drum Slowly by Joe
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A Spot of Bother (Vintage)100 reviews
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2007
This is my favorite book!I love Mark Haddon!
+ One very funny book
To start off the storyline did not attract me at all,but i loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,(Brilliant book)and figured I'll give it shot,and i was so happy i did!At first i only liked Jamie but the more and more i read i started to fall for the rest of the Hall Family were i ...
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Atonement762 reviews
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir821 reviews
Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006
Wonderful read for good laughs
+ A Childhood Undesired: A Review of Running with Scissors
+ A humorous romp through an unusual childhood
+ Liked the Movie Better
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The Natural100 reviews
Bernard Malamud
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003
A must for any literate baseball fan
+ Not so sugary sweet
+ The Defining Work
My father was an English teacher who also happened to be a baseball fanatic, and I still have his marked-up copy of "The Natural" somewhere in the basement. He actually built an entire English class around baseball fiction, with this book as its centerpiece.
You can't help but appreciate the ...
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The Last Town on Earth: A Novel85 reviews
Thomas Mullen
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
The Last Town on Earth: A Novel
+ The Last Town on Earth
+ great book
+ I got really immersed in this one
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Louder Than Words: A Mother's Journey in Healing Autism279 reviews
Jenny McCarthy
Dutton Adult, 2007
An amazing story of recovery
+ Loved it
+ Everyone should read this!
+ Angels
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The Natural100 reviews
Bernard Malamud
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2003
A must for any literate baseball fan
+ Not so sugary sweet
+ The Defining Work
My father was an English teacher who also happened to be a baseball fanatic, and I still have his marked-up copy of "The Natural" somewhere in the basement. He actually built an entire English class around baseball fiction, with this book as its centerpiece.
You can't help but appreciate the ...
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Atonement762 reviews
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2007
Beautifully written and engrossing.
+ Atonement is a work of art!
+ Not a quick read.
+ Reconciliation...Really?
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The Last Town on Earth: A Novel85 reviews
Thomas Mullen
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
The Last Town on Earth: A Novel
+ The Last Town on Earth
+ great book
+ I got really immersed in this one
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A Spot of Bother (Vintage)100 reviews
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2007
This is my favorite book!I love Mark Haddon!
+ One very funny book
To start off the storyline did not attract me at all,but i loved The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time,(Brilliant book)and figured I'll give it shot,and i was so happy i did!At first i only liked Jamie but the more and more i read i started to fall for the rest of the Hall Family were i ...
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Bang the Drum Slowly (Second Edition)14 reviews
Bison Books, 2003
This book and the movie are special
+ Life Changing
+ When Baseball Was Still a Game
+ Fantastic Book. For baseball fans, and those who aren't
+ Bang The Drum Slowly by Joe
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