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Becoming Madame Mao 46 reviews Anchee Min
Mariner Books, 2001
Fascinating Portrait of an Evil Woman
+ Min tells a great story + THIS BOOK IS FINE ART + Becoming Madame Mao
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table 108 reviews Ruth Reichl
Broadway, 1999
Warning - lot's of gushing to follow
+ !! + I'm Hungry for More! + Sweet, Funny, Light-Hearted Memoir + An enjoyable account of food-filled events.
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The Red Tent 1419 reviews Anita Diamant
Picador, 1998
Felt like the author was THERE.
+ The Red Tent Review + Like A Wrinkle In Time + Fascinating, but at the same time tedious in parts
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The Other Boleyn Girl 805 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Characters were so alive, I thought I was a part of it all!
+ Great + Seductive
I have always been a big fan of English history so I immediately saw the movie based upon the book. Always wanting to find out more I bought the book myself and from the first page I was hypnotized. The characters are so vividly brought alive that I felt their fear, joy, love, and pain. I grieved ...
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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd 254 reviews Jim Fergus
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
Couldn't put it down!
+ This Story Will Raise Emotions You Never Knew You Had + One Thousand White women + 1000 White Women
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Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America 79 reviews Lily Burana
Miramax, 2003
Lily Burana hits the mark...
+ Thoughtful and interesting + A Bittersweet Farewell + Amazing , Accurate and Truthful.
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Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law 26 reviews Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy Gansler
Anchor, 2003
Iron determination
+ Sexual Harassment and Male Privilege + better book than movie + The Real "North Country" + Amazing book
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 352 reviews Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Don't judge a book by its cover, or its title . . .
+ All the answers to questions you wanted to ask, but didn't want to say outloud... + 4.5 stars-Things to do when you're dead + Dead-on discussion on the usefulness of the dead + Fantastic
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Paula 106 reviews Isabel Allende
Harper Perennial, 1996
Devastatingly Beautiful
+ One Life. Three Traumas. + Excellent reading + Sad Book + Haunting
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The Only Girl in the Car 38 reviews Kathy Dobie
Delta, 2004
The Only Girl in the Car
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have recommended it to friends who have teenage daughters. In the future I will let my daughter read it. Although it does have a lot of sexual content it is a very honest account of a young girl growing up. Definately would recommend to teens and mothers of ...
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Becoming Madame Mao 46 reviews Anchee Min
Mariner Books, 2001
Fascinating Portrait of an Evil Woman
+ Min tells a great story + THIS BOOK IS FINE ART + Becoming Madame Mao
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Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers 352 reviews Mary Roach
W. W. Norton & Company, 2004
Don't judge a book by its cover, or its title . . .
+ All the answers to questions you wanted to ask, but didn't want to say outloud... + 4.5 stars-Things to do when you're dead + Dead-on discussion on the usefulness of the dead + Fantastic
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The Only Girl in the Car 38 reviews Kathy Dobie
Delta, 2004
The Only Girl in the Car
I thoroughly enjoyed this book and have recommended it to friends who have teenage daughters. In the future I will let my daughter read it. Although it does have a lot of sexual content it is a very honest account of a young girl growing up. Definately would recommend to teens and mothers of ...
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Tender at the Bone: Growing Up at the Table 108 reviews Ruth Reichl
Broadway, 1999
Warning - lot's of gushing to follow
+ !! + I'm Hungry for More! + Sweet, Funny, Light-Hearted Memoir + An enjoyable account of food-filled events.
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Paula 106 reviews Isabel Allende
Harper Perennial, 1996
Devastatingly Beautiful
+ One Life. Three Traumas. + Excellent reading + Sad Book + Haunting
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Strip City: A Stripper's Farewell Journey Across America 79 reviews Lily Burana
Miramax, 2003
Lily Burana hits the mark...
+ Thoughtful and interesting + A Bittersweet Farewell + Amazing , Accurate and Truthful.
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The Red Tent 1419 reviews Anita Diamant
Picador, 1998
Felt like the author was THERE.
+ The Red Tent Review + Like A Wrinkle In Time + Fascinating, but at the same time tedious in parts
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One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd 254 reviews Jim Fergus
St. Martin's Griffin, 1999
Couldn't put it down!
+ This Story Will Raise Emotions You Never Knew You Had + One Thousand White women + 1000 White Women
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The Other Boleyn Girl 805 reviews Philippa Gregory
Touchstone, 2003
Characters were so alive, I thought I was a part of it all!
+ Great + Seductive
I have always been a big fan of English history so I immediately saw the movie based upon the book. Always wanting to find out more I bought the book myself and from the first page I was hypnotized. The characters are so vividly brought alive that I felt their fear, joy, love, and pain. I grieved ...
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Class Action: The Story of Lois Jenson and the Landmark Case That Changed Sexual Harassment Law 26 reviews Clara Bingham, Laura Leedy Gansler
Anchor, 2003
Iron determination
+ Sexual Harassment and Male Privilege + better book than movie + The Real "North Country" + Amazing book
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