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A Year by the Sea: Thoughts of an Unfinished Woman 126 reviews Joan Anderson
Broadway, 2000
A good read if you're in transition
+ Beautiful! + Take time for yourself
Joan Anderson wrote this book to help herself out of a tough life transition. Along the way, she learned, and she teaches us, so much about what we seek in life, how to live with ourselves before trying to live to please others. She shares so much, "A Year by the Sea" is a good example of ...
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A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and a Marriage 20 reviews Linda Carbone, Ed Decker
Atlantic Monthly Pr, 1999
Love Conquers All
+ A Little TOO Much + A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and a Marriage + Fantastic!
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Heartburn 26 reviews Nora Ephron
Vintage, 1996
A Perfect Revenge
+ Heartburn...pun intended + Pesto is the quiche of the nineteen seventies + Painful and Funny
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I Don't Know How She Does It 308 reviews Allison Pearson
Anchor, 2003
Just what I needed to read as a juggling mom-professional-wife ...
I read this book a couple of years ago, and I laughed A LOT because I related to much to it. I recommended it to one of my best friends, who is exactly like the protagonist.
Bottom line, I'm only going to say that it was an entertaining read that felt like "hey, I'm not the only one!" and I ...
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Ambivalence, a Love Story: Portrait of a Marriage 1 review John Donatich
St. Martin's Griffin, 2005
Honest and Heartfelt
Donatich explores his roles as son, lover, worker, husband, and father. He grapples with the concept of manhood by examining unemployment, religion, gender relations, the immigrant experience, the pursuit of identity through lifestyle, and family life. With openness and honesty, he shares the ...
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52 Fights : A Newlywed's Confession 7 reviews Jennifer Jeanne Patterson, 2005
loved this book!
+ Fun read, quality writing, Catholic-friendly + FABULOUS! Could be a great movie... + Gift for bride-to-be + Funny Anecdotes, Fabulous Advice
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A Woman Under the Influence 36 reviews Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands
Geneon [Pioneer], 1998
Get under this film's influence, now!
+ Courageous and Uncompromising Film + Absolutely Unforgettable + Worth Seeing + An American Masterpiece
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The Story of Us 112 reviews Tara Blanchard, Casey Boersma
Universal Studios, 2000
If Your Kids Have You Down OR If You Are Thinking Of Divorce/Breaking Up, You NEED To Watch This DVD: "The Story Of Us"!
+ Story of Us-DVD + Great movie! + Just like me
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The Farmer's Wife 10 reviews Juanita Buschkoetter, Darrel Buschkoetter
PBS (Direct), 2006
Poetic story of real life drama
+ Inspiring Documentary + The Farmer's Wife, David Sutherland film PBS + thought provoking + A Pioneer Of "Reality Broadcasting" And The Telling Of A Remarkable Story
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She's Having a Baby 48 reviews Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern
Paramount, 2000
One of my All Time Favorite Movies
+ she's having a baby + Cute story! + A widely overlooked John Hughes classic + An overlooked 80's classic
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51 Birch Street 20 reviews Mike Block, Carol (Kitty) Block
Image Entertainment, 2007
Fascinating!
+ Surprisingly engrossing for a documentary about emotions and interior lives + The Beauty of Imperfections and Adaptations + Transcends its time and place + The Mysteries of Life
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Married to Laughter: A Love Story Featuring Anne Meara 11 reviews Jerry Stiller
Simon & Schuster, 2001
A Glimpse into Jerry Stiller's Life
+ Gotta love him! + Great book about Ben's parents + Life, love and laughter...
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The Year of Magical Thinking 502 reviews Joan Didion
Vintage, 2007
"I needed to be alone so that he could come back."
+ You Had To Be There + A KEEPER!
Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...
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A Three Dog Life 75 reviews Abigail Thomas
Harvest Books, 2007
A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas is a delightful book
+ Sad, sweet and wonderful. + Made me feel all warm and fuzzy + A Moveable Feast. + A Three Dog Life
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American Experience - Eleanor Roosevelt 6 reviews David McCullough, Alfre Woodard
PBS Paramount, 2006
What a woman she was!
+ An amazing inspiration for all women + A Product of Her Times + Excellent portrait of a great American + "FIRST LADY OF THE 20th CENTURY"
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Parenthood (Special Edition) 86 reviews Steve Martin, Dianne Wiest
Universal Studios, 2007
A quiet comedy about a dysfunctional family
+ Good fun, even more now having kids + nice
This has always been a favorite movie of mine, though I can't point to a particular reason why. It's a star-studded "sleeper" film, a quiet film, filled with hilarious comedy and family dysfunction. Frank Buckman (the fantastic Jason Robards) and Marilyn Buckman (Eileen Ryan, mother to Sean and ...
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Married in America 2 n/a
New Video Group, 2007
From award-winning director Michael Apted MARRIED IN AMERICA 2 is the second film in an ongoing documentary about the challenges of marriage in the 21st century. In 2001 Apted shot the first installment which featured nine very different soon-to-be-married couples discussing how they met their views on sex divorce children and their dreams for the future. Drawing on his experience directing the ...
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A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and a Marriage 20 reviews Linda Carbone, Ed Decker
Atlantic Monthly Pr, 1999
Love Conquers All
+ A Little TOO Much + A Little Pregnant: Our Memoir of Fertility, Infertility, and a Marriage + Fantastic!
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A Three Dog Life 75 reviews Abigail Thomas
Harvest Books, 2007
A Three Dog Life by Abigail Thomas is a delightful book
+ Sad, sweet and wonderful. + Made me feel all warm and fuzzy + A Moveable Feast. + A Three Dog Life
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The Year of Magical Thinking 502 reviews Joan Didion
Vintage, 2007
"I needed to be alone so that he could come back."
+ You Had To Be There + A KEEPER!
Joan Didion is a writer of great talent, and this memoir setting forth her process of grief after the death of her husband, John Gregory Dunne, is powerful. And while it is not sentimental, it envokes strong emotion in the reader. Didion's pain is sharp, her sense of isolation very real, yet she ...
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