Postcards From The Edge16 reviews
Carrie Fisher

Simon & Schuster, 1987

Hollywarts!

+ child-author?
+ Enjoyable, insightful writing, and great showbiz gossip.
+ Cutting-"Edge"
  
  











  



  
Man's Search for Meaning78 reviews
Viktor E. Frankl

Beacon Press, 2006

Astounding

+ A Classic For Your Personal Growth Library!
+ A Phenomenal Book
+ A man that has contributed greatly to my knowledge of the world.
  
  











  



  
Lucky: A Memoir257 reviews
Alice Sebold

Back Bay Books, 2002

Precise Memoir

+ brutal truth
+ Brutal, honest, powerful, brave and sad.....
+ Should be essential reading for college women
+ Brave, compelling read
  
  











  



  
Rabbit-Proof Fence21 reviews
Doris Pilkington

Miramax, 2002

Sad truth

+ Unforgetable
+ A true story of the "stolen generation"
+ The movie was Outstanding!
  
  











  



  
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson2118 reviews
Mitch Albom

Broadway, 2002

Tuesdays with Morrie, Daily Life Lessons

+ Living in times of financial and political changes
+ Great book!
+ Tuesday's with Morrie
  
  











  



  
Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life212 reviews
Tony Dungy, Nathan Whitaker

Tyndale House Publishers, 2008

A Good Use of Time

+ Asks important questions
+ Great Book
+ A Different Type Of NFL Head Coach
+ Solid message from a committed leader
  
  











  



  
Darkness Visible: A Memoir of Madness (Modern Library)144 reviews
William Styron

Modern Library, 2007

Excellent compact book on symptoms of depression

+ This book is So helpful. It's Not "the blues" - it's a living nightmare!
+ descriptive but a bit naive
+ Definite insight...but it is a bit dated
+ Deep Understanding
  
  











  



  
A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive1929 reviews
Dave Pelzer

HCI, 1995

ABUSED CHILDREN

+ One of the best books!!
+ Heartbreaking

I can tell you that from personal experience with my own son due to his father: That both Fireman's and Law Enforcement Families are some of the worst out there. The legal system allows them to get away with this kind of behavior by siding with them. Protective services fails these children most of ...
  
  











  



  
Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl7 reviews
Anne Frank

Pocket Books, 1953

Anne Frank: What was the book like?

+ Shakia Review
+ Great Transaction
+ A Very Good Portrayal of the Life in the 1940s.
+ The story is incredible, even if the book is not...
  
  











  



  
"Chosen to Live": The Inspiring Story of Flight 232 Survivor Jerry Schemmel18 reviews
Jerry Schemmel, Kevin Simpson

Victory Publishing Company Inc, 1996

An excellent book. Reminds us all to appreciate our lives.

+ Amazing and Inspirational!
+ Good Read. Don't Let the Title Scare You.
+ Flight 232: One Plane Crash, Innumerable reverberations
  
  











  



  
A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier418 reviews
Ishmael Beah

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

A Book Everyone Should Read!

+ Good book.
+ Ishmael Beah
+ A Boy's Innocence Destroyed by War
  
  











  



  
A Million Little Pieces1832 reviews
James Frey

Anchor, 2005

incredible

+ Read it and make your own opinion.
+ Great Read!
+ Glad it is back on Amazon for sale.
  
  











  



  
Crossing 1317 reviews
Carrie Stark Hugus

Affirm Publications, 2008

Crossing 13

+ Crossing 13
+ Crossing 13: Memoir of a Father's Suicide
+ Carrie Stark Hugus Connects with the Reader
+ A thoughtful read
  
  











  



  
'Tis: A Memoir590 reviews
Frank McCourt

Scribner, 2000

'Tis worth reading

This book isn't Angela's Ashes, nor should it be, but I'm disappointed that it couldn't maintain the momentum in Angela's Ashes. This book picks up where Angela left off and appropriately ends with Angela's death. The beginning of this book is filled with humor and fun scenes depicting McCourt's ...
  
  











  



  
Go Ask Alice1249 reviews
Anonymous

Simon Pulse, 2005

we get it already...

+ Go Ask Alice
+ Thumbs up.

There seem to be a lot of reviews written for this book bashing it. We get it...you're angry that this is a work of fiction and isn't, in all actuality, a true, bona fide account. Unfortunately for you, you will find that most books contain fiction. Yes the book says that teenagers shouldn't do ...
  
  











  



  
The Classic Slave Narratives (Signet Classics)7 reviews
Henry Louis Gates

Signet Classics, 2002

A quartet of remarkable human testaments

+ a haunting and surprising slice of the not so distant past
+ A Splendid Compilation
+ To The Last Reviewer
  
  











  



  
Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia106 reviews
Carmen Bin Ladin

Grand Central Publishing, 2005

Women's Lives in Saudi Arabia

+ The lifestyles of women living in Saudi Arabia.
+ Not professionally written, but: so?
+ Women's Inside View
+ Saudi Arabia: When The Taliban Goes Hollywood
  
  











  



  
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
  
  











  



  
The Glass Castle: A Memoir1134 reviews
Jeannette Walls

Scribner, 2006

One heckuva great book

+ Read it against my better judgement ... and LOVED it!
+ Fantastic Story Teller! Page Turner!
+ I was rapt
+ Loved it!
  
  











  



  
The Little House Collection Box Set (Full Color) (Little House)26 reviews
Laura Ingalls Wilder

HarperTrophy, 2004

Beautiful Set

+ Great Books, But the Pictures....
+ Great!
+ Get Cozy with the Little House Series
+ Beautiful!!!