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Postcards From The Edge 16 reviews Carrie Fisher
Simon & Schuster, 1987
Hollywarts!
+ child-author? + Enjoyable, insightful writing, and great showbiz gossip. + Cutting-"Edge"
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Man's Search for Meaning 78 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.
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Lucky: A Memoir 257 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
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Rabbit-Proof Fence 21 reviews Doris Pilkington
Miramax, 2002
Sad truth
+ Unforgetable + A true story of the "stolen generation" + The movie was Outstanding!
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson 2118 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
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Quiet Strength: The Principles, Practices, and Priorities of a Winning Life 212 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
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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
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive 1929 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 ...
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Anne Frank - The Diary of a Young Girl 7 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...
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"Chosen to Live": The Inspiring Story of Flight 232 Survivor Jerry Schemmel 18 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
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier 418 reviews Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008
A Book Everyone Should Read!
+ Good book. + Ishmael Beah + A Boy's Innocence Destroyed by War
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A Million Little Pieces 1832 reviews James Frey
Anchor, 2005
incredible
+ Read it and make your own opinion. + Great Read! + Glad it is back on Amazon for sale.
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Crossing 13 17 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
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'Tis: A Memoir 590 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 ...
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Go Ask Alice 1249 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 ...
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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
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Inside the Kingdom: My Life in Saudi Arabia 106 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
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir 821 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 Glass Castle: A Memoir 1134 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!
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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!!!
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