Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith703 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2004 There but for" the Grace of God "(?) go you and I + Thought provoking + Compelling Non-Fiction + You Won't be able to put it down! + Excellent Account of America's Subculture!             Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of ...94 reviews Rosalind Wiseman Three Rivers Press, 2002 Enlightening for Dad + Great Insight Into Girl Bullying + A must read! + Almost, But Not Quite. NOT Recommended for Parents of Fat Girls + Sugar and Spice? More like Napalm and Hot Sauce!             The Nanny Diaries: A Novel1405 reviews Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 Amusing book that left me feeling sad... I found this book to be very engaging and a real page-turner. However, when I got to the end I was disappointed and sad. There is a feeling of impending doom after the first 1/3 of the book. The first third is amusing, written spiritedly and although I found things *not* to like about the ...             Durable Goods: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)62 reviews Elizabeth Berg Ballantine Books, 2003 Touching, sometimes disturbing, coming of age novel + A real glimpse of a troubled adolescence... Katie's life is one of loss. Katie not only loses her mother, but also her faith in Jesus Christ. She tells us that she used to talk to Him as the Communion wafer melted in her mouth. Then, her mother is gone, along with her faith. (If Katie is Roman Catholic, then we know her mother died after ...             Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle For Survival at the South Pole131 reviews Jerri Nielsen, Mary Anne Vollers Miramax, 2002 Life at the South Pole + Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible batttle for Survival at the South Pole This book is the story of Dr. Nielsen's time working at the south pole. It is full of anecdotes of everyday events that gave me a feeling for what life must be like in such a remote place. It reminded me a lot of science fiction and especially Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. Robinson has ...             CRUDDY: An Illustrated Novel87 reviews Lynda Barry Simon & Schuster, 2000 Cruddy dreams come with Cruddy + Sticky + Deliciously morbid! + Open letter to Ms. Barry + A MASTERPIECE!             Running with Scissors: A Memoir807 reviews Augusten Burroughs Picador, 2003 Nearly a masterpiece of white trash literature This is a memoir (and a painfully sad one at that) of an boy ill-raised and neglected by a wildly irresponsible mother and psychologist-friend. Such brutal neglect is when a 33 year old pedophile molests him (a 13 year old boy then) on a regular basis and masks the relationship as "doing what ...             Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith703 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 2004 There but for" the Grace of God "(?) go you and I + Thought provoking + Compelling Non-Fiction + You Won't be able to put it down! + Excellent Account of America's Subculture!             Running with Scissors: A Memoir807 reviews Augusten Burroughs Picador, 2003 Nearly a masterpiece of white trash literature This is a memoir (and a painfully sad one at that) of an boy ill-raised and neglected by a wildly irresponsible mother and psychologist-friend. Such brutal neglect is when a 33 year old pedophile molests him (a 13 year old boy then) on a regular basis and masks the relationship as "doing what ...             Queen Bees and Wannabes: Helping Your Daughter Survive Cliques, Gossip, Boyfriends, and Other Realities of ...94 reviews Rosalind Wiseman Three Rivers Press, 2002 Enlightening for Dad + Great Insight Into Girl Bullying + A must read! + Almost, But Not Quite. NOT Recommended for Parents of Fat Girls + Sugar and Spice? More like Napalm and Hot Sauce!             Durable Goods: A Novel (Ballantine Reader's Circle)62 reviews Elizabeth Berg Ballantine Books, 2003 Touching, sometimes disturbing, coming of age novel + A real glimpse of a troubled adolescence... Katie's life is one of loss. Katie not only loses her mother, but also her faith in Jesus Christ. She tells us that she used to talk to Him as the Communion wafer melted in her mouth. Then, her mother is gone, along with her faith. (If Katie is Roman Catholic, then we know her mother died after ...             Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle For Survival at the South Pole131 reviews Jerri Nielsen, Mary Anne Vollers Miramax, 2002 Life at the South Pole + Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible batttle for Survival at the South Pole This book is the story of Dr. Nielsen's time working at the south pole. It is full of anecdotes of everyday events that gave me a feeling for what life must be like in such a remote place. It reminded me a lot of science fiction and especially Kim Stanley Robinson's Red Mars. Robinson has ...             CRUDDY: An Illustrated Novel87 reviews Lynda Barry Simon & Schuster, 2000 Cruddy dreams come with Cruddy + Sticky + Deliciously morbid! + Open letter to Ms. Barry + A MASTERPIECE!             The Nanny Diaries: A Novel1405 reviews Emma Mclaughlin, Nicola Kraus St. Martin's Griffin, 2003 Amusing book that left me feeling sad... I found this book to be very engaging and a real page-turner. However, when I got to the end I was disappointed and sad. There is a feeling of impending doom after the first 1/3 of the book. The first third is amusing, written spiritedly and although I found things *not* to like about the ...