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A Girl Named Zippy: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana (Today Show Book Club #3) 200 reviews Haven Kimmel
Broadway, 2002
Deserted-Island Read
+ Most Cleverly Written + Sweet, funny, uplifting + Really well written
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A Brother's Journey: Surviving a Childhood of Abuse 47 reviews Richard B. Pelzer
Grand Central Publishing, 2005
A Brother's Journey
+ A Great Book As Well.... + book review + Great Service! + good book!
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The Camera My Mother Gave Me 21 reviews Susanna Kaysen
Vintage, 2002
Informative and Witty
Kaysen is an excellent writer and that is why I decided to read "the Camera My Mother Gave Me." The book worries me because I am a woman - all though I do not suffer from any kind of vulva illness. My opinion is that every woman should be worried to a certain degree about "problems" that can and ...
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Baby Laughs: The Naked Truth About the First Year of Mommyhood 109 reviews Jenny McCarthy
Dutton Adult, 2005
Light and Humorous.
+ Entertaining + Baby Laughs + Fun book to read
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Little House 9 Book Box Set (Little House) 150 reviews Laura Ingalls Wilder
HarperTrophy, 2007
Little House boxed set
+ Fun Books + Josh's review + Little House 9 Book Box Set
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Sunshine: A Novel (An Avon/Flare Book) 36 reviews Norma Klein
Avon Books (Mm), 1982
One of the most heart-wrenching books you'll ever read
+ Sunshine + i loved it + This book will stay with you for the rest your life + BEST BOOK EVER
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Life Laughs: The Naked Truth about Motherhood, Marriage, and Moving On 75 reviews Jenny McCarthy
Plume, 2007
Very funny, yet very true!
+ great book + Honesty is refreshing... + Life Laughs + Too funny!
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She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana 57 reviews Haven Kimmel
Free Press, 2005
Want More Zippy?
+ Tell Us More, Zippy! + Great Book + Great Read + Book group loved it
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I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl 63 reviews Laurie Notaro
Villard, 2004
I love everything she writes - funny, quirky, will lift your spirits!
+ A Must Read + I love this gal! + HAHAHAHAHA AND MORE........... + Review from a loudmouth girl
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Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood 70 reviews Laurie Notaro
Villard, 2003
Laugh Out Loud Funny
+ Short stories that will brighten your day + people will stare at you for laughing so hard + for a good laugh
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Girl, Interrupted 430 reviews Susanna Kaysen
Vintage, 1994
Chase Von, The Last Panther's Review
+ Better than film + Personal, but (seemingly) honest memoir
Having PTSD myself from Wars and other things, I thought this was a great movie! I didn't read the book first however and normally I do but from what I gather the movie in this instance was much better than the book...
I have read One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest and in many ways this reminded ...
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Waiting: The True Confessions of a Waitress 114 reviews Debra Ginsberg
Harper Paperbacks, 2001
Juicy and fun!
+ Work of Genius: an updated Moby Dick + Such a journey into the life of a waitress + Underappreciated
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Still Waters 43 reviews Jennifer Lauck
Washington Square Press, 2002
I can't stop thinking about it.
+ Still Waters + Highly recommend + Gritty and Moving ....
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive 1927 reviews Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1995
Heartbreaking
+ It + "It" review + So Incredibly Depressing - The Worst of What A Child Can Endure And Survive
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Comfort Me with Apples: More Adventures at the Table 82 reviews Ruth Reichl
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
I was truly Comforted by this book!
+ A feast for heart, body and soul + Delectable Memoir -- I loved it!!!! + Deliciously Satisfying Sequel + Writes with an open heart
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Running with Scissors: A Memoir 818 reviews Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2006
What I learned from Running with Scissors
+ Liked the Movie Better + A quirky memoir to be read and re-read + So much better than the movie
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Annie's Garden Journal: Reflections on Roses, Weeds, Men, and Life 10 reviews Annie Spiegelman
Carol Publishing Corporation, 1996
Just the book I was looking for....
+ Excellent by a thoughful artist + FUN AND EASY READING
'Annie's Garden Journal' was like reading someone's diary. I've felt all the same emotions Annie writes about, and some of them were painful, but I could laugh about it! I read this book in 3 separate sittings, didn't want it to end! I'm glad to see that she's working on another book, I'll be ...
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The Rocky Ridge Collection: Little House on Rocky Ridge, Little Farm in the Ozarks, in the Land of the Big ... 2 reviews Roger Lea MacBride, David Gilleece
Trophy Pr, 1996
Heartwarming
+ it was a GREAT book. The BEST that i have ever read
I started reading the "Laura" and her family books when I was about 8 years old. The books would take me back in time and I would be right there with Laura. I loved them and read them over and over again. I am now 52 and once in a while still take one out and read it just to reminisce. I probably ...
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Possible Side Effects 100 reviews Augusten Burroughs
St. Martin's Press, 2006
Possible Side Effects
+ Very good- + My first Burroughs + I LOVED this book! + Freaking Highlarious
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The Exact Same Moon : Fifty Acres and a Family 9 reviews Jeanne Marie Laskas, 2003
A gentle and touching read
+ 3.5 stars, charming & enjoyable + Read this aloud with someone you love + a less aggressive, but still enjoyable, second book + Entertaining and touching
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