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	Borderlines: A Memoir 19 Reviews What would you do if your best friend was also your worst enemy?When Caroline Kraus leaves behind her sheltered,... more Save to Wish List		$4.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: Borderlines: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Jan-18-2009 *yawn* Quite personally, I found this book to be boring. There just wasn't enough real substance to it. An argument here, a blow up there... a few instances of cutting. I think the author could have made... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Mar-24-2008 A suspenseful, intense vortex of a read I could not put this book down, as if I had been sucked into the void with Caroline. I knew it would end eventually and I had to read to that point to find out how she finalized things with Jane.... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jan-14-2007 So Very Real This book is an accurate book on Borderline Personality Disorder and all the struggles that patients with it go through. I was so happy to learn that I was not the only one that has the struggles.... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Lucky: A Memoir 100 Reviews In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $3.34 Free Shipping 6 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: Lucky: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Sep-19-2009 An inauthentic account that summarizes rather than feels the rape As one who enjoyed "The Lovely Bones" (until the end, which struck me as more artifice than art), I was severely disappointed by Ms. Sebold's memoir. Like "The Lovely Bones," the beginning of... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Sep-19-2009 Lucky - Memoir After I had gone through some intense emotions over my rape experience, a friend suggested I read this book. The first chapter was very difficult to get through. I was able to picture it all very... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Sep-09-2007 great tragedy but lousy storytelling When Imre Kertesz writes about Auschwitz, he does so in a way of mid-european intellectual, who knows his history, his philosophical predecessors, his native background and all that may be... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Grace: A Memoir 13 Reviews Mary Cartledgehayes?s life was going along swimmingly. Her husband, Fred, was about to take early retirement so the... more Save to Wish List		$4.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: Grace: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Jun-08-2007 What a great book! This is a memoir of how a middle-aged woman becomes an ordained Methodist minister, but it's so much more-- it's about how a girl raised on an island in Lake Erie ends up in divinity school at... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Aug-22-2003 Interesting but didn't live up to expectations I wish I could be as positive as the other reviewers, because I liked the author's personality that came through in this book--she's feisty, irreverent, and not afraid to speak her mind. But... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Yearning: A Memoir 3 Reviews Praise for Yearning! "Sally Cisney Mann tells a powerful, moving, and unforgettable story of tragedy and hope, loss... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $14.21 Free Shipping 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Yearning: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Sep-09-2009 An Inspiring Read Sally is tough, brave, scrappy, yet vulnerable. Her journey through childhood is driven by her need to be loved...a study in resilience. This hopeful book is a page turner. read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Barbara Bush: A Memoir 24 Reviews Barbara Bush endures as one of America's most popular First Ladies. She has won worldwide acclaim for her wit,... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $3.99 4 Stores 9 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 8% of total order over $100 for Standard shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 15% of your order of $50.01 to $100 for UPS Ground shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $5.99 StandardShipping on your order of $20.01 to $50 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $3.99 Standard Shipping on your order up to $20 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 10% of your order of $50.01 to $100 for Standard shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 12% of total order over $100 for UPS Ground shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $7.99 UPS Ground Shipping on your order of $20.01 to $50 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $5.99 UPS Ground Shipping on your order under $20 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: Barbara Bush: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Sep-19-2008 Not Barbara Bush's memoirs This is not the book you think you're buying. I thought I was buying "Barbara Bush: A Memoir" by Barbara Bush, which has the exact same cover. But this one is a biography in the third person by... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Apr-18-2008 The Matriarch Ordinarily, this is not the type of book that I would have chosen to purchase or read, but it was given to me as a gift. With all of the mass media infatuation with the Kennedy family,... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Apr-20-2005 Barbasra Bush: A Memoir What a poitive, gritty, yet appreciative woman hlding dear the basic human values of life that hold our country together. Truly, she was one of our greatest first ladies--she put "first things... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Memoirs of a Revolutionist Pages: 336, Paperback, Northern Illinois University Press more Coupon Save to Wish List		$18.00 from $10.75 3 Stores 3 coupons available Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details.
	True North: A Memoir 12 Reviews Conway's The Road from Coorain presents a vivid memoir of coming of age in Australia. In 1960, however, she had... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$13.95 $11.92 at Barnes & Noble 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: True North: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Aug-26-2008 Important as well as fascinating Jill Ker Conway leaves her native Australia for a doctoral program at Radcliffe College not only to further her career, but perhaps even more to break free from her co-dependent birth family's... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Nov-24-2000 How Jill copes with John! Jill Conway's True North did little to answer the question as to how a talented, ambitious, learned female copes with a manic-depressive husband. Actually, I was disappointed in finding out very... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Sep-20-2000 True North For as beautiful and heartwarming as is The Road from Coorain, True North is a pure disappointment. A good writer can make any subject a delight, but Ms. Ker-Conway is not a writer, at least in... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Tough Choices: A Memoir 94 Reviews Behind the headlines?one of the most talked-about business leaders in the world tells her own story By accepting... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: Tough Choices: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Jul-06-2009 Ego trip of yet another disgruntled executive The book gives a good insight of what happens in the executive level - the politics and back stabbing. The author is clearly an ego maniac and does not give credit to anyone that worked around her.... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:May-22-2009 Inside Upper Management It is not easy to be at the top, specially when you are a woman. C.Fiorina shows in her book her experiences in a male dominated world. Good reading for those interested in the mechanics and... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-20-2008 Her Side of the Story The 'Prologue' has her comments on her firing; "they did not explain their decision ...". She was hurt by this treatment after 6 years at HP. Carly's revenge was to tell that it wasn't her choice.... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Welfare Brat: A Memoir 7 Reviews ?Exceptional?A classic American success story, Horatio Alger?s Ragged Dick come true, told here utterly without... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $3.99 3 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: Welfare Brat: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:May-08-2006 Good read, but wish it had more detail. This is a very good read. The chapters are relatively short so you are able to cart this book to appointments and feel confident that you won't be left mid-chapter. There aren't subtle details... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	The Kiss: A Memoir 97 Reviews In this extraordinary memoir, one of the best young writers in America today transforms into a work of art the... more Save to Wish List		$5.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: The Kiss: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Apr-22-2009 A Memoir of Incest This memoir is about the author's incestuous relationship with her father. The book is riveting, chilling, and a painfully insightful account of the pain, longing and dissociation from 'normal'... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Mar-08-2009 Brave writer I give Ms. Harrison credit for writing this part of her life's story. I could not stop reading, and finished it in one sitting, I found her writing style very good in many ways...her description of... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Nov-11-2006 A lurid and phoney emotional striptease-act I can remember years ago when Kathryn Harrison appeared on Irish TV to be interviewed by Gay Byrne. The studio audience - unlike that of many other shows - were allowed to ask the guest questions,... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Man Made: A Memoir 7 Reviews The bracingly honest memoir of a star athlete who lived with a brain tumor that flooded his body with female hormones... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Man Made: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Apr-15-2004 What's it like to be a man without testicles A prolactinoma is a pituitary gland tumor that produces excessive amounts of the hormone prolactin. This slow-growing tumor accurs in both men and women and is often not identified as the source... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir 7 Reviews How does a little girl find her way in a world where nothing is sacred? In 2004, Tony Hendra's memoir Father Joe:... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $11.99 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: How to Cook Your Daughter: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Sep-28-2009 Powerful She laid herself out here. McKenzie Phillips is in the news as I write this. As with that story, this is a story which contains an incestuous father and a daughter who was profoundly affected by... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Feb-12-2006 Not a great read. Yes ,her father was certainly wrong. However he did have a drug + alcohol problem and did apologize. That isn't enough for Jessica, as she seems to want to blame him for every mistake she's made in... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	ITHAKA: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found 72 Reviews The voice on the other end of the line was soft, yet forthright: "Sarah, my name is Hannah Morgan. I think I'm your... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$19.00 from $10.45 3 Stores 4 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: ITHAKA: A Daughter's Memoir of Being Found From:Amazon Posted:May-23-2008 Could Not Relate As an adoptee who searched for and renunited with my birth family, with resulting wonderful relationships, in my teens some 17 years ago, I found Ithaka, although interesting hard to relate to.... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-03-2005 Adopted daughter knows not what she is doing - forgive her The story of Sarah Saffian (born Sarah Morgan but given up for adoption) is a story of promise but one that quickly drizzles down into one long whine. Imagine the luck of finding that the parents... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jun-14-2001 Excellent! I read Ithaka on the heels of meeting my own birthmother and I must admit, that I was a bit put off by Ms. Saffian's detachment throughout the book. Granted, I too am very grateful for what my... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir 33 Reviews Like many Jewish Americans, Elizabeth Ehrlich was ambivalent about her background. She identified with Jewish... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $10.88 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Aug-30-2009 really pleased! I was very pleased with the copy of Miriam's Kitchen: A Memoir by Elizabeth Ehrlich which I received from Amazon.com. What made it really special was the fact that the author had signed... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Oct-13-2002 A book that transports, but the editing could be better. Having grown up Jewish in a secular house, with grandparents who kept kosher and walked to shul on the holidays, this book spoke to me. Ehrlich paints a wonderful picture of the previous... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir 44 Reviews Few women do it and even fewer will admit to it. But in Toni Bentley's daring and intimate memoir, The Surrender, she... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$15.95 from $11.48 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: The Surrender: An Erotic Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Oct-23-2008 Interesting & a decent read for couples Here's the deal. If you are looking for a how to guide for anal sex, save uour money and time. If you are looking for a wild memoir, it's not that either. It is an interesting tale... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Oct-10-2008 "Innocent" fun read Well.... I'm not sure what to say. I found this book interesting and "instructive" in some ways. It was a unique experience to have something so "tabo" and undiscussed written about so blatantly. read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jan-02-2006 Courageous and self-indulgent I picked up a copy of this book thinking that it was erotica. I was mistaken. This is a writer who takes great pleasure in detailing her sex life as though it were a shopping list. The sad part is... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Life So Far: A Memoir 11 Reviews It was Betty Freidan herself, in Life So Far, who spoke about her life and career and told us what it was all like... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Life So Far: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Feb-01-2002 A Look Back This is a courageous book written by a courageous woman. The story is of a life that continues to endure despite many hardships. If Betty Friedan had been less bright, one wonders if her life... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jun-18-2000 Deluded Friedan might have been the first president of NOW, but she never fully grasped that sisterhood actually meant that women had to work together with each other and sometimes she would not be in the... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses 39 Reviews Under the aegis of the Goddess of Love, Isabel Allende uses her storytelling skills brilliantly in Aphrodite to... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $7.81 Free Shipping 3 Stores 3 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: Aphrodite: A Memoir of the Senses From:Amazon Posted:Aug-14-2009 A marvelous, beautiful book... ... that works well on several different levels. Starting with the presentation. I recently reviewed another book on the evolution of the cuisine in France, and the book's "presentation" was truly... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Apr-30-2001 Love and food Two of the most exquisite pleasures put together ! Through receipts coming from all over the world , Isabel Allende is funny and writes an enjoyable book . But in the end , the reader has the... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-06-2000 embarrassing for such a good writer I understand why so many people gave this book positive comments: someone even compared it to The History of the Senses, but I have to say that Ackerman's book is vastly better. Allende puts too... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Breathing for a Living: A Memoir 17 Reviews Now in paperback comes the moving account by an extraordinary young woman who mounted a daily struggle with cystic... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$19.95 from $11.00 2 Stores 3 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: Breathing for a Living: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Oct-30-2007 A must-read One of the best memoirs I have read in recent years, and I've read a few. As a person with CF who also had a lung transplant (more than 2 years ago), I found many personal similarities between... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Mar-19-2005 heartfelt and sad but ultimately not compelling this book is well enough written, and its author goes through hell. her struggles were difficult; her death was tragic. however, this book doesn't capture the deepest level of her experience.... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Crossed Over: A Murder, A Memoir 12 Reviews The novelist Beverly Lowry was mourning her son?s death in a hit-and-run accident when she came across a newspaper... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $11.99 2 Stores 9 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 15% of your order of $50.01 to $100 for UPS Ground shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 12% of total order over $100 for UPS Ground shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $5.99 UPS Ground Shipping on your order under $20 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 8% of total order over $100 for Standard shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $7.99 UPS Ground Shipping on your order of $20.01 to $50 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $5.99 StandardShipping on your order of $20.01 to $50 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay $3.99 Standard Shipping on your order up to $20 at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Pay 10% of your order of $50.01 to $100 for Standard shipping at ChristianBooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: Crossed Over: A Murder, A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:May-13-2009 True Crime Memoir of a Pick Ax Murderer This book, in the true crime genre, is about a female pick ax murderer on death row. It is a biographical retrospective from a psychological perspective and examines Karla's early involvement with... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Oct-16-2007 This book is fabulous All I read is true crime. This book is one of the best I have ever read. I will never forget this book. If you are a true crime fan you have got to read this book!!! read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Finding Annie Farrell: A Family Memoir 1 Review Finding Annie Farrell is a stirring memoir of a daughter's search for her mother's secret history. This true story... more Save to Wish List		$5.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: Finding Annie Farrell: A Family Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Mar-01-2004 A must read for lovers of Maine---an amazing book I am not sure when was the last time I read a book with which I felt such a connection. The author's quest to understand her mother, who grew up in rural inland Maine in the 1930s, and who wound... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	The First Woman Doctor (Scholastic Biography) 13 Reviews A biography of a strong and dedicated woman who successfully worked for the recognition of women in the field of... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$5.99 from $5.39 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: The First Woman Doctor (Scholastic Biography) From:Amazon Posted:Feb-21-2009 A RELIGION OF HEALTH A Religion of Health This biography of Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell, despite being intended for a Young Adult audience, proves interesting reading for adults in general.... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Mar-25-2008 A Book Report I really enjoyed learning about Elizabeth Blackwell in the biography "The First Woman Doctor" by Rachel Baker. The begining of this book describes Elizabeth's childhood in a fun and educational... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-13-2004 Hard for child to read This is an important story about a woman who did amazing things. One feature that stands out is her interaction with so many other influential characters of her day. (Though this may simply be a... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	From the Mississippi Delta: A Memoir 16 Reviews After being raped by her employer's husband at the age of eleven, Ida Mae Holland (also known as 'Cat'), became a... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$19.95 from $11.00 2 Stores 3 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: From the Mississippi Delta: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Apr-07-2008 Awesome Great! Book was received in perfect condition and in a timely manner. Thanks you! read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	The Language of Blood: A Memoir 22 Reviews An adoptee's search for identity takes her on a journey from Minnesota to Korea and back as she seeks to resolve the... more Coupon Save to Wish List		$23.95 from $13.20 2 Stores 3 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: The Language of Blood: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Jan-24-2008 Carefully beautiful writing on the messiness of selfhood Using an interesting, if not always successful, mish-mash of styles and narratives, Korean adoptee Trenka tells of the experience of a violent stalker in Minnesota, her experiences of racism, going... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jun-07-2007 A great book There were two negative reviews for this book (the third is a repeat and is unfair). Frankly neither of them show any kind of knowledge bout the psychology of an adoptee. First of all being an... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Oct-19-2005 Not for me Five beginnings in two pages - she lost me. Too bad because the opening was terrific - a letter in broken English about the dysfunction that led to the adoptions in the first place. She changed... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Memoirs from the Women's Prison 5 Reviews Often likened to Rigoberta Menchu and Nadine Gordimer, Nawal El Saadawi is one of the world's leading feminist... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $17.05 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Review Selected reviews for: Memoirs from the Women's Prison From:Amazon Posted:Apr-17-2009 satisfied customer I got the book sooner than I expected, and it was in great condition. I was very satisfied with this purchase. read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jul-11-2001 Disappointment!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Although I like Sadawi's fiesty, rebellious spirit, I must say that I was HIGHLY disappointed in her work! I rarely come across a book that I don't finish and to tell you the truth, she made me... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Name All the Animals: A Memoir 48 Reviews A luminous, poignant true story, Alison Smith's stunning first book, Name All the Animals, is an unparalleled account... more Save to Wish List		$4.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: Name All the Animals: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Feb-26-2009 Great Book I definitely think people should read this book. It opens your perspective and gives a very unbiased view of her own life, if you can actually do that. I was enthralled from the get-go and read... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-02-2008 OK but incomplete Alison Smith must have been a bit unbalanced to start with to have had such an extreme reaction to grief, involving years of anorexia and occasional suicidal ideation. Her "coming out of the... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Feb-08-2008 I had reviewed this book before.. I would like to update my book review from a 3 to a 1. After thinking about this memoir more I didn't really like it at all. I thought the books cover looked very interesting..but as the saying... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Name All the Animals: A Memoir 48 Reviews A luminous, poignant true story, Alison Smith's stunning first book, Name All the Animals, is an unparalleled account... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Name All the Animals: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:Feb-26-2009 Great Book I definitely think people should read this book. It opens your perspective and gives a very unbiased view of her own life, if you can actually do that. I was enthralled from the get-go and read... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Dec-02-2008 OK but incomplete Alison Smith must have been a bit unbalanced to start with to have had such an extreme reaction to grief, involving years of anorexia and occasional suicidal ideation. Her "coming out of the... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Feb-08-2008 I had reviewed this book before.. I would like to update my book review from a 3 to a 1. After thinking about this memoir more I didn't really like it at all. I thought the books cover looked very interesting..but as the saying... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories 8 Reviews Carl Jung said, "Children are driven, unconsciously, in a direction that is intended to compensate for everything... more Save to Wish List		$11.99 at BookCloseouts Review Selected reviews for: Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories From:Amazon Posted:Aug-11-2009 Just read it - find out for yourself. Well, I saw lots of reviews that said skip it - but I have to really read it for myself. And I thought it was a perfect way to end the series of her life. It had enough tie-ins to the previous... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jul-17-2009 Seems forced I LOVED her first 2 books, but this one seems like it was written just to sell another book. Overly-told, very, very detailed stories about any mother's everyday life. read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Feb-07-2006 Boring... please don't waste your time with this book unless you have children. Lauck's first two books were great but this one left me bored to tears. read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories 8 Reviews Having lost both of her prents at an early age, Jennifer Lauck, acclaimed author of the memoir Blackbird and its... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 3 Stores 2 coupons available Code:No Code Required Detail: Free Shipping on orders of $25 at Barnes & Noble Expires:Jun-30-2010 Restriction:see site for more details Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Show Me the Way: A Memoir in Stories From:Amazon Posted:Aug-11-2009 Just read it - find out for yourself. Well, I saw lots of reviews that said skip it - but I have to really read it for myself. And I thought it was a perfect way to end the series of her life. It had enough tie-ins to the previous... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Jul-17-2009 Seems forced I LOVED her first 2 books, but this one seems like it was written just to sell another book. Overly-told, very, very detailed stories about any mother's everyday life. read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Feb-07-2006 Boring... please don't waste your time with this book unless you have children. Lauck's first two books were great but this one left me bored to tears. read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa 33 Reviews On February 2002, New York Times Magazine writer Michael Finkel received a startling piece of news: a young man named... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $12.99 2 Stores 2 coupons available Code:xicyx Detail: Use coupon code xicyx at checkout to enjoy Free Shipping on your order plus enter to win $500 at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Code:No Code Required Detail: Free shipping w/ $25 purchase at Textbooks. Expires:Dec-31-2009 Restriction:Unknow Review Selected reviews for: True Story: Murder, Memoir, Mea Culpa From:Amazon Posted:Jul-06-2009 scary This book makes you think/question.....deeply. I truly honestly completely believed Chris Longo's first version of the killings. That he killed his wife and last child and someone else (his wife)... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:May-17-2008 Just There were times throughout this CD when I wanted to just turn it off, but somehow I made it through. The events depicted are well worth knowing about, and Mr. Finkel can ply the skills of his... read full review \| report as inappropriate From:Amazon Posted:Aug-26-2005 Great Read, but Some Tasteless Content Very captivating. Would have given 5 stars, but author included some swear words and some sexually graphic content that was not necessary. read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>
	Daughter of the Ganges: A Memoir 8 Reviews Growing up in an Indian orphanage, Asha Mir?; dreamed that someday she would be adopted. At the age of six, her wish... more Coupon Save to Wish List		from $4.99 2 Stores 1 coupon available Code:No Code Required Detail: FREE Shipping on orders over $25 at Amazon. Expires:Dec-31-2010 Restriction:Some restrictions apply. See site for details. Review Selected reviews for: Daughter of the Ganges: A Memoir From:Amazon Posted:May-23-2008 Eloquent and Touching Account of Search and Reunion As a fellow Adoptee who searched for and found my birth family as a teenager nearly 20 years ago, I found this story to be beautifully written, extremely eloquent and touching. It is a heartfelt... read full review \| report as inappropriate See more reviews >>