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The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to... more

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  Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

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  • Posted:Oct-12-2009

  • Understanding other cultures
  • This book gave me a much needed "better" understanding of the Islamic world. With common misconceptions of this religion and region of the world by many of us in the west, this book is a must...
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  • interesting topic but BORING book
  • Compelling read because you want to know what happens (sort of), but it reads like a sales pitch for the organization. Would've worked as a magazine article, but whew! this book is about 200 pages...
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  • Posted:Jan-16-2009

  • Amazing Story, Flawed Writing
  • I loved this book, and I could hardly put it down, but I would have loved it more if the authors were better writers, or had a better editor. The flow of the story keeps being interrupted with...
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This book chronicles the unforgettable account of one of the most severe child abuse cases in California history. It... more

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  A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive

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  • Posted:Sep-19-2009

  • It's a good book.
  • I don't care if it's real or not, I think of it as fiction though. It's more similar to fiction then non-fiction, despite it supposedly being an autobiography.
    
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  • If you like "A Child Called It" check out "A Beautiful World" by Gregg Milligan
  • While "A Child Called 'It'" deserves special acknowledgement for bringing awareness of the horrors of child abuse to a huge audience, I just read a new memoir "A Beautiful World" by Gregg Milligan...
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  • Posted:Aug-31-2009

  • Very, very poorly written and seems exaggerated
  • I read this book, and the sequel, because my duaghter selected it to read for class. The poor quality of the writing is almost as shocking as the abuse described. It is very choppy, bounces back...
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It?s been ten years since Mitch Albom first shared the wisdom of Morrie Schwartz with the world. Now?twelve million... more

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  Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson

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  • Posted:Oct-05-2009

  • BestBookRK
  • If you have not read this book, you do not know what you are missing. It is a true story of a man dying of ALS disease and how he conquers each fear to the end. Beautifully written because it is...
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  • Posted:Jun-11-2009

  • Albom needs to take writing classes
  • "He waited for these kisses like a puppy waits for milk." Seriously? Albom really thought this was a good analogy to use? When I read that line, I literally rolled my eyes. My 10 year old...
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  • Posted:Feb-01-2009

  • Good, but too brief, too simple
  • I read this book in two sittings.
    
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Learn some lessons in good living from the Bible's bad news belles. Women everywhere marvel at the "good girls"... more

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  Bad Girls of the Bible and What We Can Learn from Them

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  • Posted:Oct-16-2008

  • not spiritual or interesting!
  • Really Bad Girls of the Bible Workbook
    
    very traditional christian! boring and sad, sad because of it fundamentalism.
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  • Posted:Aug-04-2008

  • An amazing, one of a kind book!
  • Although not a perfect book, this was one of the best Bible-based books I've read! Bad Girls of the Bible takes a look at ten amazing women who inspire me and encourage. At the beginning of each...
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  • Posted:Feb-08-2008

  • Great concept--could be improved by better writing
  • I actually liked this book better than I liked Slightly Bad Girls...I feel as if the Biblical characters were easier to identify with than the ones in SBD. Unfortunately, I still do not enjoy Ms....
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There are shelves of memoirs about overcoming the death of a parent, childhood abuse, rape, drug addiction,... more

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  A Piece of Cake: A Memoir

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  • Posted:Jul-17-2009

  • Long Winded & Repetitive
  • This book started off great and ended great but the middle was very long winded and repetitive. It was truly a struggle reading it. I wanted to throw in the towel on this book several times but in...
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  • Posted:Jun-22-2009

  • Loved this one!
  • My friend told me to read this on my vacation. I was wary after reading the back cover because I didn't want to read something "depressing" on vacation. It seems hard to digest the material but the...
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  • Posted:Aug-02-2008

  • A piece of fiction
  • I couldn't wait to get my hands on this books. I love to read and I was tempted to buy this but I decided to request it through my local library. I'm glad I did. About a third of the way through...
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In a memoir hailed for its searing candor and wit, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was utterly transformed when, as... more

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  Lucky: A Memoir

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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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  • 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...
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In a stunning work of insight and hope, New York Times bestselling author Wally Lamb once again reveals his unmatched... more

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  Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution...

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  • Posted:Jan-13-2009

  • Wonderful!
  • I can't put this book down. Through Mr. Lambs guidance and editing the women have released stories that are powerful, funny, heartbreaking and beautfully written. Each woman clearly has her own...
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  • Posted:Nov-13-2008

  • I just can't like it!
  • What a powerful book. I love that the prisoners were given a voice and an opportunity to use writing as catharsis and an opportunity to work through and past the things that shaped their...
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  • Posted:Sep-15-2005

  • Very real
  • Pretty good book about very real people. Many people do not understand or take time to understand the lives of women prisoners. This book made me realize that things had to have happened in the...
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A Chinese American woman tells of the Chinese myths, family stories and events of her California childhood that have... more

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  The Woman Warrior: Memoirs of a Girlhood Among Ghosts

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  • Posted:Aug-20-2009

  • Never received
  • I never received this item. I will not use this person again. After waiting to the point that I had to go out and buy the book, I'm not happy at all. I don't know if my money was refunded or not....
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  • Posted:May-03-2009

  • Great... Kinda
  • When i got this book i was slightly disappointed because the pages were starting to yellow and the cover was a little bit damaged; but i am happy to get a a 9.00 book for only fifty cents!
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  • Distracting
  • Kingston strives to weave a profound, complex story about being a Chinese-American in The Woman Warrior, but usually only succeeds in coming up with an unorganized, choppy book that doesn't...
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In this inspiring look at the lives of women in the Bible, bestselling author Elizabeth George reveals refreshing... more

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  The Remarkable Women of the Bible: And Their Message for Your Life Today

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  • Posted:May-13-2007

  • Learn how you too can be remarkable as well!
  • We can learn alot from their trials and hardships. Though our husbands fail us, or disappoint us God is always there no matter what!
    
    It's easy to say let go and let God, but reading...
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  • Posted:Feb-26-2004

  • Big Disappointment
  • We purchased this book for our moms' Bible study group and are very disappointed by this book's peppy, shallow nature. For example, the chapters on Sarah's remarkable faith fail to mention Hagar...
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A unique new approach to treating eating disorders Eight million women in the United States suffer from anorexia... more

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  Life Without Ed: How One Woman Declared Independence from Her Eating Disorder and How You Can Too

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  • Posted:Jun-28-2009

  • Eating Disorder as a person --- WOW!
  • This book, written by both a woman working through her ED and her therapist, shows a fantastic way to look at eating disroders. Read on to find out. Again, a fantastic purchase for clients and...
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  • rcm-31
  • As a recovering bulimic anorexic, I think this book was a little superficial. I don't think the writer entered the really dark side of eating disorder. I understand that the book itself is not a...
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  • Posted:Dec-28-2006

  • I've read better.....
  • In "Life Without Ed" Jenni Schaefer provides a look into her life and how, by learning to view herself and her eating disorder as separate beings, she overcame her disorder. I believe this process...
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Dave Pelzer's incredible and inspiring life story has already captured the interest of more than one million readers.... more

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  A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness

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  • Posted:Sep-26-2009

  • You can over come!
  • This book is very inspirational. It goes to show that anyone with the right help and attitude can over come devistation in their life. With God all things are posible.
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  • Posted:May-20-2009

  • Less than satisfactory conclusion to the series
  • I hate to say it, but compare to the first two - this book was disappointing. While it wasn't completely worthless; there was a significant amount of rambling and pages would go on with little...
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  • The first two are more compelling
  • I understand that I'm in the minority here, but I truly found this third book in the series by Peltzer to be preachy and over the top. I realize that the bok is a celebration of his triumph over...
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A tour de force of investigative journalism-this is the story of the violent rise and fall of Pablo Escobar, the head... more

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  Killing Pablo: The Hunt for the World's Greatest Outlaw

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  • Posted:Jul-27-2009

  • Killing Pablo
  • This book started out slow for me considering the force that was Black Hawk Down. However, after the first 20 pages you can't put it down. Riveting, the writing just demands your attention. I mean,...
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  • An Absorbing and Fun Read
  • This is a fun and absorbing read about the assassination of Medellin Cartel founder and drug lord Pablo Escobar -- and the role of the United States in that assassination.
    
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  • Posted:May-14-2008

  • Yawn
  • Once I begin a book I usually finish it, even if it's not that good.
    But I couldn't finish this book. I read about one third and then quit. It was so boring. It was more about politics...
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Why would a talented young woman enter into a torrid affair with hunger, drugs, sex, and death? Through five lengthy... more

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  Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)

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  • Posted:Sep-02-2009

  • Lacking.
  • This book is long and hard to read.
    
    I picked it up after hearing raving reviews online. Note that I have never been and am still not a victim of eating disorders, nor do I know anyone...
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  • great memoir
  • this book is amazing. marya hornbacher's writing is beautifully descriptive and painfully honest. i've read this book 3 times, it's a must read for anyone suffering from ED. as someone else...
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  • Posted:Feb-05-2009

  • Oh my GOD this STANK...
  • I picked "Wasted" up at a friends house. Always curious about the subject because of my own body/food control issues, I hoped it would be an interesting read. As it was, I couldn't get through...
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Ruth Reichl, world-renowned food critic and editor in chief of Gourmet magazine, knows a thing or two about food.... more

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  Garlic and Sapphires: The Secret Life of a Critic in Disguise

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  • Posted:Oct-06-2009

  • Entirely satisfactory!
  • I loved everything about this book and I wish Ruth was a personal friend. The concept-- the meals, the disguises, the reviews following the visits and then the personal touch of the recipes...
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  • Utterly contrived, badly written, self-righteous hypocrisy ... with recipes
  • After reading Tender at the Bone, I was looking forward to more of Ruth Reichl. Garlic and Sapphires was not only a disappointment, it was as if a completely different person had written it. It is...
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  • This book was very entertaining, and the mind pictures that she creates from her descriptions are wonderful. The narrative of meals described while dining was so real that it made my mouth water to...
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The allure of the Frenchwoman?sexy, sophisticated, flirtatious, and glamorous?is legendary. More than an eye for... more

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  All You Need to Be Impossibly French: A Witty Investigation into the Lives, Lusts, and Little...

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  • This is an easy read but makes some major and unique points that apply to every woman. I have read it, passed it on, and bought it for gifts. Fun to waltz through!
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  • As Bad As It Gets!
  • Do not waste a single second of your time on this book. This author exploits every possible stereotype of French women and shows more scorn than wit. The first few chapters were a little funny,...
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  • Amusing bit of froth, but that's all
  • This reads like a typical article in Cosmo (the Doxy's Digest) puffed up into book length. Frith Powell is witty, and occasionally sharp-eyed. She doesn't mince words about the Frenchwoman's...
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  Assata: An Autobiography (Lawrence Hill & Co.)

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  • Enlightening/ inspiring/ and emotional
  • I was hesitant at first to read this book being that it was political and sounded nothing familiar to my world as a white youth in America. I actually got my hands on it when I was in jail, and...
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  • what a major misfire!
  • In case you don't know, Assata Shakur was a one-time Black Panther member who was accused of complicity in the murder of a New Jersey state trooper back in '73. She was imprisoned, beaten, and...
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  • well-rounded
  • Assata gives a truthful account of this lesser-known Black Panther. When I first heard the name Assata Shakur, I assumed she was related to Tupac Shakur. There's no mention of any rapper here, but...
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It?s not like she?s the only woman to ever have a baby. At thirty-five. On her own. But Anne Lamott makes it all... more

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  Operating Instructions: A Journal of My Son's First Year

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  • Best Parenting Book Ever.. But More Than a Parenting Book
  • As Ann Lamott writes, in her lovely little journal of her son's first year, "Maybe if I can learn to breathe and go slower, I can somehow help Sam be spared some of the craziness I had in my life,...
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  • She's usually better than this
  • Anne Lamott is a terrific writer, generally, but this book I could barely get through. I'm plenty liberal, so it wasn't Lamott's politics that bothered me, it was her extreme neurosis and...
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  • Ok....
  • Funny at times, way too religious at others.
    
    Overall just "ok"
    
    I would recommend "Mother Shock" by Andrea J Buchanan instead.
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  Maria Montessori: Her Life and Work

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  • A Montessori school trustee (and parent) says thumbs up!
  • This is the book that opened Montessori's theories and achievements to me in a way her own writing never managed to. The Standings are not unbiased, having worked with Dr. Montessori --- but they...
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  Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America

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  • funny in farsi
  • This is the best book I have read in a long time.I would recommend it for anyone who is looking for sensibility in this otherwise insane world with the spice of laughter put in.
    
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  • Superficial Understanding of American, and Western Culture
  • Ms. Dumas showed in her book that superficial people exists in every culture and she is the representation of it. She states over and over "I am a Muslim, but Don't get me wrong..." reference to...
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  • Funny in Farsi
  • I thought that this book was mildly amusing but not a laugh out loud riot as advertised. It was a peek into the experience of this young Iraian woman's experience in American. It was sweet and an...
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Her struggle is one keenly felt in today?s intensely pressured and time-starved world: how can we experience our... more

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  Everyday Sacred: A Woman's Journey Home

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  • A Positive Psychologist says, I'll Never Forget "Everyday Sacred"
  • The Truth: I'm a Girl, I'm Smart and I Know EverythingWhen 'Everyday Sacred' was a new book a client of mine lent it to me. I was incredibly moved. This was before the 'NOW' movement of living in...
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  • The Cure for the unnamed Problem
  • It's a great description of the Spritual Cure.... but we never analyze what was wrong in the first place... it's a type of Narcissism which in her case comes into conflict with her religious values...
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