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Lost Child of Philomena Lee
The movie promoters have taken a book - more about the son - and turned it around and made the movie more about the mother. Not that I would not recom...
The Reason I Jump
Autism is difficult to understand for outsiders, or "normal people" as the author so succinctly put it...but this book opens a porthole so we can glim...
artic dance:the mardy murie story
From her first glimpse of Alaska as a young girl, Margaret "Mardy" Murie has a special connection to the Northland. After her Yukon wedding to natural...
the rabbit proof fence-screenplay
In 1931 the authorities seized 14-year-old Molly Craig from her desert home in Jigalong, western Australia, with her younger sister Daisy and cousin G...
people of the lie
experienced the seminar training and transition to pyschiatry fusing these schools of philosphy to convey the significance of the lie....
death,taxes and leaky waders
no one is as good a read about fishing;passionate and humorous he has written several,all are excellent...
my life is a sundance
In 1977, Leonard Peltier received a life sentence for the murder of two FBI agents. He has affirmed his innocence ever since--his case was made fully...
The Last Fighting Tommy: The Life of Harry Patch, The Only Surviving Veteran of the Trenches
Such an amazing man was Harry Patch, fascinating book....
A Man Named Dave
I'll never be able to look at the word "It" without thinking of Dave Pelzer. This book defines the description of insanity when Dave tells the story...
Persepolis
I laughed and cried reading these books (there are 2 books). The 1st one tells the author's childhood in Iran during their revolution time. The 2nd ho...
indian larry;chopper shaman
recommend it and although i haven't read it the personal history is compelling...
The Wit and Wisdom of Mark Twain
This book gathers hundreds of Twains memorable quips and comments on life. Entertaining and quite thought provoking....
A child called "IT"
Great read could not put the book down.I to had a bad childhood. My Father try to kill me 4 times before I was ten.Read this book then ask yourself...
Fist. Stick. Knife. Gun
I love this book. Geoffrey is a hero to any child who lives in the ghetto but wants to aspire to more than what society expects from them. It also sho...
Mark Twains Helpful Hints for Good Living
This book is a compilation of his works, choosing a rather delightful selection for an induction to his work. Or for the avid reader of his works, jus...
Ballads of a Bred Souljah
An open candid view of the different aspects of a young man's life. Thoughts and situations that are universal....
Audacity of Hope
haven't finished yet, but worth a read.. I enjoyed the first book alot better tho....
A Million Little Pieces
this was the most amazing story i have ever read......but sadly oprah unveiled it for what it was.....but i still stand by my first sentence.....defin...
Broken Music
Its funny I liked the "POLICE,s" music,,but I do not like the stuff Sting has done since then.....
mr nice
I've read all of his books and I actually went to see him speak 2 weeks ago - he's a wonderful author and an even better speaker. So frank and funny -...
My Life in France
Taste is not always confined to the kitchen. This was a surprise, and worth the time investment....