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Iron House: Stories from the Yard
I read this book on a cross country flight (US coast to coast) and it’s an easy read because it’s broken up into individual stories. I really enjoyed
Post Office
Bukowski's semi-autobiographical novel is unbeatable. My favorite book, hands down.
Happyslapped by a jellyfish
he's a different sort of genius.. just listen to the Ricky Gervais podcasts and audiobooks and your know what i mean. lol
Ghost Rider: Travels on the Healing Road
Who would've though that Rush drummer, Neil Peart, wrote this personal account on the loss of his family and his on the road journey of mourning and s
The times we had
I love the 1920s and hearst castle no favorite chapter
Angela ashes
A gloomy childhood story
A chid called " it"
An autobiography about a boy who survived from his cruel mother
The pianist
A pianist survivor during the nazi
Where Flamelillies Grow revised
Biographic Account. Original in print. Revised in Kindle.
How Green Was My Valley
This is a story loosely based on the author's experience of childhood in a Welsh mining town. Authentic and moving, it paints a picture of close knit
A Likely Tale, Lad: Laughs & Larks Growing Up in the 1970s
My Christmas day read. I've discovered another North Yorkshire policeman writing books. This one's about his days growing up in the area and it brou
Chest Pain.
If you are going to read one book this year this is it. Though-provoking, spell boning, with wonderful humor.
The Prince
Great book of values
Groucho and me
Brilliant humor.
El Poder de una Sonrisa
I also discovered that my vocation and purpose in life is being a mother
Out of Paradise - A Hitchhiker's Guide to the World
A chronicle of an era - Sex, drugs and rock and roll - The 70's on steroids and the people who made it that way.
From immigrant to inventor
I enjoyed the book.
He Works Through People
The book is my auto-biography. The war, my child hood, moving to Canada etc. all stories are true. Part of the book is how I became a Christian in
Danger, My Ally
This is a true ripping yarn. The memoirs of a traveller/explorer with a plethora of stories. Whilst a number of his escapades have been debunked, t
Angus
This is the story of Clive Amor also known as Angus This is about kids growing up in the sixties, about swinging party life and drugs. London and the
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"Seven Pillars of Wisdom"
"As Angus Calder states in his introduction to this edition, Seven Pillars of Wisdom is one of the major statements about the fighting experience of t
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
A friend recommended I read this book and once I started to read it... I understood why. Cells taken from Henrietta Lacks's body without her knowle
Papillion
This book follows a genre of books, I read when I was about 17. They are stories of men and women struggling to remain themselves and to keep their mi
The People of the Deer
This book is like others by Farley Mowat. It is a stand alone record of the events that transpired, of the causes and effects and how the future lay f
Black Beauty
Black Beauty is the first real book, I ever read. My Mom bought it for me, when I was 5 years old and I started trying to read it. I would take the
The Adderall Diaries
In this groundbreaking memoir, Stephen Elliott pursues parallel investigations: a gripping account of a notorious San Francisco murder trial, and an e
The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Now a major motion picture from Lionsgate starring Brie Larson, Woody Harrelson, and Naomi Watts. MORE THAN SEVEN YEARS ON THE NEW YORK TIMES BESTS
On the Road
"The air was soft, the stars so fine, the promise of every cobbled alley so great, that I thought I was in a dream."
Clinica dell’abbandono
...«E ti ho amato fino a morirne/dentro l'urna di un castello di vetro/che nessuno conosce».
"He Works Through People"
Technically it is my autobiography. My Childhood, in Holland, the war started I was 6 years old My war stories no child should have to tell Moving
"He Works Through People"
My Autobiography Going through the war as a little child Did things not suitable for my age Moved to Canada, married at 20 years of age My experie
Exuding My Belief, Vision and Passion
Imagine the possibilities with a feeling of exultion, a feeling of being liberated from space and time! Better than hearing is writing, better than a