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If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer
The Goldman Family
Beaufort Books, 2007
Chilling!
As I was reading "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer" I had to keep reminding myself that this was a true story. I read it in two days. I cannot imagine how I would feel if the murderer of my children described the crime in blood curling detail like the killer ...
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The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America
Thurston Clarke
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
What politics should be about
One of the best campaign books I have ever read. As he did in "Ask Not," Thurston Clark brings out the back-story of a great moment in history. In this case, RFK's decision to run for president, despite his many misgivings about doing so. It chronicles his ...
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The Pearl
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Steinbeck Captures the Heart of an Immortal Lesson
This book is criminally unknown. In just under 100 pages, Steinbeck weaves the immortal truth that worldy wealth cannot guarantee happiness or joy into a classic tale of a South American native couple who discover the joys and woes of finding an incredible pearl. ...
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The Seven Storey Mountain
Thomas Merton
Harvest Books, 1999
After "The Confessions," maybe the best-ever 'autobiography of Faith'
Today I delivered a gift copy of this book to a widow, "Grace" whose husband had been my late father's closest childhood friend. A week earlier, Grace had asked: "Have you ever read Thomas Merton's SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN? I read it in 1953; and found it very moving. ...
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1997
Great Story and the movie was good too
I loved the detailed pieces of the puzzle that Krakauer assembled. I did not particularly like his story "into thin air", but I loved "into the wild". I also liked the movie too. In the end, I thought Krakauer left a favorable testimonial to the kid. He rambled and ...
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Travels with Charley in Search of America: (Centennial Edition)
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002
Spending time with Steinbeck
TRAVELS WITH CHARLEY gives us a chance to move to an up-close-and-personal position with the aloof, John Steinbeck, At the age of 60 in the fall of 1960. Steinbeck acquired a primitive pickup-style recreational vehicle, packed up a few belongings, and loaded his ...
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Miami and the Siege of Chicago (New York Review Books Classics)
Norman Mailer
NYRB Classics, 2008
VINTAGE MAILER
What is striking about 1968 in that political sense is that Daley of Chicago, a Democrat, is the recipient of more wrath from liberal writers than Richard Nixon. You remember him: The guy who went on to win it all that year, expanded the war, and broke a myriad of laws ...
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LL Cool J's Platinum Workout: Sculpt Your Best Body Ever with Hollywood's Fittest Star
LL Cool J, Dave Honig, ...
Rodale Books, 2006
excellent
i lost a 100lbs. in 1 week. Just kiddin. A great book. The workout is insane and very intense if you do it right. You also find out you can do more than you thought you could. Funny thing is that you don't get over that initial workout pain because you seem to ...
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The Grapes of Wrath (Penguin Classics)
John Steinbeck
Penguin Classics, 2006
A Classic in every respect
There are very few American novels that can be called a classic, but the trails and tribulations of the Jode family during the Great Depression stands at the pinnacle of 20th century literarute. Nobel prize winner for this his master opus, Steinbeck has etched in the ...
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Principles of Instrumental Analysis
Douglas A. Skoog, F. James Holler, ...
Brooks Cole, 2006
reference book, not a textbook
This is definately not the best textbook in the world. It is excrutiatingly detailed and does not easily guide you through the material, helping you to learn it. On the other hand, its detail is what makes it a phenomenal reference book. In it you can find not only ...
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Under a Cruel Star: A Life in Prague 1941-1968
Heda Margolius Kovaly
Holmes & Meier Publishers, 1997
Its the story that plays in my head whenever tragedy befalls me & gives me the strength to get through it.
I read this about 6 years ago when it was assigned in one of my undergrad classes. There are enough online reviews for you to read about the plot and like. Rather I want to tell you how her voice has stuck with me. I think of her ability to see the slivering when ...
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April 4, 1968: Martin Luther King Jr.'s Death and How It Changed America
Michael Eric Dyson
Basic Civitas Books, 2008
Excellent Book on the Legacy of 4/4/68
I remember, as a child, visiting my great-aunt and uncle in their mansion (they were millionaires) and seeing a magaizine whose cover depicted a watercolor of a burning city. Asking what was the reason for this, I was told that people had rioted after the murder of ...
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1968: The Year That Rocked the World
Mark Kurlansky
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005
Awesome
Mark Kurlansky's 1968 is a well-researched and surprisingly balanced account of 1968 and the preceding years. Kurlansky combines stories with accurate generalizations about the motivations of the time. He does not minimize the motivations, however. He recognizes the ...
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Rebel without a Crew: Or How a 23-Year-Old Filmmaker With $7,000 Became a Hollywood Player
Robert Rodriguez
Plume, 1996
Teriffic!
Loved this book. Funny and insightful look at breaking into Hollywood. Read it & watch El Mariachi.
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The Complete Peanuts 1967-1968
Charles M. Schulz
Fantagraphics Books, 2008
Keep 'Em Coming
It's getting harder and harder to come up with new things to say that will convey how much I enjoy reading these old Peanuts strips. This comes from a period where I am less familiar with the strips themselves, so there are some surprises for me.
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