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Anchored In Love: An Intimate Portrait of June Carter Cash
John Carter Cash
Thomas Nelson, 2007
Happiness & Hardships For The Carter-Cash Family
In 1995, I had the wonderful opportunity to see Johnny Cash and June Carter Cash in concert. What a memory that forever lingers in my mind. I was aware of most of the hardships of the Cash/Carter Family, but was unaware of June's struggle with prescription drug abuse.
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Thomas Jefferson: An Intimate History
Fawn McKay Brodie
W. W. Norton & Company, 1998
Man of genius, vision and wisdom
Dr. Brodie's biography on Thomas Jefferson is a wondrous piece of work, balancing both the personal and public lives of this remarkable man:
Writer of the Declaration of Independence, author of "Notes on the State of Virginia" and the "Constitution for Virginia", ...
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The Reluctant Mr. Darwin: An Intimate Portrait of Charles Darwin and the Making of His Theory of Evolution ...
David Quammen
W. W. Norton, 2007
On the Evolution of Darwin
I recommend this book to anyone who is looking for a quick read on the life and works of Charles Darwin. David Quammen beautifully integrates excerpts from primary sources into this biography, really making the work a book, and not just a really long research paper. ...
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Losing My Mind : An Intimate Look at Life with Alzheimer's
Thomas DeBaggio
Free Press, 2003
No Escape
At one point in this sad autobiography the author states, "We are foolish, those of us who think we can escape the traps of aging." In Mr. Debaggio's case he found himself caught in one of those traps when he was 57 years old. Healthy and robust, with an optimistic ...
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The Diary of Frida Kahlo: An Intimate Self-Portrait
Frida Kahlo
"Harry N. Abrams, Inc.", 2005
I adore her even more.
Frida Kahlo's diary has amplified my admiration for her. Her beautifully disturbing drawings and poetic words in this book are more than what I had expected. Though her handwriting is hard to read at times, the translations in the back are a big help. I shall cherish ...
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House of Wits: An Intimate Portrait of the James Family
Paul Fisher
Henry Holt and Co., 2008
I loved this book
I loved this book. It is a great read. I could not stop turning the pages. Fisher is an amazing storyteller. I am impressed by his ability to capture scenes and characters.Not only did I learn about the James family, I also learned about this period in American ...
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Franklin and Winston: An Intimate Portrait of an Epic Friendship
Jon Meacham
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Great Book!
Jon has done a splendid job of bringing to life these two titans of world history. The relationship of these two men are recreated with a detail to personal traits and their crumbling world around them. This book has been pivotal in enhancing a better understanding of ...
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Benedict of Bavaria An Intimate Portrait of the Pope and His Homeland
Brennan Pursell
Circle Press, 2008
Intimate portrait
This delightful, intimate portrait of our Pope is unique among the crop of "Benedict books" that have sprung up during the past three years. It places the Holy Father in the context of his hometown of Bavaria, a heavily Catholic region the south of Germany. Writes ...
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Rabbi Jesus: An Intimate Biography
Bruce Chilton
Image, 2002
The most challenging biography of Jesus I've seen
Chilton possibly outdoes the whole host of Jesus Seminar scholars in his quest to uncover the real Jesus. His account is learned, sensitive, and viscerally dramatic. The tension and exitement are palpable, and the questions are arresting. For example: "What Jew would ...
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Julie Andrews: An Intimate Biography
Richard Stirling
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Highly recommended
I really love this book. It is bright, charming and informative, and contains a very good overview of Dame Julie's career. My favourite chapters are those that detail her early years on the music hall stage in England, and also the discourse about her fall from grace ...
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Celebrities Between the Sheets
Savannah Jahvall
BookSurge Publishing, 2007
Ever wonder is he as good as he looks?
Wow, this is a tell all book and gets down to the nitty gritty bordering on hardcore info on the rich and famous sexual exploits. It even rates each ones performance while in the act. The book is filled with clues as to the participants. Are they lovers or just ...
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Intimate Moments with the Savior
Ken Gire
Zondervan, 1989
This is a wonderful book!
I absolutely love this devotion book. It brought new closeness to the Lord in my devotion times. The author has a selected scripture reading (in an easy to understand version). He then expands on the scripture in the "meditation" portion, making you feel as if you ...
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Mrs. Woolf and the Servants: An Intimate History of Domestic Life in Bloomsbury
Alison Light
Bloomsbury Press, 2008
A revealing and personal new perspective on the Bloomsbury set and the servants who shared their lives. When Virginia Woolf wrote A Room of One’s Own in 1929, she established her reputation as a feminist, a woman who could imagine a more open and liberal reality, and an advocate for the female voice. Indeed the Bloomsbury set has often ...
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The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals
Thomas Merton
HarperOne, 2001
A spiritual master...
The book `The Intimate Merton', edited by Brother Patrick Hart and Jonathan Montaldo, is a great encapsulation of the journals which Thomas Merton, monk, writer, activist and spiritual guide (I believe he would eschew the word leader, kept from the time he began ...
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First Ladies: An Intimate Group Portrait of White House Wives
Margaret Truman
Ballantine Books, 1996
Political Partners
From her unique perspective and personal contacts with many Twentieth Century First Ladies, Margaret Truman has told their stories in a most interesting way. The brief biographies primarily cover the years each of these Ladies resided in the White House, although ...
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