books: entertainment - top sellers     books:       Home: A Memoir of My Early Years Julie Andrews Hyperion, 2008 Surprising memoir The perfect upper crust image that many have of Julie Andrews is blown out of the water by this well-written, detailed memoir of her far-from-classy beginnings. Many will be surprised that she was raised in something very close to poverty in a family that was often ...             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 I laughed a LOt This is a laugh-out-loud book, great for the beach, not so good for a plane where your laughing will wake babies and make the other passengers jealous they don't have a copy. I got mine for my Kindle and I read it in one sitting. Seriously, pretty freaking funny.             Girls Like Us: Carole King, Joni Mitchell, Carly Simon--And the Journey of a Generation Sheila Weller Atria, 2008 I love this book! Wow, I just finished "Girls Like Us". I loved every page of it and highly recommend it. Its about three amazing women, but it reveals a lot about our culture too. You couldn't make these stories up, it really recreates the headiness and newfound freedom of the world ...             Grand Theft Auto IV Signature Series Guide (Brady Games) BradyGames BRADY GAMES, 2008 Great guide Contains all information to compleate game and even tells you if something is or is not required for 100% completion. Well organized if you read the table of contents and fold out map. If you want to cmplete 100% you will need this guide.             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 One of My 2 Favorite Books This Year ! This book and Living The Secret Everyday: My Secret Workbookare my 2 favorite books for 2007. What an authentic, real and emotion packed work. My hat off to Elizabeth. She has touched so many of us as we follow her journey to discover herself. Unfortunately, I cannot ...             My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands Chelsea Handler Bloomsbury USA, 2005 WAY TOO FUNNY I bought this with her second book, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea". I read them both and couldnt put them down or stop laughing. I completely recommend for someone to buy both books and read them back to back!             Audition: A Memoir Barbara Walters Knopf, 2008 Tell All Delivers What great fun! Barbara Walters, the icon, tells us of her life from childhood on. Best of all, we get the goods on so many people she has met. Truly, there is no one else like her. A treat and a delight to read this extremely well written memoir.             Dungeons and Dragons Core Rulebook Gift Set, 4th Edition Wizards RPG Team Wizards of the Coast, 2008 All three 4th Edition core rulebooks in one handsome slipcase. The Dungeons & Dragons Roleplaying Game has defined the medieval fantasy genre and the tabletop RPG industry for more than 30 years. In the D&D game, players create characters that band together to explore dungeons, slay monsters, and find treasure. The 4th Edition D&D rules ...             I Was Told There'd Be Cake Sloane Crosley Riverhead Trade, 2008 I was told it'd be funny... ...and it really was! Sloane's stories are not only hilarious (to which we all can relate), but as a writer myself, her voice and wit are to be jealous of! It is refreshing to read such a young, yet matured author who tells her stories with humor and intelligence. A ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals Michael Pollan Penguin, 2007 How we should eat Omnivore's Dilemma is a wonderfully written book which covers all aspects of food in today's world. Michael Pollan starts by taking a close look at industrial agriculture from the view point of Corn. A plant that is tailor made to our mass production, fossil fuel ...             When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris Little, Brown and Company, 2008 "David Sedaris's ability to transform the mortification of everyday life into wildly entertaining art," ( The Christian Science Monitor ) is elevated to wilder and more entertaining heights than ever in this remarkable new book. Trying to make coffee when the water is shut off, David considers using the water in a vase of flowers and his chain of ...             Ten Prayers God Always Says Yes To: Divine Answers to Life's Most Difficult Problems Anthony Destefano Doubleday, 2007 A Life Changing Book This is an amazing book that should be read by everyone. When I say that it should be read by all, I do not mean just those who are Christians. This is a book that has life changing potential for believers and unbelievers alike. Prior to reading this, I thought ...             Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions Ben Mezrich Free Press, 2003 Bringing down the house 21: Bringing Down the House - Movie Tie-In: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions my review for the book is excellent. and this was my first time using amazon and i was very pleased.             The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music Steve Lopez Putnam Adult, 2008 A profoundly moving read Let me say up front that I normally avoid books like the Soloist. When I picked it up, however, and started glancing through it I became hooked and couldn't really put it down. Is it a page turner? Not really. For me I became entangled with Steve Lopez, the author, ...             The Age of American Unreason Susan Jacoby Pantheon, 2008 important All Americans should be required to read this book to learn why H.L. Mencken called us the "boobocracy". Non-Americans should read it too, to better understand why Americans are so confused and confusing.          products you might be interested in search for books collection, everything, friendship, generation, horizontal, redemptive we recommend One of My 2 Favorite Books This Year ! randomly chosen book: Goddess at Home: Divine Interiors Inspired by Aphrodite, Artemis, Athena, ...