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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel
David Wroblewski
Ecco, 2008
4.5 out of 5: Magical and Unique
Edgar Sawtelle, born mute and able to communicate only through sign language, lives on a farm in northern Wisconsin where his family breeds a line of unusually intelligent and perceptive dogs. Edgar's idyllic life quickly dissolves into something much darker and ...
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Big Russ and Me: Father and Son: Lessons of Life
Tim Russert
Miramax, 2005
warm and wonderful
a truly warm and wonderful audio book that I will listen to again and again
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Sail
James Patterson, Howard Roughan
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Sail by James Patterson
It was a very good book filled with lots of twists that kept you on the edge!!!! Very Very good!!!!!!!!
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Crack the Fat-Loss Code: Outsmart Your Metabolism and Conquer the Diet Plateau
Wendy Chant
McGraw-Hill, 2008
Wonderful!
This has been an amazing Journey for me. I start week 3 of the 8 week program tomorrow and so far I have lost 9 pounds (most within the first) As others have said the first week is tough but it gets easier after that. I have felt a lot better eating this way and not ...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
A new outlook
I have never read another book that has touched me the way this book did. It sure made me think about women in other countries in a different light.
I can't wait for another taste of these books by Hosseini.
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Deceptively Delicious: Simple Secrets to Get Your Kids Eating Good Food
Jessica Seinfeld
Collins Living, 2007
Wonderful!!
I read through a lot of reviews before writing mine. I've also used recipes from The Sneaky Chef so I even have a comparison. My kids eat very few veggies and I've had countless nights of my oldest boys crying at the table for an hour or more over cold veggies. My ...
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What to Expect When You're Expecting: 4th Edition
Heidi Murkoff, Sharon Mazel
Workman Publishing Company, 2008
First Pregnancy
This book helped me through a lot of symptoms I was having and didn't know what to expect!
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The Five Love Languages: How to Express Heartfelt Commitment to Your Mate
Gary Chapman
Northfield Publishing, 1995
sewpin
Love my husband, but we had problems. I wasn't recieving what I need to love him the way he needed to be loved. I just started as he suggested and looked for what he needed, and in return he was open to love me as I needed. I have been married 29 years, I have never ...
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
Unforgettable memoir
Jeannette Walls' memoir of her family is a frank, unvarnished look at two parents who were self-absorbed, deep in denial, and yet at times loving and supportive of their children. Walls was quite close to her father despite the fact that he was a sometimes-violent, ...
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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)
Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...
Harper Perennial, 2008
Local Grown is Best!
I love all things written by Barbara Kingsolver. This book provides practical ways a person can become a little less dependent on store purchased foods (especially those out of season) and a little more aware of where the food they are eating is from. Recipes, ideas, ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
I am so bummed that it is all over.
Of course the book was great and I read it lightening fast, but I am so depressed that there is going to be no more Harry Potter books. What do I have to look forward to now??
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The Vaccine Book: Making the Right Decision for Your Child (Sears Parenting Library)
Robert Sears
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Very Informative!!!
It's a good read for parents who are concerned about the whole "Should I, Shouldn't I?" sitch with vaccines.
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The China Study: The Most Comprehensive Study of Nutrition Ever Conducted and the Startling Implications for ...
T. Colin Campbell, Thomas M. Campbell II
Benbella Books, 2006
Authoritative and Unbiased
Wow, how refreshing to find an author who is a genuine authority, who supports his conclusions with fact and who lacks the bias that drives many writers on this subject to deceive and mislead, most doctors to remain ignorant of and uninterested in the relationship ...
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My Sister's Keeper: A Novel
Jodi Picoult
Washington Square Press, 2005
A Fresh, Thoughtful Pageturner!
How far do you go to save the life of your dying child? And is it possible for a parent distinquish between the love they feel for their children? I put the premise of this book to my mother, and she had no answers for me. As a mother of two, all she said was, "send ...
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself
Melody Beattie
Hazelden, 1992
Feeling like you have no control over your self-esteem?
This book is a must-read for anyone who has struggled with self-esteem brought on by the abuse of others.
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