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Journals

Robert Wagner, Scott Eyman

HarperEntertainment, 2008

Robert Wagner honestly shares his heart, his heartbreak, his struggles and his accomplishments.
I loved it! Mr. Wagner painted a vivid picture of old Hollywood and what made it so special. He is a very lucky man, though he has suffered great tragedy in his life. I was honored that he let us into the very special world that he shared with Natalie. I was also ...

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.)

Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ...

Harper Perennial, 2008

Terrific book!
Barbara Kingsolver has struck a wonderful balance among educating readers about gardening, slow food, food science and telling a great tale of a family's adventure of local eating. The recipes are great, too! What a revelation to learn that we have all been ...

The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood

Helene Cooper

Simon & Schuster, 2008

Worthwhile read
Agree with other readers. Someone's life told in compelling words resonates like nothing else can.

Hurry Down Sunshine

Michael Greenberg

Other Press, 2008

I was hesitant but...
As someone with Bipolar Disorder, I was hesitant to pick up this memoir. Some recent memoirs have tried to entertain with silly, cartoonish characters as fellow inpatients; and with those too too happy endings. I couldn't put this book down BECAUSE it was fresh and ...

The Portable Atheist: Essential Readings for the Nonbeliever

Christopher Hitchens

Da Capo Press, 2007

Don't Judge a Book by its Title
Christopher Hitchens is a formidable writer who has dared to enmesh himself in the business of religion and politics, and has plenty of polemic writings suited for criticisms or apologetics (depending on one's worldview,) but his choices for this anthology are ...

An Inconvenient Book: Real Solutions to the World's Biggest Problems

Glenn Beck

Threshold Editions, 2007

A must read if you want to be informed and entertained!
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R28EQS9BE59JU2 An Inconvenient Book is a convenient read! Full of facts, humor and down right important "stuff", this book is worth every penny. Whether you are a conservative or liberal, this book will open your eyes. ...

Body for Life: 12 Weeks to Mental and Physical Strength

Bill Phillips, Michael D'Orso

Collins Living, 1999

This fitness program is the real deal! Great book!
"Body For Life" is the most approachable, motivational, and effective fitness program I have encountered. Several of my male friends were getting in extremely buff while following this program, and their wives were getting into great shape, so I had to toss my ...

DietMinder Personal Food & Fitness Journal (A Food and Exercise Diary)

F. E. Wilkins

MemoryMinder Journals, Inc., 2007

A Wonderful Find!
I have now ordered a total of six of these Diet Minders Personal Food & Fitness Journals. I am actually on my third, but wanted to be sure I had a good supply on hand...because I never want to be without one!! This has been the perfect tool for my weight-loss ...

One Thousand White Women: The Journals of May Dodd

Jim Fergus

St. Martin's Griffin, 1999

WOW! Couldn't put the book down! Excellent detail! A+++
This book is written as a diary so it's very easy to read. The events as described are believable and keep you on the edge. I picked up this book to read and did not put it down until I finished. The historical aspect of this book is researched well and will have ...

From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler

E.L. Konigsburg

Aladdin, 1998

A proper mystery!
I think you have to be a kid or a kid at heart to properly understand the magic of this book. What kid did not dream of running away? Here is a girl, a very practical girl, who makes that dream come true. She and her younger brother create an elaborate plan to run away ...

How Do Dinosaurs Say Goodnight?

Jane Yolen

Blue Sky Press, 2000

Buy this book in hardcover, not as a board book!
We got a couple of books in the Dinosaurs series as board books from my coworker, and overall my daughter (22 months at the time of this review) liked them, but the hardcovers are simply gorgeous with large, detailed and brilliant pictures. I got this book in the ...

Yoga as Medicine: The Yogic Prescription for Health and Healing

Yoga Journal, Timothy Mccall

Bantam, 2007

A complete yoga medical text in almost 600 pages
This book is really the complete text on how to use yoga for almost any major ailment. The author, MD Dr. McCall (also the medical editor for Yoga Journal), writes from a scientific perspective. He quotes and footnotes his volume extensively, and merges science with ...

The Secret Gratitude Book

Atria Books, 2007

Very helpful
The Secret Gratitude Book is a pleasure to look at and even better to fill with my gratitude! You can make two lists- the first is for things/people/experiences/blessings you are grateful that you HAVE RECEIVED the second is for things/people/experiences/blessings that ...

Moleskine Ruled Notebook Large

Moleskine, 2008

More for the same
Isn't it something how Amazon will charge $17.95 for the item stocked by Amazon shipping free 2-day with your $75/year subscription, but it is only $13.50 Moleskine Large Notebook Ruled if you buy through Amazon from another retailer? Doesn't seem right, really.

Wreck This Journal

Keri Smith

Perigee Trade, 2007

Fun Fun Fun
I bought this journal as a "just because" for my son who is 11 and then as a birthday present for my niece who is 9. They both thought it was a fun book. It is filled with cooky things to do and really does help bring out their imagination. I think any pre-teen kid ...