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She's Come Undone (Oprah's Book Club)
Wally Lamb
Pocket, 1998
So, So good!
I love this book! It so well written and so engaging. The author writes with such a clear, authentic voice that I had a hard time believing that a man actually wrote it.
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our ...
Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 2004
We all live in Glass Houses
I was completely captivated by this book. As you read, you feel so many emotions and become absorbed by each inmate's story and experiences. Most of all, I loved the books humanistic perspective. The stories allow you to see these women for more than just crimes ...
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Writer's Guide to Crafting Stories for Children (Write for Kids Library)
Nancy Lamb
Writer's Digest Books, 2001
A method for all writers
There is always more than one way to approach something; including writing. Nancy Lamb covers everything from writer's block to crafting your story. This is THE most valuable book on my writer's shelf and I refer back to it constantly.
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The Lamb's Supper: The Mass as Heaven on Earth
Scott Hahn
Doubleday, 1999
The Lamb's Supper; The Mass as Heaven on Earth
Excellent easily read book explaining important reasons for various prayers and rituals involved in the Catholic Mass. Will definately improve your appreciation, respect, and love for the Mass. Even non-catholics would be more knowledgeable and realize why Catholics ...
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Lamb Special Gift Ed: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
William Morrow, 2007
Jesus: the Missing Years!
This is one of my favorite books of all time! Yay Christopher Moore!
Anyone who has any interest in Christianity should find this book hilarious! Moore clearly knows his Christian and world history then and now. His treatment of Jesus and the people who worship ...
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Julia's Chocolates
Cathy Lamb
Kensington, 2007
Julia's Chocolate--Review by Book Lovers: Get Your English On!
We reviewed this book on our blog, Book Lovers: Get Your English On! (http://book-lovers-get-your-english-on.blogspot.com/2008/04/julias-chocolates-review-by-carole.html). I've also posted the review below.
Julia's Chocolates by Cathy Lamb has a quirky cast of ...
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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
A great what-if, and totally, lovingly irreverent
Wonder how Jesus dealt with puberty? Ever thought about how he might have used his spiritual gifts when the Big Man Upstairs wasn't looking? Christopher more has plenty of ideas about this and more.
The narrative reads a bit like some odd combination of "Scrubs" and ...
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Lawn Boy
Gary Paulsen
Wendy Lamb Books, 2007
Hilarious Book!
This is a hilarious story! I literally laughed out loud. I'm reading it to my fourth graders, and even though they don't understand all of the stock market lingo, they too are really enjoying the story. I'm hoping Mr. Paulsen writes a follow-up. I love this book!
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I Know This Much Is True (Oprah's Book Club)
Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 1999
Bad reviews? Say it isn't so!
I read the one-star reviews posted here and felt my eyebrows move to the back of my head. Did we read the same book?
It's a long book. Unless you have a severe case of attention deficit disorder, you should be able to get through 900 pages. If you can watch four ...
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The Last Time I Was Me
Cathy Lamb
Kensington, 2008
Another great book from Cathy, Thank you!
I am never one to dicuss the plot or story line as to not give away any clues. I am telling all my friends to read it and you should too. It is funny, heartfelt and you can relate to somethings and other things you will just out and out laugh about. Cathy's sense of ...
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Essentials of Marketing
Charles W. Lamb, Joseph F. Hair, ...
South-Western College Pub, 2005
Get to the basics without the heavy details
It seems like marketing books are getting longer and longer, trying to make marketing more and more complicated. It isn't rocket science. Essentials of Marketing goes in the oppositer direction, giving you the basics of things that will work. Covers all phases of ...
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Eleven
Patricia Reilly Giff
Wendy Lamb Books, 2008
Middle grade readers will love this suspenseful story
Sam doesn't know why he fears the number eleven, but as his 11th birthday approaches, he feels a need to explore his past. When he discovers a locked box and a newspaper clipping in the attic, he learns he might once have been a missing child. Now he's worried about ...
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Evolution in Four Dimensions: Genetic, Epigenetic, Behavioral, and Symbolic Variation in the History of Life ...
Eva Jablonka, Marion J. Lamb
The MIT Press, 2006
The opposite of the opposite conjecture
I loved the book's treatment of genetic and epigenetic inheritance systems (dimensions 1 and 2). I appreciated the discussion of behavioral inheritance systems (dimension 3). I wasn't sold on the fourth dimension (symbolic inheritance systems) being fundamentally ...
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Black Lamb and Grey Falcon (Penguin Classics)
Rebecca West
Penguin Classics, 2007
For All That
Yes "Black Lamb and Grey Falcon" is wonderful for all the reasons stated in these reviews, but for all that it must be said that the dominant theme of Ms West's masterpiece is the eternal human condition. She sees with the eyes of a woman and the eyes of a genius. She ...
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Abnormal Psychology: An Integrative Approach (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac®)
David H. Barlow, V. Mark Durand
Thomson, 2004
Comprehensive and applicable
The book treats many cases and reaches high level of coverage; it is very helpful, that in practice one can find many similarities, since the cases are very realistic and explained in depth. My opinion is, that it is valuable because it is applicable.
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