books about: memoirs     books:     Memoirs      A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity Bill O'Reilly Broadway, 2008 A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity I find Mr. O'Reilly's books very interesting and informative, from culture to fiction. This book is a wonderful insight into his growing up years and his personal development. Great read!             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 Three Cups of Tea I could not put this book down! An incredibly inspirational true story about how to put beliefs into action. My hope for humanity was rekindled in these dark times. I have a deeply heartfelt personal connection to the people of Pakistan with Pakistani friends there ...             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Handler Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008 THE funniest book I have ever read! I have always liked Chelsea Handler & her smart, yet tacky humor. I had had a couple of recommendations by friends to read this book. I hopped in the tub, picked it up & 80 pages later I was a prune! I couldn't put the book down, even when my fiance was ordering me ...             Pieces of My Heart: A Life Robert J. Wagner, Scott Eyman HarperEntertainment, 2008 A wonderful man RJ is a heck of a man. I've played golf with him in Hawaii and lunched with he and Jill St. John. They are both fabulous people and I loved his book. What a life he's lived. A true gentleman. I also recommend a book my wife gave me that is a real hoot. Try this one for ...             Water for Elephants: A Novel Sara Gruen Algonquin Books, 2007 Great story I felt like the elephant was almost a person. I really enjoyed reading this book.             Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl Stacey O'Brien Free Press, 2008 A rare opportunity to bond with a wild creature... There are few instances where a human can bond with a wild creature and care for its unique demands. It takes a special dedication, insight, and sense of responsibility, and Stacy O`Brien had all this and more. Her trials in raising this owl and maintaining her ...             sTORI Telling Tori Spelling Simon Spotlight, 2008 Tori's book This book is fun to read although it was not easy being the daughter of Tori's mother!!! I'm glad Tori wrote it, because I had a totally different idea of how her life was all about! Tori, I love to watch your show with Dean and your kids and your jewelry too I like it ...             Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life (P.S.) Barbara Kingsolver, Camille Kingsolver, ... Harper Perennial, 2008 Stunning! Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle is just that - a miracle! Her most stunning novel to date and amazingly enough, it is NON-fiction! It changed my views totally - I am a much more intelligent shopper and cook and consumer now... and food tastes waaaay better! I ...             Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Italy, India and Indonesia Elizabeth Gilbert Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007 How to Pull Yourself Up By Feeding Your Appetite We've all had that moment when we're so low the baseboards look like levees. If you haven't been there, then you need to be prepared. I read this book after years of healing from an awful breakup. The thread of emotion that has remained from that seven year ...             The Snowball: Warren Buffett and the Business of Life Alice Schroeder Bantam, 2008 The New De Facto Buffett Biography Alice Schroeder has done a wonderful job parsing the incredibly interesting and complex life of one of the world's true, living legends. This should become the tome to site for all things Buffett. It is thorough, examining his family history, his father's career, ...             The First Billion Is the Hardest: Reflections on a Life of Comebacks and America's Energy Future T. Boone Pickens Crown Business, 2008 Don't Bet Against T. Boone Pickens Even if one thinks T. Boone Pickens is an egocentric, out-spoken, pompous Billionaire, who thinks that he is the only one with a Plan (and by the way, he would probably agree with your critical thought), it is hard to argue with his message - an Energy Plan for America ...             The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood Helene Cooper Simon & Schuster, 2008 Going Home Through the Pages of a Book. Ms. Cooper's story is, in so very many ways, my story, too. I grew up in Liberia, a "second-class" American because we were missionaries and not American Embassy personnel. My years at the American Cooperative School overlapped hers; I had the same first grade ...             When You Are Engulfed in Flames David Sedaris Little, Brown and Company, 2008 a catharsis of resignation David Sedaris is a writer who appreciates the finer things in life. The finer things we either ignore or simply don't see on a day-to-day basis. Throw in a dripping glob of neuroses and an erudite air of resignation and you too can arrive at the astute observations he ...             The Glass Castle: A Memoir Jeannette Walls Scribner, 2006 Memoir with sensitivity This was a beautifully written memoir, full of warmth and humor while describing a lifetime of poverty and neglect. I loved it, and my mature 11 year old daughter is mesmerized by it.             My Stroke of Insight: A Brain Scientist's Personal Journey Jill Bolte Taylor Viking Adult, 2008 my stroke of insight I cannot say enough about how much I got out of this book. The list in the back for supporting someone with a brain injury or illness is worth the cost of the book, let alone Ms. Taylor's story and the great insights about how our brains function in and out of ...          products you might be interested in search for books comebacks, everything, indonesia, reflections, remarkable, scientist      toavi.com    web we recommend How to Pull Yourself Up By Feeding Your Appetite randomly chosen book: The O.C.: Novelization #6: Bait & Switch: Bait & Switch (O.C., The)