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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Metropolitan Books, 2001
It IS Realistic!
+ Good book. Very interesting
+ Must read for the 'Haves' in this country
+ Great Book
+ Great bookseller
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2004
fascinating story, which raises lots of questions
+ Into the Mormons.
+ Religious Extremism Examined
i've read a couple of krakauer's books (into thin air, into the wild), and have mostly loved them. i say "mostly", because, while i think he's a great writer and storyteller, and meticulous in his research, there's occasionally a hint of arrogance or smugness that i don't find appealing. that ...
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Old Home Town (Bison Book)
Rose Wilder Lane
Bison Books, 1985
A simply wonderful book
+ Wow!
+ What Great Stories true to life
+ A great book
+ Excellent
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
magical
+ The Devil in the White city
+ A good read
+ Read It!
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Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide (Culture and Politics of Health Care Work)
Thomas Edward Gass
Cornell University Press, 2004
A candid and compassionate story
+ Wonderful insight into the 'real' world of nursing homes
+ Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide
+ Real life stories, spot-on analysis, and gorgeous writing. A+
+ a way of engaging-
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in The Other America
Alex Kotlowitz
Anchor, 1992
The other America indeed
+ A World Not Seen By Many
+ There are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
+ Incredible book to read depicting subsidized housing in Chgo
+ Riveting look at poverty
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Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America
Morgan Spurlock
Putnam Adult, 2005
Wow! This is a great book!
+ This book changed the way I eat
+ Disturbing.....
+ Funny and informative companion to "Super Size Me"
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
Martha Beck
Crown, 2005
Fantastic book
+ Precisely the reason why I left
+ saints
+ Wow, this woman is smart!
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
magical
+ The Devil in the White city
+ A good read
+ Read It!
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2004
fascinating story, which raises lots of questions
+ Into the Mormons.
+ Religious Extremism Examined
i've read a couple of krakauer's books (into thin air, into the wild), and have mostly loved them. i say "mostly", because, while i think he's a great writer and storyteller, and meticulous in his research, there's occasionally a hint of arrogance or smugness that i don't find appealing. that ...
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Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide (Culture and Politics of Health Care Work)
Thomas Edward Gass
Cornell University Press, 2004
A candid and compassionate story
+ Wonderful insight into the 'real' world of nursing homes
+ Nobody's Home: Candid Reflections of a Nursing Home Aide
+ Real life stories, spot-on analysis, and gorgeous writing. A+
+ a way of engaging-
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Leaving the Saints: How I Lost the Mormons and Found My Faith
Martha Beck
Crown, 2005
Fantastic book
+ Precisely the reason why I left
+ saints
+ Wow, this woman is smart!
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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Barbara Ehrenreich
Metropolitan Books, 2001
It IS Realistic!
+ Good book. Very interesting
+ Must read for the 'Haves' in this country
+ Great Book
+ Great bookseller
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Old Home Town (Bison Book)
Rose Wilder Lane
Bison Books, 1985
A simply wonderful book
+ Wow!
+ What Great Stories true to life
+ A great book
+ Excellent
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Don't Eat This Book: Fast Food and the Supersizing of America
Morgan Spurlock
Putnam Adult, 2005
Wow! This is a great book!
+ This book changed the way I eat
+ Disturbing.....
+ Funny and informative companion to "Super Size Me"
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