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Not Without My Daughter
Betty Mahmoody and William Hoffer
Corgi, 1989
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Mosaic
Soheir Khashoggi
Tor Books, 2005
Utterly enthralling
+ Great Book
I haven't written an Amazon.com book review in several years; however, when I went to Amazon to look for Khashoggi's other books, I couldn't believe no one had written a review on "Mosaic", a book I finished just moments ago and will relish for some time to come. I picked up this book at a grocery ...
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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
Inspiring
+ Wonderful read and importantly informative!
+ This book hits hard. Very hard. It made me cry.
+ Three Cups of Tea
+ The Enemy is Ignorance
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Memoirs of a Geisha
Arthur Golden
Vintage, 2005
Awesome writing style..my absolutely favorite book
+ beautiful
+ Very Well written.
+ Artful and Captivating
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
Thank you, Mr. Hosseini
+ Great novel
+ A Thousand Splendid Suns
+ One of my top 10 books of all time!
+ Astonishing Book!
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Desert Children
Waris Dirie
Virago UK, 2007
You'll want to do something.
An essential read awaits you between the covers of this book.
I don't agree with the book description snippet in the official section of this page. The "Here, then, are the voices of women who have felt emboldened by Waris Dirie's courage." is innacurate. It could make one think this is a ...
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For One More Day
Mitch Albom
Sphere, 2007
What Charley Found After He Staggered into His Old House
I'd say Charley would have ended up in a complete loser without seeing his mother miraculously. She had already died a long time ago in reality, though. Because he got a chance to know more about his mother who he didn't recognize before her death. Of course, the family didn't always live happy ...
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Desert Dawn
Waris Dirie, Jeanne d'haem
Virago UK, 2004
Desert Dawn Review
+ Enlightment
+ Another wonderful book by Waris Dirie
+ Untouchable
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
Mitch Albom
Broadway, 2002
Tuesdays with Bill
+ MUST READ
+ Immortal
+ Awakening
+ For when you need to change pace a little
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Two Lives
Vikram Seth
HarperCollins, 2005
dramatic & fascinating historical overview; great cast of characters
I am about 80% of the way through this huge book. I should start by saying I have rarely read books in the 4 years since I left university; and I didn't intend to read this one. I was just carrying it on the tube (metro) after someone insisted on lending it to me, and started flipping through the ...
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Mirage
Soheir Khashoggi
Forge Books, 1997
a story that needs to be told
+ Gripping read from beginning to end - not to be missed
+ Great story... Not a reference book
+ Wealth, women and oppression
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Desert Flower: The Extraordinary Journey Of A Desert Nomad
Waris Dirie, Cathleen Miller
Harper Perennial, 1999
A TRUE SURVIVOR
+ What a Story!
+ Interesting memoir
+ Best book ever!
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The Kite Runner (Riverhead Essential Editions)
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2005
ENJOY
+ A gripping, heart-rending read
+ The Kite Runner
+ I just came back from a trip to Afghanistan!!!
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scribner, 2007
This is More Than Five (5) Stars [24][26][36]
+ gone ....
+ Best American Epic Ever Written
+ Awesome
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Interpreter of Maladies
Jhumpa Lahiri
Houghton Mifflin, 2000
Excellent collection of stories
+ Lovely stories
+ Dark and macabre
+ Some great stories, others not memorable
+ Interesting tales about life...
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