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The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition
James McBride
Riverhead Trade, 2006
Shades of gray
+ Amazing!!!
+ Amazing, Thought-Provoking & Instructive
+ Uplifting and Inspirational
+ A soaring celebration of familial love
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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
A Book Worth Reading
+ An amazing story
+ Inspiring Story
This book is very moving. It is a life story of a man fully devoted to a very noble mission. This book is true and inspiring. Some of my dear friends have read it and found it wanting, but I think they have read too many untrue novels. I am grateful to Greg Mortenson and to all of his family ...
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Funny in Farsi: A Memoir of Growing Up Iranian in America
Firoozeh Dumas
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Incredibly Delightful and Funny
+ I learned a lot about things I thought I knew
+ FABULOUS!
+ Moving and funny
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Clapton: The Autobiography
Eric Clapton
Broadway, 2007
Eric Clapton The Autobiography
+ Entertaining book
+ Clapton book rocks too
+ a great autobiography
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A Personal Stand: Observations and Opinions from a Freethinking Roughneck
Trace Adkins, Keith Zimmerman, ...
Villard, 2007
Excellent read!
+ Not a True Country Boy
+ This book will make you want him to write another one!!
+ I'm Writing Him In!
+ Awesome book!!!
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A Long Way Gone: Memoirs of a Boy Soldier
Ishmael Beah
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2007
Gripping Novel
+ very interesting story
+ Wonderful..
+ Moving, powerful, beautiful
+ Awesome Book
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My Grandfather's Son: A Memoir
Clarence Thomas
Harper, 2007
An American Hero
+ Excellent Bio, exceedingly revealing (for better or worse)
+ Better than expected.
+ A story of true determination and life lessons
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Three Rivers Press, 2004
Searching - Who Am I? Great Autobiography- Audio CD
+ INCREDIBLY UNIQUE STORY - MOVING AND INSIGHTFUL
+ The Amazing Honest Journey of America's NEXT President
+ A Masterpiece of Writing
+ Getting to know Sen. Barack Obama
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The Glass Castle: A Memoir
Jeannette Walls
Scribner, 2006
WOW
+ Honest memoir
+ Great book!
+ For social workers this should be required reading!
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
Great life story
+ Go West Young Man
+ Search for the Self
+ Haunting and Unforgettable!!!!
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Paula Deen: It Ain't All About the Cookin'
Paula Deen, Sherry Suib Cohen
Simon & Schuster, 2007
God bless Paula Deen! What a woman!!
+ Reading Addict
+ Complete Honesty
+ It aint all peaches and cream, but the book's enjoyable just the same.
+ Great Lady!
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A Child Called "It": One Child's Courage to Survive
Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1995
Beaten, Battered, and Barely a Boy
+ My niece loved it!
+ Loved it.
I thought A Child Called "It", written by David Pelzer, was an incredibly good book. As a kid Dave was abused physically and mentally everyday by his mother. He was beaten, burned, and even stabbed by his abusive mom. Not many children look forward to going to school everyday, but to Dave it was ...
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
Little, Brown and Company, 2007
Absolutely amazing.
+ One of the most unbelievable stories ever
+ A counter view - from a moderate woman's perspective
+ Good listen
+ Profound - Should be required reading
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Things I Overheard While Talking to Myself
Alan Alda
Random House, 2007
Smooth
Alda's down to earth brief sketch of his life and career was very enjoyable reading. After reading it I thought that Alda turned out to be a fascinating person in spite of being raised by a not with it mother and distant father. He gave some good ideas on how to live with his recalling of the ...
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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia
Elizabeth Gilbert
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Good read
I think this book makes a good read for anyone trying to understand spirituality. I especially liked the portion about her stay in the Ashram. I have been trying meditation for sometime now and can relate back to her experience of having constant background thoughts. Also I have been in silence ...
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