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Abigail Adams: A Biography
Phyllis Lee Levin
St. Martin's Griffin, 2001
He couldn't have done it without her
+ Abigail rocks!
+ Five Stars
Abigail Adams was an amazing woman in so many ways - a conservative feminist (before the word "feminist" was in popular use), and a woman who was unashamedly and passionately in love with her husband when such things weren't generally discussed. Despite her professed lack of education, Abigail's ...
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An Hour Before Daylight : Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood
Jimmy Carter
Simon & Schuster, 2001
wonderful memoir of a country boy who became President
+ Must read
+ Easy to read
+ A book filled with memories of a boyhood during the Depression
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To Kill a Mockingbird
Harper Lee
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
American Classic
+ Tequila Mockingbird
+ Great!!Love this book
+ LOVE THIS BOOK!
+ The reason one reads
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Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance
Barack Obama
Crown, 2007
Dreams From My Father
+ Poetic Introspection
+ EXCEPTIONAL ON VIRTUALLY EVERY LEVEL
This is the most compelling story that really resonates with me. Barak Obama's life connects with a little bit of everyone no matter your race or background. In his book, Barak Obama articulates the near and distant relationships specifically with his grandparents and estranged parents, which ...
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Leaves of Grass
Walt Whitman
Book Jungle, 2007
What book will you get when you order this?
+ The original lean, bursting on the scene, Whitman
+ Excellent edition of Whitman's Masterwork
There seems to be some confusion, both in the editorial reviews and the customer reviews, about what edition is being referred to in this listing. the first editorial review correctly discusses the first edition as shorter and "less bloated" than the deathbed edition. however, the rest of the ...
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The Sound and the Fury
William Faulkner
Vintage, 1991
Difficult and Complex
+ A Difficult Classic
+ Only The Serious Need Apply
The Sound and the Fury / 0-679-73224-1
Difficult and complex, The Sound and the Fury details the slow decline of the American South through the metaphor of the fictional Compson family. This book is so complex and rewarding because Faulkner introduces the concept of the unreliable narrator - the ...
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Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness
Joshua Wolf Shenk
Mariner Books, 2006
Lincoln: Temperament and Triumph
+ This story is an inspiration
+ Facinating Look at A.Lincoln
+ Audio Version - Excellent!
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The Georgetown Ladies' Social Club: Power, Passion, and Politics in the Nation's Capital
C. David Heymann
Atria, 2004
WHAT A BOOK
+ BOOKREADER
+ Extraordinary
+ Gossip of the highest order
+ These were not "ladies"
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As I Lay Dying: The Corrected Text (Modern Library)
William Faulkner
Modern Library, 2000
Homegoing
+ A Grim, Morbid, and Compelling Tale
+ Now I can get them teeth...
+ As I Lay Dying
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Green Eggs and Ham
Dr Seuss
Beginner Books/ Random House, 1988
I Will Eat Them ANYWHERE!
Green Eggs and Ham
By Dr. Seuss
Green Eggs and Ham
"I will not eat green eggs and ham, I will not eat them, Sam-I-am".
I remember my younger sister learning to read, with Green Eggs and Ham.
My four children have learned to read with Green Eggs and Ham.
And now, a new ...
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln
Doris Kearns Goodwin
Simon & Schuster, 2006
Excellent Biography
+ A brilliant biography with a new point of view
+ Most Insightful Lincoln Book I've Read
+ A good read, but is it good biography? I'm just not sure.
+ Team of Rivals
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Gone with the Wind
Margaret Mitchell
Scribner, 2007
This is More Than Five (5) Stars [24][26][36]
+ a whole different book.
+ gone ....
+ Best American Epic Ever Written
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
Creepy-cool slasher history
+ A Must Read for Anyone Living in Chicago
+ Educational AND fun
+ Devil in the White City
+ Excellent Book
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White Oleander (Oprah's Book Club)
Janet Fitch
Back Bay Books, 2000
White Oleander
+ Great read, beautifullly written
+ good book
+ A well-crafter exploration of a girl growing up hard in the system
+ So beautifully written...
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Cry, the Beloved Country (Oprah's Book Club)
Alan Paton, 2003
It's on my Top 10
+ Cry the Beloved Country
+ Heart wrenching, sad, uplifting, moving, inspiring ......
+ Still Relevant
+ Another MLA 100 oversight...
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