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| Even silence has an end : my six years of captivity in the Colombian jungle |
| Betancourt, Ingrid, 1961- |
| If you read this, you must also read 'Out of Captivity' by Mark Consalves. I'm also going to read another by Clara Rojas. The lives of all three intersect in the Colombian jungle during 5 years of captivity. Unbelievable conditions and treatment that bring out both the best and worst of humanity. Very interesting to compare and contrast their versions of the events. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 921 B4615 2010 |
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| Midwives |
| Bohjalian, Christopher A. |
| Adult Fiction BOHJALIAN |
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| Here if you need me : a true story |
| Braestrup, Kate. |
| I was in a memoir rut - reading too many stories of drug addiction and alcoholism. This memoir took me out of that rut and is just a very unique and meaningful story/journey. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 289.178 B |
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| My life in France |
| Child, Julia. |
| I savored every well written detail of her adventures both in the kitchen and out. Remind yourself while reading that this was the 1950's and what a different path she chose from most women her age. What a woman! |
| Adult Fiction 921 C4349 |
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| Battle hymn of the tiger mother |
| Chua, Amy. |
| You have to read this for yourself to truly assess this much talked about book and style of parenting. I get it, I just don’t think I can do it and believe my children will eventually thank me for it. Call me a coward, or a typical western parent... |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 306.874 C 2011 |
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| Augusta, gone : a true story |
| Dudman, Martha Tod. |
| I expected much more from this memoir. The mother seems just short of in control of her family, seems a bit naive, almost an enabler? I’d love to hear what others think of this book... |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 301.427 D |
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| A stolen life : a memoir |
| Dugard, Jaycee Lee, 1980- |
| Jaycee has triumphed by not letting hate or revenge consume her. An amazing story of survival and the power of a mother's love, both Jaycee and Jaycee's mother. |
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| Girlbomb : a halfway homeless memoir |
| Erlbaum, Janice, 1969- |
| I give Janice Erlbaum so much credit for taking her life in her own hands, attempting to be honest with herself, and revealing so much of herself in this memoir. Her mom? Too much!! |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 921 Er52 |
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| You know when the men are gone |
| Fallon, Siobhan |
| Every short story will leave you longing for more. The author is an outstanding writer and the individual and intimate journeys described in the stories were diverse and touching. |
| Adult Fiction FALLON |
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| A friend of the family : a novel |
| Grodstein, Lauren. |
| I loved this book! The writer alludes to the events that unfold at the end throughout the whole book. It will keep you entertained and intrigued until life unravels with the behavior of the father, the main character. I couldn’t put it down and found myself warming up to Laura as the story went on. |
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| The heights |
| Hedges, Peter. |
| This book is great. I wanted to read on. I generally don’t like books written from a woman’s perspective, by a man. The author writes in first person for several characters and it works well. The ending is awesome and surprising. |
| Adult Fiction HEDGES |
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| The namesake |
| Lahiri, Jhumpa. |
| I really enjoyed this book. I don’t know much about Indian culture but my husband is from another country and much of what she describes about the family in this book holds true for other immigrant populations as well. |
| Adult Fiction LAHIRI |
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| Go the fuck to sleep |
| Mansbach, Adam, 1976- |
| If you didn't relate and laugh your a#* off when you read this, you're no friend of mine. lol! |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 817.6 M3177 2011 |
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| The view from here |
| McKinlay, Deborah |
| The ending will surprise you and reward you. I love the parallels between her early twenties and end of life experiences. |
| Adult Fiction MCKINLA |
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| The Paris wife : a novel |
| McLain, Paula. |
| This book has all the elements of an unforgettable love story - youth, hope, passion, determination, adventure, birth, betrayal, and new beginnings. Set mostly in Paris and Europe in the era of Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Pound, Stein. What I wouldn’t give to have been part of that scene... |
| Adult Fiction MCLAIN |
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| Falling apart in one piece : one optimist's journey through the hell of divorce |
| Morrison, Stacy |
| I thoroughly appreciated the honesty with which Stacy Morrison writes. I related to her in so many ways. If you have been through a bitter divorce, you may not be able to stand the optimism but then again it may help you see another version of divorce and the ultimate outcome, peace. |
| Adult Nonfiction Book HQ814 .M64 2010b |
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| I do not come to you by chance |
| Nwaubani, Adaobi. |
| This book is quite intriguing. If you have ever received an email from a country far far away asking you to send a little money to help someone in distress recover a lot of money, of which you will share, you must read this story. And if you don’t know what a 419 is you will find out there is a name for the email scam I describe... |
| Adult Fiction NWAUBAN |
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| Dirty secret : a daughter comes clean about her mother's compulsive hoarding |
| Sholl, Jessie. |
| This is a really touching story. Any woman will identify themes in this mother-daughter relationship that are common experience, even without the hoarding. The reader will loose patience with the mother in this book long before the writer does. But, that is what is so revealing about how as daughters of dysfunctional mothers, we never give up hope. I read it in just over 24 hours, neglecting my own daughter while I did. :) |
| Adult Nonfiction Book 362.25 S 2011 |
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| Slash |
| Slash (Musician) |
| 500 pages, really? But you won’t be able to put it down. Next, I’d like to read Axl’s version of events. |
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| The help |
| Stockett, Kathryn |
| Adult Fiction STOCKET |
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| So B. It : a novel |
| Weeks, Sarah. |
| I’d loved this story - a brave and determined girl sets out to find the answers to the questions that matter most to her. Not a happy happy ending but we can imagine a happy new beginning for her. |
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