Biographies & Memoirs

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat - And Other Clinical Tales
The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat - And Other Clinical Tales

Review:Didn't fully understand the meaning behind it being an mp3, although the packaging said it played like a CD. Only, it doesn't. Stuck it in my player and I hear nothing. Not their fault I guess but I wish the packaging had been a little more clear. Read more

The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan - They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky
The True Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan - They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky

Review:Best book I ever read and how this young boys having such a young age how to stay alive going, and going threw different but difficult events, being seperate from your family not knowing if your going to survive. This book it's is such a wide opening and you would not be disappointed. Read more

Wildflower
Wildflower

Review:The grammar in this book is awful.
And the stories literally jump all over the place, with no rhyme or reason as to why.

Yet...it's endearing.
You can literally hear Drew, in our valley girl-esque voice, whispering these stories to you as you read.

And because I happen to love Drew Barrymore (we're even the same age), I really enjoyed her off-the-wall stories. This book makes her seem less "daughter of the great Barrymore legacy" and more "stay at home mom with a wild past."<... Read more

John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam - A Bright Shining Lie
John Paul Vann and America in Vietnam - A Bright Shining Lie

Review:Very famous and justifiably so. Very distressing to read and reminds me of the turmoil and tragedy of Vietnam and how mistakenly our leaders misjudged the entire Vietnam issues. So sorry for the US military who were injured, killed and scarred for life and for the country citizens of Vietnam.
Should be a must read for all in the service academy and anyone involved in our foreign policy or defense policy . Read more

Death Be Not Proud (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)
Death Be Not Proud (Harper Perennial Modern Classics)

Review:Knowing only that this book was a classic, I purchased it for my middle school son. I read it myself upon learning that it was about a boy who died of an aggressive brain tumor, since my family is struggling with the exact illness in one of our members. I was struck by the absolute tragedy of how this brilliant child was killed by a disease targeting the very source of what made him so unique. Being familiar with the current therapies, I was also somewhat amazed to learn that there has been al... Read more

The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (All Creatures Great and Small)
The Warm and Joyful Memoirs of the World's Most Beloved Animal Doctor (All Creatures Great and Small)

Review:James Herriot's books are my favorite, his sensitivity, his love of nature, his intelligence, his simplicity, all make for a book of a life that you feel that you yourself are living, that his experiences are yours also. I hate when I've reached the end of his books. I want to live them over and over, and keep reading them forever. Read more

Just One More Thing
Just One More Thing

Review:LOVE Peter Falk, and this book is just fabulous. Short, entertaining, often laugh-out-loud funny vignettes of his life experiences as an actor, producer, artist, and more. Falk was such an enormous artistic, creative talent who quite simply knew how to tell a story. LOVED this book. Read more

Two Years With a Midwife in Mali - Monique and the Mango Rains
Two Years With a Midwife in Mali - Monique and the Mango Rains

Review:What should have been a thrilling insight into the life of a 3rd world country and a fresh faced Peace Corp volunteer fell flat. The first chapter that described the 1st birth witnessed by Kris at the hands of the midwife Monique held so much promise. The rest of the narrative was with out emotion. The descriptions of the situations just read as if the author was writing a school paper and holding back. It did not make Monique a stronger character to sacrifice the story of Kris and John. I had a... Read more

Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain
Unbearable Lightness: A Story of Loss and Gain

Review:Like others, I bought this book after seeing Miss de Rossi on Oprah. I'd liked her character on Ally McBeal, and I love Ellen, so those were two reasons to consider it.

The book grabbed me from page one. I was mesmerized by her accounting of bulimia and anorexia, and couldn't believe that she could continue to function on so few calories! I found myself thinking about her unsettled life well after I put the book down.

I do wish, however, that she had described her childhood a li... Read more

Unabomber (Notorious FBI Cases) - The Jonestown ... Bombing
Unabomber (Notorious FBI Cases) - The Jonestown ... Bombing

Review:I have the Large Print paperback version. I want to clarify that in case anyone is considering purchase for easier reading for vision impaired (although this book is excellent for anyone). The book is printed in a easy to read large font on a nice quality paper. That helps also because when you can't see it is sometimes hard to grip the paper if it is thin in your fingers and not rip it or skip over a page. There are pictures of each criminal for each of the 12 cases too. You get a brief introdu... Read more

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