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Jana McBurney-Lin talks about
The story seems simple, at first--boy meets girl on subway, they fall in love and will march off into the sunset...or the crowded streets of New York. But then both the characters have lots and lots...
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Jana McBurney-Lin talks about
It's been months (a long time for me) since I found a book that grabbed me, one that I looked forward to reading for more than sedative purposes. Pictures of You kept me up half the night...
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The main character of Sussman's book discovers she has cancer and is going to die very soon. She is a mother of a teenager, and has no other family around. As I read I kept thinking, "How can this...
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M.T. Kingsley talks about
 "When the California town of Playa Bonita is named in a federal pollution suit things look bad for Julie Woodruff, the Director of the town’s public works. To add to the stew, things get worse...
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Reviews from Book Journalers at Bookcrossing.com: TEN STARS!!! "I loved this book. I thought it was brilliant. I loved the fact that the chapters were short, which I feel, keeps you reading....
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Leighton D Gage talks about
Yup! That's what the New York Times said. In their review of "Every Bitter Thing" they called my Chief Inspector Mario Silva "irresisible".
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Leighton D Gage talks about
Yup! That's what the New York Times said. In their review of "Every Bitter Thing" they called my Chief Inspector Mario Silva "irresisible".
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Leighton D Gage talks about
Yup! That's what the New York Times said. In their review of "Every Bitter Thing" they called my Chief Inspector Mario Silva "irresisible".
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Tim Chambers talks about
I looked at the first chapter of this on Kindle. It seemed there were two or three uses of "and" in every sentence, even sentences beginning with and, so I counted them. He uses it 241 times in one...
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Srisuda Hongthai talks about
Being born a Thai Buddhist originally from the town of Phitsanulok, I am always interested to learn about other Buddhist monks and scholars from other traditions. Thich Nhat Hanh's books always seem...
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Frank Sanello talks about
from HubPagesA Brilliant New Look at the Private Life and Perversions of Adolf Hitlerby Christopher Antony Meade United Kingdom Hub AuthorFinally a great novel of the twenty first century and about...
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Great book, a real page turner, I could not stop reading.
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Susan Brown talks about
Short review: The funniest thing I've read since Bill Bryson or Terry Pratchett (and better than both of those because of the pictures), and the best history book since "1066 and All That." I made...
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Jennifer Massoni talks about
It’s interesting how you come to love a book--from the moment you hear about it or pluck it from a shelf, purchase it, and add it to the pile of books you’ve been meaning to read. Then, when you do...
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I am a great admirer of Maud Carol Markson's fiction, and this is the novel I fell in love with first. The voice is so subtle and deft, and the story moving and insightful about the difficulties and...
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Cheryl L Snell talks about
Despite the chattering masses insistence that we have left behind the shackles of monochromatic forms, most lovers of literature remain lodged within the confines of the printed word. No pictures, no...
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Julia E. Antoine talks about
"Too Clever" is an illustrated collection of 10 short stories about inquisitive children and their adventures in learning. All sorts of subjects are introduced and explored by the curious kids who...
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Graham Sclater talks about
American book review by Patty Inglish May 2010 Hatred is the Key - American/English Holocaust August 2, 1812 Hatred is the Key by author Graham Sclater Tabitha Books ISBN 978-0956397713 Published in...
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jitu rajgor talks about
I find excerpt of this book interesting. I would like to read it in large, if it is available here in 'crossword' store.Heather's writing sounds like Indian spiritual guru or a Budhhist monk.One...
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Judith Octavo talks about
I already thought of Chelsea as one of the funniest comediennes of late before I read this book. I was reading the lines from the book as if it's her self-deprecating manner of speaking that's...
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