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The Road of Lost Innocence, by Somaly Mam Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Publication Date: September 9, 2008 Format: Hardcover, 208 pages Rating: Highly Recommended Somaly Mam lost her parents at a young age in Cambodia. Having no idea of what her name was or her age, Mam grew up in war torn Cambodia as an [...]
Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans, by Dan Baum Publisher: Spiegel & Grau Publication Date: February 10, 2009 Format: Hardcover, 352 pages Rating: Highly Recommended Nine Lives: Death and Life in New Orleans tracks the stories of nine people living in different parts of New Orleans and experiencing the different lives that the [...]
The Little Book on Meaning: Why We Crave It; How to Create It, by Laura Berman Fortgang Publisher: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin Publication Date: April 30, 2009 Format: Uncorrected Advance Reader Copy, 222 pages Laura Berman Fortgang started life wanting to be a musical theater actress and spent most of her young adult life pursuing that [...]
The Obama Revolution, by Alan Kennedy-Shaffer Publisher: Phoenix Books Publication Date: March 1, 2009 Format: Trade Paperback, 266 pages Alan Kennedy-Shaffer’s new book, The Obama Revolution covers a lot of ground. It is literally jam packed with coverage of the beginning of Obama’s campaign for the presidency through his swearing in- has a lot of [...]
The Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy and Hard Times, By Jennifer Worth Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics) Publication Date: April 7, 2009 Format: Trade Paperback, 352 pages My Brief Synopsis Jennifer Worth leaves her home and comfortable middle class existence at the tender age of eighteen to become a nurse and midwife. Part of her training [...]
Will Marry for Food, Sex, and Laundry: How to Get Him – and How to Keep Him, by Simon Oaks Publisher: Adams Media Publication Date: March 18, 2009 Format: Paperback, 240 pages I have to admit that I am curious about people’s lives and why they ultimately make the decisions that they make, so when [...]
Secret Daughter: A Mixed-Race Daughter and the Mother Who Gave Her Away, by June Cross Publication Date: April 24, 2007 Publisher: Penguin Books Format: Trade Paperback, 320 pages June Cross was born in 1954, the daughter of a semi-famous black comedian and a white woman with dreams of being an actress. Her father is never [...]
A Child’s Journey out of Autism, by Leeann Whiffen Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc. Publication Date: March 1, 2009 Format: Trade Paperback ARC, 320 pages When Leeann and Sean Whiffen bring home their baby boy, Clay, they think that they have it made. Clay is a quiet and happy baby, in contrast to his older brother Drew [...]
Happy New Year, everyone! So … any Reading Resolutions? Say, specific books you plan to read? A plan to read more ____? Anything at all? Name me at least ONE thing you’re looking forward to reading this year! I really want to go back and read The Wednesday Witch by Ruth Chew. I loved that [...]
Choosing to Be: Lessons In Living from a Feline Zen Master, by Kat Tansey Publisher: iUniverse Star Publication Date: September 5, 2008 Format: Trade Paperback, 168 pages “The idea that I might already be the answer I am seeking is revolutionary to me to say the least.” I put the book down and turned to [...]