Sunday, August 16, 2009

Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern Art

Provenance: How a Con Man and a Forger Rewrote the History of Modern ArtAuthor(s): Laney Salisbury, Aly Sujo
Label: Penguin Press HC, The

Tags: Art Curatorship, Art Identification, Contemporary Art, Criminals, 20th Century, True Crime, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
An intricate love story
A wonderful book which I could not put down. The chief scammer reminded me of Bernie Madoff, only...
Thrilling art hoax story
I just loved this story about the most amazing hoax pulled off in the art world, with John Drewe,...
Fantastic
This book is keeps you hanging in there begging for more. It's a real page turner. I've never read...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot

American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely PatriotAuthor(s): Craig Ferguson
Label: Harper

Tags: Entertainers, Television Performers, Memoirs, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Appetite for Life

Appetite for LifeAuthor(s): Noel Riley Fitch
Label: Anchor

Tags: Entertainers, Women, Paperback, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Julia, Julia, Julia !
I recently read "My Life In France" about Julia Child's years in France, her marraige and learning...
FOR MY $$$ THE BEST OF THE BUNCH
I've read the reviews & am sorry there were so many negitive ones.
The biggest complaint...
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Friday, August 14, 2009

The Slippery Year

The Slippery YearAuthor(s): Melanie Gideon
Label: Knopf

Tags: Memoirs, Women, Kindle Books

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Reviews:
an absolutely wonderful book
I took Ms. Gideon's book on vacation and absolutely loved it. There were moments, sitting on the...
The Slippery Year
Melanie Gideon has penned an inciteful autobiography of a year in her life. She describes perfectly...
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The Road to Woodstock

The Road to WoodstockAuthor(s): Michael Lang
Label: HarperCollins e-books

Tags: History & Criticism, Rock, 1960s, Mid-Atlantic, Kindle Books

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Reviews:
The Real Deal
As a resident of Woodstock since the mid-80s I am well aware of the mystique that is Woodstock and...
Three Days Of Peace, Love and Music
Three days of peace, love and music, the Woodstock era. If like many, you missed these days or you...
Best book I read this year
A real page-turner, read almost like a documentary, a must-read. I was captivated by the details of...
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Thursday, August 13, 2009

Dancing to the Precipice

Dancing to the PrecipiceAuthor(s): Caroline Moorehead
Label: HarperCollins e-books

Tags: Women, Kindle Books, France

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Reviews:
Very good read. I am glad that I bought it.
I am currently reading about the era of the revolution in France: wanting to understand it better. ...
Terrific Read on History
The most interesting biography I have read in such a long time, this book kept me fascinated and I'm...
Wall Street Journal gave favorable review
The July 6, 2009 gave this book a very favorable review, hence I searched for it and found the one...
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Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It Back

Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or Almost All) of It BackAuthor(s): Frank Schaeffer
Label: Da Capo Press

Tags: Religious, Memoirs, Kindle Books

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Reviews:
WAKE UP TO THE TRUTH
I AM GLAD SOMEONE FROM WITHIN,HAS THE GUTS TO CALL AS IT IS.
I COULD NEVER UNDERSTAND HOW ANY...
Thank god for this book!
This story is one of the most inspirational memoirs I've read. I wish we could hear more from brave...
I Identified with it -- up to a point
I was eager to read this for several reasons:

1. When I went to college, Francis...
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Wednesday, August 12, 2009

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American Dream

The Snakehead: An Epic Tale of the Chinatown Underworld and the American DreamAuthor(s): Patrick Radden Keefe
Label: Doubleday

Tags: Criminals, Emigration & Immigration, True Crime, Organized Crime, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Conversational Narrative of Human Struggle and Immigration
Immigration policy and the United States, always a controversial hot topic usually portrayed by...
Entertaining, Beautifully Written and Smart
If you are going to read one book this summer, the Snakehead should be
it. This is a...
Great Book Outlining How Human Smuggling Happens
The Snake Head is an excellently researched book about the human smuggling trade. In particular,...
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The Road to Woodstock

The Road to WoodstockAuthor(s): Michael Lang
Label: Ecco

Tags: History & Criticism, Rock, 1960s, Mid-Atlantic, New York, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Fun to remember
In a book like this, "THE ROAD TO WOODSTOCK" all that really matters is that it is a fun read....
The Real Deal
As a resident of Woodstock since the mid-80s I am well aware of the mystique that is Woodstock and...
A Far-Out, Groovy Read
This book is like a time machine which transports you back to an era of great social upheaval and...
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Tuesday, August 11, 2009

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His Girl

Wesley the Owl: The Remarkable Love Story of an Owl and His GirlAuthor(s): Stacey O'Brien
Label: Free Press

Tags: Memoirs, Ornithology, Paperback, Printed Books

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Reviews:
My Husband Loved the Audiobook (library)
I have nothing more to add to the many positive reviews below except to say that my husband ("DH")...
Beautiful Story
I just finished this book and I loved it. I found it not only funny and touching but absolutely...
A Beautiful and Powerful Memoir
Wesley the Owl had my attention from the first page. It is far more than a story about a pet owl....
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Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese

Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short History of Herding, and the Art of Making CheeseAuthor(s): Brad Kessler
Label: Scribner

Tags: Memoirs, Animal Production, Dairy Science, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
SNEAKILY SEDUCTIVE
I thought that this was going to be a 'read-a-chapter, put it down' book. Instead, anything else I...
Heart Song

I came upon this book via NPR; a few minutes in a traffic jam, listening to Brad Kessler...
riviting!
My x-husband gave me this book because he said the Economist gave it a good review and he thought...
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Monday, August 10, 2009

The Complete Persepolis

The Complete PersepolisAuthor(s): Marjane Satrapi
Label: Pantheon

Tags: Memoirs, Women, Women in Islam, Paperback, Printed Books

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Reviews:
A very good read
A very good read. The art is good, and it gives a very good insight into the cultural revolution in...
Highly Recommended, Especially to Those New to Graphic Novel-ish Format
Persepolis is a graphic memoir, a coming of age story of a girl growing up during the Islamic...
Never Forget
Now an award-winning animated film, Marjane Satrapi's part-comic-book/part-memoir is now available...
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The Slippery Year

The Slippery YearAuthor(s): Melanie Gideon
Label: Knopf

Tags: Memoirs, Women, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
A year in the life of EVERY woman!
Husbands, children, work, play, guilt, happiness, anger, love....it's all here. THE SLIPPERY YEAR is...
"It made me laugh, it made me cry!"
"It made me laugh, it made me cry!" Most trite sayings have truth at the core, and this one...
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Sunday, August 9, 2009

Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an Era

Dancing to the Precipice: The Life of Lucie de la Tour du Pin, Eyewitness to an EraAuthor(s): Caroline Moorehead
Label: Harper

Tags: Women, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Very good read. I am glad that I bought it.
I am currently reading about the era of the revolution in France: wanting to understand it better. ...
Terrific Read on History
The most interesting biography I have read in such a long time, this book kept me fascinated and I'm...
Wall Street Journal gave favorable review
The July 6, 2009 gave this book a very favorable review, hence I searched for it and found the one...
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My Life in France

My Life in FranceAuthor(s): Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme
Label: Anchor

Tags: Memoirs, Women, History, French, Paperback, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Ebullient Memoir
Julia Child's joie de vivre and distinctive voice shine through in this ebullient memoir which...
Warning will make you hungry
in middle school, I had a teacher who failed more than half the class.I thought for sure she going...
Fun Read!!
My Life in France is a book wonderful. I picked the book up on whim at the store, and then I...
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Saturday, August 8, 2009

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History

Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds HistoryAuthor(s): Art Spiegelman
Label: Pantheon

Tags: Jewish, Holocaust, Memoirs, Classics, Paperback, Printed Books, Fiction

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Reviews:
Highly recommended but some negatives.
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History was my first ever read of a graphic novel and...
Good Book
It was an easy to read book that was very informational and fun to read. I also bought it used from...
A Groundbreaking Work in its Genre
'Maus' is a graphic novel about a Holocaust survivor/victim and his son. This visual imagery evokes...
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Comeback 2.0: Up Close and Personal

Comeback 2.0: Up Close and PersonalAuthor(s): Lance Armstrong
Label: Touchstone

Tags: Sports, Photography, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Friday, August 7, 2009

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius

A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering GeniusAuthor(s): Dave Eggers
Label: Vintage

Tags: Formats, Biographies & Memoirs, Authors, Memoirs, Journalists, Paperback, Printed Books

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Reviews:
A must read memoir
Dave eggers wites beautifully about this hard coming of age lessons. This author has a great sense...
Breaking The Dave Eggers Seal
I will always love this book, because it gave me Dave Eggers. I was going through my own heartbreak...
Really, really funny.
Don't be put off by the title. This book is worth reading because you'll spend a lot of it laughing...
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Getting It Through My Thick Skull: Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to Know

Getting It Through My Thick Skull: Why I Stayed, What I Learned, and What Millions of People Involved with Sociopaths Need to KnowAuthor(s): Mary Jo Buttafuoco
Label: HCI

Tags: Rich & Famous, Memoirs, Women, Motivational, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
It's About Time!!!
I am so glad that we finally get to hear Mary Jo's side of things without the interruption of Joey,...
Compelling and A Surprisingly Good Read
I was pleasantly surprised by how much I liked his book. It's not a schlocky National Enquireristic...
A page-turner for any woman who's been with Mr. Wrong
While I usually don't read these types of celebrity books, I saw Mary Jo on a TV show and she was...
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Thursday, August 6, 2009

The Middle Place

The Middle PlaceAuthor(s): Kelly Corrigan
Label: Voice

Tags: Women's Health, Family & Childhood, Memoirs, Women, Breast Cancer, Paperback, Bargain Books, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Must read this witty, poignant memoir!!
In her magnificently written memoir, Kelly Corrigan provides an insightful glimpse into her "middle...
Touching memoir about a girl and her dad
Great read! What might appear as a rather boring, normal life, is portrayed as an endearing memoir...
Loved it - I couldn't put it down - thought about calling in sick!
The emotions projected in Kelly's writing are incredible - you just feel like you have stepped in. ...
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Lance: The Making of the World?s Greatest Champion

Lance: The Making of the World?s Greatest ChampionAuthor(s): John Wilcockson
Label: Da Capo Press

Tags: Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
An Excellent and Exciting Book
Although before I read this book I had little knowledge about Lance Armstrong and bike racing, I...
Everything there's to know about Lance from his Entourage's point of view
When I read "It's not about to bike" years ago, Lance's story really fascinated me. So when this...
A worthwhile read about an incredible champion
This is a very interesting book about Lance Armstrong's incredible cycling career and life. As...
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Wednesday, August 5, 2009

I Can't Believe I'm Sitting Next to a Republican: A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-Righteous

I Can't Believe I'm Sitting Next to a Republican: A Survival Guide for Conservatives Marooned Among the Angry, Smug, and Terminally Self-RighteousAuthor(s): Harry Stein
Label: Encounter Books

Tags: Formats, Journalists, Political, Conservatism, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Fun and Frolic, But Serious Underneath
There's nothing new in this book. We've read all about liberal chicanery before. But when you...
Behind enemy lines
This book is a god-send for all conservatives who find themselves living or working in a...
Excellent book
Humorous in a slightly acerbic way, and very well-written. Addresses personal experiences of the...
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It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to Life

It's Not About the Bike: My Journey Back to LifeAuthor(s): Lance Armstrong, Sally Jenkins
Label: Berkley Trade

Tags: Special Needs, Paperback, Printed Books, All product, Books

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Reviews:
Begin Now to Enhance 2009 Tour De France Enjoyment
I picked this book up 9 years after the copyright date. Worth the read? Absolutely. Not because it...
One of the best bios I ever read
I have read over 300 bios. This is one of the best. Where is lacks in style, it makes up for in...
Highly Motivating
Highly motivating story of one of the world's elite athletes who suffered cancer throughout his...
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Tuesday, August 4, 2009

Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin

Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy GriffinAuthor(s): Kathy Griffin
Label: Ballantine Books

Tags: Actors & Actresses, Entertainers, Memoirs, Satire, Hardcover, Printed Books

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Man's Search for Meaning

Man's Search for MeaningAuthor(s): Viktor E. Frankl
Label: Beacon Press

Tags: Jewish, Memoirs, Social Psychology & Interactions, All 4-for-3 Deals, Holocaust, Frankl, Viktor E., Mass Market, 4-for-3 Books, Printed Books

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Reviews:
Life changing book
Man's Search for Meaning changed my life for better by giving a compassionate view of our shared...
life changing
This is truley a life changing, mind expanding work of art. This is what America needs to read....
keep a highlighter close at hand.
Truly an inspirational book. In fact it goes beyond simply inspiring a reader. In my opinion Mr....
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