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The Saint of Wolves and ButchersThe Saint of Wolves and Butchers, Book
by Grecian, AlexBook - 2018Book, 2018
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Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?, BookAnd Other Questions You Should Have Answers to When You Work in the White House
by Mastromonaco, AlyssaBook - 2017Book, 2017
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Added Aug 14, 2021
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I liked this book, liked Mastromonaco, and value the kind of storytelling she offers her readers here, but didn't like the nonchronological organization. The themes organizing the chapters were pretty trite. Wish that I could have followed her career trajectory a bit better; if the book were organized differently I could have. I liked reading the book, interesting, human, funny anecdotes, but not enough to recommend to others given the way it was laid out. Back to the editing, please.I liked this book, liked Mastromonaco, and value the kind of storytelling she offers her readers here, but didn't like the nonchronological organization. The themes organizing the chapters were pretty trite. Wish that I could have followed her…
The Yiddish Policemen's UnionThe Yiddish Policemen's Union, BookA Novel
by Chabon, MichaelBook - 2007Book, 2007
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Added Aug 14, 2021
Orangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals UseOrangutan Hats and Other Tools Animals Use, Book
by Haynes, RichardBook - 2021Book, 2021
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The Radium GirlsThe Radium Girls, BookThe Dark Story of America's Shining Women
by Moore, KateBook - 2017Book, 2017
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Added Jun 02, 2021
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The Scent of Rain and LightningThe Scent of Rain and Lightning, BookA Novel
by Pickard, NancyBook - 2010Book, 2010
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Added May 07, 2021
Knives OutKnives Out, DVDCouteaux Tirés
DVD - 2020DVD, 2020
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Added Jan 19, 2021
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Fun, campy take on Agatha Christie genre. People who think it’s too political, ugh, really ought to lighten up and get out more and stop yelling at their TeeVee. Maybe you didn’t notice how much caricature there was in this genre film? Anyhow, fun film, this family with a 12 year old boy, 14 yo girl, grandma and parents all enjoyed it. Fun ensemble—especially enjoyed Toni Colette and Jamie lee Curtis, of course Christopher Plummer, and Daniel Craig’s accent was a hoot, bless his heart.Fun, campy take on Agatha Christie genre. People who think it’s too political, ugh, really ought to lighten up and get out more and stop yelling at their TeeVee. Maybe you didn’t notice how much caricature there was in this genre film? Anyhow, fun…
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Added Jul 03, 2020
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Added Jun 07, 2020
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I loved this book. Chabon is such an engaging, quirky and wonderful writer. How well he draws his characters. These fictional people exist; I feel I've met Uncle Ray. Maybe it's because I grew up in an enigmatic and chaotic family that was sometimes intellectual, sometimes artistic, sometimes working class (sometimes wealthier and sometimes poorer), sometimes ordinary, sometimes extraordinary, a family with lots of strong characters like those Chabon writes about, and moved around in a lot of the US cities and their suburbs that Chabon writes about, amidst a similar New York/Baltimore/Pittsburghian gentile/Jewish milieu of this era, but I found these fictional characters very relatable. I loved the meandering. That is what life is like -- it gives a fuller picture not to distill it down. I loved the mix of audacity and the mundane here. Chabon, for me, is very much worth spending time with.I loved this book. Chabon is such an engaging, quirky and wonderful writer. How well he draws his characters. These fictional people exist; I feel I've met Uncle Ray. Maybe it's because I grew up in an enigmatic and chaotic family that was…
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Added Jun 01, 2020
The Enchanted HourThe Enchanted Hour, BookThe Miraculous Power of Reading Aloud in the Age of Distraction
by Gurdon, Meghan CoxBook - 2019Book, 2019
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Added Mar 13, 2020
Think Like A ChampionThink Like A Champion, BookAn Informal Education in Business and Life
by Trump, DonaldBook - 2009Book, 2009
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Added Dec 30, 2019
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You too can be successful, as long as you inherit $413 million from Dad.
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Added Oct 27, 2018
The Reason I JumpThe Reason I Jump, BookThe Inner Voice of A Thirteen-year-old Boy With Autism
by Higashida, NaokiBook - 2013Book, 2013
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Added Sep 10, 2017
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Queen of KatweQueen of Katwe, DVD
DVD - 2017DVD, 2017
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Added Mar 29, 2017
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The SparkThe Spark, BookA Mother's Story of Nurturing Genius
by Barnett, KristineBook - 2013Book, 2013
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Added Mar 20, 2016
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