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Making Toast: A Family Story
by Roger Rosenblatt

Best read of the year. (11/30/2009)

I read a lot of books. I live with books all around me. I love books and I love this book. I opened it as soon as it arrived and had it read within 24 hours. This is without a doubt the best book I have ever read on how to "get on with getting on". Making Toast will make …more

Night Navigation
by Ginnah Howard

One to recommend. (4/3/2009)

I don't know about you, but when I read a really good book, I recommend it to other people. Not just my friends, but people in bookstores with that "what to read next" look on their face. Night Navigation by Ginnah Howard is a great book to tell others about.

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Shoot the Lawyer Twice: A Rep and Melissa Pennyworth Mystery
by Michael Bowen

Shoot the Lawyer Twice? (8/8/2008)

How about shooting authors of what I consider to be poorly written and confusing books? This was the first book in years I almost quit reading in the first 50 or so pages. I couldn't understand what was going on, who was doing what to whom, or the bad guys from the good …more

The White Mary: A Novel
by Kira Salak

Enthralling, Mesmerizing, and Riveting, this book held me to the spot! (7/31/2008)

From the moment I turned the cover to read the first page until I closed the book at the end, I was right there. Marika Vecera, a young journalist, has patterned her career after that of Richard Lewis. Lewis being an award winning, outstanding Journalist that had committed …more

It Seemed Like a Good Idea at the Time: My Adventures in Life and Food
by Moira Hodgson

Would you eat snails? (7/5/2008)

Well Moira Hodgson did and to find out about how she thought about them you are going to have to read; "It Seemed Like a Good Idea At The Time". [Personally, I've never had the "pleasure" or should I say "horror". So far I'm keeping an open mind.]

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