Tag: family
member name: Christine Zibas
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July 30, 2007 01:42 PM EDT --
Gather Member Martin Edhouse has crafted an enchanting children's tale for adults in his new book, The Exotic Adventure. This story, like so many stories from childhood, centers around a competition; . . .
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January 01, 2007 02:56 PM EST --
Back on December 26, 2006, I started thinking about this topic. In the past, I've been much more environmentally aware, more involved. In my 20s, I interned with an environmental group in Washington, . . .
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June 19, 2007 03:23 AM EDT --
There are few memoirs that can compare with The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. The story begins as Walls is on her way to a party in New York City, traveling by taxi down from her Park Avenue apartment. . . .
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August 31, 2009 03:33 PM EDT --
Labor Day: A Novel
Joyce Maynard
William Morrow ISBN: 978-0-06-184340-2
For most people, Labor Day marks the end of summer and the onset of fall, with a last celebration of swimming, barbeques, . . .
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October 07, 2009 01:24 AM EDT --
Once in a Blue Moon
Eileen Goudge
Vanguard Press ISBN: 978-1-59315-534-6
What happens in to children in their earliest years of life often stays with them throughout their lives, frequently changing . . .
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June 11, 2008 12:43 AM EDT --
Whether you like to cook at home, try out every new restaurant in town, or gather round the outdoor grill, we are all joined to family and friends with the memories of happy meals shared together. As a . . .
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November 01, 2007 04:00 PM EDT --
There are few things more delicious, more satisfying than knowing when you place your reading selection and money on the Borders counter that you will have a great read that evening. So startling brilliant . . .
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April 16, 2009 12:39 AM EDT --
Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me
Alice Pung
Plume
ISBN: 978-0-452-29000-6
There’s something about the tale of a new immigrant that allows us to see our own world in a new . . .
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August 20, 2007 02:57 PM EDT --
This wonderful young adult (YA) story follows the adventures of Arnie Carver (the adopted name of Thayne Davidson Miller III), a 13 year old boy, This son of billionaires adopts his new name (suggested . . .
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March 29, 2009 03:05 PM EDT --
The Only True Genius in the Family
Jennie Nash
Berkley Books
ISBN: 978-0-425-22575-2
There’s a temptation to pass this book off as merely superior chick lit, and in some senses, it does contain . . .
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July 30, 2008 04:48 PM EDT --
The Smart One
Ellen Meister
Avon Books
ISBN: 978-0-06-112962-9
Are we destined to live out our childhood labels? In Ellen Meister’s new book, T he Smart One, three sisters battle to become . . .
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October 22, 2008 03:58 PM EDT --
I See You Everywhere
Julia Glass
Pantheon Books
ISBN: 978-0375422751
The best indicator of a good writer is someone who upon telling a story can cause the reader to suspend belief that . . .
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August 24, 2007 12:41 PM EDT --
Effective Elder Caregiving
Barbara Rothschild Allen and Lauren Barrett
ISBN: 1-932196-98-6
With an aging population and millions of baby boomers set to retire during the next two decades, Effective . . .
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May 31, 2008 02:06 PM EDT --
Apples & Oranges: My Brother and Me, Lost and Found
Marie Brenner
ISBN: 978-0-374-17352-4
Sarah Crichton Books/Farrar, Straus & Giroux
In life, there are always people . . .
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