Tag: nonfiction
member name: Christine Zibas
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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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July 05, 2009 12:42 AM EDT --
Destruction of Innocence: A True Story of Child Abduction
Rosalie Hollingsworth
ISBN: 978-1-4401-2502-7
In the United States alone, a child is kidnapped every 40 seconds. This means that about . . .
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November 28, 2008 04:07 PM EST --
Every year, it is a great treat to see what the New York Times and its critics choose as the "best books of the year." (It also provides a perfect reading list and gift guide.) Below I have . . .
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September 26, 2007 01:13 AM EDT --
"Into the Wild" is soon to be released in movie theaters across the country and is already receiving rave reviews, not only for Sean Penn's role as the film's director, but also for its . . .
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December 20, 2008 03:38 PM EST --
The Mighty Queens of Freeville
Amy Dickinson
Hyperion
ISBN: 978-1-4013-2285-4
The most disappointing thing for readers about The Mighty Queens of Freeville is that it will not appear on bookstore . . .
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April 09, 2008 02:56 PM EDT --
Temples, Tombs & Hieroglyphs: A Popular History of Ancient Egypt
Barbara Mertz
ISBN: 978-0-06-125276-1
William Morrow
For anyone who has an interest in Egypt or ever . . .
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January 17, 2009 12:27 AM EST --
The Mystery Writers of America announced the nominees for 2008's Edgar Allan Poe Awards, which celebrate the best in mystery fiction, nonfiction, television, and movies for the year. The winners . . .
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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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May 17, 2008 08:27 PM EDT --
Bringing Home the Birkin:
My Life in Hot Pursuit of the World's Most Coveted Handbag
Michael Tonello
ISBN: 978-0-06-147333-3
William Morrow
Is it possible to write . . .
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May 28, 2009 01:16 AM EDT --
The Towering World of Jimmy Choo: A Glamorous Story of Power, Profits, and the Pursuit of the Perfect Shoe
Lauren Goldstein Crowe and Sagra Maceira de Rosen ISBN: 978-159691-391-2
I want . . .
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July 23, 2007 04:57 PM EDT --
Even if you think you know Mexico, I guarantee there is magic to be discovered in this book. I find myself at the end of reading Mexican Days by Tony Cohan with a slip of paper filled with notes of things . . .
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June 26, 2009 02:20 PM EDT --
California Trips: 68 Themed Itineraries, 1147 Local Places to See
(Regional Guide) Lonely Planet ISBN: 978-1-74179-727-5
This is not your Momma’s Fodor’s or your Daddy’s Frommer’s. . . .
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August 28, 2007 03:18 PM EDT --
I came to this wonderful book (Book Finds: How to Find, Buy, and Sell Used and Rare Books by Ian Ellis) from a very circuitous pathway: I had gone on Barnes & Noble's website to see if they offered . . .
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November 09, 2007 02:26 AM EST --
There’s a popular saying that “truth is stranger than fiction.” In the case of Shant Kenderian, the saying certainly applies. In his nonfiction book (once the most popular selling book . . .
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January 19, 2008 02:28 AM EST --
Helping Me Help Myself: One Skeptic, Ten Self-Help Gurus and a Year on the Brink of theComfort Zone
BethLisick
ISBN:978-0-06-114396-0
William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins . . .
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January 06, 2009 02:42 AM EST --
ZigZag: The Incredible Wartime Exploits of Double Agent Eddie Chapman
Nicholas Booth
Arcade Publishing
ISBN: 978-1-55970-860-9
This nonfiction account of the life and times of British double . . .
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November 08, 2009 04:38 PM EST --
You Can’t Drink All Day If You Don’t Start in the Morning
Celia Rivenbark
ISBN: 978=0-312-36301-7
With the wisdom and humor of a North Carolina belle, Celia Rivenbark takes it . . .
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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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November 03, 2007 03:06 PM EDT --
Skinny Bitch by Rory Freedman and Kim Barnouin bills itself as "A no-nonsense, tough-love guide for savvy girls who want to stop eating crap and start looking fabulous!" I thought (before . . .
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September 06, 2008 02:42 PM EDT --
What Everyone Believed: A Memoir of Intuition and Awakening
Christine Hoeflich
Between Worlds Publishing
ISBN: 978-0-979-6589-0-7
What Everyone Believed promises to be the heartfelt . . .
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