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Lost Lustre: A New York Memoir

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Lost Lustre: A New York Memoir

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0981932118

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9780981932118

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0981932118

num pages

250 pp

avg rating

2.96

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45

date pub

Aug 01, 2010

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Aug 01, 2010

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Dec 28, 2024

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0060596988

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9780060596989

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0060596988

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386 pp

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3.94

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27,816

date pub

Nov 03, 2009

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Nov 03, 2009

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Another solid, gritty memoir by Ms. Karr.

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Nov 19, 2024

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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World

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0374610320

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9780374610326

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0374610320

num pages

416 pp

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4.21

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23,049

date pub

Sep 12, 2023

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Sep 12, 2023

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Silence, Full Stop: A Memoir

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Silence, Full Stop: A Memoir

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1951491084

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9781951491086

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1951491084

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208 pp

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3.78

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91

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unknown

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Aug 17, 2021

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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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Mexikid: A Graphic Memoir

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Martín, Pedro

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0593462289

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9780593462287

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0593462289

num pages

320 pp

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4.25

num ratings

5,191

date pub

Aug 01, 2023

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Aug 01, 2023

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One summer, Pedro Martin, along with his 8 brothers and sisters, pile in their parents RV and make the incredible journey from California to Pegueros, One summer, Pedro Martin, along with his 8 brothers and sisters, pile in their parents RV and make the incredible journey from California to Pegueros, Mexico, to visit family there and bring their abuelito (grandfather) back to live with them. It is over a 2,000-mile trip. I thoroughly enjoyed this graphic memoir. It is heart-warming and laugh out loud at times. If you are looking for something fun and refreshing, give this one a spin. It is a Newberry Award winner and a deserving one. ...more

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After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story

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After Visiting Friends: A Son's Story

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Hainey, Michael *

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1451676565

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9781451676563

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1451676565

num pages

307 pp

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3.68

num ratings

7,044

date pub

Feb 19, 2013

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Feb 19, 2013

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The author barely knew his father. Bob Hainey, a copy desk chief at the Chicago Sun Times, died alone on a street, when Michael was six years old. He The author barely knew his father. Bob Hainey, a copy desk chief at the Chicago Sun Times, died alone on a street, when Michael was six years old. He died of an apparent heart attack but there were suspicious signs that there was more to his death. Michael became a journalist himself and as he got older he decided to start digging into the story. He soon discovered a lot more buried family secrets, than he ever expected, along with an unbending code of silence among Bob’s reporter cronies, even decades later. This was a very solid memoir, filled with a lot of Chicago lore and history, centered mainly around the 1960s. Recommended. ...more

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Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood

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Gone to the Woods: Surviving a Lost Childhood

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B088MHPC1Q

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4.00

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4,948

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Jan 12, 2021

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Jan 12, 2021

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I have not read much of Paulsen’s YA books but I have enjoyed his nonfiction. Winterdance was excellent. In this memoir, which he authored at age 80, I have not read much of Paulsen’s YA books but I have enjoyed his nonfiction. Winterdance was excellent. In this memoir, which he authored at age 80, looks at his early, very-troubled life, growing up with alcoholic, abusive parents. It covers his fondest memory- spending a summer with his aunt and uncle on a farm in northern Minnesota and the brutal years he spent with his parents in the Phillipines, during WWII. How this boy survived such a childhood, is a triumph of resilience. Paulsen is such a good writer and even a better storyteller. ...more

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Heretic: A Memoir

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Heretic: A Memoir

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Kadlec, Jeanna *

isbn

0358581818

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9780358581819

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0358581818

num pages

272 pp

avg rating

3.96

num ratings

1,304

date pub

Oct 25, 2022

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Oct 25, 2022

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A solid memoir about growing up in a strict evangelical family. Also a deep look into the evangelical state of America. Well-written.

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The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion

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The Window Seat: Notes from a Life in Motion

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Forna, Aminatta

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0802158587

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9780802158581

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0802158587

num pages

272 pp

avg rating

4.20

num ratings

211

date pub

May 18, 2021

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May 18, 2021

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Dec 05, 2023

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Dec 08, 2023

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

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The Backyard Bird Chronicles

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Tan, Amy *

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0593536134

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9780593536131

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0593536134

num pages

320 pp

avg rating

4.12

num ratings

5,469

date pub

Apr 23, 2024

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Apr 23, 2024

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A mild, entertaining look at Tan's bird feeders and the various visitors she sees, over the course of a couple of years. Her backyard, in the San Fran A mild, entertaining look at Tan's bird feeders and the various visitors she sees, over the course of a couple of years. Her backyard, in the San Francisco area, sounds like a wildlife paradise. Yep, I am jealous. I just wish she went a little deeper at times, instead of just reciting from her journal. ...more

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