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Rebecca P. (rrphill) - Reviews

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Age of Opportunity: A Biblical Guide to Parenting Teens (Resources for Changing Lives)
Review Date: 9/8/2007


Great book for parents of teens/pre-teens!


The Agony and the Ecstasy : A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
The Agony and the Ecstasy : A Biographical Novel of Michelangelo
Author: Irving Stone
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007


Fascinating book about Michelangelo's life, and the events of his time. Made a trip to Italy come alive!


Always Enough: God's Miraculous Provision Among the Poorest Children on Earth
Review Date: 9/8/2007


Amazing story of a couple pouring themselves out for orphans and others, primarily in Mozambique.


The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, Bk 1)
The Eyre Affair (Thursday Next, Bk 1)
Author: Jasper Fforde
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007


Love this series -- funny and very literate. Keeps you on your toes trying to figure out all the literary references.


Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Leap of Faith : Memoirs of an Unexpected Life
Author: Queen Noor
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007


Great biography! Fascinating look at the Middle East in recent history through the eyes of an outsider who became an insider by marriage.


Les Miserables: A New Unabridged Translation
Review Date: 9/8/2007
Helpful Score: 2


One of my favorite books of all time! You have to read it unabridged, though it's not an easy task; I love a lot of the parts that are taken out when it's shortened. What an amazing work.


The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
The Lives of a Cell: Notes of a Biology Watcher
Author: Lewis Thomas
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Very interesting book of essays on the biology of cells -- easy for the non-scientist to follow, fascinating.


Marley and Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Marley and Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Author: John Grogan
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Loved this book! Great writer, so funny. Made me appreciate what a good dog my yellow Lab really is!


Material World: A Global Family Portrait
Material World: A Global Family Portrait
Author: Peter Menzel, Charles C. Mann, Paul Kennedy
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007
Helpful Score: 2


This book and his others give glimpses into the daily lives of families around the world. He has representative families from many different countries and cultures take out all the possessions and arrange them in front of their homes, and takes their pictures with all of it. There are lots of interesting details about the possessions and the lives of the families. His other books are Women in the Material World, and Hungry Planet, which pictures the food each family eats in one week or one month.


Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/8/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Interesting look at what life is like for people who are trying to get by (and are not getting by) on minimum wage, working at places like Walmart.


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