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Brooke P. - Reviews

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All Over But the Shoutin'
All Over But the Shoutin'
Author: Rick Bragg
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/14/2007
Helpful Score: 1


An easy read and a heartfelt story about growing up poor in the South. As a fellow Southerner, I especially enjoyed the inclusion of Appalachian grammar with sprinkling of reckons, plumbs, etc. throughout the story.


And I Don't Want to Live This Life
And I Don't Want to Live This Life
Author: Deborah Spungen
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.6/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 3/7/2007


I loved this book! It was fascinating and heart-wrenching to hear the story of this mother plod along through life with a schizophrenic daughter and a medical system unprepared to deal with this frightening disease. It's interesting to hear how the media can create a stir out of someone else's life and never bother to ask the right questions about the person (such as mental stability). A great read!


Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Blink : The Power of Thinking Without Thinking
Author: Malcolm Gladwell
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 370
Review Date: 3/20/2007
Helpful Score: 4


Not as fascinating as his first hit, The Tipping Point (which I absolutely LOVED). It seemed contrived to me in that manner that it wasn't so much he stumbled upon another great idea, as he forced an idea that isn't spellbinding into something (anything!!!) to utilize the momentum of his first success. Sometimes genius does not repeat itself, and unfortunately, this is one of those times.


Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions
Review Date: 3/17/2007


Very Interesting. Makes me want to dash over to Mohegan Sun for a quickie!


Cash: The Autobiography
Cash: The Autobiography
Author: Johnny Cash, Patrick Carr
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/19/2007
Helpful Score: 4


I love Johnny Cash!! Of course, I am not from his generation, but was brought up in the country and have come to love him and his beliefs through his more recents projects including his posthumous movie. This book is an easy read and told from his POV about his life on the road and the characters he encountered along the way. A great read!


Discover Columbus (OHIO)
Review Date: 3/6/2007


This is a large book with beautiful photos of the Ohio Valley. Enough to make any buckeye proud!!


The End of Fashion : How Marketing Changed the Clothing Business Forever
Review Date: 4/16/2007


This is a great book to help anyone understand the retail landscape of fashion, both high-end and mass market.


In a Sunburned Country
In a Sunburned Country
Author: Bill Bryson
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/9/2007


Not quite the masterpiece I expected after reading about his travails on the Appalachian Trail, however, it is very informative and worth reading if you are interested in Australia.


Northanger Abbey
Northanger Abbey
Author: Jane Austen
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 18
Review Date: 6/27/2007


Another hit from Austen. I love the way her mind worked!


The South Beach Diet
The South Beach Diet
Author: Arthur Agatston
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2007
Helpful Score: 1


This is a really great plan to lose weight healthfully. It's not so much a crash diet as a new way to look at how fill your body with better food for you. I actually enjoyed it.


Swimming to Antartica
Swimming to Antartica
Author: Lynne Cox
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 2/22/2007


I loved this book and recommend it all the time! It is about an unlikely athlete who "conquers" the world by swimming across the most dangerous bodies of water on the globe. The determination she showed by swimming icy and/or polluted waters (and working with local governments to achieve these goals) is really inspirational.


Unfinished Business: A Democrat and a Republican Take on the 10 Most Important Issues Women Face
Review Date: 3/13/2007


Two women debate a lot of the topics in the news everyday. I read this book for work, but found it to be pretty enjoyable and an easy read.


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