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Angel Eyes
Angel Eyes
Author: Eric Van Lustbader
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 3/29/2007


i love this book -- it made me a lustbader follower. not for a reader who doesn't like powerful women.


Carved in Bone (Body Farm, Bk 1)
Carved in Bone (Body Farm, Bk 1)
Author: Jefferson Bass
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 252
Review Date: 6/3/2007


The Dukes of Hazards meets CSI.


A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive
A Child Called 'It': One Child's Courage to Survive
Author: Dave Pelzer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 1968
Review Date: 3/25/2007


I just received this book the other day -- it took me less than 24 hours to read. The book is written like a memoir, so it makes for an odd reading experience... the story is a sad one... it is completely appauling that someone can treat their child like this... but inspirational that the child survived and never gave up hope.


False Memory
False Memory
Author: Dean Koontz
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 631
Review Date: 3/19/2007
Helpful Score: 1


this is my favorite book of all time... keeps you on your toes!


Getting Back in Shape
Getting Back in Shape
Author: Deborah Mackin
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 6
Review Date: 4/16/2007


Simple exercises you can do at home after giving birth -- 99% without the use of weights.


Human Biology (Wadsworth Biology Series)
Human Biology (Wadsworth Biology Series)
Author: Cecie Starr, Beverly McMillan
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 3/29/2007


excellent college textbook.


International Business: Environments and Operations
Review Date: 3/29/2007


college textbook


The Key to Midnight
The Key to Midnight
Author: Dean Koontz
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 349
Review Date: 3/29/2007
Helpful Score: 1


this started my love for koontz.


The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Author: Dave Pelzer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/9/2007
Helpful Score: 8


Excellent book about a child bounced around in foster care... it is truly inspiring how forgiving one child can be... I'm definitely hooked on this trilogy... can't wait to read part 3.


A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
A Man Named Dave: A Story of Triumph and Forgiveness
Author: Dave Pelzer
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/22/2007
Helpful Score: 2


I read "A Child Called It" and "The Lost Boy"... so I felt the need to find out how things turned out. As strange as it sounds, this book allowed me to find closure from the first two books... although a lot of the story was redundant and recalled from the first two books. I understand that he wrote it so that the story could stand alone, but at times it felt a little "chaotic".

Note: While reading this book, I went to the store and found another Pelzer book (A Teenagers Story of Longing for acceptance and friendship).... The "series" wasn't written in sequence and I thought I was following it correctly... but in essence, I found out that this book is not really part 3... I guess it's part 4.


The Memory Keeper's Daughter
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author: Kim Edwards
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/9/2007
Helpful Score: 1


a steady read... kept me turning pages just to see how it would end.


Night (Night, Bk 1)
Night (Night, Bk 1)
Author: Elie Wiesel, Marion Wiesel (Translator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 4/1/2007
Helpful Score: 4


this book really puts a lot of things into perspective. i read it in two days and i can't put into words how much understand you gain from reading this. having seen movies re: the holocaust, this book really puts you in the head of the people who lived through this time.


Potty Time (Usborne Baby's World)
Potty Time (Usborne Baby's World)
Author: Fiona Watt
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/7/2008
Helpful Score: 2


I wanted my son to have potty books so that he understood the idea and use of the potty. This book is cute... BUT... it seems like it teaches them to use the potty as a toy (like a boat, or to make sandcastles). Not the idea I wanted for my son... but for a little friendly, light-hearted book, it's cute. And the pictures are cute.


Running with Scissors
Running with Scissors
Author: Augusten Burroughs
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/15/2007
Helpful Score: 14


I couldn't put this book down -- I read it in 2 1/2 days and I have a 1-year old! It was just so interesting and funny. It was very easy to read and very entertaining. I highly suggest it (except to those with homophobic inklings).


Thumbsucker
Thumbsucker
Author: Walter Kirn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 6/19/2007
Helpful Score: 1


interesting story about a thumbsucker trying to find his way without his thumb. a little too "artsy" for my liking, but interesting nonetheless.


The Wedding
The Wedding
Author: Nicholas Sparks
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/23/2007


I could tell where this book was going the whole time, but loved the read.


Wicked (Wicked Years, Bk 1)
Wicked (Wicked Years, Bk 1)
Author: Gregory Maguire
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/11/2007
Helpful Score: 2


I ordered this book because a lot of my friends have read it and liked it. I was warned by another PBS participant that it was hard to get into. It WAS hard to get into. The storyline was good and it was interesting to get the other side of the story... but it was so detail oriented that it felt like a lot of filler. I ended up skipping many paragraphs just to get to the meat of the story. Overall, I enjoyed the storyline.


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