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Things Fall Apart: A Novel
Chinua Achebe
Anchor, 1994
What makes fiction important
I know this is the classic debate of all time when it comes to literature: Is it about beautifully written prose (THE STORY OF EDGAR SAWTELLE, incidentally, is a good example of this problem) or does it tell a compelling story? (yet the prose itself is not its strong ...
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Oceans Apart
Karen Kingsbury
Avon, 2008
Great service, good, good book
Thank you for quick delivery on this Karen Kingsbury book. What a blessing to my heart to read this book.
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A Year of Mornings: 3191 Miles Apart
Maria Alexandra Vettese, Stephanie Congdon Barnes
Princeton Architectural Press, 2008
A picture is worth a thousand words
In December 2006, Maria Alexandra Vettese and Stephanie Congdon Barnes each happened to take a photo in the morning and upload it to Flickr. Noticing the coincidence of the common theme, the two women agreed to an artistic partnership: for the full calendar year of ...
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When Things Fall Apart: Heart Advice for Difficult Times
Pema Chodron
Shambhala, 2005
let go of your cherished notions
This is mainly in response to the reviewer who wrote that this book is "esoteric drivel." The reviewer's summation of the main ideas in the book is incorrect and if you know anything at all about Buddhism, you know it isn't about dogma. One of the many teachings of ...
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Set-Apart Femininity: God's Sacred Intent for Every Young Woman
Leslie Ludy
Harvest House Publishers, 2008
Truly Life Changing
I'm so excited to be able to share how unbelievable this book is. For the first time my eyes were opened to how selfish and self-seeking my life has been. So many of us live with a deep core of self-centeredness without even realizing it! Leslie challenges the reader ...
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Getting Past the Affair: A Program to Help You Cope, Heal, and Move On -- Together or Apart
Douglas K. Snyder, Donald H. Baucom, ...
The Guilford Press, 2007
Help is here!
I highly recommend this book for anyone trying to live through infidelity. I have read several books and this one had so much helpful information. It was written in a way that didn't attack the participating party or the injured party but gave good information for ...
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Authentic Beauty: The Shaping of a Set-Apart Young Woman
Leslie Ludy
Multnomah Books, 2007
a FANTASTIC read!!!
This book has the mark of a best-seller: a meaningful, life-changing message delivered in fun and entertaining writing style. What I enjoyed most was how the author really drew you into what she had to say and made it relevant to the daily lives of woman of ALL ages. ...
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Coming Apart: Why Relationships End and How to Live Through the Ending of Yours
Daphne Rose Kingma
Conari Press, 2000
A Roadmap, A Workbook, Thought Provoking
I disagree with the reviewer who wrote: "The theme is rather unnerving in that one might conclude that it is inevitable that most marriages/relationships will fail." This statement is clearly skewed from a diminished ability to read deeper into the meaning of some of ...
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Day of Reckoning: How Hubris, Ideology, and Greed Are Tearing America Apart
Patrick J. Buchanan
Thomas Dunne Books, 2007
Insightful beyond the daily news
Pat Buchanan has condensed United States history and our economy from World War II to the present time, used language we all understand, opened our eyes and cleared our minds to allow for reality to set in.
It is a make sense book. Mr. Buchanan has used his years in ...
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The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America Is Tearing Us Apart
Bill Bishop
Houghton Mifflin, 2008
Big Sort
This is a great book. It is the most objective book that discusses
the differences between Republicans and Democrats and the conclusions
are backed up by a plethora of statistical research.
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Take Back Your Marriage: Sticking Together in a World That Pulls Us Apart
William J. Doherty
The Guilford Press, 2003
Superbly helpful
I think the most important part of this book was the fundamental hopefulness about what might feel like a hopeless situation.
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A Family Apart (Orphan Train Adventures)
Joan Lowery Nixon
Laurel Leaf, 1995
a heart warming story
This was a thrilling book about a poor family that live in newyork the family has to deal with many problems first the dad dies, then the 3rd eldest gets in to some trouble because he is a copper thief Mike (the copper thief) is sent to a hearing The judge announces ...
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Never Seen Again: A Ruthless Lawyer, His Beautiful Wife, and the Murder that Tore a Family Apart (St. ...
Jeanne King
St. Martin's True Crime, 2008
never seen again
Extremely well written and loads of detail. This author really does her homework. She's right up there with Ann Rule; in fact, I thought I was reading Ann Rule.
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When Things Fell Apart: State Failure in Late-Century Africa (Cambridge Studies in Comparative Politics)
Robert H. Bates
Cambridge University Press, 2008
an interesting model with a hodgepodge of evidence
In this short book (174 pages of text; 139 if you skip the quantitative appendix), Bates argues that state failure stems from predation on the part of the central government. His model, to put it briefly (and inadequately), is that governments can either take revenues ...
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Things Fall Apart: And Related Readings (Literature Connections)
Chinua Achebe
Houghton Mifflin Company, 1996
Simple and Fantastic
As an African American learning lititure in high school I always lamented the chance to read a novel OTHER than a European classic. Upon confronting my teacher I was told that we would read Othello the following month. Since this terrible experience I have been in ...
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