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Books I Recommend
NOVELS
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My Latest Grievance, Elinor Lipman
She is one of the authors whose books I always enjoy; this is my favorite. It is written from the perspective of a girl who grows up in a college dorm with her faculty parents.
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The Last of Her Kind, Sigrid Munez
A good 60's flashback
- The Brooklyn Follies, Paul Auster
I don't actually like all of his novels, but the ones I like, I really like. This is the best.
- The Prince of Tides, Pat Conroy
I can't leave this one out; everyone who knows me knows that this is my favorite book. I love his writing. I've even read his basketball book and his cook book, but this is the one I really love.
- Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
He says what I think.
NON-FICTION
- Mockingbird, Charles Shields
If you wanted more after you read To Kill A mockingbird, as I did, you will enjoy reading about the life of Harper Lee. It
is interesting to see what part her friend Truman Capote played in her life.
- Omnivore's Dilemma, Michael Pollan
This is the book that dominated my behavior last summer. It is a well written, fascinating look at the way our food is produced, both conventional and organic. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it, and it changed my shopping and eating practices.
- Freakonomics, Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner
This book was so much fun. I love "Exploring the Hidden Side of Everything."
This is one of my favorites.
- What to Eat, Marion Nestle
Together with Omnivore's Dilemma, this book helped change my eating habits.This was a informative, useful look at what we are really eating (corn syrup, mostly...) and how we are manipulated as consumers.
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A Death in Belmont, Sebastian Junger
A well-written memoir by someone who had a close call, when he was a child, with the Boston Strangler, by the author of A Perfect Storm.
- Love My Rifle More than You, Kayla Williams
This has a misleading title, but you should read it anyway. I found it really interesting; it helped me get a picture of what is like to be a female soldier in today's military.
- Glass Castle, Jeannette Walls
I love a well written memoir of an interesting life.this is one of the best I have read. (At one time, I would have said that that honor went to A Million Little Pieces and My Friend Leonard, but, they have to be TRUE!)
- Liar's CLub, Mary Karr
See above.
- Tender at the Bone, Ruth Reichel
Another memoir. The best. The sequels are good, too.
- Truth and Beauty, Ann Patchett
Mesmerizing and enlighening.
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DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT, Alexandra Fuller
A really fun memoir about growing up during rebellions in S.Africa.
Recommended Authors
(I'll read anything they write, grocery lists, etc)
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Elinor Lipman
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Pat ConroyDaAlice Hoffman
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Paul Auster
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Daniel Quinn
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Tom Wolfe
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David Sedaris
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Ruth Reichl
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Ann Patchett
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Fannie Flag
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Isabel Allande
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Barbara Kingsolver
Books on my "to Read" List
- Expecting to Fly: A Sixties Reckoning, Martha Tod Dudman
- Inside; Life Behind Bars in America, Michael G. Santos
- What's Liberal About the Liberal Arts?, Michael Berube
- Wake-Up Call; the Political Education of a 9/11 Widow, Kristen Breitweiser
- Selfish Gene,Richard Dawkins
- Ace of spades, David Matthews
- The United State of Arugula, David Kamp
- Alpha Girls
- I Killed
- Lone Wolf, Eric Rudolf: murder, Myth, and the Pursuit of tan American Outlaw, Maryanne Vollers
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BOOKS READ (REVERSE ORDER, 1999-2006)
20007 WILL START A NEW LIST
^ represents a "thumbs up"
bLACK Swan Green, David Mitchell
Talk Talk, T. C. Boyle
I'm Proud of You; My Friendship with Fred Rogers,Tim Madigan ^
Special Topics in Calamity Physics. Marisa Pessell ^
I like You: Hospitality Under the Influence, Amy Sedaris
High School Confidential, Jeremy Iverson
Rise and Shine, Anna Quinlan ^
ATONEMENT
LISEY'S STORY
THE FEMALE BRAIN ^
I FEEL BAD ABOUT MY NECK
LOLITA ^
WITHOUT A NET
PHILOSOPHY MADE SIMPLE ^
NOT TONIGHT DEAR
MOCKINGBIRD ^
RED HARVEST
LITTLE CHILDREN
DIGGING TO AMERICA ^
WHAT TO EAT ^
LAST OF HER KIND ^
OMNIVORE'S DILEMMA ^
LIFE ALL AROUND ME
DEATH IN BELMONT ^
RABIT REDUX
RABBIT RUN
REGENERATION
THE BOY WHO FELL FROM THE SKY
BORDER CROSSING
MY LATEST GRIEVANCE ^
DOUBLE VISION
QUEEN OF THE UNDERWORLD ^
BACK FROM THE LAND
WHAT WAS SHE THINKING?
SOMERSET MAUGHAM
WHAT WE KNOW
FLORIDA
LOVE MY RIFLE MORE THAN YOU ^
BROOKLYN FOLLIES ^
WORLD MADE STRAIGHT
THE LOST MOTHER
THE READER ^
OF HUMAN BONDAGE
MADAME X
TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE ^
READING LOLITA IN TEHRAN ^
THE MONK DOWNSTAIRS
CASE HISTORIES
YAS YAS IN BLOOM
INTERPRETER OF MALADIES ^
PEOPLE LIKE US
WHY DO MEN HAVE NIPPLES ^
NAMESAKE
ON BEAUTY ^
MY FRIEND LEONARD ^
A MILLION LITTLE PIECES ^
THE YEAR OF MAGICAL THINKING ^
UNTIL I FIND YOU
THE NEIGHBOR'S SON ^
PEOPLE'S HISTORY OF THE US
I HEARD IT THROUGH THE GRAPEVINE
THE MERMAID'S CHAIR
ANIMAL'S IN TRANSLATION ^
WILD SWANS
GLASS CASTLES ^
I REGRET TO INFORM YOU
THE COLOR OF LOVE ^
THE FAMILY TREE
THE PLEASURE WAS MINE
IN THE FALL
GARLIC AND SAPHIRES ^
GIRLS IN PANTS
FREAKONOMICS ^
QUEEN OF THE TURTLE DERBY
THE MAGICIAN'S ASSISTANT
A GREAT AND NOBLE SCHEME (A HISTORY OF THE CAJUNS) ^
PATRON SAINT OF LIARS
GONE FOR GOOD
WORKING POOR
ICE QUEEN
SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS ^
SECOND SUMMER OF THE PANTS ^
EXTREMELY LOUD AND INCREDIBLY CLOSE ^
HUNTING ERIC RUDOLF ^
THE JANE AUSTIN BOOK CLUB ^
O: THE INTIMATE HISTORY OF THE ORGASM
GLITTERING IMAGES
ASH WEDNESDAY ^
CHANG AND ENG ^
THE CAGE OF VIRGINS
AGAINST INTERPRETATION
ANGELS AND DEMONS
DEVIL IN THE WHITE CITY
THE NEW JOURNALISM
PLEDGED
EATS SHOOTS AND LEAVES
DRESS YOUR CHILDREN IN COURDOUROY AND DENIM ^
THE HISTORY OF CANNIBIS
PAT CONROY'S COOKBOOK ^
A GOOD BOOK LATELY
EAST OF EDEN
XMAS STORY
RED BIRD CHRISTMAS ^
THE STORY OF B
THE HOLY ^
I AM CHARLOTTE SIMMONS ^
HALF A LIFE
BLEACHERS
CHOKE
DEBUNKED
BECAUSE IT'S BITTER
THE INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHTTIME ^
THE KITE RUNNER ^
THE COAL TATOO
WE SHALL KNOW OUR VELOCITY ^
WITH ^
AN AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A FACE
DRY ^
THE PLEASURE OF MY OWN COMPANY
UNDER THE BANNER OF HEAVEN
ONE FOOT IN EDEN ^
RUNNING WITH SCISSORS ^
GOAT ^
SAINTS AT THE RIVER ^
TRUTH AND BEAUTY ^
#1 MEN'S TYPING SCHOOL
MOON PALACE FAINT PRAISE
GHOSTS
CITY OF GLASS
DIAL M FOR MEATLOAF
THE BOOK OF ILLUSIONS
ENGLISH DISEASE
TIMBUCTU
LEVIATHON ^
ORACLE NIGHT ^
SICKENED ^
IMMACULATE MIDNIGHT
INTIMATE GHOST
THE TOUCH
DIVE FROM CLAUSEN'S PIER
COMPROMISING POSITIONS
IN THE FAMILY WAY
AMATEUR MARRIAGE
ON NIGHT'S SHORE
DON'T LET'S GO TO THE DOGS TONIGHT ^
ALOFT
A MIND OF ITS OWN: A CULTURAL HISTORY OF THE PENIS
PROBABLE FUTURE
SLEEPING WHERE I FALL
THE BEST AWFUL
POSTCARDS FROM THE EDGE
LOVELY BONES ^
FIVE PEOPL.E YOU MEET IN HEAVEN
A SIXTIES RECONNING
LIIES AND THE LYING LIARS THAT TELL THEM
MIDDLESEX ^
THE LIFE OF PI ^
JARHEAD
THE DARKEST CLEARING ^
CRAZY QUILT
A PARCHMENT OF LEAVES ^
ONE FOOT IN EDEN ^
THE TIPPING POINT ^
GOT A REVOLUTION
FINDING ALICE
THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES ^
CLAY'S QUILT ^
#1 LADIES DETECTIVE AGENCY
BAGDAD WITHOUT A MAP
NICKEL AND DIMED ^
REPLAY
A LEAP OF FAITH
THE DEVINCI CODE ^
THE PURSUIT OF ALICE THRIFT ^
THE THANATOS SYNDROM
bRIGHTEN THE CORNER WHERE YOU ARE
THE EMPEROR OF OCEAN PARK
SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE
AIR FRAME
PREY
pOSITIVELY 4TH STREET ^
THE RAZOR'S EDGE ^
THE STAND
A WIDOW FOR ONE YEAR ^
LITTLE FRIEND
DROP CITY ^
GEISHA, A LIFE ^
CITY OF BEASTS
THE BOOK OF REUBEN
BLUE DIARY
STANDING IN THE RAINBOW
INDIAN KILLER
THEN SHE FOUND ME
FROM A BUICK 8
BEL CANTO
DEPARTED
HOW MEN AST
CRY, BELOVED COUNTRY
ISABEL'S BED
BEE SEASON
SECOND COMING
BITE
LOVE IN THE RUINS
THE IN AT LAKE DIVINE
LIGHT MY FIRE
THER LAST GENTLEMAN
SEA GLASS
LUCKY JEM
BAG OF BONES
PAULA
A BOY'S LIFE
GYPSEY'S CURSE
MARYA
FIG FISH
THE HOTTEST STATE
THE HOUSE OF SPIRITS
FEAST OF SNAKES
PAT CONROY-A CRITICAL COMPARISON
THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM JORDAN
THE WISDOM OF MENOPAUSE
A SECRET HISTORY
CARTER BEATS THE DEVIL
STONE DIARIES
WHITE TEETH
THE NOVEL
THE TREATMENT
SENSITIVE SKIN
CULTURE SHOCK NETHERLANDS
A PLACE CALLED WIREGRASS
THE EIGHT
SARA NORA
SILENT SPRING
THE TRUEST PLEASURE
NECESSARY JOURNEYS
ON THE REZ
WE ALL ARE MOTHER'S DAUGHTERS
BODEGA DREAMS
TH GOOD, THE BAD AND THE DIFFERENCE
AHAB'S WIFE
IN THE LAKE OF THE WOODS
A CHRISTMAS MEMORY
THE HOURS
ABOUT A BOY
THE CONSTANT GARDENER
BACK WHEN WE WERE GROWNUPS
THE FAMILY WAY
ANYTHING CONSIDERED
CHASING CEZANNE
KITCHEN CONFIDENTIAL
VULTURE SHOCK FRANCE
HOTEL PASTIS
THE CONNECTIONS
EMPIRE FALS
CAROLINA MOON
WHITE OLEANDER
BEIRUT TO JERUSALEM
HONKY
FUGITIVE DAYS
ALZHEIMER'S HANDBOOK
A HEARTBREAKING WORK OF STAGGERING GENIUS
GOOD HARBOR
EVA MOVES THE FURNITURE
A MEMBER OF THE WEDDING
FAST FOOD NATION
THE HEART IS A LONELY HUNTER
THE FORGETTING, ALTZHEIMERS
PERSONEL HISTORY
PEACE LIKE A RIVER
AL OVER BUT THE SHOUTING
AS NATURE MADE HIM
GOD'S CHILDREN
SPARROW
AMERICAN RHAPSODY
BONESETTER'S DAUGHTER
A GIRL NAMED ZIPPY
FOURTH HAND
THINKING IN PICTURES
EVENSONG
ON WRITING
CHEADERLEADER
FIREBALL
NEANDERTHAL
ECOLOGY OF A CRACKER CHILDHOOD
CONFESSIONS OF AN UGLY STEPSISTER
PRODIGAL SUMMER
PAINTED HOUE
ANHOUR BEFORE DAWN
CHERRY
NOWHERE ELSE ON EARTH
GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING
CARRELLI'S MANDOLIN
WASHINGTON
THE PEOPLE OF THE LIE
COMFORT MEWITH APPLES
THE AERIALIST
AFTER DACHAU
METALK PRETTY ONE DAY
BEERANDCIRCUSES
LEGACY OF LUNA
PILLARS OF THE EARTH
THE RED RENT
HOW IT ALL STARTED
BLIND ASSASIN
MY YEAR O MEATS
BRIDGET JONES' DIARY
DISOBEDIENCE
JIM THE BOY
TENDER AT THE BONE
PILGRIMAGE
LAST ONE HOME
STARLIGHT DRIVE IN
MISS JULIA SPEAKS HER MIND
THE THINGS THEY CARRIED
JUBILE
THE NOTEBOOK
MURDER ON A BAD HAIR DAY
UNDER THE TUSCAN SUN
TUESDAYS WITH MORRIE
MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA
THE READER
LAND BREAKERS
A CURE FOR DREAMS
GETTING IN
WE WERE THE MULVANEYS
BEFORE AND AFTER
EARTHLY POSESSIONS
THE CLOCKWINDER
MEELY LABAUVE
THE LAST STEP IN THE DANCE
ISMAEL
THE STORY OF B
AT RISK
ANTHEM
HERE ONEARTH
POSSESSION
TURTLE MOON
TIS
PRACTICAL MAGIC
HONK AND HOLLER OPENING SOON
TO A LIGHTHOUSE
NAKED
MOTHER OF PEARL
HANNIBAL
CLEAVING
LIAR'S CLUB
THE BONE PEOPLE
NEEDFUL THINS
A GIRL'S GUIDE TO HUNTING AND FISHING
A MATCH TO THE HEART
A TRIBE APART
CONFEDERATES IN THE ATTIC
ON OCCASIONS OF LAST AFTERNOON
THE DEEP END OF THE OCEAN
CHARMINGMILLY
POISONWOOD BIBLE
WICKED
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