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Wild: From Lost to Found on the Pacific Crest Trail by Cheryl Strayed (2012)

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Current Picks

Strayed was only in her twenties when her mom dies of cancer at 45. Her mother’s death leads to the unraveling of her world: her siblings drift away; her stepfather disengages after he remarries, and her rock solid marriage ends … Continue reading →

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A Girl Named Zippy by Haven Kimmel (2001)

Posted on January 21, 2013 by Current Picks

In this memoir, Haven Kimmel recounts her small town Indiana childhood where her father took a gun to his factory job every day, and her mother read science fiction novels in her corner of the couch. A delightful, humorous read. … Continue reading →

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Summer at Tiffany by Marjorie Hart (2007)

Posted on November 26, 2012 by Current Picks

Summer at Tiffany is a delightful portrait of a moment in time. During the summer of 1945, Marjorie and her roommate Marty leave the University of Iowa for New York City. While jobs aren’t quite as easy to procure as … Continue reading →

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Paris in Love by Eloisa James (2012)

Posted on May 21, 2012 by Current Picks

Shakespeare professor (as Mary Bly) and romance novelist Eloisa James takes a yearlong sabbatical and moves from New Jersey to Paris with her husband (Alessandro, a professor and an Italian knight) and two children (Luca, 15 and Anna, 11). It’s … Continue reading →

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Life Itself by Roger Ebert

Posted on February 9, 2012 by Current Picks

Life Itself: A Memoir by Roger Ebert (2011) Roger Ebert is one of the most well-known movie critics in the world, writing for the Chicago Sun-Times since 1967 and also famous for the television show Siskel & Ebert at the … Continue reading →

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Bossypants by Tina Fey

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Current Picks

Bossypants by Tina Fey (2011) I loved listening to this book on CD. It was narrated by the author, Tina Fey, probably best known for her impersonation of Sarah Palin during the 2008 presidential election. She’s also been the head … Continue reading →

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Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work by Tim Gunn

Posted on July 11, 2011 by Current Picks

Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work by Tim Gunn (2010) Tim Gunn made the phrase “Make It Work!” famous on the hit reality TV series Project Runway where he mentors the contestants and costars with model … Continue reading →

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The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey

Posted on May 9, 2011 by Current Picks

The Sound of a Wild Snail Eating by Elisabeth Tova Bailey (2010) “It must have some kind of teeth, and it wasn’t shy about using them.”—A description of a nightmarish monster? No. Instead, it’s a tai chi master…snail. This surprising, … Continue reading →

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African Diary by Bill Bryson

Posted on April 5, 2010 by Current Picks

African Diary by Bill Bryson (2002) A small book to get a quick insight into Africa. Bryson writes with his usual humor about traveling through Africa and what his preconception of Africa was before his trip. Bill Bryson’s story about … Continue reading →

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Homer’s Odyssey by Gwen Cooper

Posted on March 8, 2010 by Current Picks

Homer’s Odyssey: A Fearless Feline Tale, or How I Learned about Love and Life with a Blind Wonder Cat by Gwen Cooper (2009) This is an endearing book about an abandoned two-week-old kitten with a severe infection that took his … Continue reading →

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