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The Center of the Universe: A Memoir by Nancy Bachrach Back-of-the-book blurb: Nancy Bachrach is living in Paris, selling deodorant to the French, when a freak accident kills her father aboard his cabin cruiser, the aptly dubbed “Mr. Fix It”, in her incongruously named hometown of Providence. Her mother, [...] Unpolished Gem: My Mother, My Grandmother, and Me by Alice Pung Back of the book blurb: After Alice Pung’s family fled to Australia from the killing fields of Cambodia, her father chose Alice as her name because he thought their new country was a Wonderland. In this … debut memoir [...] They’re at it again! Hachette Audio is giving away THREE copies of Susan Jane Gilman’s Undress Me in the Temple of Heaven. This abridged audiobook is read by the author herself … listen to an excerpt. Here’s a tease from the publisher: In 1986, Susie and her friend Chloe, fresh-faced graduates from Brown University, were inspired by a [...] The Shiniest Jewel: A Family Love Story by Marian Henley For the past few months I’ve been conducting an informal poll of my book-blogging friends; I hadn’t yet read a graphic novel, and wanted to get their recommendations of where to start. It had to be [...] The Wishing Year by Noelle Oxenhandler
Be careful what you wish for Wishful thinking If wishes were horses, beggars would ride
These expressions carry a sense of scorn toward the act of wishing, as if wishing is something that should be reserved for [...] Admit One: A Journey Into Film by Emmett James
Emmet James spent his childhood in a small town near London, creating mischief and pulling pranks while he fantasized about becoming a Hollywood actor. In the introduction to his memoir Admit One: A Journey [...] Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction by David Sheff David Sheff’s memoir Beautiful Boy: A Father’s Journey Through His Son’s Addiction is an honest first-person account of Sheff’s response to his son Nic, who has [...] |
 
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