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The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark - Meryl Gordon
The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark
Meryl Gordon
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians - Robert Wallace Finlay
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians
Robert Wallace Finlay
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right - Bill Bryson
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
Bill Bryson
Seeing Further - Neal Stephenson, Margaret Atwood, Gregory Benford, Georgina Ferrey, Oliver Morton, Maggie Gee, Margaret Wertheim, Richard Fortey, John D. Barrow, Martin J. Rees, Philip Ball, Richard Holmes, Stephen H. Schneider, James Gleick, Simon Schaffer, Henry Petroski, Paul Davies,
Seeing Further
Neal Stephenson, Margaret Atwood, Gregory Benford, Georgina Ferrey, Oliver Morton, Maggie Gee, Margaret Wertheim, Richard Fortey, John D. Barrow, Martin J. Rees, Philip Ball, Richard Holmes, Stephen H. Schneider, James Gleick, Simon Schaffer, Henry Petroski, Paul Davies,
Icons of England - Bill Bryson
Icons of England
Bill Bryson
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines - Max Vishnev
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines
Max Vishnev
Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
Winter's Tale
Mark Helprin
To Marry an English Lord - Carol McD. Wallace, Gail MacColl
To Marry an English Lord
Carol McD. Wallace, Gail MacColl
That Bear Ate My Pants! - Tony James Slater
That Bear Ate My Pants!
Tony James Slater
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune - Paul Clark Newell Jr., Bill Dedman
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
Paul Clark Newell Jr., Bill Dedman

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Calling Invisible Women - Jeanne Ray
Narcissus and Goldmund - Hermann Hesse
The Martian - Andy Weir
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The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark - Meryl Gordon
The Phantom of Fifth Avenue: The Mysterious Life and Scandalous Death of Heiress Huguette Clark
Meryl Gordon
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians - Robert Wallace Finlay
End of The Chain: Life and death in the Aleutians
Robert Wallace Finlay
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right - Bill Bryson
Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
Bill Bryson
Seeing Further - Neal Stephenson, Margaret Atwood, Gregory Benford, Georgina Ferrey, Oliver Morton, Maggie Gee, Margaret Wertheim, Richard Fortey, John D. Barrow, Martin J. Rees, Philip Ball, Richard Holmes, Stephen H. Schneider, James Gleick, Simon Schaffer, Henry Petroski, Paul Davies,
Seeing Further
Neal Stephenson, Margaret Atwood, Gregory Benford, Georgina Ferrey, Oliver Morton, Maggie Gee, Margaret Wertheim, Richard Fortey, John D. Barrow, Martin J. Rees, Philip Ball, Richard Holmes, Stephen H. Schneider, James Gleick, Simon Schaffer, Henry Petroski, Paul Davies,
Icons of England - Bill Bryson
Icons of England
Bill Bryson
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines - Max Vishnev
Walking Away From Wall Street: From Corporate Bull to Building a Busines
Max Vishnev
Winter's Tale - Mark Helprin
Winter's Tale
Mark Helprin
To Marry an English Lord - Carol McD. Wallace, Gail MacColl
To Marry an English Lord
Carol McD. Wallace, Gail MacColl
That Bear Ate My Pants! - Tony James Slater
That Bear Ate My Pants!
Tony James Slater
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune - Paul Clark Newell Jr., Bill Dedman
Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune
Paul Clark Newell Jr., Bill Dedman
October 2015
31
finished reading:
The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
The Secret Garden Frances Hodgson Burnett
October 2015
23
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Narcissus and Goldmund - Hermann Hesse
Narcissus and Goldmund Hermann Hesse
October 2015
10
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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive - Alexander McCall Smith
The Good Husband of Zebra Drive Alexander McCall Smith
September 2015
01
reviewed: The Space Between Us
Gosh, I began this novel with such high hopes!!! It contains some of the most provocative and lyrically poetic prose that I'...
The Space Between Us - Thrity Umrigar
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The Space Between Us - Thrity Umrigar
The Space Between Us Thrity Umrigar
August 2015
28
reviewed: Where'd You Go, Bernadette
I can't do any better than the reviews already here, so let's just say that I am happier, and I feel smarter than when I star...
Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple
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Where'd You Go, Bernadette - Maria Semple
Where'd You Go, Bernadette Maria Semple
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Everything I Never Told You - Celeste Ng
Everything I Never Told You Celeste Ng
August 2015
18
finished reading:
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry - Gabrielle Zevin
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry Gabrielle Zevin
August 2015
13
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Crossing to Safety - Wallace Stegner
Crossing to Safety Wallace Stegner
July 2015
28
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Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax - M D William Wright
Maximum Insecurity: A Doctor in the Supermax M D William Wright
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Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail - William Wright
Jailhouse Doc: A Doctor in the County Jail William Wright
June 2015
22
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The Sisters Brothers - Patrick deWitt
The Sisters Brothers Patrick deWitt
June 2015
19
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All the Light We Cannot See - Anthony Doerr
All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr
May 2015
17
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Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard - Laura Bates
Shakespeare Saved My Life: Ten Years in Solitary with the Bard Laura Bates
May 2015
15
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Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story - Daphne Sheldrick
Love, Life, and Elephants: An African Love Story Daphne Sheldrick
May 2015
06
reviewed: Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures
Disappointing. Not at all what the jacket led me to expect
Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures - Louise Rafkin
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Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures - Louise Rafkin
Other People's Dirt: A Housecleaner's Curious Adventures Louise Rafkin
April 2015
28
finished reading:
Pure Joy: The Dogs We Love - Danielle Steel
Pure Joy: The Dogs We Love Danielle Steel
April 2015
25
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Still Alice - Lisa Genova
Still Alice Lisa Genova
April 2015
20
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Torn Trousers: A True Story of Courage and Adventure: How A Couple Sacrificed Everything To Escape to Paradise - Gwynn White, Andrew St.Pierre White
Torn Trousers: A True Story of Courage and Adventure: How A Couple Sacrificed Everything To Escape to Paradise Gwynn White, Andrew St.Pierre White
April 2015
7
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The Girl on the Train - Paula Hawkins
The Girl on the Train Paula Hawkins
April 2015
02
reviewed: Station Eleven: A novel
I shouldered through when I really should have set this one aside. It's not worth it, actually. This author could be groome...
Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
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Neither Here Nor There - Bill Bryson
Neither Here Nor There Bill Bryson
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Station Eleven - Emily St. John Mandel
Station Eleven Emily St. John Mandel
February 2015
10
finished reading:
Married Love - Marie Stopes, Ross McKibbin
Married Love Marie Stopes, Ross McKibbin
February 2015
7
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Wise parenthood, a sequel to Married love: a book for married people - Marie Stopes
Wise parenthood, a sequel to Married love: a book for married people Marie Stopes
January 2015
10
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The Curious Quest - E. Phillips Oppenheim
The Curious Quest E. Phillips Oppenheim
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One Summer: America, 1927 - Bill Bryson
One Summer: America, 1927 Bill Bryson
December 2014
31
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Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor - Rosina Harrison
Rose: My Life in Service to Lady Astor Rosina Harrison
December 2014
15
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Snobs - Julian Fellowes
Snobs Julian Fellowes
October 2014
2
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The Real Life Downton Abbey: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago - Jacky Hyams
The Real Life Downton Abbey: How Life Was Really Lived in Stately Homes a Century Ago Jacky Hyams
October 2014
1
finished reading:
Frankenstein - Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle
Frankenstein Mary Shelley, Maurice Hindle
July 2014
13
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Meditations - Marcus Aurelius
Meditations Marcus Aurelius
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The Goldfinch - Donna Tartt
The Goldfinch Donna Tartt
May 2014
16
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A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces John Kennedy Toole
May 2014
6
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The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family - Josh Hanagarne
The World's Strongest Librarian: A Memoir of Tourette's, Faith, Strength, and the Power of Family Josh Hanagarne
April 2014
12
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Cutting for Stone - Abraham Verghese
Cutting for Stone Abraham Verghese
March 2014
1
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The Rosie Project - Graeme Simsion
The Rosie Project Graeme Simsion
November 2013
3
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The Three Musketeers (Signet classics) - Alexandre Dumas
The Three Musketeers (Signet classics) Alexandre Dumas
August 2013
1
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The Plague - Stuart Gilbert, Albert Camus
The Plague Stuart Gilbert, Albert Camus
July 2013
1
finished reading:
Jane Eyre - Charlotte Brontë
Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë
June 2013
10
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The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard - Anatole France
The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard Anatole France
June 2013
1
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Madame Bovary - Mark Overstall, Malcolm Bowie, Margaret Mauldon, Gustave Flaubert
Madame Bovary Mark Overstall, Malcolm Bowie, Margaret Mauldon, Gustave Flaubert
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Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain - Oliver Sacks
Musicophilia: Tales of Music and the Brain Oliver Sacks
May 2013
1
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Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health - Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers
Zoobiquity: The Astonishing Connection Between Human and Animal Health Barbara Natterson-Horowitz, Kathryn Bowers
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Hallucinations - Oliver Sacks
Hallucinations Oliver Sacks
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The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid - Bill Bryson
The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid Bill Bryson
April 2013
1
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Emergence: Labeled Autistic - Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano
Emergence: Labeled Autistic Temple Grandin, Margaret M. Scariano
March 2013
03
reviewed: Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero
This is much less a "True Story of a ... Guide Dog... Ground Zero" than it is a "True story of a Blind Man..." but that's OK,...
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero - Michael Hingson, Susy Flory
reviewed: Les Misérables
I am so sad that I'm finished with this book. I don't want to leave these people. Oh, and I want to run away with Jean Valj...
Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee, Lee Fahnestock
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Les Misérables - Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee, Lee Fahnestock
Les Misérables Victor Hugo, Norman MacAfee, Lee Fahnestock
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Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero - Michael Hingson, Susy Flory
Thunder Dog: The True Story of a Blind Man, His Guide Dog, and the Triumph of Trust at Ground Zero Michael Hingson, Susy Flory
February 2013
23
reviewed: Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men
I have to admit that I couldn't finish this book, but I will someday. It makes me furious. What I don't get is why the wome...
Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men - Mara Hvistendahl
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This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All - Marilyn Johnson
This Book Is Overdue!: How Librarians and Cybrarians Can Save Us All Marilyn Johnson
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Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men - Mara Hvistendahl
Unnatural Selection: Choosing Boys over Girls and the Consequences of a World Full of Men Mara Hvistendahl
February 2013
4
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The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home - Dan Ariely
The Upside of Irrationality: The Unexpected Benefits of Defying Logic at Work and at Home Dan Ariely
January 2013
11
reviewed: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
I've been interested in Henrietta Lacks ever since my college days (late 70's) and learned about Hela cell cultures. At that...
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks - Rebecca Skloot
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks Rebecca Skloot
January 2013
01
reviewed: At Home: A Short History of Private Life
I can't get enough of Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Bill Bryson
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At Home: A Short History of Private Life - Bill Bryson
At Home: A Short History of Private Life Bill Bryson
December 2012
30
reviewed: We Took to the Woods
This book is really about nothing in particular. It's just the author's observations on life in the woods. However, it is e...
We Took to the Woods - Louise Dickinson Rich
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We Took to the Woods - Louise Dickinson Rich
We Took to the Woods Louise Dickinson Rich
December 2012
23
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War Horse - Michael Morpurgo
War Horse Michael Morpurgo
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Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard - Chip Heath, Dan Heath
Switch: How to Change Things When Change Is Hard Chip Heath, Dan Heath
December 2012
16
reviewed: Every Last Cuckoo
This book had such promise! The writer writes very well, but her ideas are somewhat all over the place. At some points, she...
Every Last Cuckoo - Kate Maloy
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The Hobbit - J.R.R. Tolkien
The Hobbit J.R.R. Tolkien
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Every Last Cuckoo - Kate Maloy
Every Last Cuckoo Kate Maloy
December 2012
11
reviewed: Gulliver's Travels
I read this about 30 years ago, and I loved this return trip through it. It's perfectly amazing to me how fresh Swift's comm...
Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift, Robert DeMaria Jr.
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Gulliver's Travels - Jonathan Swift, Robert DeMaria Jr.
Gulliver's Travels Jonathan Swift, Robert DeMaria Jr.
December 2012
1
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Griffin and Sabine - Nick Bantock
Griffin and Sabine Nick Bantock
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Sabine's Notebook - Nick Bantock
Sabine's Notebook Nick Bantock
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Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera - Nick Bantock
Urgent 2nd Class: Creating Curious Collage, Dubious Documents, and Other Art from Ephemera Nick Bantock
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Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds - Nick Bantock
Alexandria: In Which the Extraordinary Correspondence of Griffin & Sabine Unfolds Nick Bantock
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An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries - Nina Schindler
An Order of Amelie, Hold the Fries Nina Schindler
November 2012
03
reviewed: Dracula
I listened to the Craft Lit production - I liked it so much more than when I read it - Heather Ordover really brings so much ...
Dracula - Bram Stoker
reviewed: The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao
I was planning to be blown away by this novel.... however....It's odd. I couldn't put it down. Then when it was finished, I...
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
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Dracula - Bram Stoker
Dracula Bram Stoker
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao - Junot Diaz
The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao Junot Diaz
November 2012
01
reviewed: Jane Austen: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion
My family and I just took a long car-trip, and listened to Pride and Prejudice on the ways there and back. We listened to Cr...
Omnibus: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion - Jane Austen
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Omnibus: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion - Jane Austen
Omnibus: Pride and Prejudice, Mansfield Park, Persuasion Jane Austen
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Shades of Grey: A Novel - Jasper Fforde
Shades of Grey: A Novel Jasper Fforde
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