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Lincoln
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In giving this book five stars, it is easy to confuse the book with its subject. Who doesn't love Lincoln? (Well, I guess there are some, but there are even people who don't like Bob Seger.) Like many people, particularly those (like me) who grew up right in the heart of the Lincoln country of Central Illinois, I thought that I knew Lincoln, but the... »
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A Midwife's Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812
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Laurel Thatcher Ulrich's A Midwifes' Tale: The Life of Martha Ballard, Based on Her Diary, 1785-1812 demonstrates that an ordinary person's life can shed light and produce a more rich historiographical picture of a time period than solely focusing on prominent figures and events of history. The main thrust of this work is to debunk previous opinions o... »
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Blindsided: Lifting a Life Above Illness: A Reluctant Memoir
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In this moving and engrossing memoir, veteran television news producer Richard Cohen relates a life spent dealing with multiple sclerosis, first diagnosed when he was 25 years old and just getting started in the competitive world of broadcast journalism. As his career progressed, he struggled not only with the disease but the touchy question of how muc... »
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Jane Austen For Dummies (For Dummies)
I have heard a great deal about Jane Austen over the years but could not get enthused about her writing. I read guides to Jane Austen with the same resul... »
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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
Interesting true stories told well. One story offering some insight into the man? A departure for Palahniuk but one of my favorites of his.... »
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The Liars' Club: A Memoir
In this funny, razor-edged memoir, Mary Karr, a prize-winning poet and critic, looks back at her upbringing in a swampy East Texas refinery town with a vo... »
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