Awakening East
By: Johanna Garton
3.72
Format: None pages, Paperback
A few years after adopting her son and daughter from China, Johanna Garton and her husband took the…
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1. Ecology of a Cracker Childhood
By: Janisse Ray
4.02
Format: 224 pages, Paperback
Janisse Ray grew up in a junkyard along U.S. Highway 1, hidden from Florida-bound vacationers by th… read more
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2. Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
By: Mary McCarthy
3.72
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
This unique autobiography begins with McCarthy’s recollections of an indulgent, idyllic childhood t… read more
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"I really tried, or so I thought, to avoid lying, but it seemed to me that they forced it on me by the difference in their vision of things, so that I was always transposing reality for them into some…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I have sometimes thought that Catholicism is a religion not suited to the laity, or not suited, at any rate, to the American laity, in whom it seems to bring out some of the worst traits in human nat…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I felt caught in a dilemma that was new to me then but which since has become horribly familiar: the trap of adult life, in which you are held, wriggling, powerless to act because you can see both si…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
"I came back [to school] in the fall, as a full-time boarder, with a certain set to my jaw, determined to go it alone. A summer passed in thoughtful isolation, rowing on a mountain lake, diving from a…"-Mary McCarthy, Memories of a Catholic Girlhood
3. A Fighting Chance
By: Elizabeth Warren
4.15
Format: 365 pages, Hardcover
An unlikely political star tells the inspiring story of the two-decade journey that taught her how … read more
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"For capitalism to work, we all need one another."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
"When you have no real power, go public—really public. The public is where the real power is."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
" He didn't seem to understand yet was that I didn't really care about the ways of Washington."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
"When you have no real power, go public -- really public. The public is where the real power is."-Elizabeth Warren, A Fighting Chance
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5. A Three Dog Life
By: Abigail Thomas
3.68
Format: 346 pages,
When Abigail Thomas's husband was hit by a car, it destroyed his short-term memory and consigned hi… read more
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- nonfiction
6. Lazy B: Growing Up on a Cattle Ranch in the American Southwest
By: Sandra Day O'Connor , H. Alan Day
3.33
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
Now, for the first time in paperback, here is the remarkable story of Sandra Day O'Connor's family … read more
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7. Awakening East
By: Johanna Garton
3.72
Format: None pages, Paperback
A few years after adopting her son and daughter from China, Johanna Garton and her husband took the… read more
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- china
- nonfiction
- adoption
8. Laughing Without an Accent: Adventures of an Iranian American, at Home and Abroad
By: Firoozeh Dumas
4.13
Format: None pages,
In the bestselling memoir Funny in Farsi, Firoozeh Dumas recounted her adventures growing up Irania… read more
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9. And The Whippoorwill Sang
By: Micki Peluso
4.16
Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition
It is a day like any other, except the intense heat wave has broken and signs of early fall are in … read more
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10. Clouse's Houses - A story of challenge, creativity, and the heart of an architect
By: Carol Clouse
3.97
Format: 190 pages, Paperback
"I am an architect. More significantly I am a female architect - born of an incredibly determined … read more
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11. Ava: My Story
By: Ava Gardner
3.56
Format: 259 pages, Hardcover
Hardcover Edition of Ava Gardner's own story with no hold barred. Like a novel but Ava really lived… read more
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12. French Milk
By: Lucy Knisley
4.26
Format: None pages,
Through delightful drawings, photographs, and musings, twenty-three-year-old Lucy Knisley documents… read more
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13. A Mighty Long Way: My Journey to Justice at Little Rock Central High School
By: Lisa Frazier Page , Carlotta Walls LaNier
3.86
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
When fourteen-year-old Carlotta Walls walked up the stairs of Little Rock Central High School on Se… read more
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14. Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the Answer
By: Jen Lancaster
4.57
Format: None pages, Paperback
"To whom the fat rolls...I'm tired of books where a self-loathing heroine is teased to the point wh… read more
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15. Goodbye Sarajevo
By: Atka Reid , Hana Schofield
3.68
Format: 290 pages,
#1 International Non-Fiction Bestseller in NZ http://www.facebook.com/GoodbyeSarajevo May, 1992. Ha… read more
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16. Cherry
By: Mary Karr
3.83
Format: 373 pages, Paperback
This memoir of adolescence follows the earlier volume by Mary Karr, The Liars' Club. In Cherry, we … read more
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17. The Three Witches and The Master
By: Max Nowaz
4.30
Format: 352 pages, Kindle Edition
When a beautiful naked woman Eve, unexpectedly turns up at his back door, Adam, an amateur wizard, … read more
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"Where’s my uncle?"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"You can’t escape me, I’m coming for you soon,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"I haven’t got a clue why his bones disintegrated, but look at the bright side,"-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
"He desperately tried to think of a story to explain his involvement in her sudden appearance, without mentioning the book of magic in his possession. "-Max Nowaz, The Three Witches and The Master
18. Move to Millions: The Proven Framework to Become a Million Dollar CEO with Grace & Ease Instead of Hustle & Grind
By: Darnyelle Jervey Harmon
4.29
Format: 310 pages, Paperback
Ready to break through the six-figure plateau? Discover an actionable strategy to cross over the mi… read more
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19. Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
By: Anne Michaud
4.29
Format: 199 pages, Kindle Edition
Why do good women stay with bad men? What if political wives are just as calculating as their in… read more
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"The political wife came forward and publicly vouched for her straying man. If she could continue to trust and believe in him, the public could too – or so the script went."-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"For each of these women, the fear of the unknown — of leaving a marriage and casting off alone — may have bound them to a marriage where there is insensitivity, neglect, or even outright abuse. Peopl…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"What we witness playing out in the relationships of our public figures we risk finding acceptable in our private lives. Feminists have connected women’s sexual subordination to their unequal status i…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
"To leave the marriage behind is to step out of the spotlight. It means fading into normalcy, returning to ordinary life, perhaps an impossible admission for women who have built their egos on being o…"-Anne Michaud, Why They Stay: Sex Scandals, Deals, and Hidden Agendas of Eight Political Wives
20. Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
By: Aimee Cabo Nikolov
4.30
Format: 150 pages, Paperback
Her family secrets burst in the spotlight when Aimee and her sister went to the authorities. In thi… read more
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"#metooasachild"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
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"God is the Cure, Love is the Answer"-Aimee Cabo Nikolov, Love is the Answer, God is the Cure: A True Story of Abuse, Betrayal and Unconditional Love
21. Don't Shoot! . . . I Have Another Story To Tell You
By: Elen Ghulam
4.08
Format: 296 pages, Paperback
Four languages, an assortment of passports and no where to call home. Don't Shoot! ... I have a… read more
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