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Its my turn to pick. We are avid readers. 30 something professional females. only rule is that it must be nonfiction. in the past we have read:
when we were the kennedy's unbroken zeitoun The Aquariums of Pyongyang behind the beautiful forevers any suggestions??? |
| Three cups of tea? |
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read that too.
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Eating Aliens
In My Father's Country <--- amazing. |
| How do people feel about "three cups of tea" after sham was revealed? Just wondering (sincerely) Are people still reading it? |
| salt, Outliers |
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1. Any of the following books by Deborah Davis:
STRAPLESS GUEST OF HONOR or PARTY OF THE CENTURY 2. JOURNEY FROM THE LAND OF NO by Rana Hakanian 3. RIDING THE BUS WITH MY SISTER by Rachel Simon 4. OFF-BALANCE by Dominique Moceanu 5. IN COLD BLOOD by Truman Capote 6. I'D LIKE TO APOLOGIZE TO EVERY TEACHER I EVER HAD by Tony Danza 7. FOREIGN CORRESPONDENCE by Geraldine Brooks 8. KISSES FROM KATIE by Katie Davis 9. THE STORY OF CHARLOTTE'S WEB by Michael Sims 10. BEHIND THE BEAUTIFUL FOREVERS: LIFE, DEATH, AND HOPE IN A MUMBAI UNDERCITY by Katherine Boo 11. QUIET: THE POWER OF INTROVERTS IN A WORLD THAT CAN'T STOP TALKING by Susan Cain 12. THE GREATER JOURNEY: AMERICANS IN PARIS by David McCullough 13. DREAMING IN CHINESE by Deborah Fellowes. 14. THE CHINESE IN AMERICA by Iris Chang 15. THE INTROVERT ADVANTAGE: HOW TO THRIVE IN AN EXTROVERT WORLD by Marti Olsen Laney |
| Truman |
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+1 on The Greater Journey! Fabulous book.
The Social Animal by David Brooks I am Nujood, Age 10 and Divorced |
| Far from the Tree |
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like mysteries and history?
devil in the white city poisoners handbook http://www.amazon.com/Poisoners-Handbook-Murder-Forensic-Medicine/dp/014311882X |
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Mortality - Christopher Hitchens
The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion At Home in the World - Joyce Maynard Stiff - Mary Roach |
| Don't Lets Go to the Dogs Tonight |
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Funny PP my proposal is for another Alexandra Fuller book, The Legend of Colton H. Bryant. Much to think about in that
book directly related to working in the US, production in the US, education issues, corporate conduct, environmental issues, how families are created and strive for happiness against the odds. |