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Re: Best celebrity autobiographies?
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Reply to: #561636 by Trekkie Gal
Jul 17, 2018 9:31am
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Trevor Noah's Born a Crime. Do yourself a favor and listen to the audiobook. He narrates.

(Editing to say that I just noticed that this thread is from 2010.)
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Reply to: #962560 by Tempus Fugit
Jul 17, 2018 12:52pm
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i just listened to that audiobook. very impressive.
smile
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Reply to: #561636 by Trekkie Gal
Jul 17, 2018 7:15pm
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'They Call Me Baba Booey' by Gary Dell'abate. He reads the audio book himself, too.
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Reply to: #561636 by Trekkie Gal
Jul 18, 2018 10:15am
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Dolly Parton's book is pretty amazing.
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Reply to: #561636 by Trekkie Gal
Jul 29, 2018 7:38am
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I just finished Bruce Springsteen's autobiography, Born to Run on audio book. It's very beautifully written. He narrates the audio book and does a wonderful job. If you are old enough to appreciate him, I highly recommend it!
A Great Author
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Nov 23, 2018 10:14am
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My mother was an avid reader. Soon after I graduated from college, she suggested I read the book, War and Remembrance. It was historical fiction that began at Pearl Harbor the day after the attack. It opens with protagonist, Admiral Pug Henry, assessing what's left of the US Navy in the Pacific. The story was about the exploits of him and his family, who were scattered around the world and were witnesses to the events of World War 2. This well written tale inspired me to learn about the real* history of WW2.

The author of the book (and its prequel, Winds of War) is Herman Wouk who, to my amazement, is still alive at age 103. These are truly excellent books that are well worth reading.

Old Blue

I suggest you first read War and Remembrance, as I did. It's not the only time I've done things backwards.

  • There is not a real history of WW2; it is millions of stories, some of which are true, some which are not true, and some a mix if each... just like all history.
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Reply to: #968638 by DoubleSaj and Old Blue
Nov 24, 2018 10:02am
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I agree, Herman Wouk is a great author. I haven't read War and Remembrance but I did read Winds of War back in '87. I don't remember the plot but I must have liked the book and the author because I've read 10 of his books, 4 in one year. He also wrote The Caine Mutiny.
Reading Challenge Anyone??
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Jan 1, 2019 5:34am
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Is anyone else doing a reading challenge this year? I've decided to try one that is 52 books in 52 weeks--simple enough for me-- but has 52 different categories, which is what will be the challenge! I feel I am stuck in a cozy mystery rut and want to expand out a bit, so hopefully this will give me some impetus and direction.

I found several good lists but settled on [www.mommymannegren.com]

Would love to share the experience!

Mama Stork
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 1, 2019 5:45am
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I love reading challenges and I try to do one every year. I think I want to read 75 books and 55 picture books this year :)
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 1, 2019 3:08pm
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I’m doing the Ultimate Popsugar Challenge as well as a Goodreads challenge. Last year I managed 55 or 56 books across many genres. This year, I’m shooting for 65 books. But, full disclosure, I work in an indie bookstore, so the pressure is great.

Ps If anyone has a favorite book to recommend, I’d love to hear about it.
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Reply to: #969880 by Yumgirl
Jan 1, 2019 3:42pm
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Ps If anyone has a favorite book to recommend, I’d love to hear about it.

If you like mysteries, ANY book by Ruth Rendell is aways great.

Mary Roach writes these amazing, fascinating non-fiction books about different subjects that you think you'd never want to read about but then you can't put it down.
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Reply to: #969884 by MissMoon
Jan 1, 2019 4:01pm
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A Gentleman in Moscow is my favorite this year.
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Reply to: #969880 by Yumgirl
Jan 1, 2019 4:37pm
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The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind by William Kamkwamba
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 1, 2019 4:39pm
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No reading challenge here. I just want to read one book at a time. I usually have 4 or 5 books going at the same time. No goals on number of books either. Just however many I can squeeze between now and December 31st, 2019. I try not to have a book unfinished at the end of the year. I started reading R is for Ricochet by Sue Grafton today.
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Reply to: #969888 by bfarowl
Jan 2, 2019 2:20pm
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No reading challenge here

Me neither. I just read. lol
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 3, 2019 6:19am
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I'm working on the Popsugar Reading Challenge for 2019. I did it last year and really enjoyed it. I'm still finishing it up. ;) I have about 4 books left for the last challenge before I start this one so I want to get it done. I read more than 50 books last year (the number in the challenge) but not everything fit a prompt!
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Reply to: #969944 by Brandy
Jan 3, 2019 8:20pm
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I'd like to get my hands on a copy of that graveyard book of yours. When are you going to publish it?
Self published?
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Jan 4, 2019 8:09am
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One of the categories in my challenge is "a self-published book". I know there are several LB authors...anybody self published?
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 8:19am
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I don't know anything about self-publishing, but I have a short story in an anthology published with Untreed Reads and they've been wonderful to work with, very professional and available. It's worth checking out their submission policy.
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 8:22am
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I have a number of self-published books. The Amazon link is in my profile.
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 8:29am
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I know there are several LB authors...

Oooh! Ooh! I wrote a book!! Try:
https://www.amazon.com/Blog-Post-Mortem-Mark-Berkeland-ebook/dp/B01IJE2X08
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Reply to: #969983 by Quiet Place
Jan 4, 2019 9:00am
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I will definitely try at least one--they all look so interesting!
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Reply to: #969984 by wassamatta u
Jan 4, 2019 9:03am
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This looks good too! Adding it to my list
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 10:00am
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Re: A Great Author
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Reply to: #968638 by DoubleSaj and Old Blue
Jan 4, 2019 10:04am
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I have wanted to read Marjorie Morningstar by him for years. It is always on my TBR list, but I just have not gotten to it yet. Maybe this will be the year.

-amanda from seattle
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 10:08am
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Every summer our Seattle Library has a reading bingo card challenge and you are to read the books and get a Bingo. Of course, being a BIG reader, I usually do the Black out of the card and read everything. Sometimes the different categories are challenging to me. They usually always have a "read something out of your comfort zone" Blah. Poetry and graphic novels are always a challenge for me, but luckily they are usually quite short and quick to get through! LOL

-Amanda from Seattle
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Reply to: #969848 by Mama Stork
Jan 4, 2019 5:38pm
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Doing the PopSugar challenge again—plus personal goal of 95 books for the year (including audiobooks).
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 5, 2019 3:17am
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My granddaughter, Buttermilk, wrote, illustrated, and self-published a book as part of her Girl Scout Gold Award. The title - Saving KB: The Story of Karner Blue. It is the story of New Hampshire's both state and federally endangered state butterfly - the Karner Blue. She was 17 years old when she did this. The book is for sale on Amazon.
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Reply to: #969981 by Mama Stork
Jan 5, 2019 9:03am
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I have many self published novels :)
http://francespauli.com
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Reply to: #970050 by Vandisar
Jan 5, 2019 1:36pm
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Also some very intriguing choices! Thanks for sharing--can't wait to delve into some of these