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Book Recommendations?
Asked by N.K. from Madison
on May 4, 2011
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Hi ladies. Are there any books you enjoyed reading and thought you learned something useful from them? Does not need to be nonfiction, but I would prefer to learn abou...
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- I am reading "Decision Points" by George W. Bush right now. Regardless of how you feel about him, this book has been an eye opener. Also, just finished "Heaven Is Fo...
- The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks. It's non-fiction and a fascinating read. All about the woman whose cells were taken from her without permission and have been use...
- I loved reading Pillars of the Earth and its sequel World Without End. I also highly recommend Jane Austen if you haven't read her yet...she is amazing! My favorite ...
Looking for a Good Book to Read
Asked by Y.D. from Chicago
on May 6, 2010
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I'm looking for a good book to read. Any recommendations? Thank you
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- What are your tastes? What have you read in the past and really liked? That might help direct us in an area that you might find appealing. For me, I like historic...
- Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
- hi there I recently read , "The Shack" it's on Amazon.. check it out. it was really good.. I finished it in 1 1/2 days.... normally, I kinda take my time with books...
Book Recommendation Needed
Asked by S.C. from San Francisco
on August 24, 2008
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Can anyone recommend a book for adults coping with a parent with alzheimer's related illness?
Thank you!
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- Unfortunately I don't know of any specific book that would be helpful, but if you haven't already contacted the Alzheimer's Association, you may want to. They are ext...
- Yes...I just read a couple of great books, but will have to find the titles. Look for my reply in a day or so! It really had some great hands on advice ...practic...
- I also was going to suggest the 36-Hour Day by Mace & Rabins. You also might want to check out the Family Caregiver Alliance at www.caregiver.org Good luck!
Good Book Good Reading.
Asked by E.B. from Miami
on January 13, 2012
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Any suggestions on a good book to read. Reading is my way of relaxing when all kids are in ned. Any suggestions? I like anything that will grab my attention romance no...
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- Nora Roberts is awesome and you can't go wrong. Suzanne Brockman is the bomb.
- anything by the following authors nora roberts (she does a lot of stand alones and a lot of trilogy sets) Elizabeth Lowell Jayne Ann Krentz Jayne Castle (jayne an...
- I just started reading "The Help". I saw the movie so it makes it easier to read the Southern dialect. DH just read Hunger Games, and loved it!
Looking for Good Book Suggestions
Asked by J.G. from Columbus
on July 12, 2008
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I am looking for some good book suggestions. I am really into autobiographies or biographies at the moment. I recently finished the book Shattered Dreams: My Life as...
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- This came highly recomended to me. A friend suggested that I read it to my husband while we were driving, on our way to vacation in Colo. We were both hooked. Could...
- I'm very late with a response, & you may have already heard of this, but there is a website you can use: www.whatshouldireadnext.com You type in the book you just ...
- Tony Dungy's book is awesome!
Chapter Book Recommendations?
Asked by E.E. from Denver
on March 1, 2012
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My oldest son and I have been reading The Magic Treehouse series. I love them. He loves them. It's great. Though he prefers that I read to him, he can read through...
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- My almost 8 year old love the Geronimo Stilton Books. They have illustrations and are very colorful and even though they are way too easy for him to read, he still en...
- Horrible Harry series is great the wayside school series is good junie b jones when he is just a little bit older the hank the cowdog series was my sons favorite
- visit the library and talk to the librarian.
Devotional Book Recommendations
Asked by M.N. from Green Bay
on June 1, 2009
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I have a high school graduation I am attending and I would like to give a devotional book to the girl. Her mom is a coworker of mine who is not religious and does not ...
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- The book I give to graduates is Madeline L'Engle's A Ring of Endless Light. It's not a devotional, but it is a beautiful, fiction read. I'm not religious, but Ms. L'En...
- May I suggest you find a gift for your coworker's daughter that does not have the potential to spark controversy? You could offer (in your congratulations card) to br...
- I like "Battlefield of the Mind" by Joyce Meyers (I think?) This book helps turn bad thoughts into good ones. Also, there is a workbook that goes with it.
Need an Inspirational/encouraging Book.
Asked by L.H. from Dallas
on November 10, 2010
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I am a christian woman with a pretty great life, great husband, two great children but I still seem to go to bed sad more often than not. I have been on and off depre...
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- Best book I read to get out of my post-partum funk and changed my life was: Learned optimism: how to change your mind and your life By Martin E. P. Seligman Ba...
- For a different perspective on life, read the Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. It is about seizing every moment and achieving your dreams told through a Professor di...
- How to Stop Worrying and Start Living by Dale Carnegie. The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch. I have suffered from depression in the past and can tell you that one o...
Book Recomendation for a Middle Aged Guy down in the Dumps
Asked by T.K. from Dallas
on December 19, 2011
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Picture this guy. He grew up with devout Christian mother and grandmother and had an absentee father. He was an Eagle Scout. Merit Scholar. Went on to get a degree...
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- How about Tuesdays with Morie? It's a wonderful book for anyone who needs to take a better look at life in general. In fact, all of Mitch Albom's books are very good.
- Don't sweat the small stuff...and it's all small stuff Richard Carlson It's a veru lighted hearted read.
- What about the Steve Jobs biography? Any book by David Sedaris is hilarious for some humor..... The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R. Covey? Or F...
What Does This Phrase in My Book Mean?
Asked by E.J. from Lincoln
on February 13, 2012
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I'm reading "The Six Wives of Henry VIII" by Alison Weir. I just read her biography of Henry VIII. I'm a bit of a history nut and I love this era. It's so fascinati...
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- My first thought was hand reared meant not breast-fed. If you couldn't breast feed, and couldn't afford a wet nurse, then your child had very little chance of survivin...
- Charles Dickens, in GREAT EXPECTATIONS, has Pip referred to as "being brought up by hand." Some people explain this as being bottle-fed - which would have been true i...
- It means "adopted" -in the sense that the baby's mother is not available and there's probably not a wet nurse around, so the baby would have to take some type of anima...
