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What I read (Summer & Fall 2008)
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Such a Pretty Fat: One Narcissist's Quest to Discover If Her Life Makes Her Ass Look Big, or Why Pie Is Not the AnswerSuch 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
Buy new: $10.08 / Used from: $3.16
I love Jenn Lancaster. I want to go shopping and out for drinks with her.
Me Talk Pretty One DayMe Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.08
I literally laughed out loud at some points.
Dress Your Family in Corduroy and DenimDress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim by David Sedaris
Buy new: $9.74 / Used from: $0.99
great reading when I was stuck in the (freezing!) New Orleans Airport after the longest trade show ever.
Running with Scissors: A MemoirRunning with Scissors: A Memoir by Augusten Burroughs
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01
Read at the suggestion of my then boyfriend, and so glad I did. Burroughs is a genius.
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan: A NovelSnow Flower and the Secret Fan: A Novel by Lisa See
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $0.01
A book club pick. Deep at times, but very touching, and applicable to almost all womens relationships, regardless of culture, generation or status.
I Have Heard You Calling in the NightI Have Heard You Calling in the Night by Thomas Healy
Buy new: $11.05 / Used from: $0.01
Another book club pick. Simple & clean writing. would have preferred a more complete ending.
How Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone ElseHow Starbucks Saved My Life: A Son of Privilege Learns to Live Like Everyone Else by Michael Gates Gill
Buy new: $9.80 / Used from: $0.01
Read almost immediately after losing my job. An interesting look at how our perspective on life is shaped by our status.
Losing My Faculties: A Teacher's StoryLosing My Faculties: A Teacher's Story by Brendan Halpin
Buy new: $11.25 / Used from: $3.96
A great read for anyone who is considering teaching, or wondering what they are doing in their career.
Chuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous IdeasChuck Klosterman IV: A Decade of Curious People and Dangerous Ideas by Chuck Klosterman
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $7.15
A collection of essays. great for lunchtime reading, commuting, traveling, etc.
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and IndonesiaEat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia by Elizabeth Gilbert
Buy new: $9.47 / Used from: $0.01
a touching, well-written read. a must for any confused twenty (or thirty) something.
BrokenBroken by William Cope Moyers
Buy new: $6.00 / Used from: $5.36
Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.)Wasted: A Memoir of Anorexia and Bulimia (P.S.) by Marya Hornbacher
Buy new: $10.07 / Used from: $3.98
Madness: A Bipolar LifeMadness: A Bipolar Life by Marya Hornbacher
Buy new: $13.71 / Used from: $2.00
Save Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and BackSave Karyn: One Shopaholic's Journey to Debt and Back by Karyn Bosnak
Buy new: $10.04 / Used from: $0.01
When You Are Engulfed in FlamesWhen You Are Engulfed in Flames by David Sedaris
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $1.99