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Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani

Children of the Jacaranda Tree by Sahar Delijani

Book Description (from Amazon) Neda is born in Tehran’s Evin Prison, where her mother is allowed to nurse her for a few months before the arms of a guard appear at the cell door one day and, simply, take... Read More »

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5.4
Looking Back with a Smile by Edward Farber

Looking Back with a Smile by Edward Farber

Book Description There’s a chuckle on every page of Looking Back with a Smile as the author recollects in brief but entertaining anecdotes (bits and pieces) of a life that has spanned seven decades. Bits and pieces are what... Read More »

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5.3
Mogadishu Diaries: Insider Threat by Eddie Thompkins

Mogadishu Diaries: Insider Threat by Eddie Thompkins

Book Review This is the second book in a series which I have had the privilege to read and review. Both books can stand alone but also follow on, one from the other. The writing is again good and... Read More »

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5.6
The Inner road to Wisdom and Healing by Carol Deans

The Inner road to Wisdom and Healing by Carol Deans

Book Description Carol Ann Deans’ life had fallen apart! She had lost her job, her home, her lover, her son, her health and didn’t particularly care if she lost her life. Her whole world had crumbled and all that... Read More »

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5.0
Don’t Let Me Die in a Motel 6 by Amy Wolf

Don’t Let Me Die in a Motel 6 by Amy Wolf

 Book Description Shopaholic meets Woody Allen as one middle-class, smartass Jewish gal is ejected from her cushy life as a banker after the crash of Washington Mutual Bank. Gone are the horses and weekend getaways, and in their place come... Read More »

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5.4
The Mogadishu Diaries by Eddie Thompkins

The Mogadishu Diaries by Eddie Thompkins

Book Description (from author) Ten months before Blackhawk Down, US Marines launched its first major offensive against Mogadishu’s militias. Top US military strategists for Operation Restore Hope recognized the critical importance of identifying Somali clan leaders responsible for the... Read More »

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5.7
Bridget Rowan’s Reality by Bridget Rowan

Bridget Rowan’s Reality by Bridget Rowan

Book Description “Make me look fantastic, Matthew!” I said, as he smiled at me in the mirror and cut my hair. “I’m going home to tell my husband we are over forever. Never again! Never again will I put... Read More »

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4.4
Psychonavigation by John Perkins

Psychonavigation by John Perkins

Book Description In this first hand account, John Perkins relates his encounters with the Bugis of Indonesia, the Shuara of the Amazon, the Quechua of the Andes and other psychonavigators around the world. He explains how the people of... Read More »

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4.6
The Unbelievable truth by Gordon Smith

The Unbelievable truth by Gordon Smith

Book Description Gordon Smith, the internationally respected medium and author of ‘Spirit Messenger’ astounds people with the incredibly accurate messages he brings from the spirit world, and explains how he gets his information with no tricks and no mumbo-jumbo.... Read More »

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5.3
Toast by Nigel Slater

Toast by Nigel Slater

  Book Description   This is an autobiographic tale by Nigel Slater, a culinary expert, chef and writer, in which he relates his formative years to memories of food and food related incidents. It is by turns very funny... Read More »

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6.1