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Review Date: 12/5/2007
"Well-written and funny, although he has a rather casual attitude towards losing an awful lot of money."
Review Date: 12/8/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I'd classify Morgan and Henshall's book as probably the most "approachable" of the 9/11 books I've read thus far. Suceeds in presenting key questions effectively, without getting bogged down with details - Griffin's "The New Pearl Harbor" would a good one to read next (the details will mean more at that point)."
Review Date: 6/30/2008
"The main plotline "You Don't Know What You've Got 'Til It's Gone" works well, but it's a loooooooong book that meanders quite a bit, with digressions aplenty. I had trouble buying into the voice of the protagonist suburban teen girl; I heard the author himself coming through regularly. On a couple of pickier notes: New Jersey doesn't allow self-serve gas stations and the Roman Catholic Priest would have likely been Eritrean not Ethiopian (with a less Swahili-sounding name!). The subplot involving the girl's father seemed unresolved without hearing both sides of the story.
That having been said, I can recommend the book, though not at full price for the hardcover (I read the APC)."
That having been said, I can recommend the book, though not at full price for the hardcover (I read the APC)."
Review Date: 4/9/2007
3 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I disliked the previous couple of books, but decided to give the series one last try. Well ... that was it. Jane's fantastically successful, rich, and now married. What's left? Yawn."
Review Date: 6/10/2009
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I appreciated Peggy and Brian's switching off to give details of their shared experience, interspersed (what a word!) with her mom June's recollections of her own cross-country cycling adventure 40 years earlier. As an interesting gender reversal, Brian seemed to talk the most about how he felt, with Peggy's reports being more factual (although she does make it clear she's far from blind to her mother's ... ummm ... controlling nature); June was single - though travelled with an acquaintance - and rather a party animal, giving her accounts quite a different perspective."
Review Date: 2/14/2007
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"I didn't think it was very interesting at all. Fellow-Texan Molly Ivins wrote the foreward, making it appear as though she co-authored it, hooking in potential buyers."
Review Date: 11/13/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Interesting premise - author scours the globe (via wild goose chases) to find the source of a specific cloth pattern. First of a trilogy."
Review Date: 4/25/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"The first part about being an airline employee on-the-job was interesting. The second part, airline employees on a trip to the mid-east for a crew party, was kind of silly."
All in My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache
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Review Date: 5/24/2009
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Author went for a two-fer in the same book: memoir + non-fiction, which didn't work well for me, serving to drag out the story; I'd bet those who read it looking for the science, disliked the memoir aspect."
All In My Head: An Epic Quest to Cure an Unrelenting, Totally Unreasonable, and Only Slightly Enlightening Headache
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Review Date: 5/24/2009
"Author went for a two-fer in the same book: memoir + non-fiction, which didn't work well for me, serving to drag out the story; I'd bet those who read it looking for the science, disliked the memoir aspect."
Review Date: 2/14/2007
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Very well-written story of a unique experience."
Review Date: 4/9/2007
5 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Highly recommended! Ms. Werris dealt with many celebs in her line of work, but at no point does she ever seem to be bragging. Quite the opposite - she comes across as very modest."
Review Date: 2/11/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Interesting, relevant examples provided"
Review Date: 3/17/2008
"Three trips in one umbrella book: Central Europe, USA and France/Spain. Cycling enthusiasts might be disappointed with the lack of technical details, but it's a good read. I'm looking forward to Mustoe's new adventures in South America due out soon."
Review Date: 7/9/2007
"The book's primary focus is her husband's (successful) 2006 U. S. Senate race; however, there are essays on the death of her father, dealing with co-workers, etc. I'd suggest reading her previous book "Life Happens" first, which will give this one more context, rather than being just "about politics.""
Review Date: 4/25/2007
2 member(s) found this review helpful.
"Single mother in depression era Seattle, and her extended family. It's the sequel to "The Egg and I" about chicken farming in rural Washington in the late 20's."
Review Date: 10/15/2009
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"This book is like "reading" a reality TV show about the residents of Appleby House. I've now read all of her published works, and would recommend "Misadventures" to be the best place to start if you're new to the author, although here she continues to make the mundane details of her very ordinary life ... compelling."
Review Date: 12/11/2007
"Gornick's quite a good essayist - wish there were another collection of her work!"
Review Date: 8/12/2007
"A diabetic protaginist was an interesting differentiation. The L.A. setting was done well for me; I usually find the area geographically confusing to follow in books. I recommend the book, and would definitely read a sequel. A couple of quibbles though ... the love triangle thing was done by Janet Evanovich (Stephanie Plum series), and gets old fast. Also, I realize that in mystery series the author throws out more names to the reader than in "regular" fiction, but I was reeling through the first couple of chapters until it became clearer who the key players would be."
Review Date: 9/13/2007
1 member(s) found this review helpful.
"There is a "gay focus" to the book; however, not so much so that most folks couldn't otherwise get into it. Plenty of material about growing older, selling a home, etc."
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