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Patricia A. S. (grisbella) - Reviews

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Addie: A Memoir
Addie: A Memoir
Author: Mary Lee Settle
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/18/2010
Helpful Score: 1


Thought this book just okay. It was difficult to read.


African Nights : True Stories from the Author of I Dreamed of Africa
Review Date: 7/21/2009
Helpful Score: 1


I loved this book and actually had read it once before. It is quite unusual for me to read a book more than once. I have since purchased her first book "I Dreamed of Africa" to reread.


Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Agatha Christie: An Autobiography
Author: Agatha Christie
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 12/11/2009


Overall a good book and well written. I felt that it was most interesting reading after Ms. Christie was an adult.


Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir
Change Me into Zeus's Daughter: A Memoir
Author: Barbara Robinette Moss
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/3/2010


Loved the book.


Doc Susie
Doc Susie
Author: Virginia Cornell
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/24/2010


A good book and well worth reading.


Galileo's Daughter : A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
Galileo's Daughter : A Historical Memoir of Science, Faith, and Love
Author: Dava Sobel
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/20/2010
Helpful Score: 1


I found this book difficult to read especially in the first chapters; more about Galileo and scientific information rather than about his daughter.


A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Konemann Classics)
A Lady's Life in the Rocky Mountains (Konemann Classics)
Author: Isabella L. Bird
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/10/2009


None to submit.


Seven Before Seventy: One Women's Quest for the Seven Continents
Seven Before Seventy: One Women's Quest for the Seven Continents
Author: Joyce Brooks
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/26/2010
Helpful Score: 1


Interesting and informative book; hope to use as reference for future travels.


Sky of Stone : A Memoir
Sky of Stone : A Memoir
Author: Homer Hickam
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 2/4/2010


Great follow up to "October Sky."


The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music (Movie Tie-In)
Review Date: 4/13/2010


Interesting.


The Thread That Runs So True: A Mountain School Teacher Tells His Story
Review Date: 10/21/2009


Wonderful memoir and there are lessons to be learned for anyone involved in the education of children/young adults.


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