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The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, by Jacqueline Novogratz
Imagine the experience of a high school student who donated a sweater to Goodwill and then eleven years later seeing a young boy wearing that same sweater in Africa? This is a great memoir, but also… more →
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Gricel wrote 3 weeks ago: Annie Choi’s Happy Birthday or Whatever: Track Suits, Kim Chee, and other Family Disasters is … more →
The Blue Sweater: Bridging the Gap between Rich and Poor in an Interconnected World, by Jacqueline Novogratz
newtonreference wrote 1 month ago: Imagine the experience of a high school student who donated a sweater to Goodwill and then eleven ye … more →
Why is My Mother Getting a Tattoo?: And Other Questions I Wish I Never Had to Ask, by Jancee Dunn
newtonreference wrote 1 month ago: If you need a good laugh and a break from the hectic pace of life, take the time to read this book a … more →
Unlikely Disciple: A Sinner's Semester at America's Holiest University, by Kevin Roose
newtonreference wrote 5 months ago: Some college students spend a semester at the Sorbonne, but Brown University undergraduate, Kevin Ro … more →
Remembering Anne Frank
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newtonreference wrote 5 months ago: June 12 is the 80th anniversary of the birth of Anne Frank, whose Jewish family was forced into hidi … more →
11 Books in 15 Minutes
newtonreference wrote 6 months ago: 1) Joy School – Elizabeth Berg – Yes, she writes chick lit, but she captures the innerm … more →
Without a Map, by Meredith Hall
newtonreference wrote 6 months ago: In 1965, when Meredith Hall became pregnant and gave her child up for adoption, she was expelled fro … more →
Dry, by Augusten Burroughs
newtonreference wrote 6 months ago: This second memoir by the author of Running with Scissors chronicles his efforts to overcome alcohol … more →
Seldom Disappointed: A Memoir, by Tony Hillerman
newtonreference wrote 7 months ago: Since I have read all of this author’s Navajo mysteries I was interested to learn more about h … more →
West of Kabul, East of New York: An Afghan American Story, by Mir Tamim Ansary
newtonreference wrote 7 months ago: This book grew out of an email composed by the author that was widely forwarded after Sept. 11th. An … more →
Divinely Inspired
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ccmal wrote 9 months ago: Divinely Inspired Author: Jerry Pollock Publisher: Shechinah Third Temple Rating: Reviewed by: Chery … more →
Twisted Head: An Italian-American Memoir, by Carl Capotorto
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: The author, The “Sopranos’” Little Paulie, tells the funny, poignant story of grow … more →
Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World, by Vicki Myron, with Bret Witter
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: Vicki Myron is passionate about libraries, about Iowa, about the town of Spencer, and especially abo … more →
The FDR books Obama reads
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: What’s on President-elect Obama’s nightstand? When he mentioned reading a new book abou … more →
Brother, I'm Dying, by Edwidge Danticat
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: Edwidge Danticat was four years old when her parents immigrated to America, leaving her in Haiti for … more →
The Pages in Between: A Holocaust Legacy of Two Families, One Home, by Erin Einhorn
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: Erin Einhorn’s mother Irena was born in Poland in 1942, and hidden by a Catholic family during … more →
Exhibit about Irene Nemirovsky
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: Those who have read Suite Francaise (or other books) by Irene Nemirovsky may be interested in a new … more →
The Last Princess: The Devoted Life of Queen Victoria'a Youngest Daughter, by Matthew Dennison
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: For royalty fans, a very readable account of Princess Beatrice’s life, particularly her relati … more →
Knots in My Yo-Yo String : The Autobiography of a Kid, by Jerry Spinelli
newtonreference wrote 1 year ago: A poignant, funny montage of 1950’s childhood memories by this award winning author who grew u … more →
