Entries by Anne-Marie Reader

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79. Wildflower

Rating:  ☆☆☆ Recommended by:   Author:   Drew Barrymore Genre:  Non-Fiction, Memoir 288 pages, published October 27, 2015 Reading Format:  Audio Book   Summary In Wildflower, Drew Barrymore examines her life through a series of vignettes which begin with her early years as a child actor through the birth of her two daughters.  It soon becomes […]

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78. A Little Life

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆☆ Recommended by:  Heather Ringoen Author:   Hanya Yanagihara Genre:  Fiction 720 pages, published March 10, 2015 Reading Format:  Book   Summary A Little Life tells the stories of Willem, JB, Malcolm and Jude, four young men who meet at a small, exclusive college in Massachusetts college and become fast friends.  They all move to […]

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77. Sister Mother Husband Dog

Rating:  ☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author:   Delia Ephron Genre:  Non Fiction, Memoir, Humor 240 pages, published September 17, 2013 Reading Format:  Audio Book   Summary Sister Mother Husband Dog is a series of autobiographical essays about life, love, sisterhood, movies, and family written by Delia Ephron, best-selling author and writer of movies You’ve Got Mail, The […]

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76. Misfit to Masterpiece

Rating:  ☆☆ Recommended by:  Christie Funk Heflin Author:   M. Diane Pearce Genre:  Non Fiction, Christian, Self-Help 150 pages, published August 8, 2014 Reading Format:  Book   Summary In Misfit to Masterpiece, Diane Pearce tells of her journey from abused orphan to wife, mother, friend, marriage counselor, professor, and Founder of Legacy Strategy, Inc. Pearce shows […]

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75. Bossypants

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author:   Tina Fey Genre:  Non Fiction, Memoir, Humor 283 pages, published April 5, 2011 Reading Format:  Audio Book   Summary Before she was Liz Lemon on 30 Rock, before she anchored Weekend Update on Saturday Night Live and before she nailed an impersonation of Sarah Palin to become part of the […]

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74. Abundance: The Future Is Better Than You Think

Rating:  ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by:  Christopher Funk Author:   Peter Diamandis Genre:  Non Fiction, Science, Economics 400 pages, published February 21, 2012 Reading Format:  Audio Book   Summary In Abundance, tech entrepreneur turned philanthropist Peter Diamandis makes the case that the world is a lot better off than you think it is and that we are getting […]

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73. The Husband’s Secret

Rating:  ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by:   Heather Bohart Author:   Liane Moriarty Genre:  Fiction 396 pages, published July 30, 2013 Reading Format:  Book   Summary The Husband’s Secret is a suspenseful novel that, as with many Liane Moriarity books, tells the intersecting stories of several Australian women.  The central character is Cecilia Fitzpatrick who, for all intents and […]

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72. The Traveler’s Gift: Seven Decisions that Determine Personal Success

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by:   Adrienne Bulinski Author:   Andy Andrews Genre:  Fiction, Self-Improvement 227 pages, published April 30, 2005 Reading Format:  Book   Summary The Traveler’s Gift weaves a business fable about a man named David Ponder who loses his job and money, but finds his way after he is magically transported into seven key points […]

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71. Big Little Lies

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by:    Author:   Liane Moriarity Genre:  Fiction 460 pages, published July 29, 2014 Reading Format:  Audio Book and Book Summary  Big Little Lies tells the story of three friends in a seaside Australian town of Pirriwee.  Madeline, a divorced and remarried mother of three, is funny, passionate, remembers everything and forgives no […]

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70. Stories I Tell My Friends

Rating:  ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   Rob Lowe Genre:  Non-Fiction, Memoir, Movies 320 pages, published April 26, 2011 Reading Format:  Audio Book Summary  Stories I Tell My Friends is Rob Lowe’s memoir in which he tells stories about his fascinating life.  Lowe recounts the pain of his parents’ divorce as a child from the Midwest and […]