Entries by Anne-Marie Reader

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497. Troubled Blood

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by:  Joni Renee Zalk Author:   Robert Galbraith (aka J.K. Rowling) Genre:   Fiction, Crime, Suspense, Thriller, Mystery 944 pages, published  September 15, 2020 Reading Format:   Audiobook on Overdrive Summary Troubled Blood is the fifth book in J.K. Rowling’s Cormoran Strike detective series.  Strike and his partner Robin Ellacott are hired by a woman […]

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496. The Last American Man

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   Elizabeth Gilbert Genre:   Non Fiction, Biography, Nature 241 pages, published  December 23, 2009 Reading Format:   Book Summary Rating:  ☆☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   Elizabeth Gilbert Genre:   Non Fiction, Biography, Nature 241 pages, published  December 23, 2009 Reading Format:   Book Quotes  “I live in nature where everything is connected, circular. The seasons […]

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495. Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us

Drive: The Surprising Truth About What Motivates Us Rating:  ☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   Daniel H. Pink Genre:   Non Fiction, Psychology, Business, Self Improvement 242  pages, published  December 29, 2009 Reading Format:   Book Summary In Drive, Author Daniel Pinkwater explores the question of motivation.  He demonstrates that money is not always the best method.  Rather, he […]

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494. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   J.K. Rowling Genre:   Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy 759 pages, published  July 21, 2007 Reading Format:   Audiobook Summary Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is the final book in the classic series by JK Rowling.  The book, and the series, build to a final confrontation between Harry and Voldemort.  Only one […]

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493. Atomic Habits

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆1/2 Recommended by: Author:   James Clear Genre:    Nonfiction, Self-Improvement, Psychology 319 pages, published  October 17, 2018 Reading Format:   Book Summary In Atomic Habits, author James Clear provides readers with solid, well researched advice on how to better adopt healthy habits and rid yourself of bad ones.  He advocates adopting systems rather than relying on […]

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491. The Office: The Untold Story of the Greatest Sitcom of the 2000s: An Oral History

Rating:  ☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author:   Andy Greene Genre:  Non-Fiction, Cultural, Biography, Humor 464 pages, published  March 24, 2020 Reading Format:   Audiobook on Overdrive Summary Interspersed with quotes from the creators, writers, and actors of The Office, this book is a behind the scenes account of one of the most iconic television shows of the 2000’s.  […]

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490. My Dark Vanessa

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by:  Valerie Flores Author:   Kate Elizabeth Russell Genre:    Fiction 385  pages, published  March 10, 2020 Reading Format:   Audiobook on Overdrive Summary My Dark Vanessa  tells the haunting story of 15 year old Vanessa Wye, a fifteen year old girl, and her long term romantic entanglement with Jacob Strane, her 42 year old […]

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489. Watch Me Disappear

Rating:  ☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author:  Janelle Brown Genre:   Fiction, Romance, Mystery, Thriller 358 pages, published July 11, 2017 Reading Format:  Audio Book Summary Watch Me Disappear tells the story of Billie, Olive and Jonathan, a family that is torn apart when Mom Billie disappears while on a solo hiking trek and is presumed dead.  Olive […]

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488. Appropos of Nothing

Rating:  ☆☆☆☆ Recommended by: Author:   Woody Allen Genre:    Non Fiction, Memoir, Humor 396 pages, published March 23, 2020 Reading Format:   e-Book Summary Appropos of Nothing is a memoir by Woody Allen which tells the story of his life, from his childhood in Brooklyn to his work as a writer for the Sid Caesar variety show […]