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Jennifer Massoni

The Neal Pollack Anthology of American Literature: The Collected Writings of Neal Pollack

At the risk of absolutely never being nearly an eighth as funny as Neal Pollack is in this anthology, I'll say it straight: Read this book!
Michelle 2005

Expressionism: The Findings of a Man

What I was able to read,left me wanting to know more, see more, experience more...through the author's eyes.
Delia Cabe

The Alchemy of Loss: A Young Widow's Transformation

Thank you for writing this book. I have been writing about the loss of my boyfriend to brain cancer and understand the energy writing a book such as yours takes....
Miah Davis

Before ever knowing about you I had heard some many things. People make you seem as if you don't have a heart and that nothing would ever hurt you.
George Schofield

After 50 It's Up To Us, Developing The Skills And Agility We'll Need

"Optimistic, deeply insightful, and filled with real-life examples, this book is a must for those of us who are willing to invest the time to develop the skills and agility...
Ilsa P.

Sagwa, the Chinese Siamese Cat

(This isn't so much a review as a compliment) When I was a little younger, I read the book Sagwa. My sister and I would always pretend we were little...
Kim Hoffman

The Armies of the Night: History as a Novel, the Novel as History

Armies of the night, The Electric Kool Aid Acid Test, Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas and/or On the Campaign Trail '72 are all enduring books, capturing the 1960's period...
Cary Chrysler

The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream

Barack Obama, as any good writer, knows a great line when he hears it. He heard his pastor speak that line in a sermon, and tucked it away: "The Audacity...
Raul Ramos y Sanchez

Hick

In a voice that is fresh, raw, and haunting, Portes takes us into the taboo world of pubescent female sexuality through Luli McMullen, a thirteen-year-old vixen wannabe who unflinchingly relates...