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Fascinating history of the CIA and the role of women.

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The Sisterhood: The Secret History of Women at the CIA

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Read 396 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A thrilling and monumental new history of the CIA that reveals how women have always playe…

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Very interesting look at sociopathy. Not too clinical.

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Read 3,567 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. A fascinating, revelatory memoir revealing the author's struggle to come to terms with h...

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This book is hysterical!!!!!

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Everyone in My Family Has Killed Someone (Ernest Cunnin...

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Read 1,782 reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Everyone in my family has killed someone. Some of us, the high achievers, have killed mo...

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The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. 

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The Witch's Heart by Genevieve Gornichec. 

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This tale is about a banished witch, Angrboda, who falls in love with the trickster god Loki. From their union, three monstrous children are produced: Hel, Fenris, and Jormungandr.

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The way the author writes is unique. It starts a little strange and slow but once it gets going you will not want to put it down. Great Murder Mystery.

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Oprah loved this and so did I!! Great story about families. Excellent character development.

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Because Forensics 😋

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A friend of mine has not read a classic before. Jane Eyre seemed the perfect fit for an introduction to the classics with its darker tone and moody love story. I, of course, needed to read it with her.

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This book is tough but wow. I haven't gotten to the murder yet but I can see it coming. True story.

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Written by someone who clearly knows absolutely nothing about trauma, trauma bonding or anything else related to systemic, horrific abuse. There's a rWritten by someone who clearly knows absolutely nothing about trauma, trauma bonding or anything else related to systemic, horrific abuse. There's a reason you don't understand. I'd focus on being grateful for that lack of understanding, instead of criticizing something that's outside your scope of comprehension. Let me guess? You also think it's super duper easy for victims of domestic violence to just get up and leave too, right? ...more (less)

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Written by someone who clearly knows absolutely nothing about trauma, trauma bonding or anything else related to systemic, horrific abuse. There's a rWritten by someone who clearly knows absolutely nothing about trauma, trauma bonding or anything else related to systemic, horrific abuse. There's a reason you don't understand.

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I've been in a weird mood with my reading lately....

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Read 2,059 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. A daughter races to uncover her mother’s secret life in the wake of her disappearance in…

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Just bought this book and I haven’t been able to put it down. I adore all Stephen King books!

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The author, William Roy Pipes, put his love and knowledge of the Appalachian Mountains and the people who live there into an intriguing romantic murder mystery involving a three year old boy, the only witness to the murders of his family, murdered by a gang out of Mexico. This gang was searching for a distant cousin suspected of stealing a large sum of money.The novel begins in 1940 in the Western North Carolina Mountains of Appalachia. It is a story involving conspiracy, trickery, and deception, with the plot embracing the historical lifestyle of that time and location. As the man and his new bride seek to solve the murders, that time in history comes to life.

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This is the second book in the series Camino Island.

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness [Haidt, Jonathan] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. The Anxious Generation: How the Great Rewiring of Childhood Is Causing an Epidemic of Mental Illness

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The writing in this book is incredible.

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I am fascinated by this entire story (and very saddened too). This book was well researched.

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The Devil at His Elbow: Alex Murdaugh and the Fall of a Southern Dynasty

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A memoir of Andrew Peterson - musician and author

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Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

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Adorning the Dark: Thoughts on Community, Calling, and the Mystery of Making

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Stand out quote "Making something beautiful in a broken world can be harrowing work, and it can't be done alone."

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A local book club picked this book for this month so I am rereading it. It has been a "few" years since I read it during my freshmen year in college.

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What can I say? It's almost Halloween!

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Set in 1878 about Marie van Goethem, it is the historical fiction story of the girl behind Degas' famous statuette, Little Dancer, Aged Fourteen, and her older sister, Antoinette. I was a dancer and still teach ballet so really enjoyed the ballet aspect and the story of how hard life was at the Paris Opera for the girls who danced there.

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Read 3,334 reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. 1878 Paris. Following their father’s sudden death, the van Goethem sisters find their li…

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Topsail Island, NC is my home away from home each summer.  Carol Ann Ross is a wonderful lady who has made it her mission to explore the local history of Topsail Island and the people who were born & raised in the areas surrounding it.  Her books are so intriguing, and they take you back to a place in time when life was hard but seemed a little simpler.  I just finished her generational series and loved it.  This standalone book is new for me, and I am already loving it.  I am all about those feel-good reads.  

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Story of Topsail Island, NC -Pelagic by Carol Ann Ross

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Story of Topsail Island, NC -Pelagic by Carol Ann Ross

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This book is the third in the series I started back in November 2024. A lot of the worldbuilding in the series reminds me of rural Appalachia and the coal mines. It is rooted in Scoth-Irish immigrant mentality, but instead of being in Appalachia, it's on Mars. I would highly recommend this whole series.

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Read 18.8k reviews from the world's largest community for readers. Darrow would have lived in peace, but his enemies brought him war. The Gold overlords de...

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Sweet read full of fantasy, a little romance, and the warmest feels! Perfect for a cozy Christmas read!

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Book Five of Sanderson's Stormlight Archive. This whole series is fantastic. I would highly recommend.

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This is not a light read at all but absolutely fascinating. Suggest you pair this with a light book to give your brain a break.

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Amazon.com: Patriot: A Memoir: 9780593320969: Navalny, Alexei: Books

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I just started reading this! So good!

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This book is like a grownup version of the Hunger Games. It is a dystopian science fiction story about a caste system that organizes all of humanity into colors ranging from Reds at the bottom to Golds at the top. I am nearly done with it. It has been a fantastic read.

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Read 53.9k reviews from the world’s largest community for readers. “I live for the dream that my children will be born free,” she says. “That they will be …

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This is one where there's a surprise at least every other chapter- it's hard to put down!

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Just wow.

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"Heartfelt, humor-tinged prose... The Many Lives of Mama Love contains notes of Wild , Orange is the New Black , and Catch me if you Can . - The New York Times - Kirkus Reviews - BookPage -Lori Gottlieb, author of the New York Times bestseller,

"A courageous and inspiring memoir." Maybe You Should Talk to Someone The Many Lives of Mama Love is a masterclass in perseverance. This brilliant memoir is a reminder and inspiration that sometimes the only way out of suffering is to go straight through it. This book will leave you inspired and empowered to reveal your own most authentic self." -Rich Roll, bestselling author of

"Grips you as suddenly as any psychological thriller... Readers will experience the lows and highs of addiction, incarceration and rehabilitation as Love Hardin assembles the pieces of her shattered life into something beautiful again in this inspiring chronicle." Finding Ultra and host of The Rich Roll

"A hilarious and heartbreaking confession that will not let you go until it is done-and then it will haunt you. It will give you hope in what is possible for each of us if we allow others-and ourselves-to move beyond our shame, find redemption, and write a new, more inspiring story of our lives." Podcast The Many Lives of Mama Love is a book to intrigue, enchant, instruct, entertain and inspire readers of all ages and backgrounds. It speaks to our common human experience of suffering and the healing that can follow." -Gabor Maté M.D., author of the New York Times bestseller, The Myth of Normal -David Sheff, author of #1 New York Times bestseller , Beautiful Boy -Bryan Stevenson, author of the New York Times bestseller Just Mercy -Dr. Lisa Miller, psychologist and author of the New York Times bestseller, The Spiritual Child

"Laced with penetrating wit, written with unsparing honesty and manifesting irrepressible resilience, -Dr. James Doty, author of the New York Times bestseller, Into The Magic Shop -Piper Kerman, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller, Orange is the New Black

"Start this thrilling, heartrending, funny book, and you won't stop. I couldn't. From page one, I was swept into Hardin's remarkable, un-put-down-able, artfully told story of suffering and redemption. This book can help anyone who's struggled and felt hopelessness (and who hasn't?). shows that not only can we survive the bleakest times, but we can thrive in them and because of them. "

"A compelling and timely rebuttal to the perverse and unjust notion that people who are convicted of crimes can only be criminals. This critically important idea is essential for a nation that has been so derailed by destructive "law and order" narratives that have left us both less just and less safe."

"Hardin reveals who we truly are deep inside: infinite souls of limitless possibility. We are far more than the sum of what we have done and not done, what we have and do not have. In her profound, moving memoir, Hardin is honest, courageous, and challenges us to exceed the limiting definition we impose on ourselves and one another. We all can be redeemed."

"This book will make you laugh, cry, and realize that everyone deserves a chance and, sometimes more than one. A powerful, poignant memoir filled with grace, enlightenment and love."

"Lara Love Hardin writes with the same humor and bravery that helped her navigate incarceration, sobriety and a daunting return to the community to regain her place in her children's lives. This beautifully told story flies in the face of assumptions about substance use disorder and incarcerated women and shows how community and connection help people rebuild themselves for the better."

Lara Love Hardin is a literary agent, author, and president of True Literary. Prior to founding True Literary, she was the co-CEO of Idea Architects. She has an MFA in creative writing and is a five-time New York Times bestselling collaborative writer, including the #1 bestseller Designing Your Life and the 2018 Oprah's Book Club pick The Sun Does Shine , which she coauthored with Anthony Ray Hinton. She lives in La Selva Beach, California.

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The Many Lives of Mama Love (Oprah's Book Club): A Memoir of Lying, Stealing, Writing, and Healing

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The Fourth Wing Series!  BEST Book series I have read in a long while!  Totally recommend this! 

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The Fourth Wing Series!  BEST Book series I have read in a long while!  Totally recommend this! 

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Good historical fiction....of course women are the best spies.

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In an enthralling new historical novel from national bestselling author Kate Quinn, two women—a female spy recruited to the real-life Alice Network in France during World War I and an unconventional American socialite searching for her cousin in 1947—are brought together in a mesmerizing story of courage and redemption.

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Listening to this....kind of sad hearing it in his voice. Raw, powerful, does have language but wow.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is a memoir by the American-Canadian actor Matthew Perry. It was released by Macmillan Publishers (and by Headline in the UK) on November 1, 2022, a year before Perry's death on October 28, 2023. In the book, Perry details his decades-long struggle with alcoholism and addiction. Perry also details his personal life, including his relationships and time on the Friends TV series, in which he starred as Chandler Bing. The book was made available in digital, paperback, and hardcover formats, with Perry himself narrating the audiobook edition. Lisa Kudrow, who worked with Perry on Friends starring as Phoebe Buffay, provided the foreword, in which she describes Perry as "sweet, sensitive and rational".

Shortly after its release, Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing became a bestseller on both Amazon and The New York Times charts. It received generally positive reviews from critics, with many praising Perry's openness.

The original version of the book included a controversial passage asking a rhetorical question as to why figures the likes of River Phoenix (with whom Perry worked together on A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon) and Heath Ledger died early, but an actor like Keanu Reeves did not. It was removed after a backlash by fans of the latter.

In a positive review for The Guardian, Barbara Ellen praises Perry's openness and the fact that Perry is candid to the point where the reader might not really like him, commenting, "maybe that's the mark of a truthful memoir."

In an interview for the Financial Times conducted with the author by Elisabeth Egan before the book came out, Perry confessed that the feeling that he might be able to help others going through experiences similar to his encouraged him to write about things he might not necessarily want to share. The interview stresses that the book was not ghostwritten.

A reviewer for the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung wrote that they were surprised to find out Perry still had the stamina for romantic relationships among the difficulty of addiction and acting work.

However, on the other hand, a reviewer for Kirkus Reviews was less enthusiastic, noting that the author is "a blurter, not a storyteller", with the book itself being "strictly for Perry's fans".

1. ^ a Sturges, Fiona (November 16, 2022). "Friends, Lovers and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry review - being Chandler Bing". The Guardian. b

2. ^ Lewis, Isobel (October 31, 2023). "The biggest revelations from Perry's book Friends, Lovers and Big Terrible Things". The Independent.

3. ^ Gioia, Michael (October 29, 2023). "Read Lisa Kudrow's Foreword for Matthew Perry's Memoir". The Messenger. Archived from the original on October 29, 2023.

4. ^ "Lisa Kudrow Thanks Matthew Perry for 'Trusting Me' During 'the Best 10 Years a Person Gets to Have' on 'Friends'". Peoplemag.

5. ^ Hartzog, Oscar (November 1, 2022). "Matthew Perry Memoir Hits No. 1 on Amazon Charts Four Days After Release". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on December 5, 2022.

6. ^ Hardy, Liberty (September 9, 2022). "30 of the Buzziest, Best Fall Books 2022 Has To Offer". Book Riot. Archived from the original on September 28, 2022.

7. ^ DeLong, Aimee (November 15, 2022). "'Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing' is a moving, yet disappointing memoir". The Tribune.

8. ^ ""Dumme" Keanu-Reeves-Buchpassage wird entfernt". Kronen Zeitung. April 24, 2023.

9. ^ Berry, Lorraine (April 23, 2023). "Matthew Perry says he'll remove Keanu Reeves insult in future editions of his book". Los Angeles Times.

10. ^ Ellen, Barbara (November 7, 2022). "Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing by Matthew Perry review - the one with the rich and famous addict" - via The Guardian.

11. ^ Egan, Elisabeth (October 23, 2022). "The One Where Matthew Perry Writes an Addiction Memoir" - via NYTimes.com.

12. ^ ""Friends"-Star Matthew Perry packt in seinen Memoiren aus". October 27, 2022 - via www.faz.net.

13. ^ "FRIENDS, LOVERS, AND THE BIG TERRIBLE THING | Kirkus Reviews" - via www.kirkusreviews.com.

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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing is a memoir by the American-Canadian actor Matthew Perry. It was released by Macmillan Publishers (and by Headline in the UK) on November 1, 2022, a year before Perry's death on October 28, 2023.

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OMG. The audio is fabulous as well

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Read 100k reviews from the world's largest community for readers. "Welcome to the family," Nina Winchester says as I shake her elegant, manicured hand. I s...

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I just got done reading the Fourth Wing: Empyrean Series! This series is life changing for me because now I am expanding my horizons more when I pick a new book to read. Just a heads up though..Fourth Wing is an easy read that is more on the lines of "no thinking needed", not saying you do not have to pay attention it is just an easier read than books two and three. Which...you better pay attention in those! Long story short..I am OFFICIALLY a Romantacy girl! If anyone wants to start a Fourth Wing Club here...let's talk!

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This is very heart warming....I know the end is near and I like the characters too much.

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A fun, easy read!

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Another fantastic entry in the Red Rising Saga so far! I would highly recommend the entire series to anyone that likes dystopian Sci-Fi.

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The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Morning Sta…

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I'm a big fan of everything Jurassic Park. :-)

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I suppose that is what every man must tell himself in war.” His voice rasps and he sucks again on the water tube. “That there will be an end, and when it is done, enough of himself will remain. Enough to be a father. A brother. A lover. But we know it isn’t true. Don’t we, Darrow? War eats the victors last.

An absolutely fantastic follow-up to Morning Star. This whole series is phenomenal. I grew up on the Hunger Games and this feels like a more grown-up version of that.

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They call him father, liberator, warlord, Reaper. But h…

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I am forever a wrestling and history nerd. Mildred Burke was the first female athlete to make a million dollars.

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Really enjoying this book and the attention to detail that paints a vivid picture of life on the run.

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Read 11.1k reviews from the world's largest community for readers. In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take...

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Just started reading this one and I can't put it down!

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Enter the brutal and elite world of a war college for d…

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This is a great worldbuilding book for Terry Brooks's Shannara Chronicles. It's a fantasy setting that takes place after humankind has fallen due to the resurgence of magic in our own world. It's a wonderful series that has a lot of great storylines, as well as interesting magics and characters.

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First King of Shannara (The Original Shannara Trilogy, …

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Outcast by the Druids for his devotion to the forbidden…

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This is fun...a bit thought provoking...quirky yet still delightful

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I really liked this book! Great characters.