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annoying
"had" to read this for a book club...felt like I was on an airplane sitting next to a self-absorbed girl (a real talker) that considered herself most fasinating and entertaining. if you're a true sedaris fan (why do so many reveiwers likengilman to him?)...be leary.not smart.

Lost This Review Once, sigh...
Typed out a nice review the other night and Amazon decided to clobber it. So, in short:
Cute and Humorous, Just Like the Cover
This inspiring book tells the tales of Susan Gilman's life from childhood through adulthood and celebrates the triumphs of life through humor and sophistication while adding a brutally honest look at the way life should be lived. I found each chapter an extraordinary bit of fun, especially the chapter titled, "Mick Jagger Wants Me", in which Susan's Rolling Stone obsession gets a little out of hand and ends with a Mick Jagger complimenting the size of her breasts. Gilman's witty comicalness and sporadic profanity transform her ordinary Jewish, liberal, New York lifestyle into a pleasing, laugh out loud tale that I believe many different audiences would enjoy. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Childhood Memoir    6. Childhood and youth    7. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    8. Gilman, Susan Jane    9. Girls    10. Interpersonal Relations    11. Literary    12. New York    13. New York (N.Y.)    14. New York (State)    15. Sociology Of Women    16. Women    17. Young women    18. Biography & Autobiography / General   

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ExcellentBook
I highly recommend this book to parents, teachers and anyone interested in learning more about ADHD. I am actually currently taking my Masters in Special Education and this book was a wonderful source of information. It is a very powerful book where the author talks about his personal experience growing up with ADHD. All parents of kids with ADHD should read this book because after this experience they will definitely understand better their kids' behavior. I congratulate the author for sharing his personal experience and for showing through his writing how parents and teachers have a crucial role in developing kids' self - esteem

A Book You'll Never Forget......
As a freshman in college, I was finally diagnoised with ADHD after always having problems growing up and never quite fitting in with my peers. After being diagnoised I continued to struggle to find the support I needed. 2 years after I was diagnoised, through the ADHD support group that I have been part of, I was encouraged to read Dr. Jergen's book. It took quite sometime for me to finish it but it was the most touching and honest story. I finally felt like I knew someone that has gone through similar struggles like me. Dr. Jergen's book has given me hope. It has shown that someone with severe ADHD can find ways to cope and be successful. I could barely finish his book because I was so touched and moved to tears. Thank you!!!!
Just want to add my appreciation for this book
There have been several well written and very useful reviews of this book already.I just want to add mine to the collection.
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Subjects:  1. Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder    2. Attention-deficit-disordered c    3. Attention-deficit-disordered children    4. Biography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Children with Special Needs    8. Developmental - Child    9. Education    10. Family & Relationships    11. Family/Marriage    12. Jergen, Robert    13. United States    14. Advice on parenting    15. Education / Counseling    16. Paediatric medicine   

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Couldn't Stop Smiling
I loved this book and I'm sure I smiled all the way through it.Everyone loves nostalgia about the good ole days -- meaning, we ALL have our own good old days.But the times he writes about are especially delightful and innocent.The music was great and something everyone and anyone could sing along with.The movies were dreamy. The radio was great and innovative.And best of all were Mom's final words to the young on summer days: Be home before dark!Yes, we used to go out and play.We didn't have play dates; we just played with whoever was there on that day.Sometimes we played kick the can, or tag, or jump rope, or went on long bike rides, or went to town to the small store to look at magazines and comic books and drool over the candy in the glass counters.We may even have had a nickle in our pockets to buy something.
It Made Me Smile
I envy Charles Osgood.He saw and experienced a Baltimore I never did.The stork didn't drop me off in B'more until 1955.I had such a good time in seeing things I remembered from a different perspective.If it's possible, I loved my city just a bit more after reading this.Thanks for the memories and insights.

Nostalgic, YetMean-Spirited
I was drawn to pick up this book when I saw the cover--the picture of the author as a young boy is irresistible.Although the content was interesting, I found myself quickly becoming annoyed by the author's numerous slurs towards our younger generation.I found his words to be increasingly mean-spirited and I finally put the book down for good when he made light of both children and their parents who are faced with the struggle of bipolar disorder.The author reminds me of many older Americans who can't see that the world has changed greatly since the 1940's and that our younger generation has many redeeming characteristics. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. American Journalism    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Childhood Memoir    6. Editors, Journalists, Publishers    7. Historical - General    8. Military    9. Regional Subjects - MidAtlantic    10. U.S. History - World War II (Domestic Aspects)    11. Biography & Autobiography / Military   

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"My beautiful girl" he says to me as his lips quiver into a small smile, "I have to go away with these two men for awhile"...

Recommended...
"First They Killed My Father" is Loung Ung's gripping tale of her survival of the Cambodian holocaust. Born to middle class parents, Ung was living a happy childhood in Phnom Penh when the Khmer Rouge rolled in in April 1975. Soon her family, and all city dwellers, were driven out into farming villages to work in labor camps. The family splits up for various reasons, and some don't survive.
Like a bucket of cold water
This book surprised me.
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Subjects:  1. 1975-1979    2. Biography & Autobiography    3. Biography / Autobiography    4. Biography/Autobiography    5. Cambodia    6. Childhood Memoir    7. General    8. Political    9. Political atrocities    10. Politics and government    11. Ung, Loung    12. Women    13. Biography & Autobiography / General    14. Reading Group Guide   

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Too simple
I just finished this book and one of the things I didn't like about it was that it is written too simply.I felt like she was writing to middle-schoolers and she probably was aiming the book at middle & high-schoolers.I also didn't like how she protrayed herself as the nicest person at every school she went to.If she didn't like what some of the other kids did with their time, she should have made different friends and moved on.I don't doubt that most or even all of that stuff happened to her, but she did seem to wallow in it as another reviewer observed.And I definitely didn't like the way she name-dropped & bragged about herself to make herself feel better.From what I could gather, Jodee is just a few years older than me and I just don't recall anyone in the schools I went to getting bullied to that extent.Sure some students called other students names, but I don't recall any phycical stuff.
Please Stop Writing, Jodee
I was very intrigued by the premise of this book, expecting it to be as eye-opening and heartbreaking as Dave Pelzer's books, particularly since she was compared to him. Unfortunately, it is shaming to Pelzer and others who have experienced such trauma in their lives to place Blanco in the same category with them.
Turing a Blind Eye and Ignoring Reality
After reading this book I was deeply moved by it and the courage and strength Jodee managed to maintain throughout it. There are many adolescents who aren't nearly as strong and give up hope.
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Subjects:  1. 1964-    2. Adolescent Psychology    3. Aggression (Psychological Aspects)    4. Biography & Autobiography    5. Biography / Autobiography    6. Blanco, Jodee,    7. Bullies    8. Bullying    9. Childhood Memoir    10. Developmental - Adolescent    11. Personal Memoirs    12. Physiological Psychology    13. Self-Help    14. Specific Groups - General    15. Women    16. Family & Health   

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Fellow Alabamian
Being from the same area as Ms. Moss, I enjoyed this book on several personal levels.Not only did I recognize all the places, but the people were so familiar.And, while I never suffered like she did growing up, more of what she describes is a part of me than I'd like to admit.What is beautiful about this story, though, is that it will touch anyone, from anywhere.It is a worthy book and I applaud my neighbor!

Perfect
This is a perfect read.Nothing is mising or over-spoken, just absolutely perfect.Moss is a true inspiration for any woman.

Siblings
The one thing I loved about this memoir was the relationship (never truly explored and maybe somewhat understated) between the siblings. At the very beginning of the book, we hear about Janet -- the youngest who thinks that her father always wore glasses. And we also hear about Stewart (one of the older kids)about who the author stated: "As a matter of fact, we had all expected Dad to outlive Stewart. Stewart's been trying to drink himself to death ....."
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Help Yourself Before It's Too Late...
This is not your everyday novel. This is a novel full of real-life advice that can help you prepare yourself for real-life challenges.
Sensitive, insightful, and inspirational
After reading `A Child Called "It"', `The Lost Boy', and `A Man Named Dave', I felt almost as if I knew Dave Pelzer personally. That may seem strange, but after surviving an abusive childhood, I understand his way of thinking, his past insecurities, his need to prove himself, and his willingness to give of himself but being held back by the fear of being rejected. Now, after reading `The Privilege of Youth', which should be read after `The Lost Boy' as something akin to a missing chapter that was significant to Dave's development from a `Lost Boy' to `A Man Named Dave', I still feel the exact same way I felt after completing `A Man Named Dave'. Although `The Privilege of Youth' can be described as a 229 page missing chapter to `The Lost Boy`, that doesn't mean that it's not a completed work on its own.
A disappointing continuation...
I eagerly started reading this book.I was very interested to find out where Dave's life was headed after "The Lost Boy" ended.I soon found out that this book was not nearly as interesting as the first two.I found the writing to be somewhat forced.It seemed as though he downplayed his experiences with foster care and all that went with it.
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Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. California    7. Childhood Memoir    8. Foster children    9. General    10. Motivational & Inspirational    11. Social acceptance    12. Teenage boys    13. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs   

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Please don't let it end...
Viscerally satisfying, moving, poetic...I can't get it out of my head...I wish it could have gone on and on and on....I want more....I want to cook with Ghasan...be fed rice from his hand...I want to hear more about how her Arab family loved Diana, and about her grown up love hinted at near the end of the book...how her sister's perceived the same world...I want to eat and sleep with Bedouin's in the desert by firelight...Please feed me more...

not for the squeamish
This is a miserable book.A few minutes in, it has a description of meat running with blood, then shortly later a detailed description of a botched, brutal slaughter of a baby lamb.That's when I tossed the book into the rubbish pile.I'd give it negative stars if that were possible, it certainly doesn't deserve even one star.

It made me HUNGRY
I loved Diana's humor and writing style. She made me very hungry but most importantly, she made me want to visit Jordan and be with Bedouins! She was very candid in criticizing what is wrong with the Arabic culture. I thought she did a great job and I recommend this book to all Americans but you'd better have an Arabic restaurant near you! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Biography & Autobiography    2. Biography / Autobiography    3. Biography/Autobiography    4. Childhood Memoir    5. Cookery    6. Cookery, Middle Eastern    7. Cooking    8. Jordan    9. Middle Eastern Cookery    10. Middle Eastern cooking    11. Women    12. Women In The U.S.    13. Biography & Autobiography / Literary   

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A Scared Child Makes It!
Trena Cole has my heartfelt thanks and admiration. It must have been gut wrenching to recall and share what she went through as a child. I commend her for her courage and have the utmost respect for her. I urge anyone who can read about child abuse to read her book, Charred Souls, and I am awaiting her next one. Three cheers for a great woman who arose from a battered child.
Incredible.
Ms. Cole's book was recommended to me by Amazon after a search.I found it to be well worth ordering it and worth the read from the moment I started reading.Ms. Cole has taken a terribly horrid childhood and risen above it in order to write a book that could teach all how to see signs of child or recreational abuse of a child(ren).It is very useful for all who deal with, are relative too a child.This book tore at my soul reading, it hurt to read but I could not put it down.I am blessed to have come acrossed it and have recommended it to others as a nurse, a mother and friend.
What a kid!
I guess I should say "What kids!" because there were seven all together and all were impressive in some way. I had to buy Charred Souls for a class and I can't wait for school to start so I can discuss it with my professor and fellow students. This is an incredible story about constant emotional and verbal abuse of children. I was impressed with the raw emotion Trena Cole emitted with her writing and I was actually impressed with her style. Yes there are grammatical errors but I think this story is important enough to forgive those. I give her enormous credit for sharing her emotions and feelings through her book. It wasn't an easy read but it couldn't have been an easy write either. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Abuse - General    2. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs    3. Family & Relationships    4. Family & Relationships / Abuse    5. Family / Parenting / Childbirth    6. Family/Marriage    7. General    8. Women    9. Abuse    10. Abused children    11. Adult child sexual abuse victims    12. Biography & Autobiography    13. Child abuse    14. Childhood Memoir    15. Personal Memoirs    16. United States   

Editorial Review

Growing up in rural Wyoming, Mark Spragg learned early to read the stars. At 11 he was instructed to quit dreaming, and he went to work for his father on the land. "I was paid thirty dollars a month, had my own bed in the bunkhouse, and three large, plain meals each day." The ranch is a sprawling place where winter brings months of solitude and summer brings tourists from the real world--city types who want a taste of the outdoors and stare at the author and his family as if they were members of some exotic tribe: "Our guests were New Jersey gas station owners, New York congressmen, Iowa farmers, judges, actors, plumbers, Europeans who had read of Buffalo Bill and Sitting Bull and came to experience the American West, the retired, the just beginning." By the age of 14, he and his younger brother are leading them on camping trips into deep woods. "No one ever asked why we had no televisions, no daily paper. They came for what my brother and I took for granted. They came to live the anachronism that we considered our normal lives."Read more

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The first eleven chapters were superb.......
One of the most interesting and captivating non-fiction books I've ever read.Being an Easterner this book made me just fall in love with the mountains of Wyoming and feel as though I've actually been there.In fact felt as though I had actually walked amongst the people who live there.So for the most part loved the book.
A trip "home"
I loved this book. It was like a trip home for me...I grew up in the same locale and a very similar time period as the author - I found myself happily recalling people and places named in the book. Journeys back to our childhood - our formative years - are always frought with pitfalls. Were the places ever that wonderful? Were the people ever that horrible? But Spragg avoided those pitfalls well in his written recollections and painted very strong and beautiful pictures of life up Northfork - the good, the bad, the harsh, the beautiful. I have never been as homesick as I was when I finished this book.I can't wait to read his other books!

Written From The Heart
One reviewer said of this book. "Mark Spragg's memoir makes you feel you've been somewhere, you've been out in the depths, and you've come back changed". This sums it up beautifully. There is not a page within these stories which will not grab your attention, hold you still while you absorb the soul of what Spragg has to tell you. It's a story of boyhood, of manhood, of the vast and unpredictable lands of Wyoming, where fences are strangers. There are stories in here which make the heart soar, and there are stories which make the heart break. As a reader, you're never quite sure where Spragg will take you next, you'll laugh with him, you'll tighten your throat at some of his words, and when you're done with this journey, you'll think the world around you has changed, but it hasn't, Spragg has just given you the magic to see it differently. Spragg lives his entire boyhood on the edge of manhood, unfolding himself into the landscapes and animals, both wild and domestic, which create his world. Of horses, he will tell you; "I believed that to have a horse between my legs, to extend my pulse and blood and energy to theirs, enhanced my vision. Made of me a seer. I believed them to be the dappled, sorrel, roan, bay, black pupils in the eyes of God". Of the dude ranch, where he learned about men and and animals, forests and water, of wind, he'll say; ".. but I did not know that I lived on the largest block of unfenced wilderness in the lower forty eight states. That is what I know as a man. As a boy, I knew only that I was free on the land". This memoir is beautifully written, from the first to the last page, Spragg's pen sometimes wounds the paper, sometimes heals it, and the reader is left feeling the scratching of a pen across the heart. This, for me, is one of the books that will sit always within easy reach on my bookshelves, there are times I'll seek Spragg's magic and bring it back into my world. This is a collection with something for everyone, because it touches the core of being human in a world where humanness is often the stranger. Do read, it's worth every moment of your time.
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Subjects:  1. 1952-    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Childhood and youth    8. Farmers & Ranchers    9. Park County    10. Park County (Wyo.)    11. Ranch life    12. Regional Subjects - West    13. Religious    14. Spragg, Mark,    15. Wyoming    16. Biography & Autobiography / Personal Memoirs    17. Spragg, Mark   

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Boring Read
At least the book was accurately titled.It was definitely more memoir than autobiography.I always hate to give bad reviews to books that a person seems to have put so much effort into, but this was just boring.I am a big fan of biographies and this one falls short.Being a proper southern lady, Sela does not go into detail about what seems to have been an interesting life.Instead she spends lots of time talking about her thoughts and feelings.It all seemed forced.
A lovely memoir filled with Southern charm
This memoir by actress Sela Ward is just delightful. Born in 1956 in Meridian, Mississippi, Sela was the eldest of four children born to a homemaker and an electrical engineer. She grew up in an atmosphere of warmth and security but also one of strict Southern mores and manners. As she moved from high school to young adulthood, Sela knew that remaining in Meridian would never satisfy her as she longed to experience life in a big city. After college she moved to New York, much to her parent's dismay, and then on to Los Angeles where she found the fame by which she is now known. It was only when she decided to settle down to marry and raise a family of her own that Sela came to experience a homesickness for her Southern roots and decided to return to the South to make a home with her husband and two young children.
great book
homesick is an awsome book. her life is interesting to read about!!!buy it!!!!its the best ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Actors    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography/Autobiography    6. Childhood Memoir    7. Childhood and youth    8. Entertainment & Performing Arts - Television Personalities    9. Literary    10. United States    11. Ward, Sela    12. Women    13. Biography & Autobiography / Entertainment & Performing Arts   

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When even the hyenas stopped laughing
Nega Mezlekia was unlucky enough to be born in Ethiopia in 1958, so that he was a teenager when Emperor Haile Selassie was overthrown and murdered.A new regime, guaranteeing change for the poor, feudal rural masses, came to power.In the grim years that followed, Ethiopia ate its own children at a terrible rate.They died in civil wars, in political repression, and in an international war with Somalia.Later, at least in the cities, there was a period of terror in which 100 to 200 youths a day were being killed on the streets of Addis Ababa, with no trial, no accusations, nothing.Perhaps 100,000 people died in this time.Finally, a ghastly famine, seen on televisions around the world, claimed thousands more lives.From a generally innocent childhood, Mezlekia moved into a youth of horror after horror, barely escaping with his life time after time.Revolutionaries executed his father, Somali guerrillas killed his mother, his best friend died as a rebel; death crashed all around him for years.Somehow, Mezlekia survived to become a university lecturer in the provinces, then at last to go abroad to study, first in the Netherlands, then in Canada.He did not return.The story, related in this book, is a gripping one, well-told, with many touches of magical realism and tellings of Ethiopian folk tales to help readers understand the grim dreadfulness of those times.
Notes That Matter
This book is full of meaning, often insightful and completely unforgettable it is written with candor and wit despite its serious edges. !!! Alright !!!
I read "Notes From The Hyena's Belly" because my 7th grade English teacher assigned it to me personally. At first I honestly thought that it was going to be just a stupid autobiography, but it turned out to be excellent!!!Read more

Subjects:  1. 1958-    2. 1974-    3. Africa - East - Ethiopia    4. Biography    5. Biography & Autobiography    6. Biography / Autobiography    7. Biography/Autobiography    8. Childhood Memoir    9. Childhood and youth    10. Ethiopia    11. Historical - General    12. History    13. Jijiga (Ethiopia)    14. Literary    15. Mezlekia, Nega,   

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From the gritty streets to marble floors
Best book of the year. Fiddy puts it down. Lotta action and all the things to keep you interested if you ain't a reader you will be after readin' this one.

50 Cent Review
There was a lot of things that I loved about Fifty Cents From Pieces To Weight.The first thing that I liked about the book is that it was a true story about a known rapper that I like.The book has a lot of action going on in it that keeps me interested in it.The book talks about sellimg drugs, murder, police chases, fighting, and rapping which all bring the action and crime to the story.There wasn't really anything that I didn't like was that some of the things that were said were a little exaggerated.I would recommend this book to others.If you like action, crime, and rap this is a good book to read.It is written well and is very interesting.It's not one of those books where you can fall asleep reading it, because you wouldn't be able to go to sleep you would want to know what is going to happen next.I would also recommend it because I support one of my favorite rappers and he has a crazy life story to tell.With all this said, I can say only one thing and that is that the book is great, one of the best I've read.I recommend this book to people like fifteen and older.I think that older people would read this book more because they are usually more into superstars and what the book talks about.It's not that hard of a book to read but little kids should'nt be reading about crack and all types of other drugs and stuff.I also recommend this book to people that love action and crime.The book contains some fighting too, so for people that like hearing about fights you should read it.
Pretty good book on a pretty good artist
Curtis James Jackson III AKA 50 Cent grew up in the ghetto. 50's particullar ghetto was Southside Jamaica Queens in New York. 50's Mom was murdered very early in his life over drugs and it had a lasting effect on the young, 8-year-old kid. When his mother died, he was forced to move in with his Grandparents and due to the other children in the house, lost the individual attention and less money was spent on Curtis. To accomidate his wants and needs, Curtis started hustling and dealing drugs around his hood by the name "Boo Boo." 50 Cent was later signed to Columbia records and recorded tracks targeting drug lords from his past and agrivated them enough for them to target him in a shooting. In 2000, 50 Cent was shot. Some sources say he was shot 3 times, while the general public was led to believe it was 9 times. The shots were not fatal and 50 Cent recovered. 50 Cent persevered and was signed to Shady Aftermath, Eminem's record label where 50 started G-Unit and became the huge star that he is today. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 50 Cent (Musician)    2. Biography    3. Biography & Autobiography    4. Biography / Autobiography    5. Biography And Autobiography    6. Biography/Autobiography    7. Childhood Memoir    8. Composers & Musicians - General    9. Genres & Styles - Rap & Hip Hop    10. People of Color    11. Rap (Music)    12. Rap musicians    13. United States    14. Music    15. Biography: film, television & music    16. Rap & hip-hop   

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Keith's Memories

Uncle Mame?
Keith Fleming is a pretty good storyteller. He really makes you picture the times, places and characters in his life. Especially strong is the evil Doctor at the hospital and his wonderful uncle in New York City. (Edmund White) These characters and moments really stand out. Bravo!
This is one of the many memoirs / autobiographies, relating to the ubiquitous stories of 'troubled youth'. Flemmings emotional maturity and consistently strong writing has aloud him to tell the story of a turbulent adolescence akin to "Girl Interrupted", "Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius", etc. I was not drawn to this novel for Ed White, but rather found it in the bookstore Biography section by chance.I have seen criticisms of Flemming's dupe on the public as advertising this to be a memoir of Ed White, but it this really the case?At face value, this is a remarkable memoir of a troubled journey through adolescence devoid of all "poor me" sentiments that the other above-mentioned memoirs seem to convey.I highly recommend this book to anyone and everyone - it is a gem! ... Read more

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The Real Thing!
This is a wonderful book, presenting a brilliant vibrant picture of a cultural movement and time, the Beats/Hippies, and a woman who embodied all the artistic and humanistic values in an incredibly pure form.To me, the book (and the woman) are inspiring in their dedication to the values of art, spontanaeity, love, and Zen naturalness.An invaluable read for women artists, especially, and also for artists in general, and people interested in a certain world view and life style.

quite the life
I found this book to be captivating. I felt as though I was right along side her on her journeys. The eras she lived through were so richly detailed. She had so much hope and energy. I never wanted this book to end.

Beat then and now
Diane di Prima is one of the most foremost andnoteworthy female writers of the Beat generation and the 20th century.She has been affiliated with such writers as Jack Keroac, Allen Ginsburg and Robert Creeley.She wrote and inspired in a mans world bringing to life a new female perspective in the 1950's.She continues to write extraordinary poetry, essays, and amazing prose.Her writing style is original and still refreshing to read fifty years later.Diane in her latest book Recollections of My Life As a Woman : The New York Years, an autobiography, goes on to embrace all aspects of her life as a woman.It was an amazing book.I enjoyed it, and I think most will, even if your forte is not beat generation history.It's a good read for others who want to learn more about the beat generation, and it's a great book because of the excellent narrative, and the obvious love she has for writing as well as life it's self. ... Read more

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Moving and memorable
Terrific memoir, funny and moving.Pretty good recipes too!Highly recommend.

Moving and Delicious
A lovely book, reminding me somewhat of my own childhood and my over-the-top overprotective father. The descriptions of her family's meals are incredible.I found myself rushing to make the recipes, looking forward to enjoying devouring them as I read, like I was sitting at the table with the author.
So Moving
Reading The Language of Baklava, I felt like I'd stepped into a 'lost world'-- the rich memories and sensations and stories were outstanding. This is my favorite kind of book, the kind that I have trouble finding any more, where I feel like you enter the heart and mind of a life and a place. I will never forget this book. ... Read more

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The Sporting Art of Frank W. Benson
The Maine Antique Digest (Sam Pennington, Editor mad@maine.com) wrote this neat review and I am sharing it with everyone who might want to know more about this great book.