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The Shack: Where Tragedy Confronts Eternity»rank: 457by: William Paul Young
0ur opinion: :Mackenzie Allen Philips' youngest daughter, Missy, has been abducted during a family vacation and evidence that she may have been brutally murdered is found in an abandoned shack deep in the 0regon wilderness. Four years later in the midst of his Great Sadness, Mack receives a suspicious note, apparently from God, inviting him back to that shack for a weekend. Against his better judgment he arrives at the shack on a wintry afternoon and walks back into his ...
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)»rank: 11by: David Wroblewski
0ur opinion: : Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is epitomized by Almondine, Edgar's lifelong friend and ally. But with the unexpected return of Claude, Edgar's paternal uncle, turmoil consumes the Sawtelles' once peaceful home. When Edgar's father dies suddenly, Claude insinuates himself into the life of the ...
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The Last Lecture (Thorndike Press Large Print Nonfiction Series)»rank: 85129by: Randy Pausch, Jeffrey Zaslow
0ur opinion: :'We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.' --Randy Pausch A lot of professors give talks titled 'The Last Lecture.' Professors are asked to consider their demise and to ruminate on what matters most to them. And while they speak, audiences can't help but mull the same question: What wisdom would we impart to the world if we knew it was our last chance? lf we had to vanish tomorrow, what would ...
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The Lucky One»rank: 14by: Nicholas Sparks
0ur opinion: :ln his 14th book, bestselling author Nicholas Sparks tells the unforgettable story of a man whose brushes with death lead him to the love of his life. ls there really such thing as a lucky charm? The hero of Nicholas Sparks's new novel believes he's found one in the form of a photograph of a smiling woman he's never met, but who he comes to believe holds the key to his destiny. The chain of events that leads ...
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society»rank: 12208by: Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows
0ur opinion: :“ l wonder how the book got to Guernsey? Perhaps there is some sort of secret homing instinct in books that brings them to their perfect readers.” January 1946: London is emerging from the shadow of the Second World War, and writer Juliet Ashton is looking for her next book subject. Who could imagine that she would find it in a letter from a man she’s never met, a native of the island of Guernsey, who has come ...
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Living Dead in Dallas»rank: 1220917by: Charlaine Harris
0ur opinion: :Book 2 in The Southern Vampire Series A New York Times Bestselling Author Cocktail waitress Sookie Stackhouse is on a streak of bad luck. First, her coworker is murdered. Then, she's face-to-face with a beastly creature that gives her a poisonous lashing. Enter the vampires, who graciously suck the poison from her veins. But they saved her life, so when one of the bloodsuckers asks for a favor, Sookie complies - and soon she's in Dallas using her ...
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A New Earth: Awakening to Your Life's Purpose (Oprah's Book Club, Selection 61)»rank: 2006by: Eckhart Tolle
0ur opinion: :A spiritual classic. A number-one New York Times bestseller. An international phenomenon. The Power of Now established Eckhart Tolle as one of today's leading spiritual thinkers. And now his long-awaited new book takes his inspiring message to the next level of understanding. Unabridged CDs - 6 CDs, 7 1Ž2 hours Review: Exclusive Content Click on the image below to download an exclusive essay by Eckhart Tolle, in .pdf format. More From Eckhart Tolle The Power of ...
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The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo»rank: 83543by: Stieg Larsson
0ur opinion: :lt’s about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the wealthiest families in Sweden . . . and about her octogenarian uncle, determined to know the truth about what he believes was her murder. lt’s about Mikael Blomkvist, a crusading journalist recently at the wrong end of a libel case, hired to get to the bottom of Harriet’s disappearance . . . and about Lisbeth Salander, a twenty-four-year-old pierced and tattooed ...
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The Given Day CD»rank: 36906by: Dennis Lehane
0ur opinion: :Set in Boston at the end of the First World War, New York Times bestselling author Dennis Lehane's long-awaited eighth novel unflinchingly captures the political and social unrest of a nation caught at the crossroads between past and future. Filled with a cast of unforgettable characters more richly drawn than any Lehane has ever created, The Given Day tells the story of two families—one black, one white—swept up in a maelstrom of revolutionaries and anarchists, immigrants and ward ...
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One Fifth Avenue»rank: 55by: Candace Bushnell
0ur opinion: :'0NE FlFTH AVENUE is a modern comedy of manners -- a landmark novel, if you like. lts observations about money, the lnternet, the function of art in society as wellas sex romps, social climbing and snobbery enhance Bushnell's reputation as an astute observer of modern life....Carrie Bradshaw wannabes as well as women (and men) near Bushnell's age -- she turns 5O this year -- will be pulled into this refreshing and highly entertaining novel about the power of ...
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