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Sherel
An avid reader, I can’t remember a time when I wasn’t the proud owner of a library card. My earliest memories involve my mother reading to my sisters and me, and she successfully instilled a love of books and reading in all of us. I started out with Dick and Jane, advanced to the Bobbsey Twins, then Nancy Drew Mystery Stories, and the Hardy Boys and never stopped. My genre of choice is non-fiction; especially biographies, but history and historical fiction are right up there too.

Look Me in the Eye

Look Me in the Eye is a touching memoir of growing up with Asperger's syndrome before it was identified and diagnosed as a form of Autism.  John Elder Robison shares…
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The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks

The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks has been on the New York Times best seller list for quite some time, and I can certainly understand why.  I found the book fascinating and highly readabl…
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Father’s Day: A Journey into the Mind & Heart of My Extraordinary Son

Father's Day is a memoir about Zach, a special needs adult.  As the parent of a special needs adult, I found this memoir to be extremely honest and insightful, and at times painful.  Mo…
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Julia Morgan: Architect of Beauty

Although primarily a “coffee table” book filled with absolutely gorgeous pictures, this book is chock full of interesting facts and information about the life and work of Julia Morgan, America’s first…
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In Dog Years I’m Dead: Growing Old (Dis)Gracefully

Overall Review: This book is a cute compilation of quips and jokes about growing old such as “At my age, happy hour is nap time.” and “Funny, I don’t remember being absentminded”.  Having read many…
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Blitz Kids

Blitz Kids is a fantastic recounting about a rag-tag college basketball team from Utah who against all odds, end up playing in the NCAA Championships at Madison Square Garden in 1944 during WWII.…
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