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Good Omens: The Nice & Accurate Prophecies of Agnes Nutter, Witch
Terry Pratchett, Neil Gaiman
Simplify Your Work Life: Ways to Change the Way You Work So You Have More Time to Live
Elaine St. James
Cache Lake Country: Life in the North Woods
John J. Rowlands, Henry B. Kane
Green Is the New Black: How to Change the World with Style
Tamsin Blanchard
The Essential Earthman: Henry Mitchell on Gardening
Henry Mitchell
The Architecture of Happiness
Alain de Botton
The Pilates Body: The Ultimate At-Home Guide to Strengthening, Lengthening and Toning Your Body- Without Machines
Brooke Siler
First American Frontier
Wilma A. Dunaway
Financially Secure: An Easy-To-Follow Money Program for Women
Deborah McNaughton
The Flinch
Julien Smith
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reviewed: Turtle Moon
About halfway through this book I wrote the following: "One of my gauges for a great read is one that continually sends me ba...
Turtle Moon - Alice Hoffman
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November 2013
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reviewed: Blue Camellia
Amazing work, a story so skillfully crafted that its social anachronisms seem charming and quite forgiveable in the context o...
Blue Camellia - Frances Parkinson Keyes
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October 2013
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reviewed: The Color of Lightning: A Novel
THIS BOOK SHOULD COME WITH A HUGE TRIGGER WARNING. Truth to tell, I didn't make it very far into this book. Much as I adore M...
The Color of Lightning - Paulette Jiles
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reviewed: Indiana Fletcher Williams of Sweet Briar
Notes on the life of the woman whose legacy provided the basis for the founding of Sweet Briar College; interesting from the ...
Indiana Fletcher Williams of Sweet Briar - Ann Marshall Whitley
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reviewed: The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love
I love the fact that Mark never questions whether or not organic farming, providing food for his neighbors on a local scale, ...
The Dirty Life: On Farming, Food, and Love - Kristin Kimball
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reviewed: If You Do Love Old Men
Eloquent, lovely prose. Recommended.
If You Do Love Old Men - Virginia Stem Owens
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reviewed: How to Start Making Money with Your Sewing
This is a very helpful book concerning all foreseeable aspects of setting up a sewing or crafts-based business whether in you...
How to Start Making Money with Your Sewing - Karen Maslowski
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July 2013
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reviewed: The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti
I loved, loved, loved this book. Superbly written, with an authentic voice and the twists and turns that are the hallmark of ...
The Secret Papers of Madame Olivetti - Annie Vanderbilt
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reviewed: Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference
A joyful read - including many ideas that were new to me, referenced studies & articles in support of the authors' findings, ...
Nothing's Too Small to Make a Difference - 'Wanda Urbanska',  'Frank Levering'
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June 2013
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reviewed: Flea Market Style: Decorating with a Creative Edge
Very little I could either use or relate to in this glimpse into a world of mostly frivolously urbane and snobbishly boring d...
Flea Market Style: Decorating with a Creative Edge - Emelie Tolley, Chris Mead
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June 2013
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reviewed: Sensual Crochet
Excellent book - need my own copy!
Sensual Crochet: Luxurious Yarns, Alluring Designs - Amy Swenson
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June 2013
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reviewed: Down the Garden Path
Thoroughly enjoyed this delightful read.
Down the Garden Path - Beverley Nichols
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reviewed: The Gift of a Home
I loved this book, and will go searching for more by this author. It's like a neighborly walk with a favorite uncle, except s...
The Gift of a Home - Beverley Nichols
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April 2013
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reviewed: The Year of Magical Thinking
Wonderful, beautiful book. A must-read.
The Year of Magical Thinking - Joan Didion
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