I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being A Woman

From Charlene Muhr author: Ephron, Nora I Feel Bad About My Neck And Other Thoughts On Being A Woman Well known for her successful screenplays, When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You’ve Got Mail, Nora Ephron has written a short collection of fifteen essays on her slant on aging in I Feel Bad [...]

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The house of mirth

From Charlene Muhr author: Wharton, Edith The house of mirth [sound recording] I recently listened to the audio book The House of Mirth by Edith Wharton, read by Barbara Caruso.  Caruso mesmerizes the listener with her reading of this classic novel.  Wharton’s novel was first published in 1905, and it was her first important work of [...]

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My life in France

From Charlene Muhr author: Child, Julia My life in France After I watched the movie Julie and Julia, i wanted to know more about Julia Child, so I read My Life in France.  The idea for this book began in 1969, when Paul Child suggested that Julia write a book from the hundreds of letters [...]

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Born Standing Up

From Charlene Muhr author: Martin, Steve Born Standing Up  Born standing up is Steve Martin’s memoir that follows his career from his childhood through his work as a stand-up comic. The memoir reveals Steve’s dysfunctional relationship with his father and the anxiety attacks that plagued him for twenty years.  Steve was only ten years old [...]

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COOKING WITH ITALIAN GRANDMOTHERS

From Charlene Muhr author: Theroux, Jessica COOKING WITH ITALIAN GRANDMOTHERS American chef, Jessica Theroux, takes readers on a journey through Italy, from Tuscany to Sicily.  Theroux’s journey was inspired by Slow Food, an organization founded in Italy, in 1989.  Slow Food’s mission is “to promote values in traditional food and preparation and to counteract the [...]

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The Mitsitam Cafe cookbook

From Charlene Muhr author: Hetzler, Richard The Mitsitam Cafe cookbook Last year I visited Washington, D.C., and toured many museums.  I had the opportunity to eat at the restaurant, the Mitsitam Cafe, in the National Museum of the American Indian.  I was delighted to discover the Mitsitam Cafe Cookbook which features ninety recipes from the [...]

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THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN

From Charlene Muhr author: STEIN, GARTH THE ART OF RACING IN THE RAIN The Art of Racing in the Rain is narrated by a dog named Enzo.  Enzo is different from other dogs; he feels he has a soul, a human soul trapped in a dog’s body.  Enzo is close to death but not despairing [...]

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Best iPhone apps : the guide for discriminating downloaders

From Charlene Muhr author: Clark, Josh Best iPhone apps : the guide for discriminating downloaders Recently, I purchased the newest model of the iphone.  Over the past few weeks I have slowly become familiar with this marvelous phone and it has become apparent that I needed to learn more about apps.  Josh Clark provides just [...]

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It Happened in Italy

From Charlene Muhr author: Bettina, Elizabeth It Happened in Italy Elizabeth Bettina’s “It Happened in Italy” is an interesting narrative that emphasizes the acts of kindness and humanity amidst a time of great sadness .Bettina discovers that Campagna, her grandparents small village in southern Italy, had an internment camp for Jews during the Holocaust.  These [...]

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The Christmas Box

From Charlene Muhr author: Evans, Richard Paul The Christmas Box A few months ago, I went to a library conference and attended a lecture by Richard Paul Evans.  I was so moved by his talk that I purchased his book and had it autographed.  He wrote and self-published the Christmas Box in 1993, a Christmas [...]

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