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Books 1/29/05

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I went by the store yesterday, and while browsing the book section saw a book with a wrap around cover that stated: “I have not survived against all odds. I have not lived to tell. I have not witnessed the Read more ›

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Books 1/29/05

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I finished Marion Davies by Fred Laurence Guiles, and thoroughly enjoyed it. Marion was an incredibly interesting woman, and I found it interesting to compare her experience with that of Jackie Kennedy and Marilyn Monroe- all three being women who Read more ›

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Books 1/28/05

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I’m still reading the Marion Davies biography and really enjoying it. I find that it takes me longer to read non-fiction than fiction, and even longer to read biographies than non-biography non-fiction, so it feels like it’s taking me a Read more ›

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Books 1/22/05

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Over the last two days I’ve zoomed through three short books. Requiem for a Mezzo by Carola Dunn is the third in her Daisy Dalrymple series ( I don’t have the second one), and it’s just as good as the Read more ›

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Books 1/20/05

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I finished Marilyn Monroe by Barbara Leaming, which is exactly what you’ld think, a bio of Marilyn. Man, did she have one messed up life. There was so much miscommunication, so many missed signals and misunderstandings, it made me want Read more ›

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WHY?

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So I don’t mean to add to the tons and tons of wasted paper/ cyberspace being dedicated to this topic, but I have to sound in for just a moment. WHO CARES WHY JENNIFER AND BRAD ARE BREAKING UP?? Honestly! Read more ›

Books 1/16/05

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I’ve never really been one for reading two books at the same time, I generally lose interest in one or the other of them, but I seem to be managing it quite well at the moment. I read a little Read more ›

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Books 1/13/05

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I’m still reading Successful Large Account Management, but took a little break today to read My Story by Marilyn Monroe. It’s a short read, and ends in the midst of Marilyn’s marriage to Joe DiMaggio. I knew that Marilyn was Read more ›

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Books 1/11/05

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I finished The Everlasting days and days ago. I haven’t written about it yet because I’m in the dual strange position of knowing the author and the book not being out yet. Now, I loved the book, so it’s not Read more ›

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