Martha Frankel
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female
place of birth
the bronx, new york, The United States
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Biographies & Memoirs, Nonfiction, Literature & Fiction
influences
Nora Ephron, Anne Lamott, Kurt Vonnegut, Joan Didion, Augusten Burroughs, Abigail Thomas, my aunt Tillie
member since
May 2008
about this author
Hats & Eyeglasses: A Memoir is the story of my hilarious and totally cockamamie family, and how the gambling gene that I thought was dormant came out to bite me on the ass just at the moment I believed I had (finally) become an adult.
Hats & Eyeglasses has garnered some amazing reviews, including being called "Intimate and exuberant"-O, The Oprah Magazine, "Sparse and honest"- Associated Press, "[This] honest, funny betting memoir rises to the top" —USA Today, "Fast-paced and amazingly funny" —New Orleans Times-Picayune, "Hats & Eyeglasses is at once funny, disturbing and likely familiar to many who have lived in the grip of obsession"--- The Washington Post
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Hats & Eyeglasses: A Family Love Affair with Gambling by Martha Frankel (Goodreads author) avg rating 3.87 — 68 ratings — published 2008 2 editions |
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Boys Will Be Boys: The Glory Days and Party Nights of the Dallas Cowboys Dynasty (Hardcover) by Jeff Pearlman bookshelves: currently-reading |
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Martha said "yes" to attending the event: WOODSTOCK MEMOIR FESTIVAL.
date: February 13, 2009 07:00AM location: All around Woodstock NY, Woodstock, NY, The United States description: 4 days of panels, readings, and talks about the art of memoir 3(!) McCourt Brothers, and other world class memoir writers including Abigail Thomas, Laura Shaine Cunningham, Marta Szabo, Wendy Salinger, Linda St. John, Susan Richards, and Martha Frankel and others! | |
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Love Junkie: A Memoir (Hardcover) by Rachel Resnick (Goodreads author) |
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"fabulous memoir of the adiction that dares not speak its name--- sex addictionrachel resnick is fearless what a ride! " |
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Please Excuse My Daughter: A Memoir (Hardcover) by Julie Klam (Goodreads author) |
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Master of Ceremonies: A True Story of Love, Murder, Roller Skates and Chippendales (Hardcover) by David Henry Sterry (Goodreads author) |
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Hi Martha - Re the Woodstock Memorial - In the '60's I used to travel from my home in New Orleans up to Woodstock in the summers, before the festival. It was so wonderful then--no fences around the property. Is the hotel still on top of the mountain - the one that was featured on the Band's first album? It was amazing - musical graffiti and paintings all over the ruins. Pamela Ewen, author of The Moon in the Mango Tree. www.pamelaewen.com.
Hi Martha!I don't get to Goodreads nearly as often as I'd like because I'm writing my 4th book. So, I wanted to make sure and stop by and let you know that I am thrilled to be your friend here! Are you on twitter? My twitter name is: linc0lnpark
Have a fantastic day!
-L-
Thanks for befriending, Martha! Your book sounds like a real trip! (I'll have to read it.) And I love the cover!
Gear Martha,
It would be my honor to be as your friend.
Thanks for adding me.
Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!
Cheers,
Maria
Hello Martha,
Thank you for the invitation! I am afraid I am new here and haven't got the hang of working my round everything yet...I hope to work it all out this weekend.
I love the look and sound of "Hat & Eyeglasses" - sounds like the sort of book that I will really enjoy.
hi, marrtha. thanks for adding me as your friend. hope we can make a good friendship from goodreads :P
Hi!
Thanks for your Invitation! :)
i'm so glad to be here.
i wana know is your book translate to the persian!?
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Hi Martha! Thank you for the request.
It's great to meet you here.
:-)
I love your quote. I added it to my quotes.
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Thanks, Martha, for the friend request. Just added "Hats & Eyeglasses" to my reading list!Blair Kilpatrick
Accordion Dreams: A Journey into Cajun and Creole Music (University Press of Mississippi, January 2009)
Thanks for adding me to your friends, Martha. Congratulations on the successes of your book!
Dianne Ascroft,
author, 'Hitler and Mars Bars'
Hi again Martha. I just wanted to invite you to visit my web site, jeanniebarber.com. I'm a novice writer so feel free to make any kind of suggestions, ideas or thoughts to correct it. While you're there, please sign the guestbook, too!
Thanks,
Jeannie
Thanks for being my goodreads buddy, Martha!
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Hey Martha!
Just wanted to say thanks for the friend request! I used to live in New york before I moved down here to North Carolina. Great city to live in. Well, hope all is well and have a great day!!
Dear Martha, Thanks so much for reaching out! I'm so excited to see that you live in the Bronx .... SO DO I!!!
Maybe someday we can meet for coffee, or maybe I can invite you to one of my jazz piano gigs!
I'm leaving tomorrow for a couple of weeks, but would you like to talk when I get back?
Also, I'd love to ask you a question about "O" ... you ROCK!
With admiration,
Sally :-)
TheDILRules.com
Hi Martha!
Looking forward to being friends :)
Quote one (your quote) is a FACT!!
Quote two...well....is up for discussion...:)
(can you tell I like history?!)
Looking also forward to "gossip" with you...;))
Hi Martha. I love that you describe your family as "cockamamie." Not a word you hear everyday, and awfully fun to say!
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