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Mary A. Shafer

Goodreads author profile

url

http://www.goodreads.com/mary_a_shafer

born

June 16, 1961 in Lancaster, PA, The United States

gender

female

website

http://www.maryshafer.com

twitter username

mshaferauthor

genre

History, Outdoors & Nature, Historical Fiction

influences

Rita Mae Brown, Shelby Foote, Sebastian Junger, David Laskin

member since

July 2011

About this author

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Author, speaker, teacher, marketing consultant. Mary writes and speaks on subjects ranging from marketing, writing and publishing to history, weather and pets. She lives and works in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. Her works include "Wisconsin: The Way We Were" (1993); "Rural America: A Pictorial Folk Memory" (1995); "Devastation on the Delaware: Stories and Images of the Deadly Flood of 1955" (2005); and "Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them" (2008). Learn more: http://www.maryshafer.com."

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Books by Mary A. Shafer

Average rating: 4.50 · 26 ratings · 10 reviews · 4 distinct works

	Almost Perfect: Disabled Pets and the People Who Love Them by Mary A. Shafer (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Susan Bertrand, Sharon Sakson 4.62 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Devastation on the Delaware: Stories and Images of the Deadly Flood of 1955 4.38 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2005	My rating:
	Rural America: A Pictorial Folk Memory 4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1995	My rating:
	Wisconsin: The Way We Were 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1993	My rating:

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Braving the Elements

by David Laskin

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Dec 27, 2011 09:41pm

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The Complete Cat's Meow: Everything You Need to Know about Caring for Your Cat

by Darlene Arden (Goodreads Author)

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Dec 27, 2011 09:02pm

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Santa Clawed (Mrs. Murphy, #17)

by Rita Mae Brown

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Jul 21, 2011 07:32pm

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Mary Shafer marked as to-read: Next to Love: A Novel by Ellen Feldman	My rating:
May 09, 2012 06:06pm
Mary Shafer made a comment on Rural America: A Pictorial Folk Memory — An out-of-print title soon to be re-released! "I wrote this book back in the mid-90s, and it was marketed mostly as a reference piece for those interested in the country decorating style that was a...more "
Apr 03, 2012 02:51pm
Mary Shafer liked Lorna's review of And Hell Followed with It: " Awesome book! Loved it. The maps with each sector of the city as the tornado passed through were helpful in keeping everything straight. "
Apr 03, 2012 02:27pm · see review
Mary Shafer liked Jan's review of And Hell Followed with It: " This should be a book for all of those of us that live in tornado alley! An eye opener to the dangers of a F5 tornado and the damage it can cause! At first I thought the part with the history of the area and Kansas slowed down the book but later y... " Read more of this review »
Apr 03, 2012 02:17pm · see review
Mary Shafer gave to: Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe by Fannie Flagg	My rating:
Apr 03, 2012 12:01pm
Mary Shafer liked Tom's review of Devastation on the Delaware: " Someone gave me this while I still lived near the Delaware River and it was after one or more of the floods we experienced. I tried to read it while I still lived there but couldn't. Tried again after I moved away from that nasty b****. Expectatio... " Read more of this review »
Mar 18, 2012 08:47pm · see review
Mary Shafer voted on a poll If you could have one of these powers, which would it be? Sponsored By she voted for The ability to morph your physical appearance
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Mary Shafer is currently reading: Braving the Elements by David Laskin	My rating:
Dec 27, 2011 09:41pm
Mary Shafer gave to: The Children's Blizzard by David Laskin read in January, 2007	My rating:
One of my all-time favorite books about extreme weather (and I've read a LOT of them!). Laskin does a phenomenal job with the meteorological aspects of this tragic storm, giving readers every bit of detail they need to feel appropriately awed by the...more
Dec 27, 2011 09:41pm · see review
Mary Shafer became a fan of David Laskin
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