false 27364997 1280437 12528 0060915188 9780060915186 177 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504397m/12528.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1166504397s/12528.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12528.An_American_Childhood 3.98 1370 An American Childhood merely youthful; "still I break up through the skin of awareness a thousand times a day," she writes, "as dolphins burst through seas, and dive again, and rise, and dive."]]> 5209 4.00 11558 1903 1987 5 1 false Thu Aug 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 15 17:26:07 -0700 2008 Thu Aug 21 21:21:26 -0700 2008 The Writing Life and adored her suggestions and advice. I picked this one up because she was born and raised in Pittsburgh. Her memories, the poignancy and specificity of her ob...more...]]>