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Jane Eyre
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
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Cellular and Molecular Immunology by Abul K. Abbas
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The Last Lecture by Randy Pausch
Kelsey rated a book 2 of 5 stars
Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
I started this book hopeful. However, I found that upon starting to read it, Bourdain was somewhat verbose. I failed to get connected with the author (hence the reason this book just sat on my night stand over the past month). I am sure this is a goo...more
Kelsey rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The City of Ember by Jeanne DuPrau
This book was just okay for me. As a child, I am sure that I would have enjoyed it much more. But as an 'adult' I found the book predictable and somewhat dull.

The City of Ember failed to have what I call the 'suspense factor'. With that being said t...more
Kelsey rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Naked Roommate by Harlan Cohen
A funny spin on learning what you need to know about college. For me, this is a good bathroom read/sit around with friends and peruse this book.
Kelsey rated a book 4 of 5 stars
The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
The Time Traveler's Wife
by Audrey Niffenegger (Goodreads Author)
recommended for: Serious romance appreciates, Fans of The Notebook and Big Fish
read in August, 2008
What an interesting book. I am still left a little speechless. If I was to use an analogy to describe this book, or if I was to say what I thought the book was like, it would be simply this: Put Sparks "The Notebook" and the movie "Big Fish" in a ble...more
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Travels with Alice by Calvin Trillin
Kelsey rated a book 3 of 5 stars
The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd
The Secret Life of Bees
by Sue Monk Kidd
recommended for: Fans of old southern fiction
read in August, 2008
Ever since high school, I have been a fan of Old South fiction. It could be because, back in my high school days, I was "forced" to read such classics as Their Eyes were watching God or Cry! The Beloved Country. Through these obligatory readings, I g...more
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Maya Angelou
“You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead pursue the things you love doing and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off of you.”
Maya Angelou

H. Jackson Brown Jr.
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.”
H. Jackson Brown Jr.

Ralph Waldo Emerson
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.”
Ralph Waldo Emerson

Mark Twain
“Substitute 'damn' every time you're inclined to write 'very;' your editor will delete it and the writing will be just as it should be.”
Mark Twain

Dr. Seuss
“Think left and think right and think low and think high. Oh, the thinks you can think up if only you try!”
Dr. Seuss

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