false 13 117 77 true 5805560 read 3 true 3509529 currently-reading 37 true 3509528 to-read http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/46767913 The Puzzle People: Memoirs Of A Transplant Surgeon (Paperback) by Thomas Starzl
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/58572840 to: Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife (Paperback) by Peggy Vincent
I've said this before in other reviews, but I'll say it again.... This isn't Literature for the Ages, but within its genre, I'd say it's a five-star book. I know this genre -- it's sort of like newspaper journalism, a little bit formulaic as she tells each separate story. But the births she writes about just come alive. What a life! I always think everyone has an interesting story to tell, but this woman has about a million riveting stories. The incredible characters she has met! And she sees people at their primal best and worst. I actually laughed out loud -- once until I was nearly in pain -- at a couple of anecdotes, and it's not easy to write funny. She captures not only funny but touching, suspenseful, scary and just plain out-there. And when it comes time for her to write about injustice, she pretty much makes me want to jump up and pound my fists on something. I enjoyed this very much. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/80489521 to: Baseball Great (Hardcover) by Tim Green
Basically a good message in this book, and there were some pretty good plot twists. My 7-year-old son enjoyed it, although if I'd previewed it, I probably would have waited until he was a little older. It wasn't exactly corrupting or anything, but the steroid theme was perhaps a bit on the mature side for a youngish kid. We were able to discuss the issues, though. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72912743 to: In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect (Hardcover) by Ronald Kessler
I was divided in my reaction to this book. Much of it reads more like a scandal sheet than a serious, incisive critique of the Secret Service. But in the end, I became convinced that the author's main points were valid: the Secret Service has become poorly managed and spread too thin, and the security of our leaders is at stake. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/78558297 to: The Blind Side: Evolution of a Game (Hardcover) by Michael Lewis
I'm no sports fan, but this book is fantastic. This could be another one of those run-of-the-mill, down-and-out-guy-makes-good biographies, but Lewis does so much more with the story. He does a great job of researching and finding out not only about his subject, who is so tight-lipped as to be almost impenetrable, but also about trends in football as a whole and how everything coalesced at just the right moment to bring Michael Oher from poverty and obscurity to the top of the game. Well-written, fascinating, definitely worth the time. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/79621285 Mark's review of To Kill a Mockingbird
by Harper Lee

Not FIVE stars??? ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/61130270 to: Ice Bound: A Doctor's Incredible Battle for Survival at the South Pole (Paperback) by Jerri Nielsen
Wow. What an amazing story. This book is worthwhile just for the description of life at the South Pole. Nielsen's survival of and self-treatment for breast cancer while there are plan incredible. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76932607 So You Want to Raise a Boy? (Hardcover) by W. Cleon Skousen
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]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/75070263 Abeer's review of The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
by Oliver W. Sacks

Might I ask: Why have you been obsessing about maters of memory and memory loss? If that's too personal, just ignore me. ]]> http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/76336298 Jessica's review of The Remains of the Day
by Kazuo Ishiguro

LOVED this.... His books get weirder later in his career, but this one is great. ]]>