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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'Unaccustomed Earth: Stories']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/73863576
to: Unaccustomed Earth: Stories (Paperback)byJhumpa Lahiri
This is a collection of short stories and I keep hearing how there's not supposed to be a big market for short stories. But apparently I'm the niche and am glad to see such a good collection of well crafted minis. Jhumpa Lahiri has very special gift for observing people and and understanding how we interact with one another.
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'West with the Night']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60919395
to: West with the Night (Paperback)byBeryl Markham
Beryl Markham's memoir of growing up and working as a bush pilot in East Africa in the 1920s and 1930s. This is pretty much everything I want from a book: great stories of adventure told beautifully. Highly recommended.
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'The Razor's Edge']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/60449408
to: The Razor's Edge (Paperback)byW. Somerset Maugham
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49511793
to: Born Standing Up: A Comic's Life (Hardcover)bySteve Martin
Any performer will enjoy Steve Martin's vivid description of his early days on the stage. Especially anyone who did summer stock.
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/49510993
to: No One Belongs Here More Than You: Stories (Hardcover)byMiranda July
"One reason Helena and I would never be close friends is that I am about half as tall as she. People tend to stick to their own size group because it's easier on the neck. Unless they are romantically involved, in which case the size difference is sexy. It means: I am willing to go the distance for you."
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44790428
Das Nibelungenlied: Song of the Nibelungs (Hardcover)
byBurton Raffel bookshelves: currently-reading
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<![CDATA[Melissa added 'Home: A Memoir of My Early Years']]>
http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/44789585
Home: A Memoir of My Early Years (Hardcover)
byJulie Andrews Edwards bookshelves: currently-reading
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