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Dearest Friend: A Li... 05/28 Amethyst gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams (Paperback)
by Lynne Withey
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Amethyst Amethyst said: "I'm still reading this but it's fascinating. The book is written so that I'm entertained and don't feel like I'm reading a biography or a history book. I like reading history this way ... with a particular person's life contextualized within it. Abig...more "
It's a Jungle Out Th... 05/28 Amethyst gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments (Paperback)
by Amanda Marcotte
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recommended to Amethyst by: Bitch magazine review
recommended for: budding feminists
read in May, 2008

Amethyst Amethyst said: "The book is amusing most of the time. The drawback about it is that the blog format doesn't translate that well to book format.

I would recomend it to budding feminists and young women but if you're much older than 25 or have considered yourself ...more
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Dearest Friend: A Li... Amethyst gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Dearest Friend: A Life of Abigail Adams (Paperback)
by Lynne Withey
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Amethyst Amethyst said: "I'm still reading this but it's fascinating. The book is written so that I'm entertained and don't feel like I'm reading a biography or a history book. I like reading history this way ... with a particular person's life contextualized within it. Abig...more "
The Cold Moon: A Lin... Amethyst gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Cold Moon: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Paperback)
by Jeffery Deaver
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recommended to Amethyst by: Mark
recommended for: Deaver fans
read in May, 2008
It's a Jungle Out Th... Amethyst gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
It's a Jungle Out There: The Feminist Survival Guide to Politically Inhospitable Environments (Paperback)
by Amanda Marcotte
bookshelves: currently-reading
my rating:
didn't like itit was okliked itreally liked itit was amazing
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recommended to Amethyst by: Bitch magazine review
recommended for: budding feminists
read in May, 2008

Amethyst Amethyst said: "The book is amusing most of the time. The drawback about it is that the blog format doesn't translate that well to book format.

I would recomend it to budding feminists and young women but if you're much older than 25 or have considered yourself ...more
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Vanishing Act Amethyst gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
Vanishing Act (Jane Whitfield Novel)
by Thomas Perry
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March 20
She's a Rebel: The H... Amethyst gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
She's a Rebel: The History of Women in Rock & Roll (Paperback)
by Gillian G. Gaar
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read in January, 1992

Amethyst Amethyst said: "Well, I haven't re-read it lately but I'm looking at it on my bookshelf and I remember thinking it was really a great book. "
I Love a Cop, Revise... Amethyst marked as to-read:
I Love a Cop, Revised Edition: What Police Families Need to Know (Paperback)
by Ellen Kirschman
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The Body Farm Amethyst gave 3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars to:
The Body Farm (Scarpetta Book 5)
by Patricia Cornwell
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Body of Evidence Amethyst gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Body of Evidence (Scarpetta Book 2)
by Patricia Cornwell
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Postmortem Amethyst gave 4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars to:
Postmortem (Scarpetta Book 1)
by Patricia Cornwell
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