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Vanessa is currently reading

	09/27 Vanessa is currently reading: Lucky You (Paperback) by Carl Hiaasen bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Vanessa said: "I am enjoying this one. It is light, funny and a quick read. " add a comment
	06/22 Vanessa is currently reading: The Front (At Risk, Book 2) by Patricia Cornwell bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Vanessa said: "Ity bity book, will be a fast read I am sure. " add a comment
	04/11 Vanessa is currently reading: The Bone Woman: A Forensic Anthropologist's Search for Truth in the Mass Graves of Rwanda, Bosnia, Croatia, and Kosovo (Paperback) by Clea Koff bookshelves: currently-reading	my rating:
	Vanessa said: "I picked this up because my Dad sent me a link saying that it was the Freshmans choice for book of the year, or something like that. I asked one of my low level reading students to read it with me. I had to order the book online, and when it came I...more " add a comment

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September 27

Vanessa is currently reading:
Lucky You (Paperback)
by Carl Hiaasen
bookshelves: currently-reading

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Vanessa said: "I am enjoying this one. It is light, funny and a quick read. "

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Vanessa gave

to:
Crack the Fat-Loss Code (Paperback)
by Wendy Chant

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recommended for: anyone looking to loose weight.
read in September, 2008

Vanessa said: "I have been on this diet for 4 weeks and have lost 12 pounds so far. The diet is strict and I plan on going back to weight watchers once I get to my goal weight. This is about carbs, limiting them and eating them on kind of a rotation schedule. I ...more "

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to:
Then We Came to the End (Hardcover)
by Joshua Ferris

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Vanessa said: "I did not love this book and picked it up at the advice of a co-worker. I just felt that it had no real plot. I think if you are a fan of the show "The Office" you might enjoy this book as it is similar to that. I just didn't enjoy it an...more "

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August 06

New comment on Jessica's review of Three Little Words: A Memoir

Vanessa wrote: "My aunt is a guardian ad lidem, I will recommend this book to her. "

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New comment on Jessica's review of The Quickie

Vanessa wrote: "I hear your quickie with myron had a twisted ending too. LOL "

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July 30

Vanessa gave

to:
Girl with a Pearl Earring (Deluxe Edition)
by Tracy Chevalier

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read in July, 2008

Vanessa said: "I had to keep reminding myself of the lack of choices that women had in the 1600's. I thought this book was more of a 3 and a half, I wish we could use half stars. I thought the author did a great job of creating a fictional story behind Veermirs fa...more "

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July 24

New comment on Lisa's review of The Glass Castle: A Memoir

Vanessa wrote: "I was going to read this and then last night Lanny and I watched a really crappy movie called the Gl...more "

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Vanessa gave

to:
The Tenth Circle: A Novel (Paperback)
by Jodi Picoult

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Vanessa said: "Jodi Picoult is a great writer of character development. I enjoyed this book very much, was slightly surprised at the end, but wonder if I missed some connection I was sure was there with the drunk man in Alaska that thouht Trixie was "Nettie&q...more "

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July 22

Vanessa marked as to-read:
Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed (Paperback)
by Jared Diamond
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Vanessa gave

to:
Water for Elephants (Paperback)
by Sara Gruen

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recommended to Vanessa by: mom
read in July, 2008

Vanessa said: "I LOVED this book. I just got done saying that now a trip to the Ringling Brothers Museum in Sarasota is due. Lisa, if you haven't read this yet, make a point of it. I loved the way that the author potrays the main character, Jacob as both a young...more "

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Vanessa's favorite quotes

"The reasonable man adapts himself to the world; the unreasonable one persists to adapt the world to himself. Therefore all progress depends on the unreasonable man."
— George Bernard Shaw

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from Eric

02/18/2008 11:38AM

Hey V, I hope you and Holly are doing well and wish you all the happiness you deserve.

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from Jerry

01/26/2008 06:59AM

I wish you enough sun to keep your attitude bright no matter how gray the day may appear.

I wish you enough rain to appreciate the sun even more.

I wish you enough happiness to keep your spirit alive and everlasting.

I wish you enough pain so that even the smallest of joys in life may appear bigger.

I wish you enough gain to satisfy your wanting.

I wish you enough loss to appreciate all that you possess.

I wish you enough hellos to get you through the final good-bye.

Love Dad

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from Joe

01/24/2008 07:09PM

You are one terrific lady! Thanks for inviting me to the site. Hope all is well with you and Holly.

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