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Ann Pearlman

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Ann Pearlman was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award for INFIDELITY which was also made into a Lifetime movie. Her first novel, THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE CLUB has been translated into 6 languages and is a national and international bestseller. A GIFT FOR MY SISTER, following characters first introduced in The Christmas Cookie Club won a prize for best fiction. THE LOTTERY, the third in the series, was published in the fall of 2014.
Ann also writes non-fiction. INSIDE THE CRIPS is the story of a gang member from L.A. and KEEP THE HOME FIRES BURNING sent Ann on a national TV, (Oprah) radio and print tour. She wrote a cookbook with her friend, and hostess of her cookie club, Marybeth Bayer, THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE COOKBOOK. OTHER ...more

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	The Christmas Cookie Club 3.23 avg rating — 4,241 ratings — published 2009 — 40 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Inside the Crips: Life Inside L.A.'s Most Notorious Gang by Ann Pearlman (Goodreads Author), Ann Pearlman (Goodreads Author) 3.93 avg rating — 471 ratings — published 2005 — 9 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	A Gift for My Sister 3.11 avg rating — 340 ratings — published 2011 — 12 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Infidelity: A Love Story 3.57 avg rating — 89 ratings — published 2000 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Lottery 3.83 avg rating — 18 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Christmas Cookie Cookbook: All the Rules and Delicious Recipes to Start Your Own Holiday Cookie Club by Ann Pearlman (Goodreads Author), Mary Beth Bayer (Contributor) 3.67 avg rating — 15 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	His Eye is On the Sparrow 3.44 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2013	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Other Lives: An Illustrated Short Story for Adults really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Angels it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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A Christmas Cookie Club Party during Covid! Yes, we did it!

Last year, as I ended the story about our annual Christmas Cookie Club party I wished everyone a wonderful holiday season. “ And a peaceful 2020.”

Well, we haven’t had a peaceful year. In fact, 2020 is probably the most chaotic, frightening and tumultuous year for our country during our lifetimes. And yet, we develop ways to keep our cherished traditions and friendship groups alive. For me, and

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How to Change Your Mind: What the New Science of Psychedelics Teaches Us About Consciousness, Dying, Addiction, Depression, and Transcendence

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Ann Pearlman said: " Interesting history of LSD and its use as a therapy especially for addiction. I was glad to hear that it is being explored again to as an adjunct to therapy. I was most interested in the 'trip' via drums and breathing techniques. As someone who drums ...more "

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Ann Pearlman rated a book liked it The Passenger (The Passenger, #1) by Cormac McCarthy	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Much of the writing is beautiful and profound and that kept me reading through a plot that was often metaphorical and amorphous.
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The Years is the story of my generation. Set in France from 1940-2006, much of it feels removed, a wide ranging history of a time. There is a remove as a result of this, but always luscious language: “The moon, when we looked up at night, shone fixed ...more
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Well written with switches and unusual view points and convincing details. However, I found it a very sad book and thus hard to read.
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Fast paced plot touching on family trauma as well as political/intellectual/discrimination against women...this book has it all. Engrossing and educational.
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Horse traces the genetic heritage of horses, America's racism, art, love of horse racing as well as science through slavery to the modern age. ...more
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“I am the head cookie bitch and this is my party.”
― Ann Pearlman, The Christmas Cookie Club

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“Every day we walk a razor thin line between the ordinary and the tragic."...First line of Gift For My Sister.”
― Ann Pearlman

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“And some man can't be the door to what you want. All a man can do is love you, be family with you, help you fulfill your dreams.”
― Ann Pearlman, A Gift for My Sister

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The Little Stranger by Sarah Waters

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Hercule Poirot's Christmas by Agatha Christie

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Letters From Father Christmas by J.R.R. Tolkien

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Count Karlstein by Philip Pullman

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Santaland Diaries by David Sedaris

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Touching the Void: The True Story of One Man's Miraculous Survival by Joe Simpson

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The Nutcracker and the Mouse King - in Russian language by E.T.A. Hoffmann

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Mrs. Chippy's Last Expedition: The Remarkable Journal of Shackleton's Polar-Bound Cat by Caroline Alexander

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The Christmas Cookie Club: A Novel by Ann Pearlman

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Twelve Days of Christmas by Trisha Ashley

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“Every day we walk a razor thin line between the ordinary and the tragic."...First line of Gift For My Sister.”
― Ann Pearlman

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“I consider the luck of simply being born, of being plucked out of the cosmos and bestowed with eyes to see, and nerves to feel, and ears to hear. Our senses. Our speech. Our breath. How crucial and insistent our ceaseless moving lungs from our first cry to our last.”
― Ann Pearlman, A Gift for My Sister

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