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I really liked the structure of this presidential autobiography. Rather than trying to discuss the entire presidency, the idea to take a handful of the biggest decisions/situations and dissect them was an excellent way to cover the Bush 43 era.


What a gem! A friend of mine said that if I liked Pillars of the Earth, I should read this book. Since the copyright was in 1980, I don't know how I would've ever run across it otherwise. Thank you to that friend. A great read, even if it was over 1000 pages!.


This book was too "St. Louis" for me, I guess. Having lived there & still being a frequent visitor, but not being originally from there, I guess all the St. Louis cliches got on my nerves enough that I didn't enjoy this cute, fluffy chic lit read.


20. Sweet Valley Confidential: Ten Years Later by Francine Pascal

After absolutely hating a Krakauer book (unusual), Sweet Valley was such a blast from the past.


39. The City of Falling Angels by John Berendt

40. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot


45. Dead Reckoning by Charlaine Harris

46. The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen

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49. Half Broken Things by Morag Joss

50. Outlander by Diana Gabaldon

51. Sugar in My Bowl: Real Women Write about Real Sex ed. by Erica Jong

52. Bet Me by Jennifer Crusie



54. Little Chapel on the River: A Pub, a Town and the Search for What Matters Most by Gwendolyn Bounds

55. Ham On Rye by Charles Bukowski

56. The Sinner by Tess Gerritsen

57. Where She Went by Gayle Forman



60. Denial: A Memoir of Terror by Jessica Stern

61. Charmed Thirds by Megan McCafferty



63. A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan

64. In the Garden of Beasts: Love, Terror, and an American Family in Hitler's Berlin by Erik Larson

65. Mudbound by Hillary Jordan

66. Lies that Chelsea Handler Told Me by Chelsea Handler



68. These Things Hidden by Heather Gudenkauf

69. Long Day's Journey Into Night by Eugene O'Neill

70. Still Alice by Lisa Genova

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