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Jeannette Walls

17 Smart Books You Must Read This Summer

Lisa Bloom | Posted 09.13.2011 | Books
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Lisa Bloom

How do you find great books to read? Here's a reading list of books that will stir you, provoke you, keep you up at night and make you late for work, and get your grey matter sizzling.

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From One Book Cover to Another: Saying Goodbye to My Gerbils

Holly Robinson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Holly Robinson

The paperback of my memoir was released recently, but I barely recognize my own book with the new cover. It hurts my heart to say goodbye to the gerbils on the hardcover edition of The Gerbil Farmer's Daughter.

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'Half Broke Horses': Jeannette Walls Writes True Life Novel

St. Louis Post-Dispatch | Jane Henderson | Posted 05.25.2011 | Books
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Jeannette Walls' new book seems to confirm that the gene for common sense skips generations in her family. Her mother, as millions of readers learned...

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