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Bender: New and Selected PoemsDean Young
“In Young’s work, the big essential questions—mortality, identity, the meaning of life—aren’t simply food for thought; they’re grounds for entertainment.”—Toronto Star”Surrealism seldom seems as much like real life as in Young’s hilarious a… more
callmekenny owns Bender: New and Selected Poems 16 weeks ago
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Catching Fire (The Second Bo...Suzanne Collins
Average wait: 4d, 0hAgainst all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they hav… more
callmekenny thanked mle323 for lending Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) 36 weeks ago
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Catching Fire (The Second Bo...Suzanne Collins
Average wait: 4d, 0hAgainst all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they hav… more
mle323 loaned Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) to callmekenny 36 weeks ago
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The Best of It: New and Sele...Kay Ryan
Average wait: < 1hKay Ryan, named the Pulitzer Prize Winner for Poetry 2010, is just the latest in an amazing array of accolades for this wonderfully accessible, widely loved poet. She was appointed the Library of Congress’s sixteenth poet laureate from 2008… more
callmekenny owns The Best of It: New and Selected Poems 1 year ago
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The Getaway Car: A Practical...Ann Patchett
Average wait: 181d, 23h“The journey from the head to the hand is perilous and lined with bodies. It is the road on which nearly everyone who wants to write—and many of the people who do write—get lost.”So writes Ann Patchett in “The Getaway Car”, a wry, wisdom-pa… more
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An anonymous Lendler loaned The Getaway Car: A Practical Memoir About Writing and Life (Kindle Single) to callmekenny 1 year ago
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When You Reach MeRebecca Stead
Average wait: 21hWinner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the l… more
Patricia Grimm loaned When You Reach Me to callmekenny 1 year ago
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A Confederacy of DuncesJohn Kennedy Toole, Walker Percy
A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole’s hero is one Ignatius J. Reilly, huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, and a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholl… more
Georgiewelch loaned A Confederacy of Dunces to callmekenny 1 year ago
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Atlas Shrugged: (Centennial ...Ayn Rand
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world—and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most,… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Atlas Shrugged: (Centennial Edition) 1 year ago
Thoughtful.
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Love Wins: A Book About Heav...Rob Bell
Fans flock to his Facebook page, his NOOMA videos have been viewed by millions, and his Sunday sermons are attended by 7,000 parishioners—with a downloadable podcast reaching 50,000 more. An electrifying, unconventional pastor whom Time mag… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived 1 year ago
Read it.
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious...Donald Miller
“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. I used to not like God because God didn’t resolve. But that was before any of this happened.” ―Donald MillerIn Donald Miller’s early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality 1 year ago
Helped me switch my paradigm and have a healthier spirituality. Funny. Memoir.
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Searching for God Knows WhatDonald Miller
In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller’s provocative and funny book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of i… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Searching for God Knows What 1 year ago
Good.
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Through Painted Deserts: Lig...Donald Miller
From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes a road-trip memoir about three months spent crossing the country in a Volkswagen camping van, wondering out-loud if there is more to life than nine-to-five jobs, than the ruts the entire world seems t… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road 1 year ago
My least favorite book of his.
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Father Fiction: Chapters for...Donald L. Miller
CHAPTERS FOR A FATHERLESS GENERATIONWith honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and … more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation 1 year ago
Touches your heart.
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The Holy Bible, English Stan...Crossway Bibles
Average wait: < 1hThe English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning. The ESV Bible is equipped with an enhanced navig… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (with Cross-References) 1 year ago
Life.
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1Q84Haruki Murakami
“Murakami is like a magician who explains what he’s doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers … But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it’s the rare artist, like this one, w… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about 1Q84 1 year ago
I am desperate to read this. Can't wait!
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This Side of ParadiseF. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about This Side of Paradise 1 year ago
His masterpiece?
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The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald
The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds’ third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the “first step” American fiction had taken since… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Great Gatsby 1 year ago
Great writing.
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Song of SolomonToni Morrison
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Song of Solomon 1 year ago
I love, love, love Beloved. Loved this book even more.
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BelovedToni Morrison
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years la… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Beloved 1 year ago
Haunting. Gorgeous. Wrote my AP essay about it. Got a 5.
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A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle’s history, The French Revol… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about A Tale of Two Cities 1 year ago
Classic.
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Atlas Shrugged: (Centennial ...Ayn Rand
This is the story of a man who said that he would stop the motor of the world—and did. Was he a destroyer or the greatest of liberators? Why did he have to fight his battle, not against his enemies, but against those who needed him most,… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Atlas Shrugged: (Centennial Edition) 1 year ago
Thoughtful.
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Love Wins: A Book About Heav...Rob Bell
Fans flock to his Facebook page, his NOOMA videos have been viewed by millions, and his Sunday sermons are attended by 7,000 parishioners—with a downloadable podcast reaching 50,000 more. An electrifying, unconventional pastor whom Time mag… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Love Wins: A Book About Heaven, Hell, and the Fate of Every Person Who Ever Lived 1 year ago
Read it.
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Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious...Donald Miller
“I never liked jazz music because jazz music doesn’t resolve. I used to not like God because God didn’t resolve. But that was before any of this happened.” ―Donald MillerIn Donald Miller’s early years, he was vaguely familiar with a distant… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Blue Like Jazz: Nonreligious Thoughts on Christian Spirituality 1 year ago
Helped me switch my paradigm and have a healthier spirituality. Funny. Memoir.
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Searching for God Knows WhatDonald Miller
In Searching for God Knows What, Donald Miller’s provocative and funny book, he shows readers that the greatest desire of every person is the desire for redemption. Every person is constantly seeking redemption (or at least the feeling of i… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Searching for God Knows What 1 year ago
Good.
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Through Painted Deserts: Lig...Donald Miller
From the author of Blue Like Jazz comes a road-trip memoir about three months spent crossing the country in a Volkswagen camping van, wondering out-loud if there is more to life than nine-to-five jobs, than the ruts the entire world seems t… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Through Painted Deserts: Light, God, and Beauty on the Open Road 1 year ago
My least favorite book of his.
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Father Fiction: Chapters for...Donald L. Miller
CHAPTERS FOR A FATHERLESS GENERATIONWith honest humor and raw self-revelation, bestselling author Donald Miller tells the story of growing up without a father and openly talks about the issues that befall the fatherless generation. Raw and … more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Father Fiction: Chapters for a Fatherless Generation 1 year ago
Touches your heart.
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The Holy Bible, English Stan...Crossway Bibles
Average wait: < 1hThe English Standard Version (ESV) Bible is an essentially literal Bible translation that combines word-for-word precision and accuracy with literary excellence, beauty, and depth of meaning. The ESV Bible is equipped with an enhanced navig… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Holy Bible, English Standard Version (with Cross-References) 1 year ago
Life.
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1Q84Haruki Murakami
“Murakami is like a magician who explains what he’s doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers … But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it’s the rare artist, like this one, w… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about 1Q84 1 year ago
I am desperate to read this. Can't wait!
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This Side of ParadiseF. Scott (Francis Scott) Fitzgerald
This Side of Paradise is the debut novel of F. Scott Fitzgerald. Published in 1920, and taking its title from a line of the Rupert Brooke poem Tiare Tahiti, the book examines the lives and morality of post-World War I youth. Its protagonist… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about This Side of Paradise 1 year ago
His masterpiece?
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The Great GatsbyF. Scott Fitzgerald
The exemplary novel of the Jazz Age, F. Scott Fitzgeralds’ third book, The Great Gatsby (1925), stands as the supreme achievement of his career. T. S. Eliot read it three times and saw it as the “first step” American fiction had taken since… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Great Gatsby 1 year ago
Great writing.
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Song of SolomonToni Morrison
Milkman Dead was born shortly after a neighborhood eccentric hurled himself off a rooftop in a vain attempt at flight. For the rest of his life he, too, will be trying to fly. With this brilliantly imagined novel, Toni Morrison transfigures… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Song of Solomon 1 year ago
I love, love, love Beloved. Loved this book even more.
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BelovedToni Morrison
Staring unflinchingly into the abyss of slavery, this spellbinding novel transforms history into a story as powerful as Exodus and as intimate as a lullaby. Sethe, its protagonist, was born a slave and escaped to Ohio, but eighteen years la… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Beloved 1 year ago
Haunting. Gorgeous. Wrote my AP essay about it. Got a 5.
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A Tale of Two CitiesCharles Dickens
Novel by Charles Dickens, published both serially and in book form in 1859. The story is set in the late 18th century against the background of the French Revolution. Although Dickens borrowed from Thomas Carlyle’s history, The French Revol… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about A Tale of Two Cities 1 year ago
Classic.
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The Gospel According to LarryJanet Tashjian
After creating a controversial and hugely popular website, teenager Josh Swensen becomes trapped inside his brilliant creation and must find a way to remain anonymous.I am lying on my bed doing my homework in Greek and Latin roots for Advan… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Gospel According to Larry 1 year ago
This great book did not get the acclaim it deserves. Made me think.
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The City of Ember: The First...Jeanne Duprau
Average wait: 83d, 4hThe city of Ember was built as a last refuge for the human race. Two hundred years later, the great lamps that light the city are beginning to flicker. When Lina finds part of an ancient message, she’s sure it holds a secret that will save … more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The City of Ember: The First Book of Ember (Books of Ember) 1 year ago
I'm on the fourth book in the series. Love them all.
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Andromeda KleinFrank Portman
Andromeda Klein has a few problems.Her hair is kind of horrible.Her partner-in-occultism, Daisy, is dead.Her secret, estranged, much older and forbidden boyfriend-in-theory, has gone AWOL.And her mother has learned how to text.In short, thi… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Andromeda Klein 1 year ago
I love the first book, King Dork, but could not get into this one.
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King DorkFrank Portman
Tom Henderson (a.k.a. King Dork, Chi-mo, Hender-fag, and Sheepie) is a typical American high school loser until he discovers the book, The Catcher in the Rye, that will change the world as he knows it. When Tom discovers his deceased father… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about King Dork 1 year ago
Genius.
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The Story We Find Ourselves ...Brian D. McLaren
Average wait: N/AAfter many years as a successful pastor, Brian McLaren has found, as more and more Christians are finding, that none of the current strains of Christianity fully describes his own faith. In The Story We Find Ourselves In — the much anticip… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Story We Find Ourselves In: Further Adventures of a New Kind of Christian (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series) 1 year ago
Beautiful, sad, thoughtful.
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The Last Word and the Word a...Brian D. McLaren
Average wait: N/AFor all those seeking more authentic ways to hold and practice Christian faith, Brian McLaren has been an inspiring, compassionate—and provocative—voice. Starting with the award-winning A New Kind of Christian, McLaren offered a lively, wid… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Last Word and the Word after That: A Tale of Faith, Doubt, and a New Kind of Christianity 1 year ago
Helpful information on hell. Great narrative.
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A New Kind of Christian: A T...Brian D. McLaren
Average wait: N/AA Leadership Network Publication A New Kind of Christian’s conversation between a pastor and his daughter’s high school science teacher reveals that wisdom for life’s most pressing spiritual questions can come from the most unlikely sour… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about A New Kind of Christian: A Tale of Two Friends on a Spiritual Journey (Jossey-Bass Leadership Network Series) 1 year ago
This book has helped shape my perspective on Christianity. Classic.
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StargirlJerry Spinelli
Leo Borlock follows the unspoken rule at Mica Area High School: don’t stand out—under any circumstances! Then Stargirl arrives at Mica High and everything changes—for Leo and for the entire school. After 15 years of home schooling, Stargi… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Stargirl 1 year ago
Classic.
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LoserJerry Spinelli
Just like other kids, Zinkoff rides his bike, hopes for snow days, and wants to be like his dad when he grows up. But Zinkoff also raises his hand with all the wrong answers, trips over his own feet, and falls down with laughter over a word… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Loser 1 year ago
I recommend this book to every kid I meet.
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Love, StargirlJerry Spinelli
LOVE, STARGIRL picks up a year after Stargirl ends and reveals the new life of the beloved character who moved away so suddenly at the end of Stargirl. The novel takes the form of “the world’s longest letter,” in diary form, going from date… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Love, Stargirl 1 year ago
I did not like this sequel.
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Number the StarsLois Lowry
This Newbery Medal Book describes how a ten-year-old Danish girl’s bravery is tested when her best friend is threatened by Nazis in 1943.
callmekenny added a soundbite about Number the Stars 1 year ago
Loved it as a kid, loved it again as an adult. Timeless.
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Gathering Blue (The Giver Trilogy)Lois Lowry
In perhaps her strongest work to date, Lois Lowry once again creates a mysterious but plausible future world. It is a society ruled by savagery and deceit and that shuns and discards the weak. Left orphaned and physically flawed, young Kira… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Gathering Blue (The Giver Trilogy) 1 year ago
Loved it.
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The Giver (Giver Quartet)Lois Lowry
Twelve-year-old Jonas lives in a seemingly ideal world. Not until he is given his life assignment as the Receiver does he begin to understand the dark secrets behind this fragile community. This ebook includes a sample chapter of GATHERIN… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Giver (Giver Quartet) 1 year ago
I love everything about this book.
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The Last Battle: The Chronic...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … where lies breed fear … where loyalty is tested … where all hope seems lostDuring t… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Last Battle: The Chronicles of Narnia 1 year ago
Classic.
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The Silver Chair (Narnia)C.S. Lewis
C.S. Lewis has once again worked his magic in this sixth book of The Chronicles of Narnia.This master of fantasy brings us ever farther in an unforgettable world filled with adventure and mystery.
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Silver Chair (Narnia) 1 year ago
OK
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The Horse and His Boy: The C...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … where horses talk … where treachery is brewing … where destiny awaits.On a desperat… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Horse and His Boy: The Chronicles of Narnia 1 year ago
My favorite in the series.
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The Golden Compass: His Dark...Philip Pullman
Average wait: 9d, 21hIn a landmark epic of fantasy and storytelling, Philip Pullman invites readers into a world as convincing and thoroughly realized as Narnia, Earthsea, or Redwall. Here lives an orphaned ward named Lyra Belacqua, whose carefree life among t… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Golden Compass: His Dark Materials 1 year ago
Love it.
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The Magician's Nephew: The C...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … where Talking Beasts walk … where a witch waits … where a new world is about to be … more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Magician's Nephew: The Chronicles of Narnia 1 year ago
Prequel to Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe.
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Prince Caspian: The Return t...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … where animals talk … where trees walk … where a battle is about to begin.A prince d… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia (The Chronicles of Narnia) 1 year ago
Eh.
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The Voyage of the Dawn Tread...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … where a dragon awakens … where stars walk the earth … where anything can happen.A k… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Voyage of the Dawn Treader: The Chronicles of Narnia 1 year ago
My least favorite in the series.
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The Lion, the Witch and the ...C.S. Lewis
Illustrations in this ebook appear in vibrant full color on a full color ebook device, and in rich black and white on all other devices.Narnia … a land frozen in eternal winter … a country waiting to be set free.Four adventurers ste… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe: The Chronicles of Narnia 1 year ago
Classic.
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Official Book Club Selection...Kathy Griffin
Official Book Club Selection is Kathy Griffin unplugged, uncensored, and unafraid to dish about what really happens on the road, away from the cameras, and at the star party after the show. (It’s also her big chance to score that coveted bo… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin 1 year ago
Everything she does is magic.
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The Westing Game (Puffin Mod...Ellen Raskin
When an eccentric millionaire dies mysteriously, sixteen very unlikely people are gathered together for the reading of the will…and what a will it is!
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Westing Game (Puffin Modern Classics) 1 year ago
Great mystery.
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The Way of Ignorance: And Ot...Wendell Berry
The continuing war in Iraq, Hurricane Katrina, the political sniping engendered by the Supreme Court nominations, Terry Schiavo - contemporary American society is characterized by divisive anger, profound loss, and danger. Wendell Berry, o… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Way of Ignorance: And Other Essays 1 year ago
Genius.
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Evidence: PoemsMary Oliver
Never afraid to shed the pretense of academic poetry, never shy of letting the power of an image lie in unadorned language, Mary Oliver offers us poems of arresting beauty that reflect on the power of love and the great gifts of the natural… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Evidence: Poems 1 year ago
I need more Mary Oliver.
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Thirst: PoemsMary Oliver
Thirst, a collection of forty-three new poems from the Pulitzer Prize-winner Mary Oliver, introduces two new directions in the poet’s work. Grappling with grief at the death of her beloved partner of over forty years, she strives to experie… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Thirst: Poems 1 year ago
Her first book I encountered. Timeless. Classic.
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Swan: Poems and Prose PoemsMary Oliver
Widely regarded as the “rock star” of American poetry, Mary Oliver is a writer whose words have long had the power to move countless readers. Regularly topping the national poetry best-seller list and drawing thousands to her sold-out readi… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Swan: Poems and Prose Poems 1 year ago
My favorite poet.
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All My Friends Are DeadAvery Monsen, Jory John
Average wait: 164d, 8hIf you’re a dinosaur, all of your friends are dead. If you’re a pirate, all of your friends have scurvy. If you’re a tree, all of your friends are end tables. Each page of this laugh-out-loud illustrated humor book showcases the downside of… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about All My Friends Are Dead 1 year ago
SO funny.
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Stuff White People Like: A D...Christian Lander
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions 1 year ago
This is the truth.
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Stuff White People Like: A D...Christian Lander
They love nothing better than sipping free-trade gourmet coffee, leafing through the Sunday New York Times, and listening to David Sedaris on NPR (ideally all at the same time). Apple products, indie music, food co-ops, and vintage T-shirts… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Stuff White People Like: A Definitive Guide to the Unique Taste of Millions 1 year ago
This is the truth.
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find a...Flannery O'Connor
The collection that established O’Connor’s reputation as one of the american masters of the short story. The volume contains the celebrated title story, a tale of the murderous fugitive The Misfit, as well as “The Displaced Person” and eigh… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about A Good Man Is Hard to Find and Other Stories (A Harvest/Hbj Book) 1 year ago
Grace.
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Truth & BeautyAnn Patchett
What happens when the person who is your family is someone you aren’t bound to by blood? What happens when the person you promise to love and to honor for the rest of your life is not your lover, but your best friend? In Truth & Beauty, her… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Truth & Beauty 1 year ago
Devastating and beautiful.
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Go the F**k to SleepAdam Mansbach, Ricardo Cortes
Average wait: 6d, 9hGo the Fuck to Sleep is a bedtime book for parents who live in the real world, where a few snoozing kitties and cutesy rhymes don’t always send a toddler sailing blissfully off to dreamland. Profane, affectionate, and radically honest, it c… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Go the F**k to Sleep 1 year ago
Truth and beauty.
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BossypantsTina Fey
Before Liz Lemon, before “Weekend Update,” before “Sarah Palin,” Tina Fey was just a young girl with a dream: a recurring stress dream that she was being chased through a local airport by her middle-school gym teacher. She also had a dream… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Bossypants 1 year ago
Reading this in public is embarrassing. Because of how loudly you laugh. And often.
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The Art of the Commonplace: ...Wendell Berry
Collected here for the first time, the essential essays from Wendell Berry’s writings on agrarianism, agriculture, and community. Together these twenty-one essays offer an agrarian alternative to our dominant urban culture. Grouped around f… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Art of the Commonplace: The Agrarian Essays of Wendell Berry 1 year ago
Genius.
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When You Reach MeRebecca Stead
Average wait: 21hWinner of the 2010 John Newbery MedalFour mysterious letters change Miranda’s world forever.By sixth grade, Miranda and her best friend, Sal, know how to navigate their New York City neighborhood. They know where it’s safe to go, like the l… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about When You Reach Me 1 year ago
A perfect ending.
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A Million Miles in a Thousan...Donald Miller
After writing a successful memoir, Donald Miller’s life stalled. During what should have been the height of his success, he found himself unwilling to get out of bed, avoiding responsibility, even questioning the meaning of life. But when t… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about A Million Miles in a Thousand Years: How I Learned to Live a Better Story 1 year ago
His best book since Blue Like Jazz.
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Kafka on the ShoreHaruki Murakami
Kafka on the Shore is powered by two remarkable characters: a teenage boy, Kafka Tamura, who runs away from home either to escape a gruesome oedipal prophecy or to search for his long-missing mother and sister; and an aging simpleton called… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Kafka on the Shore 1 year ago
A crazy trip.
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Never Let Me GoKazuo Ishiguro
From the Booker Prize-winning author of The Remains of the Day comes a devastating new novel of innocence, knowledge, and loss. As children Kathy, Ruth, and Tommy were students at Hailsham, an exclusive boarding school secluded in the Engli… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Never Let Me Go 1 year ago
One of my favorite books of all time. Haunting, gorgeous, sad, powerful.
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Catching Fire (The Second Bo...Suzanne Collins
Average wait: 4d, 0hAgainst all odds, Katniss Everdeen has won the annual Hunger Games with fellow district tribute Peeta Mellark. But it was a victory won by defiance of the Capitol and their harsh rules. Katniss and Peeta should be happy. After all, they hav… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Catching Fire (The Second Book of the Hunger Games) 1 year ago
Starts slow. I almost thought I wasn't going to like it, but it gets good. Great, even.
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Mockingjay (The Final Book o...Suzanne Collins
Average wait: 2d, 16hThe greatly anticipated final book in the New York Times bestselling Hunger Games trilogy by Suzanne Collins.The Capitol is angry. The Capitol wants revenge. Who do they think should pay for the unrest?Katniss Everdeen.The final book in The… more
callmekenny added a soundbite about Mockingjay (The Final Book of The Hunger Games) 1 year ago
Powerful ending.
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The Hunger GamesSuzanne Collins
Average wait: 3d, 11hNow in paperback, the book no one can stop talking about …In the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps … more
callmekenny added a soundbite about The Hunger Games 1 year ago
Well-written, engaging, makes you consider the state of our society. Ultra violent.
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