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Best Indie Books of 2012: Life Stories (page 2)

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INDIE
Released: March 23, 2012
Kirkus Star LOOKING IN THE MIRROR OUT
by Nora Nita Bates
"Part memoir, part journal, part plan-in-progress, Bates has no time for self-pity, preferring instead to celebrate all that she is grateful for."
Labeled with Multiple Personality and Dissociative Identity disorders, author Bates writes about the 18 personalities living in her head. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: March 12, 2012
Kirkus Star A REAL MOTHER: STUMBLING THROUGH MOTHERHOOD
by Denise Malloy
"A quick, lighthearted romp through the joys of motherhood as told by a real, honest and very funny mom."
Malloy presents a collection of 39 funny, charming and poignant snapshots of her life as the mother of two boys. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Nov. 22, 2011
Kirkus Star PARALLEL LIVES: A SOCIAL HISTORY OF LIZZIE A. BORDEN AND HER FALL RIVER
by Michael Martins, Dennis A. Binette
"A must-have for history buffs."
The authors (The Commonwealth of Massachusetts Vs. Lizzie A. Borden, 1994) return with a riveting history of the flourishing small town of Fall River, Mass., and its most infamous resident, Lizzie Borden. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Oct. 25, 2011
Kirkus Star INTO THE CHILD: "40 WEEKS IN THE GESTATIONAL WILDERNESS"
by Shannon Colleary
"A hysterical account of pregnancy that will resonate with readers who've been through it before."
Debut author Colleary chronicles 40 weeks of pregnancy in this irreverent account. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Oct. 1, 2011
Kirkus Star THE STOVEPIPE
by Bonnie E. Virag
"An inspirational story of survival and the loving bond between sisters."
Virag's memoir paints a bleak portrait of a broken childhood, but her strength shines amid the rubble. Read full book review >
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INDIE
Released: Sept. 15, 2011
Kirkus Star HILL OF BEANS: COMING OF AGE IN THE LAST DAYS OF THE OLD SOUTH
by John Snyder
"A finely detailed tableau of the lost Carolinas and a book for the boy in all of us."
Turgenev meets Mark Twain in these lyrical, acutely observed recollections wherein the author narrates his Carolina past, unearthing mountains of memories and ties that bind. Read full book review >