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Auburn (57 KP) rated Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery in Books

Apr 10, 2019  
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
Endurance: A Year in Space, A Lifetime of Discovery
Scott Kelly | 2017 | Biography
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8.0 (2 Ratings)
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This is the story of one astronauts year long stay on the space station. Scott Kelly does an amazing recount, complete with stunning photographs, of his stay. That means the good and the bad. Especially transitioning back to living on Earth.
I normally don't read autobiography but I made an exception for this one. The hard work and dedication he has to the space program is truly inspiring. Add to that his family dedication and you have a role model.

This book would be perfect for anyone who loves space, strong role models, or just anyone who wants to know what it takes to be an astronaut. Kids will enjoy the pictures while parents are able to explain some of the parts.
Overall this is one of the best memoirs I have read.
  
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Dianne Robbins (1738 KP) rated Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid in Books

Sep 3, 2018  
Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid
Below Stairs: The Bestselling Memoirs of a 1920s Kitchen Maid
Margaret Powell | 2011 | Biography
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6.3 (3 Ratings)
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Margaret Powell's memoir Below Stairs is growing up in a poor in money but rich in love with her family in a small village near London, England and her life in domestic service in the 1920s. It is simply wonderful. Her other memoirs Climbing the Stairs and Servants Hall and her Cookery Book are next on my list. It's more like listening to your favorite aunt sitting at the kitchen with you over fresh-baked cookies and glasses of homemade lemonade while retelling stories of her childhood and life in the early part of the 20th century. You HAVE to read it!. Julian Fellowes read her books and they were the inspiration behind the extremely popular BBC series Downton Abbey, that is watched by us in the states on PBS Masterpiece.