Wendi McLendon-Covey

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Theft by Finding
Theft by Finding
David Sedaris | 2017 | Biography, Essays
8.5 (2 Ratings)
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"I’m a big fan of David Sedaris; I love all his books and have them all on audio and e-reader, in addition to hard copies. But I love this particular book the most because it gives us the backstory on what he was going through personally while he was collecting material for some of his most popular stories, like “Santa Land Diaries.” He also records bits of eavesdropped conversations and bizarre anecdotes…if you’re a Sedaris fan, you won’t be disappointed"

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Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide To Finding Her Inner French Girl
Entre Nous: A Woman's Guide To Finding Her Inner French Girl
Debra Ollivier | 2004 | Art, Photography & Fashion
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"I read this whenever I feel like a slob (read: I’ve re-read it many times). There’s nothing wrong with a little self-possession, there’s beauty in taking time for yourself just because you feel like it, and there’s nothing wrong with NOT divulging every secret! Be like a French girl and cultivate your own “secret garden!”"

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La Seduction: How The French Play the Game Of Life
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"Sciolino gives us an inside view of how seduction works in all areas of French life, from advertising to politics to interpersonal relationships. “La Seduction” at its core is just a way to appeal to someone by finding common ground, and no one does that like the French! And in my opinion, it’s so much more interesting than the brow-beating we resort to here in the USA."

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She Got Up Off The Couch
She Got Up Off The Couch
Haven Kimmel | 2006 | Biography
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"She Got Up off the Couch” is the follow-up story to “A Girl Named Zippy,” describing how Kimmel’s mother literally got up off the couch, enrolled herself in college, and made a better life for herself after her husband left. Proof that you’re never too old to start over, and how important it is for your children to see you pull yourself up."

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A Girl Named Zippy
A Girl Named Zippy
Haven Kimmel | 2001 | Biography, History & Politics
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"This book is so important to me because of the way Kimmel puts into words how a happy, funny kid can still sense that there’s something wrong with all the adults around her. Haven Kimmel had a happy childhood in a small town, but her house was filled with the kind of tensions that children sense but can’t articulate."

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The Edge of Everything
The Edge of Everything
Jeff Giles | 2017 | Fiction & Poetry, Science Fiction/Fantasy, Young Adult (YA)
8.0 (1 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"I normally wouldn’t find myself reading a Young Adult novel, but when something is as suspenseful and well written as this one, why not? The story is about a 17-year-old girl named Zoe who’s still in shock from a year’s worth of traumatic events. She gets involved with someone she’s not supposed to, and it makes her question whether she should or shouldn’t take a gamble on what might be perfect love. I’m sure they’ll make a movie about this eventually, but read the book first!"

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A Confederacy of Dunces
A Confederacy of Dunces
John Kennedy Toole | 2016 | Humor & Comedy
8.0 (5 Ratings)
Book Favorite

"The main character of this novel is an adult man who lives with his mother, and who fancies himself too intelligent to participate in mainstream society or to hold down a normal job. Don’t we all have relatives like this? Well, I do!"

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Wendi McLendon-Covey recommended M Train in Books (curated)

 
M Train
M Train
Patti Smith | 2016 | Biography
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"“M Train” will take you in and out of dreamscapes and reality and remembrances with prose so spare and matter of fact that it delivers a much bigger emotional punch. Patti Smith doesn’t need to embellish; she just tells her stories…and her stories are incredible."

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