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Book Preview: #1 Daddy was a doctor who was extremely handsome as a young man. He had a high forehead, glossy black hair, a ravishing smile, and a little moustache. He looked rather like Charlie Chaplin. He was a very fine doctor, well-mannered, with a profound sense of right and wrong.
#2 My grandfather, Philip Margolyes, was a peddler who sold small gems and trinkets. He was a quiet,...
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#1 I grew up in a suburb of Chicago called Downers Grove. I had a happy childhood, but I was always into weird things. I spent my childhood watching infomercials and sleeping on the couch. I never got anything from those shows, but I did have a happy childhood.
#2 My parents were extremely open-minded, and they never pressured me to get married or have kids early. They...
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#1 I was supposed to die. I was a superpreemie, and I was allergic to everything. I couldn't eat anything without barfing it up. I was always scared growing up because I was so fragile.
#2 I was born in Michigan. My parents had the idea of moving to Arizona, because my dad wanted to cheat on my mom in a different state. My mom had to go out and get two jobs. I never...
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Get the Summary of Edmund de Waal's The Hare with Amber Eyes in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. "The Hare with Amber Eyes" chronicles the journey of the Ephrussi family's netsuke collection, set against the backdrop of the family's rise and fall. The Ephrussis, a wealthy Jewish banking dynasty, originated in Odessa and expanded their empire to Vienna and Paris. Charles Ephrussi, an art connoisseur in Paris, initially...
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#1 The story of the Austens at Steventon Rectory really begins in the late summer of 1768, when a wagon heavily loaded with household goods made its way through the Hampshire lanes from nearby Deane to the village of Steventon.
#2 Mr. Austen had been in charge of the parish of Steventon for the last four years. But he had found his Rectory there so run-down and dilapidated...
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#1 I was with Erwin Bach, the love of my life, for three years before he asked me to marry him. I said yes, and yes to love, a commitment that didn't come easily to me. I was seventy-three years old when I was married for the first time.
#2 I was not the type of girl who fantasized about getting married. I had four children with Ike, and we shared a career. I did not...
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Book Preview: #1 I was feeling absolutely no motivation to continue working on my television show or to interview any more action stars. I was enjoying my life immensely and was ashamed that I didn't want to continue working because of it.
#2 I had always wanted to get away from my parents' life, so I could comfortably handle any discomfort related to not having money. I had become...
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#1 I went to the House to speak to Gerry a few days after receiving his voicemail.
#2 I went to the House to speak to Gerry, and met a boy named Leon, who was Black. He was a bit shorter than me, but I didn't say anything.
#3 I went to visit Gerry and met a boy named Leon, who told me that people didn't cook. I decided that if Leon agreed to help, cooking could work....
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Book Preview: #1 I had been living in New York for a year in 2009 when I met a man at a bar. I had been using a method that kept my blood flowing, even when my hands were cold, and he stayed hard. But when we made first contact, his boner melted into a wet Cheeto.
#2 I was looking forward to having fun in New York City, but after five consecutive pudding penises, I began to want a...
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Book Preview: #1 I had a haircut at school, after which my father began teaching me basic chores, such as bringing wood and coal in for the fire, starting the fire, and setting the table. I felt a bit safer after that.
#2 I had to hide the fact that I was looking for my father. I didn't want him to know that I was afraid of him.
#3 I had to get away from him. His anger was terrifying....
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Get the Summary of Alan Rickman's Madly Deeply in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. Alan Rickman's diaries provide an intimate look into his life, capturing both the ordinary and the extraordinary. From June to September, he navigates a myriad of social and professional engagements, including garden parties, property discussions, and the adaptation of a complex novel. He reflects on the superficiality of phone conversations,...
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Book Preview: #1 I was born in the winter of 1898 in Belfast, the son of a solicitor and a clergyman's daughter. My parents had only two children, and I was the younger by about three years. Two very different strains had gone to my making.
#2 I had two other blessings when I was growing up. One was my nurse, Lizzie Endicott, who was kind, cheerful, and sensible. I was also born with...
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#1 The first time you find a woman's vibrator is never forgotten. I learned this lesson when I was thirteen and rummaging around my friend Danny's tree house-like cottage with my brother Chad. We found a white, missile-shaped device that began to buzz and vibrate. We knew nothing about it, but we knew we didn't want to investigate any further.
#2 I was a misfit teen...
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Book Preview: #1 I was born on a Monday in Chicago during the Great Blizzard of 1946. My mother took in ironing while I waited on the stoop of our rooming house for the iceman to give me slivers of ice wrapped in brown paper. I would slip one in my pocket for my baby sister.
#2 I was completely smitten by the book. I loved to read, and the things I read of produced new yearnings....
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#1 I would like to thank my wife, Catherine, for her many careful readings of this book. I would also like to thank Rosemary Hutchins, Geoffrey Wolff, Gary Fisketjon, and Amanda Urban for their help and support.
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#1 I was born in Brooklyn, New York, and spent my youth traveling with my family, trying to find a place for myself in the world. I had piano and ballet lessons, but I hated both. I spent most of my time reading. When we moved to a big house in Forest Hills, I was seven years old.
#2 At the tender age of eight, I was a child prodigy who hated music and ballet, and I...
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#1 I had two coping strategies after my split with Tommy Lee. I got high, and I got even. I looked in the mirror. Twenty-six years old. My peroxide mane was messy, my roots were showing. I was Courtney Love meets Malibu Barbie, with the gaunt yet chic figure of a runway model.
#2 I was seven years older than Leo, and I felt like his grandma. I'd never been someone's...
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Get the Summary of Hugh Eakin's Picassos War in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. In "Picassos War," Hugh Eakin chronicles the struggle to introduce and establish modern art in the United States, focusing on key figures like John Quinn, Alfred Stieglitz, and Alfred Barr. The narrative begins with the early 20th-century resistance to avant-garde art in America, as seen in the commercial failure of Picasso's first U.S....
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Book Preview: #1 The advertising industry is based on giving people false expectations. It's a perfect career for me because it's based on giving people false expectations.
#2 I am not used to rules and structure, and so I have a hard time keeping the phone connected and the electricity turned on. I place all my bills in a box, which I keep next to the stove.
#3 I was waltzing around...
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