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Jul06

The Story of Beautiful Girl, by Rachel Simon….my review.

by Barbie Angell on July 6th, 2011

Posted In: book review, rachel simon, riding the bus with my sister, things that have fallen out of barbie's mind....

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Feb21

my review of “The House On Teacher’s Lane” by Rachel Simon.

by Barbie Angell on February 21st, 2011

Posted In: book review, rachel simon, riding the bus with my sister

Although people often seek me out for advice, when it comes to my own world and the chaos I tend to unearth, my brain offers no answers smothered in common sense and iced with instructions for change. When I need solutions, I read. I was delighted to find such remedies in “The House On Teacher’s [...]

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Aug19

my review of "Guru – My Days With Del Close" by Jeff Griggs.

by Barbie Angell on August 19th, 2010

Posted In: Del Close, ImprovOlympic, Jeff Griggs, book review, things that have fallen out of barbie's mind....

It’s true. I’m a fan of biographies. Not all biographies, but I do love a well-written one. By “well-written” I do not mean that the person’s entire life is dissected down to the minute. I certainly do not care to know the name of an actor’s great-aunt’s Sunday school teacher, nor do I want to [...]

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Jul07

my review of Rachel Simon's "Riding The Bus With My Sister"….

by Barbie Angell on July 7th, 2010

Posted In: book review, rachel simon, riding the bus with my sister, things that have fallen out of barbie's mind....

i started and finished Rachel Simon‘s book, ” Riding The Bus With My Sister“, over the long weekend. the debate on this particular story has been settled, in my opinion….the book surpasses the movie by far. Andie MacDowell and Rosie O’Donnell both do a magnificent job of portraying the real-life characters of Rachel and her [...]

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