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Fire: From "A Journal of Love" The Unexpurgated Diary of Anais Nin
by Anais Nin "I only believe in fire. Life. Fire. Being myself on fire I set others on fire. Never death. Fire and life. Les Jeux." ~Anais Nin In this erotically charged diary that picks up where Incest left off, Nin chronicles a restless search for fulfillment that leads her to New York City -- "that brilliant giant toy" -- then back to Paris and Henry, and eventually into the arms of a passionate new lover. What is profound within this diary is the brave and courageous exploration of language to describe her own experiences and feelings about eroticism and sensuality written from a female point of view. |
Review by Kim Westerhoff
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Kite Strings of the Southern Cross
by Laurie Gough The best vicarious reading experience of my life. Its hard to pinpoint the genre for this amazing book; its travel writing meets lyrical poetry meets self improvement. This is the captivating memoir of a young woman who travels across the world to bizarre locales and strange edges of the earth. I found it impossible to remain unchanged by this powerful, funny, insightful, sweep-me-away book. |
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An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness
by Kay Redfield Jamison This memoir of a psychiatrist who suffers from manic depression is a touching, thought-provoking, honest exploration of mental illness. She shares her experiences as both physician and patient, and thoughtfully examines the stigma associated with psychosis in a societal context. While dealing with a tense subject matter, the book is also quite uplifting, as the authors story of surviving and thriving is one of true triumph. |
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