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| | # | cover | title | author | isbn | isbn13 | asin | pages | rating | ratings | pub | (ed.) | rating | my rating | review | notes | | comments | votes | count | started | read | addedDown arrow | | owned | | | format | | | -------- | -------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | -------------------- | --------------- | ----------------- | --------------- | ------------------- | --------------------- | ----------------------------- | ---------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------ | ------------------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- | --------------- | ------------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ----- | ---------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------- | | ------ | | | checkbox | position | cover Swimming in the Dark | title Swimming in the Dark | author Jedrowski, Tomasz * | isbn 006289000X | isbn13 9780062890009 | asin 006289000X | num pages 191pp | avg rating 4.25 | num ratings 66,608 | date pub Feb 06, 2020 | date pub edition Apr 28, 2020 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Nov 14, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie | title My Girls: A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie | author Fisher, Todd | isbn | isbn13 | asin B072HSJ28Q | num pages 400pp | avg rating 4.27 | num ratings 3,384 | date pub Jun 05, 2018 | date pub edition Jun 05, 2018 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 22, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Unsinkable: A Memoir | title Unsinkable: A Memoir | author Reynolds, Debbie | isbn | isbn13 | asin B0089LOHFG | num pages 320pp | avg rating 3.78 | num ratings 4,707 | date pub Jan 01, 2013 | date pub edition Apr 02, 2013 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 22, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers | title Shy: The Alarmingly Outspoken Memoirs of Mary Rodgers | author Rodgers, Mary | isbn 0374298629 | isbn13 9780374298623 | asin 0374298629 | num pages 480pp | avg rating 4.24 | num ratings 2,077 | date pub Aug 09, 2022 | date pub edition Aug 09, 2022 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 21, 2024 | date read not set | date added Oct 21, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Been There, Done That: An Autobiography | title Been There, Done That: An Autobiography | author Fisher, Eddie | isbn 0312975589 | isbn13 9780312975586 | asin 0312975589 | num pages 408pp | avg rating 3.10 | num ratings 147 | date pub 1999 | date pub edition Jul 15, 2000 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 21, 2024 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Miss Aluminum: A Memoir | title Miss Aluminum: A Memoir | author Moore, Susanna | isbn 0374279713 | isbn13 9780374279714 | asin 0374279713 | num pages 288pp | avg rating 3.51 | num ratings 614 | date pub Apr 14, 2020 | date pub edition Apr 14, 2020 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 06, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Reading My Father | title Reading My Father | author Styron, Alexandra | isbn 1416591796 | isbn13 9781416591795 | asin 1416591796 | num pages 304pp | avg rating 3.73 | num ratings 898 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Apr 19, 2011 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 06, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | title The Two Mrs. Grenvilles | author Dunne, Dominick | isbn 0345430565 | isbn13 9780345430564 | asin 0345430565 | num pages 384pp | avg rating 4.04 | num ratings 4,799 | date pub 1985 | date pub edition Nov 28, 1998 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 04, 2024 | owned | format Mass Market Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Users | title The Users | author Haber, Joyce | isbn 0440192641 | isbn13 9780440192640 | asin 0440192641 | num pages unknown | avg rating 3.08 | num ratings 40 | date pub 1976 | date pub edition 1976 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 03, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Princess Diarist | title The Princess Diarist | author Fisher, Carrie | isbn 0399173595 | isbn13 9780399173592 | asin 0399173595 | num pages 257pp | avg rating 3.70 | num ratings 87,949 | date pub Oct 18, 2016 | date pub edition Nov 22, 2016 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 03, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Shockaholic | title Shockaholic | author Fisher, Carrie | isbn 0743264827 | isbn13 9780743264822 | asin 0743264827 | num pages 176pp | avg rating 3.77 | num ratings 15,763 | date pub Nov 01, 2011 | date pub edition Nov 01, 2011 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Oct 03, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Wishful Drinking | title Wishful Drinking | author Fisher, Carrie | isbn 1439102252 | isbn13 9781439102251 | asin 1439102252 | num pages 163pp | avg rating 3.82 | num ratings 91,091 | date pub Dec 02, 2008 | date pub edition Dec 02, 2008 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 21, 2024 | date read Nov 02, 2024 | date added Oct 03, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Life of Ian Curtis: Torn Apart | title The Life of Ian Curtis: Torn Apart | author Reade, Lindsay | isbn | isbn13 | asin B0D2R54Q9V | num pages 469pp | avg rating 4.00 | num ratings 2 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Nov 05, 2009 | Mary's rating liked it | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Still sad about Ian’s suicide. I think I understand more now about that and how Joy Division got so good.The guys who became Joy Division wanted to be Still sad about Ian’s suicide. I think I understand more now about that and how Joy Division got so good.The guys who became Joy Division wanted to be rock stars not knowing if they had talent. Doesn’t appear they had musical lessons. After they saw the Sex Pistols things started moving along. Hooky bought a bass and taught himself to play. Barney already had a guitar. I don’t know how Ian started singing but his voice and the Joy Divion sound was later influenced by their manager/agent,Tony Wilson, and their producer, Martin Hannett. Martin seems to be the main generator of JD’s evocative sound. JD’s music sounds so superior to me than other bands I enjoy from the 80s. Ian wrote lyrics and stored ideas in notebooks then played around to music to see what worked. The interview with Annik was notable.Ian didn’t have the kind of professional support he could have received in later times. He was also pretty broke. His friends and family did try to care for him. They were clearly fond of him. Seems like he had a pretty nice childhood. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Oct 07, 2024 | date read Oct 21, 2024 | date added Sep 28, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir | title The Friday Afternoon Club: A Family Memoir | author Dunne, Griffin | isbn 0593652827 | isbn13 9780593652824 | asin 0593652827 | num pages 400pp | avg rating 4.07 | num ratings 19,306 | date pub Jun 11, 2024 | date pub edition Jun 11, 2024 | Mary's rating it was amazing | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review A most enjoyable memoir from a guy who knows nearly everyone (his esteemed family members know he rest)! Dunne intrigues w the rise, fall and rebirth A most enjoyable memoir from a guy who knows nearly everyone (his esteemed family members know he rest)! Dunne intrigues w the rise, fall and rebirth of his father. Carrie Fisher is and Dunne’s sister are adorable. His uncle and aunt are cerebral. His mother is something. Dunne’s arc is quite nice. Each beloved character is magnificent and flawed. Filled w laughter and tears. He mentions in the acknowledgements that he removed some details for the sake of the reader. Sounds like a second book! Highly recommend. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started Sep 28, 2024 | date read Oct 07, 2024 | date added Sep 28, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover The Secret Diary of Queen Camilla | title The Secret Diary of Queen Camilla | author Rose, Hilary | isbn 140872121X | isbn13 9781408721216 | asin B0DG5X3TV7 | num pages 179pp | avg rating 3.93 | num ratings 14 | date pub unknown | date pub edition Sep 26, 2024 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 28, 2024 | owned | format Kindle Edition | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Euphoria | title Euphoria | author King, Lily * | isbn 0802122558 | isbn13 9780802122551 | asin 0802122558 | num pages 256pp | avg rating 3.86 | num ratings 97,573 | date pub Jun 03, 2014 | date pub edition Jun 03, 2014 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 25, 2024 | owned | format Hardcover | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover How the Irish Became White | title How the Irish Became White | author Ignatiev, Noel | isbn 0415918251 | isbn13 9780415918251 | asin 0415918251 | num pages 248pp | avg rating 3.73 | num ratings 1,701 | date pub 1995 | date pub edition Aug 21, 1996 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 17, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division | title Touching from a Distance: Ian Curtis and Joy Division | author Curtis, Deborah | isbn 0571207391 | isbn13 9780571207398 | asin 0571207391 | num pages 208pp | avg rating 3.92 | num ratings 8,974 | date pub 1995 | date pub edition Apr 04, 1996 | Mary's rating it was ok | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review Joy Division is probably my #1 band followed closely by/tied w New Order. Debbie Curtis, Ian Curtis’ widow, offered her version of their lives togethe Joy Division is probably my #1 band followed closely by/tied w New Order. Debbie Curtis, Ian Curtis’ widow, offered her version of their lives together. They seemed to love each other. She seemed understandably hurt. I don’t think JD/NO had musical training. Wanted rockstar lives. Were inspired to teach themselves after an invigorating Sex Pistols concert in 1976. They couldn’t have known if they had talent before they formed Joy Division (Warsaw back then). Turned out they were super talented. Could’ve gone the other way. I’d like to read more about how they trained and practiced and how Ian developed his voice. ...more | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 08, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view (with text) | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Flowers in the Attic | title Flowers in the Attic | author Andrews, V.C. | isbn | isbn13 | asin B005JD7IU8 | num pages 0pp | avg rating 3.85 | num ratings 231,380 | date pub 1979 | date pub edition Jan 01, 1991 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 1 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Sep 02, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | | | checkbox | position | cover Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith | title Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith | author Krakauer, Jon * | isbn 0330419129 | isbn13 9780330419123 | asin 0330419129 | num pages 400pp | avg rating 4.01 | num ratings 219,708 | date pub Jul 2003 | date pub edition 2004 | Mary's rating | my rating 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars add to shelves | review None | notes Notes are private! | comments 0 | votes 0 | # times read 0 | date started not set | date read not set | date added Aug 27, 2024 | owned | format Paperback | actions view | | | |

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