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An Autobiography: The Story of My Experiments with Truth»rank: 1564par: Mahatma Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Gandhi's nonviolent struggles in South Africa and lndia had already brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation, and controversy that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. Although accepting of his status as a great innovator in the struggle against racism, violence, and, just then, colonialism, Gandhi feared that enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding. He says that he was after truth rooted in devotion to God and attributed ... |
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Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea»rank: 7666par: Chelsea Handler
Chroniques et points de vue:From :Gandhi's nonviolent struggles in South Africa and lndia had already brought him to such a level of notoriety, adulation, and controversy that when asked to write an autobiography midway through his career, he took it as an opportunity to explain himself. Although accepting of his status as a great innovator in the struggle against racism, violence, and, just then, colonialism, Gandhi feared that enthusiasm for his ideas tended to exceed a deeper understanding. He says that he was after truth rooted in devotion to God and attributed ... |
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Running With Scissors»rank: 616par: Augusten Burroughs
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family»rank: 6498par: Dave Pelzer
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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American Prince: A Memoir»rank: 368par: Tony Curtis, Peter Golenbock
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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Humble Pie»rank: 13488par: Gordon Ramsay
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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The Widow Clicquot: The Story of a Champagne Empire and the Woman Who Ruled It»rank: 19232par: Tilar J. Mazzeo
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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What I Talk About When I Talk About Running»rank: 1835par: Haruki Murakami
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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Age Of Turbulence»rank: 5066par: Alan Greenspan
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream»rank: 2164par: Barack Obama
Chroniques et points de vue:From Amazon.co.uk:There is a passage early in Augusten Burroughs's harrowing and highly entertaining memoir Running with Scissors that speaks volumes about the author. While going to the garbage dump with his father, young Augusten spots a chipped glass-top coffee table that he longs to bring home. 'l knew l could hide the chip by fanning a display of magazines on the surface, like in a doctor's office,' he writes, 'And it certainly wouldn't be dirty after l polished it with Windex for three hours.' There were certainly numerous ... |
