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I have way too many favorites, but the one that made a huge impression on my life was reading "I Never Promised You a Rose Garden" about schizophrenia. I ended up going into behavioral sciences 30 years after reading it!

I'm not an avid reader, never been and never will be. But one of the few books I've read and always stuck with me is Midwives, it was on Oprah's bookclub, quite some time ago. I would consider actually reading this book again.

One of my recent favorites is The Omnivore's Dilemma. It was a real eye-opener to learn about how food animals are treated and the process involved with getting it to our tables. Makes me appreciate local farmers even more. I plan to buy from them as much as possible!

I just finished reading "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen and highly recommend it...wonderful depth of characters and imagery. It's a new favorite.

I love all of Philipa Gregory's books about the Boelyns.

Land of a hundred Wonders by Lesley Kagen and Carry me Home by Sandra Kring. I CANT reccommend these enough. seriously you are missing out if you dont read them ;)
I recently read water for elephants too, fantastic book.

Hi Ali,
Right now I am reading An Apple A Day. It breaks down all the information that is out there in the media confusing us about food is good for us one day and bad for us the next. This book is a great resource that describes in detail what whole foods contain by way of nutrients and gives information about actual research done on disease prevention in a way that's easy to understand.
I would love to win any of the prizes but especially the organization class. I am drowning in paper clutter!
April

Loved A Thousand Splended Suns. Amazing female characters.

My favorite book is a two way tie-Gone With the Wind and Their Eyes Were Watching God.

Thank you for turning me on to Brene Brown's link that you shared a while ago. Her book, "I thought It Was Just Me" has been really helpful.

my mom brought me the book Sunday at Tiffany's by James Patterson. i just started reading it and love it so far!

I have so many favorite books, but still to this day, my favorite series is from my childhood. I love the Anne of Green Gables series by LM Montgomery. I think I know quite a bit by heart from reading them so often!!

I have enjoyed CJ Sansom's Matthew Shardlake Mysteries...Dissolution, Black Fire, Sovereign & Revelation. I am hoping he continues the series with
another story because I really enjoy the characters in
these books.

I don't read much because I don't have the time but three of my favorites right now are Get Organized and Be Inpsired (took the class, loved it), Photo Freedom (taking the class, loving it) and currently reading Snippets and if you have not read it, I suggest you do because it is extremely funny.
Ann

Of all the books I have read and loved, East of Eden by Steinbeck has always been my favorite. I just keep going back to it, time and time again. Another one of my all time favorites is The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Chbosky. I first read it in high school and it's emotional truth is hard not to relate to.

WOW! Great giveaways!
I love Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. It has some of my favorite characters of her's.

The Last of the Really Great Whangdoodles
by Julie Edwards (aka Julie Andrews!)
I read it when I was 11 or 12. So fun and imaginative.
Gotta love those Studio Calico kits and the camera straps!

My favorite is a series of 7 books called The Yada Yada Prayer Group! Love these books!

I'm currently re-reading Twilight, my favourite book of the last few years. Can't wait for the DVD to come out in a couple of weeks (I'm in the UK so we have to wait longer!).

I love Eat, Pray, Love. I'm in the middle of The Shack right now and am really loving it as well.