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Lori Banov Kaufmann

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Lori Banov Kaufmann grew up in Charleston, South Carolina. She is a debut fiction author at the ripe young age of 61 having had a twisty, detour-filled career path.

She has a BA from Princeton University and an MBA from the Harvard Business School. While in grad school, she and her husband Yadin wrote the Ice Cream Lover’s Guide to Boston. While this important addition to the literary canon never made it onto the bestseller lists, it did get the authors a lot of free ice cream!

The intervening years were filled with raising a family and working as a strategy consultant for high-tech companies. She even tried to invent a device to kill head lice (which sadly didn’t work!) Upon retiring from consulting, Lori went back to one of her first love ...more

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	Rebel Daughter 4.13 avg rating — 975 ratings — published 2021 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Survive Your Baby's First Year: By Hundreds of Happy Moms and Dads Who Did by Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author), Yadin Kaufmann 3.38 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2004 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How to Survive Your Marriage: By Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pearls of Wisdom for Newlyweds: The Best of the Best Advice from Hundreds of Marrieds by Yadin Kaufmann, Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Pearls of Wisdom for New Parents: The Best of the Best Advice from Hundreds of Parents by Yadin Kaufmann, Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2009	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[How to Survive Your Marriage: By Hundreds of Happy Couples Who Did (Hundreds of Heads Survival Guides)] [Author: x] [April, 2005] by Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	[(How to Survive Your Baby's First Year : By Hundreds of Happy Moms and Dads Who Did)] [By (author) Hundreds of Happy Parents ] published on (February, 2005) by Lori Banov Kaufmann (Goodreads Author), Unknown Author 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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A luminous, deeply human debut that casts far beyond the world of fly fishing The Radical Radiance of the Fishing Fly is one of those rare novels that sneaks up on you—quiet at first, almost deceptively straightforward in its setup—but it blooms into ...more
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This book is a gem! "Roadside Seder" tells the story of Benjy and his family who get stuck in traffic on their way to Passover dinner when a palm tree blocks the road. Instead of giving up, Benjy suggests they have their seder right there on the high ...more
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“She let the meaning of his words sink in. He wanted her with him. To stay.
She heard Miriam whisper in her ear: What you think you know isn't always so.”
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“Let me tell you something: once before-- a long, long time ago--the people of Jerusalem were defeated. The first Temple, the one King Solomon built, was destroyed. The people were taken captive to Babylon. Do you know what the prophet Jeremiah told them?" [...] "Build houses and settle down; plant gardens and eat the fruit. Marry and have sons and daughters." He paused, then continued, "in other words, live. Live... And remember.”
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“You won't feel like this forever," he said. "I know." He stroked her hair and began to talk. At first, he spoke haltingly, as if the words were so heavy, he could hardly carry them. He told her stories that couldn't be told in the day or to her face”
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