Verda Macneil's votes on the list Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About

Listopia > Verda Macneil's votes on the list Books that Blew Me Away and that I Still Think About (41 Books)

1	Wishful Drinking by Carrie Fisher 3.82 avg rating — 92,758 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
2	Wild Swans: Three Daughters of China by Jung Chang 4.30 avg rating — 122,468 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
3	Lincoln by David Herbert Donald 4.19 avg rating — 48,461 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
4	Speak, Memory by Vladimir Nabokov 4.08 avg rating — 17,614 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
5	Trombone Shorty by Troy Andrews 4.29 avg rating — 4,975 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
6	A Life in Parts by Bryan Cranston 4.20 avg rating — 23,160 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
7	Shadow of the Almighty: The Life and Testament of Jim Elliot by Elisabeth Elliot 4.22 avg rating — 11,229 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
8	Lincoln's Melancholy: How Depression Challenged a President and Fueled His Greatness by Joshua Wolf Shenk 3.92 avg rating — 6,672 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
9	Kissinger by Walter Isaacson (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 5,199 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
10	Lust for Life by Irving Stone 4.28 avg rating — 31,427 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
11	The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 3.84 avg rating — 169,309 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
12	A Child Called "It" (Dave Pelzer, #1) by Dave Pelzer (Goodreads Author) 4.14 avg rating — 458,559 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
13	Don't Let's Go to the Dogs Tonight: An African Childhood by Alexandra Fuller 3.97 avg rating — 57,460 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
14	Balloons Over Broadway: The True Story of the Puppeteer of Macy's Parade by Melissa Sweet 4.09 avg rating — 13,307 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
15	Killing Lincoln: The Shocking Assassination that Changed America Forever by Bill O'Reilly (Goodreads Author) 4.05 avg rating — 108,316 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
16	American Lion: Andrew Jackson in the White House by Jon Meacham 3.86 avg rating — 56,566 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
17	Dry by Augusten Burroughs (Goodreads Author) 4.03 avg rating — 98,107 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
18	His Truth Is Marching On: John Lewis and the Power of Hope by Jon Meacham 4.50 avg rating — 6,645 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
19	Zelda by Nancy Milford 3.82 avg rating — 10,425 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
20	Troublemaker: Surviving Hollywood and Scientology by Leah Remini (Goodreads Author) 4.07 avg rating — 76,281 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
21	If Chins Could Kill: Confessions of a B Movie Actor by Bruce Campbell 3.95 avg rating — 18,753 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
22	Half Broke Horses by Jeannette Walls (Goodreads Author) 4.09 avg rating — 172,555 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
23	Survival in Auschwitz by Primo Levi 4.34 avg rating — 85,602 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
24	Masters of Doom: How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture by David Kushner 4.29 avg rating — 19,953 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
25	The Pianist: The Extraordinary Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939–45 by Władysław Szpilman 4.25 avg rating — 80,249 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
26	The Sisters: The Saga of the Mitford Family by Mary S. Lovell 3.92 avg rating — 14,212 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
27	Samuel Pepys: The Unequalled Self by Claire Tomalin 3.89 avg rating — 4,409 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
28	My Autobiography by Charlie Chaplin 4.03 avg rating — 8,239 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
29	Profiles in Courage by John Fitzgerald Kennedy 3.92 avg rating — 14,492 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
30	Greenlights by Matthew McConaughey (Goodreads Author) 4.20 avg rating — 446,213 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
31	The Fry Chronicles by Stephen Fry 3.85 avg rating — 22,787 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
32	Homage to Catalonia by George Orwell 4.09 avg rating — 70,214 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
33	Mary Queen of Scots by Antonia Fraser 3.99 avg rating — 17,417 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
34	Let's Pretend This Never Happened: A Mostly True Memoir by Jenny Lawson (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 200,142 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
35	The Heroin Diaries: A Year in the Life of a Shattered Rock Star by Nikki Sixx 4.14 avg rating — 39,084 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
36	Empty Mansions: The Mysterious Life of Huguette Clark and the Spending of a Great American Fortune by Bill Dedman (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 39,661 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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
37	The Stranger Beside Me: Ted Bundy: The Shocking Inside Story by Ann Rule 4.14 avg rating — 111,020 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
38	On the Road by Jack Kerouac 3.61 avg rating — 444,859 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
39	Going Solo (Roald Dahl's Autobiography, #2) by Roald Dahl 4.06 avg rating — 33,217 ratings Verda rated it 3 stars See Review	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
40	A Promised Land by Barack Obama (Goodreads Author) 4.32 avg rating — 270,752 ratings Verda rated it 5 stars See Review	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
41	Scar Tissue by Anthony Kiedis 4.10 avg rating — 100,845 ratings Verda rated it 4 stars See Review	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