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		<description><![CDATA[Here are ten more of the memoirs I have read in my research to learn about people and their stories. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/10-brief-memoir-reviews/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is a list of the memoirs I've read which have provided the insights and experience I write about in the MemoryWritersNetwork essays. They include a variety of styles, life situations, and periods. I have added a brief note with each. This list is in no particular order. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/annotated-list-memoirs/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[Books have always played an important role in my life, influencing, informing, and entertaining. Now I want to pass forward to others the benefits I have received. One of the steps of offering my thoughts to "the world" is to visualize who might be on the receiving end. Communication does, after all, require a speaker and a listener. So who are "those people" out there to whom I am speaking? One approach to understanding what makes them tick is to explore how books have worked for me. By picking apart the way books have worked in my life, I hope to learn how other people use books. <a href="http://memorywritersnetwork.com/blog/rediscovering-why-i-read-books-throughout-my-lifetime/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
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