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debunking the climate warming warning
Long before the recent exposed fraud among some of my fellow "scientists" Michael exposed the fraud with FACTS buried in a fictional novel which made for easy and fast reading | 45 stars |
Fabulous
This was one of the best books that I have ever read! I was deeply touched by the story of Dinah and her relationships to her family and friends. It is simply written and wonderfully captivating. You will need a box of tissue toward the end. | 45 stars |
Definitve Railway Dining History and Recipes
Here's what I said having bought the book from Amazon UK and had it sent to me in Australia....Firstly, this ignores as do many American books the rest of the world and makes of course no claim to do otherwise. This is its only flaw really; otherwise it covers the subject i... | 45 stars |
"home is home and that's that
I bought this book several years ago to give to my nephews but ended up keeping it myself. This is the poinient story of a cat and dog abandoned by the family that owned them. They stay at their"home." The rest of the story is about the new owner of the house,his family and... | 45 stars |
A mystery of twists, turns, and a surprise ending.
Sometimes I can figure out "who done it," but not this one. It keeps you hooked until the end. A monk who has been with the order for 18 years is seriously injured, and given Last Rights. He wants to give a final confession: That he killed his former lover a... | 45 stars |
Great book, usefull and informative
The book is full of highly priced details which make you able to prepare properly for travel and enjoy your travel. Well written, easily readable and much more informative then most other guides for Ethiopia. It should be a "must have" for anybody going there by himself. | 45 stars |
My personal Favorite!!
I have read numerous HTML books and I must say, this is my favorite by far! Every single HTML tag is covered in this book. All material is presented in a clear and concise manner. I recently added an internet programming section to my Visual Basic book reviews web site and wasted no time adding ... | 45 stars |
Get out of my head!!
I wish I had never read this so I could read it again for the first time.Be prepared to sink into a bizarre semi-conscious possibly hallucinogenic semi-reality mystery.I read this about a year ago, but it keeps popping up in my head. I just don't know how to describe this book...expect the unexpec... | 45 stars |
A modern inferno
This is the sort of book that can be seen as rather gratuitously violent and mildly satirical of a recent period and so not much worth the effort, or as a book whose message cuts to the bone, so to speak. I had assumed the former, but luckily having seen the movie, which commendably quoted the key mes... | 45 stars |
troubles for andy
Andy Russell is a young boy who's life is full of troubles. His mom is going to have a baby soon. He's not sure if he will like the changes in his family. His foster sister is really missing her family and starts to feel sad a lot. And to top it all off his teacher gets sick and his class has a subst... | 34 stars |
You Won't Be Disappointed - by AJS
20,000 Leagues Under the Seaby Jules Verne20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, by Jules Verne is an exciting novel told in the first person view of the French Professor Pierre Aronnay. He starts the book when a "large marine mammal" has damaged several freighters. He and his servant Conseil... | 45 stars |
Recommend it but did not love it
I loved the premise of this novel from its description. It seemed an interesting way to connect with people from different walks of life and to show how easy it can be to create a great adventure.The book was interesting and due to the book I have even tried to "googlewhack". It was al... | 23 stars |
Another excellent work by the master of mystery
Cat Among the Pigeons is really a delightful book. The ending is really a turn around, and you'll never guess the solution ahead of time. Plus, this book was extra good for me because I didn't think Poirot was in it but he was! It was a good surprise. | 45 stars |
Very funny, Judy Blume does it again
One of the things Judy Blume does in her writing is that she makes characters kids can easily and fully relate to, and this brilliant feature of her writing isn't missing in this funny novel that is a must read for all young readers. | 45 stars |
great plot, presented in the worst possible way
The plot is great. At the same time the novel does not generate even the smallest level of credibility to be entertaining: the characters act like stupid zombies and the historic background is full of ridiculous projections of 70-s/90-s realities into 1952. Funniest thin... | 01 star |
Highly Recommended
This book represents a honest and genuine attempt by a lifelong Mormon to build relationships with Protestants and other Christians based on love and mutual respect. It's not an attempt to promote or even defend the Mormon religion but rather to help Mormon Christians and Protestant Christians under... | 45 stars |
Don't miss reading this!!!!!!!!!!!!
I read Quo Vadis when I was in school, chose it at random from the library, didn't know what the title meant and I didn't have any idea what the author would be writing about but this is one of the best books I've ever read. Let Quo Vadis be one of the books you read during your lif... | 45 stars |
My little boy loves this book!
My son is almost a month old, and absolutely loves this book. When we hold it up in front of him, he just gazes back and forth between all the pages. It really keeps his attention very well. I will buy this book for any future baby showers I attend to give as a gift. | 45 stars |
J.R.R Tolkein
What's not to love! It has been several years since I originally read this book. Having watched the movies countless times, it was nice to go back and reacquaint myself with the original story. | 45 stars |
finally a novel!
A well written book with all the fundamental elements of a novel that catch you deeply and bring you through the mysterious world of the geishe. At the end you will wish to be a geisha even if only for one day! | 45 stars |
Great overview
This book brings Sitting Bull alive and takes into account many of the considerations that went into the life of Sitting Bull and the Nation Building ambitions of the emerging United States. The beginning seems slow as Sitting Bull's early life is largely intertribal warfare with Crows, but once the rai... | 45 stars |
Excellent Guide for Beginners and Intermediate Investors
"Multiple Streams of Income" is the course on money we never had in high school. For those of us in the "middle class" and "lower class," Robert Allen offers a ray of hope about our financial condition. With some discipline we can g... | 45 stars |
Indispensible reference
This small volume, literally pocket-size, packs an incredible amount of information into a remarkably small space. Thousands of wines are rated, described, and listed with coding indicating which vintages are preferred and which are ready to drink. Indispensable! | 45 stars |
Maybe 3.5 stars; dark comic take on overpopulation pre-Paul Ehrlich
Anthony Burgess' "The Wanting Seed" appeared exactly 50 years ago, and its theme of overpopulation seems prescient now, given the strain that the current, expanding human population is placing on the planet and its resources. Rather than taking a blea... | 23 stars |
Perils of Pauline aka Mariah
If you are looking for a vintage 70's-80's bodice ripper with a TSTL H/h you will definitely find it in this book. The plot was riveting and kept me turning the page. It started in 1834 Montana Territory with the attack of a young girl during an Indian raid on her ranch, the h of the story... | 34 stars |
A personal favorite
Panned by critics and written strictly to make money, I still find the story compelling and Faulkner's treatment of it excellent. | 34 stars |
The Father of Vampires
The book condition was moderate. I bought the bargain price hardcover and I know why it costed so little. The spine was detached from the pages and the red color on the pages was more faded than the other books I purchased, Frankenstein and Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde. I just had my school librarian p... | 23 stars |
More relevant than ever
1984 is one of those books you're supposed to read in school, the kind that all the weird, geeky kids with Chuck Taylor All Stars and too much acne read while ranting about The Man. It's a well-known manifesto of those playing at anti-government, anti-establishment, brandishing about their memb... | 45 stars |
I loved this book!
This book was an amazing true account of life in Montana when it was still being settled. The author(s) paint a vivid picture of the "new" West at the time and how men and women lived. I was surprised to learn that it was not all hardship and toil, to the contrary, there was much fun and m... | 45 stars |
Modern classic
This is a modern classic. Subtle and eloquent,this book was masterfully written. It is hard to believe the author is not a woman, Japanese, and did not live in the early part of this century. Having read the book, you have visited another world--experienced another life. I must admit, I resisted reading... | 45 stars |
I Love Classic Literature
Authors from that era wrote with a style that doesn't seem to exist anymore. I always enjoy reading old books. | 45 stars |
A fanciful flight of fantasy
Bradbury by his own admission has always deemed himself to be more than a SciFi writer. And this book has stood the test of time. Written so long ago that the calendar dates 1999 or 2001 seemed soi distant and perhaps not attainable by Americans living in the Cold War.These are a collectio... | 34 stars |
The restless energy of a fine writer
Southern literature tends to be stamped with the obsessions of William Faulkner: doomed and crazy families, legacies of guilt and grudges. The Quick and the Dead maintains that tradition. Wilson chronicles tribal hatred in an Alabama hill-country clan headed by a self-taught itiner... | 45 stars |
Classical Literature
Great Expectations was the greatest book that I've ever read. The way that the book was put together always left you wanting to know more. The book was told by a young boy named Phillip Pirrup, that falls madly in love with a young lady name Estrella. He ends up being sent away to England to becom... | 45 stars |
Worst Book I've ever read
I hate not finishing a book that I've started, but in the case of this incredibly long, drawn-out, and boring novel, I had no qualms whatsoever. The characters are as unsympathetic as they come, with the 2-D Maria who has probably never entertained a thought in her head, she is so stupid and ... | 01 star |
Bought from Amazon for my kindle
A classic book I never read. Totally enjoyed reading or perhaps re-reading it. I saw the movie many times, and several different versions. A joy to finally read the real story as written. Even after all these years I could not put it down and intend to re- read it often! | 34 stars |
Romance writ large: a tour de FORCE, indeed.
THE HENLEY PRIMERI have reason to believe that you will either worship this book or strongly dislike it (with Virginia Henley's classics, indifference is not an option). To determine into which camp you will fall, you'll need to learn if VH is a writer whose style and recur... | 45 stars |
A Great Book For Everyone!
Two months ago I started reading Anne of Green Gabels. I imidently fell in love with that series, and now I'm on Rainbow Vally! I couldn't resist Anne Shirly, and all her friends and enimies, such as: Diana Barry, Fred Write, Jane Andrews( how could anyone forget the way she proposed for her... | 45 stars |
Heart-breakingly exhilarating...
Enough has already been said about this book. Needless to say, it transcends any preconceived notions or expectations a reader might entertain regarding novels in general. The incestuous scene toward the end is a master-stroke. No other plot option could have reported the anguish and d... | 45 stars |
Poetic, confronting, deep
This is one of those novels that I found difficult to critique without a good deal of reflection. As other reviewers have explained, this novel is set in a key moment in Western history - Classical Greece during the Peloponessian War. It is a coming of age novel in a society that is as differ... | 45 stars |
My thoughts on George R.R. Martin's A Clash Of Kings.
All around I liked this book very much. It was less sad then the other one but continued and hightened the already great story line. My biggest complaint is the more heavely introduced magic in this one. Although it still plays an extreamly minor role. | 34 stars |
Who doesn't love Heathcliff!
There is little I can add to the body of work devoted to this excellent novel. But who doesn't love Healthcliff - the prototype for all tortured, romantic souls after him. A wonderful read that should be required for all. Bronte, like all great authors, is as much psychologist is she is an... | 45 stars |
As human and true as a book gets!
I have read few books as touching, as moving, as thought-provoking, and as terrifying as "On The Beach". Needless to say, the message in this book will ring and resonate to everyone as long as we foolish, unwise humans have the power to destroy everything at our finger tips.... | 45 stars |
Death by fire!
Another brilliant mystery by Michael Innes. His characters are wildly eccentric, incredibly erudite, and bizarre beyond all imagination! In this book, a mystery author, Priscilla Pringle, and a headmaster of a boys' school, Captain Bulkington, meet. They discuss collaborating on a book...or are they rea... | 34 stars |
1984
Although the images are not profound and the grammar and language usage rather basic, what holds this novel together are its plot, intelligent ideas, and unique, beautifully flawed characters. I loved the fatal relationship between Julia and Winston, mostly because it was unsentimental and virtually realistic. I ... | 34 stars |
Finally, some needed balance
I would highly recommend this book to science tearchers that are concerned that their students have not been given a sense of the number and type of problems that the current state of research into the origin of life has failed to solve. Its also a great resource to help someone without pr... | 34 stars |
Loved it
This is similar to Georgette Heyer's "The Masqueraders" and was very well written. I have read it twice now and enjoyed it. It's in my favorites collection now! | 45 stars |
The First L'Amour Book I ever read
I really enjoyed this book. Tap Duvarney is a good protagonist and the showdown in the thunderstorm storm at the climax is particularly exciting. This is a good starter book for those new to L'Amour! | 34 stars |
awful book for 7th graders
One of our children was assigned this book to read for 7th grade honors English class.This is ridiculous for 12 year olds to be reading a book like this; the language, adult situations, anti-semitic portions, use of 'the N-word', and general tone made it TOTALLY inappropriate for children to... | 01 star |
Justice Hall
There is much to like in "Justice Hall"--evocative descriptions of English landscape and English architecture, domestic and grand; an education on the country house shooting party; the curious overlay of transportation, ancient and contemporary, which marked the post WWI years; the brutal circumstances of... | 23 stars |
An anti-glacier classic
Well, as a protagonist says, it might as well be an anti-glacier book, glaciers being somewhat easier to stop than war.This is an odd little book, full of wry humour and unaccustomed association of ideas. While presenting a picture of the sheer, stupid, murderous futility of war as a backdrop, ... | 34 stars |
Child/Adulthood classic
WOW!!! never read this book as a kid or even seen the movie, but as an adult i absolutely loved it. So much going on its hard to keep up, but it does a great job at keeping one's attention. Both stories were great, but i liked the original one a little better than the sequel. | 45 stars |
One of the greatest books of all time.
Dinotopia is a book I discovered about 3 years ago . I picked it up from the library on my way home the last day of Summer vacation. I never expected to love it so much. It's got the best visuals and storyline then almost anything you'll see in the movies, and it gives you this i... | 45 stars |
Practical Wisdom That really helped me.
Dear Friends,This book is really an astonishing read of how as a young boy Sogyal Rinpoche was recognised as the incarnation of an enlightened Master. It tells of his life as student to the most accomplished meditation masters of this era, and gives prctical instructions on how ... | 45 stars |
Best Book In My Collection
I have to agree whole-heartedly with others who have given top recommendations for this book. It was recommended to me while I was at a training seminar and has fast become the most used book on my shelf. It really has something for every occaision.One of the very best things about the book ... | 45 stars |
Wonderful
Charlotte Bronte did a wonderful job of creating a strong female character, the strongest I've read, with a good heart and unbreakable morals. Jane is smart and witty, and her dialogue makes for a very enjoyable read. The language, however tricky it may be, is wonderful and wraps around you, taking you back ... | 45 stars |
Great love story
I loved this book and I'm going to start next one as soon as I finish this. Buy it you'll enjoy it. | 34 stars |
Love it
Read this when I was in high school, and really enjoyed reading it again.Enchanting book that is easy to read and follow all the characters. | 45 stars |
Awesome!
This is an extraordinary debut from Ms. Lehman! The characters are very well written, and feel like they could be anyone around you (or even YOU, if you happen to be single and from Long Island). It's too hard to pick a favourite story. I look forward to more from this author! | 45 stars |
Pieces from Another Time
American photographer Bruce Davidson was born in 1933 in Oak Park, Illinois to a single mother, who worked in a factory. At age 10, his mother built him a dark room in their basement and Davidson began taking photographs; as he was given the freedom to wander the streets of Oak Park alone. Soo... | 45 stars |
a complex masterpiece that still holds up...
There's not much left to be said that you won't find in the other reviews on here. If you read a couple of them you'll know the premise and have a pretty good idea of the plot and mood.One thing that constantly amazes me about DKR is how it works on so many different levels... | 45 stars |
Timeless Delight
I first read this when I was a child, and remember crying buckets when it finished because I thought there was no more - in fact I was wrong, there are eleven more books, all wonderful. These stories are full of joy, inoocence and adventure, and are a tonic in our dark and uncertain times. I visited t... | 45 stars |
Fishing for Compliments
I can't begin to remember all the nice pieces of fish that my wife and I had collectively sent to the Badly Cooked Place in the Sky. Talk about being clueless! We're trying to eat healthier but when it came to seafood, forget it. Something had to be done. After scanning the seafood cookbooks on... | 45 stars |
Holt Lutraaaa!!!
This book is really good. Action, riddles, drama...this book has it all. In my oppinion its one of this best in the Redwall series (a series with animals as animals as main characters). Also if you like this book read the Long Patrol so you can see Tansy,Craklyn and others again. | 45 stars |
Incredible, but flawed
Everyone else has touched on the explosiveness of the material--it really is amazing. I'm a big fan of McGowan's other books and his website, but I think this book could have really used an editor and a different approach.Clearly the strongest parts of the book are the first and last few chapter... | 34 stars |
Keno's Game
I like mainstream fiction. Seldom do I venture into the morbid world of Literary Fiction where self-pity and amorality hide behind artsy verbiage. Steinbeck is about as far as I can go-a tame Literary Lion. I don't sense in his works the pretentiousness and elitism that is so prevalent among his peers. Ste... | 34 stars |
A Must For Researchers
As Continental forces and Virginia militia units were engaged in winning independence, American quartermasters and provisioners struggled to provide these units with all the necessities of life, from meals and guns to meat, fodder for horses, the horses themselves, firewood, and every other type... | 45 stars |
Still kind of a one of kind sci-fi book
I've come to start with four stars as I note that no book is perfect; considering this is just a story, it can't be perfect. My giving a book much less this one four stars is no knock on it.Isaac Asimov and Arthur C. Clark are considered the beginning of 'hard' sci-fi. It's not ... | 34 stars |
A good reference
I bought the "Complete Idiot's Guide to Project Management" first, then found this title on the shelves. So I bought The Dummies book and gave The Idiot's book away.The Dummies book is a good reference for people dabbling in project management. It is well structured, well laid-out, and well written. A... | 34 stars |
Wanted to love this book but felt it too outdated...
I went into this book knowing its a beloved classic therefore I really wanted to love it; for the first half of the book I really did. I felt connected to the characters and thought the author's ability to capture both time and place was supurb; she really made the ... | 01 star |
Nice size print. Easy to read.
Nice large print. Easy to read. Great hard cover. My child uses this one at school and it stays in great shape in the book bag. | 45 stars |
New Version of Old Classic
Valuable up-to-date morning and evening devotions for Christians who want depth in their relationship with God. Changed from original test to modern day language makes it more easily readable. | 45 stars |
baldwin makes isolation and a search for self beautiful
in this book. i am neither male nor gay, yet i identified with the main character. baldwin shows what it is like to leave america for europe looking for something, only to discover that you can neither find what you are looking for nor return home. his style is s... | 45 stars |
Pleasurable and delightful
This little book amazed me the first time I read it, for it is a delightful mix of erotica and story-telling in olde English. Sensuality with style and elegance, without being vulgar or hackneyed, or boring. With an excellent portrayal of the title character, this book deals in detail a very... | 34 stars |
2 precious daughters later and this is STILL the best book!
I know that because of the information in this book that I was able to get pregnant TWICE, within the first 2 months of trying and without having sex every other day (although I wouldn't have been complaining). I still use what I learned in this book to keep ... | 45 stars |
Big question: big hearted answer
I admire authors who set out with a big question, and then bring lots of helpful material together to answer it fully and honestly. To achieve such books successfully usually means that the author has spent most of their life wrestling with a particular question.In this book Timothy Ra... | 45 stars |
The Greatest Western Ever Written
Without a doubt Riders of the Purple Sage is the best western ever written. And Zane Grey is the best author to have ever penned the story of the American West. Along with Heritage of the Desert these two rank one and two. Some would say Zane Grey is old fashioned and out of date, but... | 45 stars |
A wonderful childrens tale for people of all ages.
The Hobbit, Or There and Back Again, is the wonderful prequal to the Lord of the Rings but, standing alone it still remains one of the best tales ever told. The adventure of Bilbo Baggins is the classic treasure hunt, complete with elves, dwarves, goblins, trolls and ... | 45 stars |
My all time favorite!
This book is the only book that I have read twice and I WILL read it again and again over my lifetime! There are so many great quotes. | 45 stars |
The usual life
It was a truly captivating novel. Never expected theending. Jane gives us a full account of who and what she was and hasbecome. | 34 stars |
My favorite book!
I couldn't believe how great a book this was. I read it last week and I was amazed by how good it was. My friend had told me it was a great book, and I thought it was only going to be OK. It turned out great. I absulutly loved it. | 45 stars |
Jamberry Rocks!
I wonder why it took 3 people to "write" this book when the "chicka boom" is borrowed from an old Van Morrison song, who borrowed it from an old chidren's chant; and the "illustrations" are no more than letters cut out from colored paper! | 23 stars |
Superficially Comic but Grim and Hopeless Beneath
Mr.Polly is one of H.G. Wells' novels of contemporary society, albeit with a comic dimension, detailing the escape of an archtypical "little man" from a life of quiet desperation. It is splendidly read by Clive Swift, an inspired choice, who by his voice infl... | 34 stars |
What Not to Name Your Baby
I would not really recommend this book. It was dumb and did not have enough variety. Where the author sees humor, I see bad writing. Do not buy this book. There are plenty of other name books out there that will be more enjoyable. | 23 stars |
One of Conrad's best novels, if not one of his best known.
Victory is the story of a man named Heyst who leads an isolated life in the South Pacific. However, he is drawn out of his isolation when he brings a woman to his island home. A chance encounter between a dishonest German who dislikes Heyst and two criminals s... | 34 stars |
Don't read when you're home alone!!
Excellent book!!! The fact that it was all true stories made it impossible to read at night and not have nightmares. Mr. Ressler spoke at my university last year and his lectures are as facinating as his novels... if you ever get a chance to hear him speak, take it! Definately a won... | 45 stars |
Comprehensive, updated, great book of simulation systems
Banks revised his great book with updated simulation package and information. Several new issues, such as, tools/softwares, random-variable generation, simulation termination, how to use Simulation to analysis and design computer system, many downloadable exampl... | 45 stars |
Everything I needed to know I learned from the Toltecs
As a Spanish teacher I am always interested in cultural beliefs and practices of the ancients. I think much can be learned by going back to simple things such as these four things.Ruiz has a nice style, but the only drawback I found was the first couple chapters t... | 34 stars |
I loved this book!
Hare left the countryside and moved to a small house at the end of a street. He loved his new home but didn't like his wide expanse of short green grass. Not to worry! He would fix it so that it looked like the countryside.Everyone on Hare's street worked very hard on their carefully manicured lawns... | 34 stars |
A Very Impressive Read
I read this book over two days. It's definitely a page-turner in the same league as The Andromeda Strain or Jurassic Park. But best of all, it gets down to the science of "science fiction" in ways I think some of his other novels (Disclosure, The Lost World) seem to have neglected. Whi... | 34 stars |
Earth is very distant from here.
I bought this book new in 1987 and it has stayed on my bookshelf for more than two decades. It's my favorite type of science fiction--it presents a mostly positive view of the future of humanity. There is no invading alien race that wants to destroy us. There is no evil empire that we ... | 45 stars |
Without Fail - succeeded!
These book was great! I could not put it down. Jack Reacher is my hero, the guy is unbeatable.His brother Joe's former girlfriend, who is Secret Service guarding the VP elect, seeks Reacher out to infiltrate her team to find holes in their security and does he ever!After the boring part about... | 45 stars |
Good info
Bought for a promotion study, and helped very much.Great book if you need it. Also look for the study guide! | 34 stars |
The Alchemist
this is abook which has been used 7 times, but it is still new. The story is interestingAnyway, it was worth buying it | 45 stars |
Best book I ever read-Jamie
I really like the book Misty because I really like horses and colts. I think the book was good also because Marguerite Henry was a good author. The climax is: Will Paul and Maureen ever get to get the Phantom to her colt at Penning Day? My first opinion is I think Misty is the best for kids... | 45 stars |
a much clearer image...
I remember attending those youth camps during the summer where the preacher preached a terrifyingly convicting message on sin, and afterwards we all realized how awful we were in the eyes of God. We were given a piece of paper and told to write down all of our transgressions, and then come to t... | 45 stars |
What's all the fuss.
I heard an interview with the author and decided she was quite an interesting individual. Although this book has received many over-the-top reviews, I was disappointed. The book has sections which are long lists of people she met, worked with, or admired. But often she provides no information abou... | 12 stars |
One of the Best Books I Ever Read!
I could not put this book down. It is perhaps the most gripping novel I have ever read. My wife is reading it now and feels the same way. It is MUCH better than the DaVinci Code. You will not regret buying this book. | 45 stars |
My favorite piece of literature
How can I put into words how much I love this book? I read it for the first time when I was 12, and at 26, it still has the power to stir me as it once did. It has everything one could possibly want in a book. Romance, lust, horrid relatives, a brooding hero, near-death experiences, and... | 45 stars |
Excellent Info on Lewis, the Books, the Movie and Other Adaptations
"Beyond the Wardrobe: The Official Guide to Narnia" is a complete and detailed companion book for major fans of Narnia, or those who just want to know more.In this book, you'll get a detailed look at C.S. Lewis and his life. You'll learn not just abou... | 45 stars |
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