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I enjoyed re-reading this book, a nonfiction kind-of-documentary by John Griffin, a white journalist who reports on his travels throughout the South of the US in 1959. During this era of Jim Crow, segregation of Blacks and whites was commonplace in the South, and institutionalized discrimination against Blacks was too.... | 45 stars |
This book is not long and it is well worth the read. The book tells about a young man that is Jewish during the Holocaust and how he survived. Well worth your time and money. | 45 stars |
I just recently finished reading one of your novels titled the Joy Luck club. My stepmother recommended it saying I would enjoy it. I can honestly say it was one of the hardest books to put down. The only reason I did put it down was becuase it was late at night and I had to go to school the next day. I myself enjoy re... | 45 stars |
A great way to enter the writing realm of Ayn Rand. I recommend it to everyone, from the young to the old; it's a jewel. | 45 stars |
Liked the book, It was a fast read for me. At times I was annoyed with the lead character because she seemed to be sassy, then she seemed to be needed. There were alot of minor character storys going on, but that is because they will be later have there own stand alone book in the series. Other then that, I liked the a... | 34 stars |
It is a very good book and it draws you in. All though it is sad it has happy parts too. The best thing is that it has a very happy ending. I would recommend it to anyone. | 45 stars |
Rarely have I been so disapointed with a book. In fact this isn`t a book, its a sparse collection of data loosely assembled with some poor quality pictures masquerading as a book. I`ve no idea who the author Colin Pitt LLB with Honours is, but he should be ashamed at his efforts , he obviously knows nothing about the s... | 01 star |
any woman can both despise and admire tess at the same time for her weaknesses & her strength. under such repressive conditions of the victorian society, i believe that she handled her blighted situation as best she knew how....theres so much more to say , its a terrific novel. | 45 stars |
I read this book from head to tail, awe-inspired. A simple story about an old Cuban fisherman who rages against the sea and the creatures that live in it. What appealled the most was his persistence, purity at heart and patience in the face of adversity. Santiago's 84th. The marlin that will prove his luck and triumph.... | 45 stars |
A friend recently recommended this book to me, as we are both familiar with the story's setting and various locales mentioned, though it should not put-off anyone who is not. The story, itself, is pleasant and well-paced, albeit what really intrigued me was the historical as well as educational facts. In fact, I found ... | 45 stars |
If I had to choose my favorite modern author, it would be Dean Koontz. I've spent hundreds of hours in the dark listening to his books on tape, mostly unabridged, thank the Lord. This is not one of Koontz' best works, but it is entertaining. What it lacks is a sense of mystery that keeps you popping cassettes into the ... | 23 stars |
I was looking for another edition of TESS and couldn't believe my eyes when I saw the "average customer rating" was only three stars. So I'm taking a moment to correct the balance.TESS OF THE D'URBERVILLES must be as close to a perfect novel as anyone has written in English. It is a genuine tragedy with a girl/woman as... | 45 stars |
WAH, WAH, WAAAAAAHHHHHH! A bunch of whiney little babies. These women weren't courageous in my view. They were in situations that they had "no choice", so sure you're going to do what sounds courageous.And the stories were incredibly boring. How in the name of all things good did this woman get published? What a piece ... | 01 star |
This is an unflinching account of the author's personal experiences with two deadly cancers. From start to finish, the book is informative, inspirational, and very readable. The author takes the reader with her through every step of her cancer treatment and therapy, from her initial discovery to her experiences as a br... | 45 stars |
I truly believe Orwell is one of the most underappreciated novelists. Sure, everyone's read the Animal Farm and 1984, and his essays are often praised for influencing modern English prose (though rarely are they actually read), but most have never heard of Homage to Catalonia, Down and Out, Road to Wigan Pier, or his A... | 34 stars |
Having only ever seen the animated version of The Jungle Book was a real pleasure to read this. Not the sort of book I would normally choose but really liked the relationship between the boy and the animals and how the animal relationships in the jungle worked. Short stories too mad this an easy read. | 34 stars |
reading what you 5 starts given guys, I have nothing else to say other that I agree with you give | 45 stars |
I am making my way through Charles Dickens...not in any particular order...the first few I've picked are mostly familiar through TV or film adaptations that I've enjoyed and/or on the recommendations of friends."Bleak House" was my first read, finished last month. "Great Expectations" is my second read.What can I say? ... | 45 stars |
For my "Intro to Computers" class, this was an excellent text. The layout grabs your interest, with beautiful full-color illustrations in a wide variety of layouts. Inserts of stories and examples and practice problems and vocabulary practice at the end of each chapter assist with grasping the most important concepts.I... | 45 stars |
So I went to my local public library, and noticed about eight "hit jobs" (books that trash someone) on Hillary Clinton. Wow, this one woman seems to really scare a lot of right wingers (even though every poll shows she is the most popular and respected politician in America as I write this). Interestingly, when Klein "... | 01 star |
Peter Drucker died on November 11, 2005 at the age of 95. His life and work spanned sixty years and he left behind a body of knowledge and ideas that continue to influence all knowledge workers today. In this book he demonstrates an uncanny ability to see organizations in all their complexity and reduce management prob... | 45 stars |
I think the Hobbit was nicely written, but I do not like books with dragons popping out of the pages. If you liked Eragon or The Lord of the Rings series then you will probably like this book.First of all I had to read this book for school. I personally did not like this book, but it was nicely written and I could unde... | 23 stars |
This book is excellent. By reading it you will learn a lot about Haruki Murakami and get a deeper view of his work. Also, you will get to learn about his first two novels, "Hear the Wind Sing" and "Pinball, 1973," which I think are only published in Japan. | 45 stars |
A man and a woman meet for the last time at a London hotel; they are newlyweds and have had sex only once, on their wedding night, and now they are to be separated because the man is shipping out to join his brothers in arms somewhere overseas in World War II. He is the narrator of this short novel, an early work by th... | 12 stars |
I read Think and Grow Rich many years ago and it changed my life. Now, Ross Cornwell has reintroduced this classic and made the book better than ever. I have purchased copies for my children and grandchildren. The annotations and indexing are outstanding additions, allowing me to refer to Hill's wisdom faster and more ... | 45 stars |
I loved this book!!! As with all Jackie Collins books, there is so much going on to keep your interest. I could not put this book down. Fabulous Read!!! | 45 stars |
Synopsis: The book starts off with seven year old Karen Brewer in her Little House telling her best friend Nancy Dawes that she would like ice skates for Christmas (because the old ones pinch her toes). Karen's wish comes true when Seth's grandparents come to visit them and they bring her new ice skates!Karen is thrill... | 45 stars |
I have both editions of this book. The first one was not so good; the second is still worse. It is the first edition with some few changes and many misprints. The introduction of some computer programs does not make this book an up-to-date one.It is still an old book with just a colorfull cover. | 23 stars |
This bool was great reading. after seeing the movie Gettysburg I had to read this book. I want to read the other 2 books by this auther. | 45 stars |
'The Hound of the Baskervilles' is truly a Holmes classic. It is testament to Arthur Conan Doyle's immense talent as a writer, that the desolation and solitude of the moors are every bit as entrancing a century after they were written about as they were in his day.It is in the full length novel format that the characte... | 34 stars |
I bought this recording with high hopes. What better complement to reading Shakespeare than hearing him, right? Well, not with this recording. The cast is made up of "distinguished actors," the insert proclaims, but it's obvious that these actors haven't done Shakespeare since they were in junior high school.... | 01 star |
I've read the story/play before getting this book, and I must say the digital images really elaborates a new wave of magic. The digital imaging photographs are great in company with the writing. The colors are fantastic and the typography really promotes the tension of the plotline. For any illustration or fine art stu... | 34 stars |
This book is a classic that never gets old. It is well written and reading it on the kindle makes it that much better. | 45 stars |
Jim LeCuyer's writing lacks versimilitude. He attempts to convey a sense of depth to his poetry, rather than write from his heart. The result is a series of poems that serve better as examples of decorated shallowness, or simply pretense.Specifically in his writing, LeCuyer abondons the use of proper grammar. While thi... | 01 star |
The Old Man and the Sea was possibly the worse choice I've ever made for a read-a-thon. The old man spends most of the book fighting the fish, weary, exhausted, tired. As I read, I tried desperately to stay awake, weary, exhausted, tired.I'm not at all interested in fish but Hemingway is a writer I love, thin and lean. | 34 stars |
Martha Nussbaum, writing in the New York Times of February 18, wrote: "the collection, much more than the sum of its parts, is the portrait of an exemplary intellectual life, in which rigor and clarity join with courage and commitment, and both with a rare kind of unswerving joy at the complex face of reality...th... | 34 stars |
When I read this book, I was a teenager in a competitive school environment, and found this moving and well-written novel especially relevant. It was inspiring, emotional, and a wonderful read. Any teenager will understand the complexities of the friendship between Gene and Finny -- and the dynamic of their relationshi... | 45 stars |
One of the most surprising novel by Agatha Christie I have ever read. No Poirot, no Marple, but Tommy and Tuppence. This book is a soft thriller but it deals with a very special type of crime : politically minded organizations that do not hesitate to commit crime to conquer power. Clearly connected and affiliated to th... | 34 stars |
This is one book that will amaze you in every chapter and keep those pages turning. Dan Brown's immense imagination burrows its way starting from a murder in Louvre Museum back through the 2,000 years of European history.Did Jesus have any descendants? Who was really Mary Magdalene?Did the most spectacular brains of We... | 45 stars |
I just read some of the other reviews and now know this was originally a graphic novel. That explains why while reading this book I thought something was missing. I never figured out the point of this book. It is hilarious with Pratchett's brilliant word play. But again I definitely felt like something was missing with... | 23 stars |
Gothard does not teach that the old-testament laws are to be kept for salvation. The old-testament law shows a reflection of God's nature in the whole scheme of things. The whole counsel of God is important to understand and the underlying principles behind them. This is what Bill Gothard teaches in the IBLP seminar mi... | 01 star |
Incredibly helpful - the best Moscow travel guide available. My advise to anyone who wants to go to Moscow: go in the Spring and take this book with you. | 45 stars |
A promising plot becomes mired down by Mr.Cussler's portrayal of Dirk Pitt as the James Bond wannabe. The storyline is well thought out and the twist at the half way point will catch many readers {like myself, for example} off gaurd. The explanation of an Atlantis culture's existence is presented in a plausable manner.... | 12 stars |
As a Star Trek fan of many years, one thing that I value when reading a Trek novel (or any novel based on a TV show) is that I can mentally "see" the characters. It's important to me that I can visualize them doing the situations the writers have put them in and to "hear" them saying the dialogue. Sadly, this was not t... | 12 stars |
I was given this book as an ordination present back in 1996, and I have used it faithfully ever since. It is the work of Craig Keener, New Testament professor at Eastern Seminary. He works verse by verse from Matthew through Revelation, giving cultural and historical information that lies behind the text. He teaches ab... | 45 stars |
I bought this book after reading the reviews here and also because I've enjoyed the last three Robards books I've read. This one was not at all as enjoyable to me as the other three I read (Superstition, Whispers at Midnight and Paradise County). Maybe I'm just not a wilderness or cowboy kind of girl because the romanc... | 12 stars |
The best pirate novel I have ever read. It is gritty, down to earth - a bit raunchy - but life as it really was for Pirates.This is the real thing.... | 45 stars |
This book is divided into chapters based upon the experiments performed by "doctors" who used human prisoners as guniea pigs in Hitler's Germany. This book is rather difficult to read for several reasons, not the least of which the transcripts are fairly clinical and rather unemotional given the horror inflicted on the... | 45 stars |
I just read a recent Scarpatta (Black something) and happened to read this one right afterwards. In both books Scarpatta falls for the same trick: the bad guy comes to the door dressed as someone else and she lets him in! Come on now. Other than that Cornwell did a very nice job on making a readable police procedural. | 23 stars |
"God is everything". That's it. That's the whole book. You are not in control and God has a master plan already set just for you. Give yourself up to God and life will be grand.Needless to say I was very disappointed in this book. I am (was) a fan of the Washington Redskins and I am a huge NASCAR fan so naturally I was... | 01 star |
As wondering at my new opened library I found out that there was a sequal to the great book the Hachet. I really enjoyed the book Hachet and wanted to read the next book. I read The River's review and really wanted to read it. I borrowed it from the library and read it for a long time.The characters in the book is Bria... | 34 stars |
The Savage is one of the most humane characters I've ever read in a book. This book is surprisingly moral from its resistance to what is not right even if it is acceptable to that society. A very interisting look at humans and babies and the abuse of fertilization. Awfully shaking. Terribly good! | 45 stars |
the book was in great condition, it was on time for my class. I saved a little money by ordering from Amazon.comthank you | 45 stars |
This book was recommended to me by a fellow scientist. Normally I wouldn't go for this kind of reading but in this case I did, and I didn't regret it.If you're interested in virology, mixed in with a little biochemistry and some thriller scenes, then this book is for you. No boring science here...The time line in the b... | 45 stars |
one star for Rand's writing ability, which is at times very good.one star for the plot, and that the book is so very one sided, but a little blindness and fanaticism a good thing for art IMO. (This is art, not science- remember that.) There is also truth here, beneath Rand's rhetoric, and another star goes to her revel... | 23 stars |
When I read this in my middle teens it did not mean as much to me as it does now.Although it did influence me to ask certain questions in history and social studies classes that went against what was being taught.Of course the teachers promptly shut down that line of questioning. Back in those times the history books p... | 45 stars |
I'm a huge Evanovich fan and was sadly disappointed with "Metro Girl". You couldn't turn the page without reading the words "Nascar Guy" three times!! I think I'll just stick to the Stephanie Plum novels. "Metro Girl" was a waste of time. | 01 star |
This book describes humane training methods that are easy to comprehend for the trainer, and therefore,easy for the dog to understand! Two paws up!!! | 45 stars |
Both novels are fabulous reading, for those days when you have time to snuggle up to a good book, or for beach reading.It is interesting to note that the novel, Legally Blonde, is MUCH better than the movie! | 45 stars |
This is a companion piece to "With God in Russia" by the same auther, Walter Ciszeck, S.J.The two books help to understand what sustained this man while in Russian Gulags for about 20 years and his life in Siberia after he was released since he was still not free. | 45 stars |
Very funny, real life, easy to relate to everything Vicky talks about. The kind of book you'll read over and over when life's little frustrations start to get the better of you. | 34 stars |
WOW! What a great sequel to the greatest book ever written. Dale Powell didn't surpass Dickens-but he came close to the equal mark. | 45 stars |
I've long been a fan of the lesser Louisa May Alcott books and now my daughter has discovered them too. I was pleased to find Jack and Jill available in this handy paperback by an on-demand publisher. My seventh-grade daughter pounced on the book first, in great excitement. It was a bit deflating that there was no book... | 01 star |
I first read this book at age 13 only cause it was required reading for an English class. I ended up reading all night and was wiped the next day in school. It's impossible to put down.Now 25 years and many thousands of books later it is still my favorite book. I get so mad at Scarlett, we should all be so lucky to fin... | 45 stars |
Let me just be out with it: I love Jane Eyre. It is my mom's favorite novel of all times and definitely in my (constantly changing) top 5. The Dover Thrift Edition is a wonderfully inexpensive way to get wonderful literature into people's hands, so I am pro-Dover, all the way. But to speak to the novel itself, it's a c... | 45 stars |
Although with regrets piling a mountain high, I haven't read the prequel to the previous five books (Devil in a Blue Dress: 10, Red Death: 8, White Butterfly: 10, Black Betty: 9, and A Little Yellow Dog: 9) "Gone Fishin'," but I totally love this series nonetheless. This book is no-let down like an author we ... | 45 stars |
I took the advice of the reviewer who is "An Educator And Former Human Relations Instructor" from New York (who better to take advice from), and obtained right here on Amazon.com the book he or she recommended, "West Point", by Norman Thomas Remick to be used as a companion book to "The 7 Habit... | 45 stars |
Of the 11 books released so far, this is still one of my favorites. Aunt Josephine becomes thier new cartaker. She is very cautios and does not like taking risks. She is also obsessed with grammer. She also left the Baudelairs a coded message dealing with grammer mistakes. This leads to the triying to save her. However... | 45 stars |
This is one of the two volumes I would point to as THE sources one should look to to accuratly understand dispensationalism, the other being Renald Showers, "There is a Difference". Very clear and informative. | 45 stars |
I cannot hope to improve upon the savvy review by Craig Kenneth Bryant, but also cannot resist the temptation to add my two cents (and lone star). I have read worse books, but find this one all the more inexcusable because it pretends to be so much more than it is. There is no wit to relieve this tedious, pointless, an... | 01 star |
No one who writes should be without this book. That includes everyone from a student in school to a professor working on a scholarly paper. From a newspaper reporter to an award winning journalist. The book is such an amazing small wonder that, as has been pointed out by others, easily fits into your pocket so that you... | 45 stars |
Once again, I have found a great author but read his latest, Psychopath first.. which left no secrets in Compulsion. Dr. Frank Clevenger, a psychiatrist is back in this fast paced, chilling book. Clevenger has had enough of dealing with the criminally insane and is just about to call it quits until he recieves a call. ... | 34 stars |
Thomas King captures Native Humor as an excellent tool for teaching, for sharing wisdom and as a means to cope when others cannot grasp the meaning of what Natives have to say. The humor of the book and its cyclic rather than linear paterns may be new to Non-Native readers. But, this is the richness and beauty of Nativ... | 34 stars |
Part of the fun of P. G. Wodehouse's stories is that even when you know where the characters will end up, it is usually by a path which is unpredictable. Unfortunately, that isn't true in the case of "The Little Nugget". While the story does have a few curves in it, compared to a typical Wodehouse it is a veritable str... | 12 stars |
Ironically, the great Palestinian-American humanist scholar Edward Said wrote this essentially inaccurate book as a bold and pained cri du coeur two decades before the events of September 11th and the fresh entanglement by the West in the Middle East would render obvious its stature as required reading. One must not at... | 34 stars |
This writing feels stoic. I bought it because I have seven children and my home always feels like a noisy village. After choking down three chapters, we had to put it down. It is written from a small girls perspective. I was hoping for something more well rounded | 01 star |
while this book starts out with names and titles that are initially difficult to remember, you start to learn and love the characters; their tragedies are your tragedies. The plot of the book is deliciously twisted, and leaves you breathless. The main character, Phedre, is dark yet innocently sexy. The plot of the stor... | 45 stars |
The grandaddy of hardboiled detective fiction. Chandler could write, though it does seem a little slow by today's standards. Also, it's hard not to be imagining Bogart instead of the writer's Marlowe. Still, worth a read after all this time. | 34 stars |
Once I used to the stilted language (apparently typical for the time - "Dracula" was written almost identically) this became a gripping tale. If the author had reduced the narrative about the characters' feelings about the natural features around them near the end of the book, by which time I'd more than enough... | 34 stars |
A charming look at the great dane history from a true lover of great danes. Obviously not an up-to-date reference but a lovely vintage book that clearly demonstrates the development of the great dane. Not a reference book for beginning great dane owners but a nostalgic look at the breed for admirers. | 45 stars |
I have read this book and its marvelous!, Paula Quinns vivid word imagery transports us to another place and time ,a time and place where chivary and honor were to be strived for , Her Lady Brynnafar Dumont and Lord Brand Risande's tempestuous relationship Blossoms and explodes in the most wonderful read I have had in ... | 45 stars |
Nicholas Sparks wrote a beautiful story that wrapped around the heart of the reader in the prologue, and never to let go until the final page was turned. In Nights in Rodanthe, you are immersed into a story about a man and a woman who both needed to discover what was missing in their life. Although meeting in Rodanthe ... | 34 stars |
I had been a smoker for over 20 years. I had even successfully quit before for up to 2.5 years using "willpower". But for some reason, as I got older, "willpower" no longer worked for me. I tried cold turkey, "weaning off", you name it.But this book worked. Mr. Carr explains why tapering off never works, why willpower ... | 45 stars |
I was required to read this book for an English class for a Literary research paper and I thought that this book was great but the transitions from past to present were not handled well and I would often have to go and re-read the text again to help comprehend the situation. | 23 stars |
Oxorn is Canadian and very thorough, but it is getting old. It still recommends episiotomy for assisted vaginal birth and fundal pressure for shoulder dystocia. MORE Ob is a better resource for these topics. I do appreciate that it covers all the "what ifs" and what to do if you had no resources like anaesthesia or sur... | 34 stars |
The Hobbit was grappling! It made me feel like I was the main charecter. The book is about Bilbo Baggens, a Hobbit Who meets Gandalf the wizard, who takes Bilbo and a group of dwarfs on a adventure to reclaim the dwarfs lost treasure and kill the beast that killed almost all the dwarfs in the castle that it took over. ... | 34 stars |
I enjoyed this book. Derek Acorah's work on the Most Haunted programme is terrific. But like the television show, the book doesn't really give a really comprehensive understanding of Derek Acorah's world.Questions that I would have posed to Derek weren't covered in the book in great detail. What is the other side? How ... | 34 stars |
Into Thin Air by Jon Krakauer is a wonderfully exciting and dramatically moving novel. Jon Krakauer describes the history of the climbing of Mount Everest done by the locals from Nepal to the foreigners from far away places like Europe and the Americas. Jon is a journalist from Outside Magazine and is given the opportu... | 45 stars |
If I could suggest a top five compilation of Christie's best, this would definitely be amoung them (Evil Under the Sun, Murder in Mesopotamia, Death on the Nile, Why Didn't They Ask Evans). However, I do agree with a previous poster who urged that this book not by the first Christie you ever read. | 45 stars |
The Prince and the Pauper written by Mark Twain is an adventurous, exciting book. The book takes place in London around the 1500's. Two boys were born on the same day, Tom Canty and Edward Tudor. Tom Canty was born unto a poor life, and as a boy growing up, "Tom's reading and dreaming about princely life wrought such a... | 34 stars |
This is a must have book. Although it doesn't talk about component oriented programming, it gives lots of details of .net internals.If you are mid-senior level programmer you must have this book. | 45 stars |
I think this book about a President that sacrificed so much but has received so little credit is one of the best I have ever read. This book not only give you insight into John Adam's life but also Thomas Jefferson, John Quincy Adams, Benjamin Franklin, and many other important figures during our country's early years.... | 45 stars |
Do not purchase this book for your kindle. I am extremely disappointedNot only is it MORE expensive to purchase the electronic version (which is ridiculous) but they did NOT convert the charts for proper kindle viewing.There are quite a few informative charts and helpful notes within the book.Sadly the editors did not ... | 01 star |
Nothing beats reading the autobiographical book by the man himself. Written in great detail with all actual names and events altered, Frank W. Abagnale is the result of a slightly dysfunctional and broken family. To fulfil his creative instincts and barrage of fantasies/curiosities, Frank masqueraded as a pilot, a doct... | 34 stars |
The Lost Steps takes the reader on a vivid and deep, mystical, magical journey. Whether read as an adventure story into the cultural roots of humanity in Latin America or as an adventure into rich, literary symbolism, Alejo Carpentier's masterpiece is a work that can be read again and again.Carpentier's ability as a sk... | 45 stars |
I don't watch the sport, but the title caught my eye. I am a researcher who was has delving into the subject of alcohol for a non-judgmental article on that elixir in the quart jar that gives roasting ears a whole new life. Part of that article was the story of NASCAR and its ties to moonshine, and alcohol's importance... | 45 stars |
For anyone who suffers from chronic fatigue, chronic pain such as fibromyalgia, and other conditions that don't respond to traditional medicines, WHAT DO YOU DO WHEN THE MEDICATIONS DON'T WORK? by Dr. Michael L. Johnson offers a ray of healing hope. The author, a Chiropractic Neurologist and founder of one of the natio... | 45 stars |
I could relate to about 1/10th of the poems. My instinct (late from the moldering glades of the academy) is that these poems were chosen to broaden (not deepen) the moat around the ivory tower -- poetry IS dead in this volume, mostly. | 12 stars |
A gift of Love and Knishes (Sixth printing May 1958) signed from my Mother with "Have fun Dear, Love Mother" is my favorite novel-cookbook and gift for new brides. So happy it is still available from Amazon! | 45 stars |
I totally agree with the other reviewers; this is a very good book and I hope that the author will update it as new data become available. My one major complaint is that he's much too lenient towards the Qin dynasty Fa Jia / Legalists. Just read Arthur Waley's _ Three Ways of Thought in Ancient China _ which provides n... | 23 stars |
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