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It's Easier Than You Think: The Buddhist Way to Happiness 34 reviews
Sylvia Boorstein
HarperOne, 1997
A great intro to Buddhism
Although the book never dives too deeply into the history of Buddhism, Sylvia's personal stories, accompanied by her thoughts on Buddhist practices, provides more insight into the teachings of Buddha than I could have absorbed in any straight forward text. Since this was my first book on Buddhism, I really appreciated the down to earth method of writing she employs and the honesty with which she ...
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Fahrenheit 451 1265 reviews
Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 1987
Ominous reading
I remember seeing the movie based on this book with Oskar Werner and Julie Christie when I was a teenager and discussing it with my teachers. As you read the book many similarities can be seen today, such as large billboards, people not talking to each other, a society dependent on drugs and entertainment and reality TV shows and of course the rushing around in a rat race.
Whats amazing is that ...
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Fahrenheit 4513 reviews
Ray Bradbury
Blackstone Audiobooks, 2005
Written in the basement of the UCLA library
I do not want to tell much of the story, as the unfolding is part of the intrigue. However now that houses are fire proof the purpose of firemen is performing a service by burning books to maintain the happy social order.
Naturally one fireman goes awry after several emotional incidences from someone burning up with the books to a young neighbor with strange ways, which run counter to his ...
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Hitler: 1936-1945 Nemesis53 reviews
Ian Kershaw
W. W. Norton & Company, 2000
Excellent
To be sure, military historians may be upset because Kershaw doesn't cover every little thing when it comes to the war, but this is the place to start and finish when it comes to Hitler from 1936-1945. The book is very well written and highly readable. If you want more info on the war, there are certainly other places to go, but if you want to know about Hitler, start with Kershaw's 1st volume ...
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Farenheit 4511 review
Ray Bradbury
Del Rey, 2004
Dry leaves serve the fire
Just try to imagine how could be our world today with every book with a death sentence... it would be worst that it is today.
This is a terrific story, which comes from a desperate internal scream of liberty, `cause our freedom is made in the cements of the knowledge. Bradboury paints us a history perfect to be the worst nightmare ever; every detail was clearly study step by step, to gain us ...
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Fahrenheit 451
Ray Bradbury
Del Rey Ballantine, 1979
Mass Market Paperback - Cover Art Donna Diamond
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Fahrenheit 451 8 reviews
Ray Bradbury
HarperVoyager, 2004
A must read for everyone
This book should be on everyones bookshelves and should be required reading for every middle school student. Instead we force rot our children's brains with Harry Potter nonsense along with other books of fluff and non substance. Farenheit 451 might be science fiction but I believe it to also be an insight into things to come.
It is hard for me to imagine that someone with a phd supposedly ...
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Fahrenheit 451 (Spanish Language Edition)2 reviews
Ray Bradbury
Plaza y Janes, 2006
451 Review
This book was in Spanish. I think it should have been more clearly marked. It was delivered quickly and was in good shape though.
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GradeSaver(tm) ClassicNotes Fahrenheit 451
Erin Mackey
GradeSaver, LLC, 2006
GradeSaver(TM) ClassicNotes are the ultimate study guides, written by Harvard students for students! Each note includes: * An author biography * An in-depth chapter-by-chapter summary * A short summary * A character list and related descriptions * A list of themes * A glossary * Historical context * Two academic essays * 100 quiz questions to improve test taking skills!
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The Early Papacy: To the Synod of Chalcedon in 4512 reviews
Adrian Fortescue
Ignatius Press, 2008
A CLASSIC LOOK AT THE PAPACY
Fortescue argues the essential Catholic doctrines of the early understanding of the papacy with great authority and learning. This reviewer found much I didn't know and reinforced many things I knew but could never have said so elegantly. The volume is detailed and comprehensive but mercifully short, and not full of jargon -- it was witten at a time when brevity and style were still in favor. ...
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For Such A Time As This, Volume 1: Old Testament1 review
Northwestern Pub. House, 1991
For Such A Time As This, Volume1, Old Testament
This is part of a 3-volume set (see also 0810003759 for Gospels and 0810003767 for Epistles). Each volume contains 100 meditations based upon a Scripture passsage and ends with a short prayer. These volumes provide comfort, not in the sentimental sense, but with constructive advice and strength.
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Fahrenheit 4512 reviews
Ballantine, 2001
Bradbury's classic parable on the evils of censorship
I am teaching "Fahrenheit 451" as the example of a dsytopian novel in my Science Fiction class, although it is certainly one of the most atypical of that particular type of narrative discourse. Compared to such heavy weight examples as George Orwell's "1984," Aldous Huxley's "Brave New World," Yevgeny Zamiatin's "We," Ray Bradbury's imaginative meditation on censorship seems like light reading. ...
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Fahrenheit 451 and Related Readings (Literature Connections)
Ray Bradbury
McDougal Littell, 1997
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Seabiscuit: An American Legend638 reviews
Laura Hillenbrand
Ballantine Books, 2002
Seabiscuit: An American Legend
I saw both flims the original with Shirley Temple/Lon McAllister also the newer version both were great
So the the book was a must have also to learn what had happen to rest of the story(the horse/the people)
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A Shark Never Sleeps 18 reviews
Drew Rosenhaus, Don Yaeger, 1997
GREAT BOOK
This was a great book...i dont care what anyone says..yeah Drew's a show off but hey hes the BEST in the buisness and he tells u how he got there in this Book. And for that idiot that said he put a modeling Pic of his girl in the picture part of the book didnt even read it!...the pic isnt there....GO DREW GO!!!!!!!
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Aida (The Black Dog Opera Library)7 reviews
Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers, 1996
A Valuable Collection Piece
Brilliant voices of Birgit Nilsson, Franco Corelli with Orchestra e Coro Del Teatro dell' Opera di Roma under Zubin Mehta. A marvelous studio recording without audience noises. A number of stage photos of major performances and introduction of Verdi and the writing of AIDA. Two CD's with the complete opera with complete libretto in Italian and English. A great value. A must-have.
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We'll Meet Again 152 reviews
Mary Higgins Clark
Simon & Schuster, 1999
good mystery
MHC happens to be one of my favorite writer. I find most of her books fast paced, packed with interesting characters and of course a good mystery. Therefore I couldn't agree with one of the reviewer when he couldn't detect any mystery in this book. The story takes place 6 years after when Molly is out of jail on parole. She asks her friend Fran to investigate the murder of her husband. As Fran's ...
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A Heart for the Dropped Stitches (Sisterhood Series #3) (Love Inspired #451)1 review
Janet Tronstad
Steeple Hill, 2008
The Best Sisterhood Novel Yet
The Sisterhood of the Dropped Stitches is a group of four girls who formed a support group as teenagers struggling through cancer. Now as survivors, they are devoted friends and help each other as they get their lives back on track. Their stories are told through a unique combination of first person narrative and journal entries. It's a little odd, but the author makes it work beautifully.
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Fahrenheit 451 Literature Guide
Kristen Bowers
Secondary Solutions, 2007
This Fahrenheit 451 Literature Guide is designed for grades 10-12, and includes everything the teacher needs in one fully-reproducible, 85-page Guide. Completely NCTE/IRA standards-based, this Fahreheit 451 Literature Guide helps teachers teach the content standards on which students are being tested and, at the same time, help students gain a deep appreciation for this classic novel through in-depth analysis. Includes: Author biography, ...
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A Good House: A Novel16 reviews
Bonnie Burnard
Picador, 2001
Deceivingly Simple
This novel tells the story of one family, 3 generations, over a span of 50 years. Burnard allows us to share in their happiness, anger and grief, as well as all those other parts day-to-day existence. The simple writing can seem one-dimensional at first glance, but take a slightly closer look and all the layers of the characters, their lives, and the story open up before you in this beautiful ...
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