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Only Uni (The Sushi Series, Book 2)23 reviews
Camy Tang

Zondervan, 2008

Exceeded my expectations!
I read "Sushi For One" about three weeks ago and couldn't wait to get "Only Uni" - but a part of me kept thinking that it wasn't going to be as good as the first book - WRONG! In fact, I truly loved this book more than the first one. I would love to see the series continue and to include that little snot of a cousin "Mimi" - maybe if I knew why she was such a brat, I could at least like ... 		  
  







  
  
Theodore Dreiser's an American Tragedy (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)78 reviews

Chelsea House Pub (L), 1988

I MAXIMIZE my respect for John Walsh
Tears of Rage is such a brilliant book. It is very touching, tragic, and even insightful. Not only did I truly enjoy it, but also I found it hard to put down. Such hard times for this fellow after the sadistic murder of his lovely child Adam. Yet he does not give up and he battles and battles for justice for Adam. It was not easy and the police unit were not very helpful and competent with ... 		  
  







  
  
Utopia and Cosmopolis: Globalization in the Era of American Literary Realism (New Americanists)23 reviews
Thomas Peyser

Duke University Press, 1998

Please help me!
Please say this review is helpful to you. They told me that if I post another unhelpful review they're going to kill my ferret. 		  
  







  
  
The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)35 reviews
L. Frank Baum

W. W. Norton, 2000

Had enough of the "real" world? Oz awaits.
I'm a big fan of these annotated books, not only for their visual appeal on the bookshelf, but for their ability to transport me away from the everyday world. And you may think you know Oz because you can sing "Over the Rainbow" and "Follow the Yellow Brick Road", but I assure you, this book will take you farther into Oz than you ever went before. Unlike The Annotated Alice: The Definitive ... 		  
  







  
  
Fate is the Hunter94 reviews
Ernest K. Gann

Simon & Schuster, 1986

Read through in few sittings - -
This is one of those books that has a sneak ending - best appreciated by reading through at a steady rate (which only makes sense once the climax of the book is revealed). The stories, anecdotes and tales seem almost trite and mundane - but build to the showdown, for me a life lesson. Flying is revealed for the joy it is, for its wonder, the thrill of a good landing when one has fought the good ... 		  
  







  
  
Katherine243 reviews
Anya Seton

Chicago Review Press, 2004

Totally fantastic!
This book is worth purchasing. Yet, somehow that's an understatement. I now have my own copy and am reluctant to lend it! 		  
  







  
  
The Count of Monte Cristo382 reviews
Alexandre Dumas

Regnery Pub

The 2nd best book ever!
except for the Bible, this is the best. It is the full and undiluted version from the first english translation. read it, learn it,live it. j 		  
  







  
  
When Pigasso Met Mootisse23 reviews
Nina Laden

Chronicle Books, 1998

Fun book
Whether your kid knows who Picasso is or not, this is a fun play on Famous Artists and their feuding ways. My Kindergartener loves this book. 		  
  







  
  
The Book of Lost Tales, Part Two (The History of Middle-Earth, Vol. 2)26 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 1986

Essential Continuation to Part One. Tolkien'sEarly Myths
`The Book of Lost Tales, Part One and Part Two' by J. R. R. Tolkien, edited by son, Christopher Tolkien, is, according to the editor's Foreword, some of the very earliest works written by Tolkien on the mythology of Middle Earth. Many, it is stated, were drafted in the 1920s, nearly ten years before the start of `The Hobbit'. This is an important fact, as it means that they were not written to ... 		  
  







  
  
A Sailor of Austria: In Which, Without Really Intending to, Otto Prohaska Becomes Official War Hero No. 27 of ...23 reviews
John Biggins

McBooks Press, 2005

Rescue John Biggins From Undeserved Obscurity!
In 'Sailor of Austria', John Biggins introduced Otto Prohaska, captain of an Austro-Hungarian submarine during the Great War. The tale is told from Prohaska's perspective as a 100-year old resident of a nursing home in rural Wales. Surprised by the interest of a young worker at the home, Prohaska sets about recording his story. This 'looking back' perspective allows a modern sardonic narrative ... 		  
  







  
  
Past Through Tomorrow Future History Stories18 reviews
Robert A. Heinlein

Putnam Pub Group, 1967

Classic Heinlein Stories
The Past Through Tomorrow (1967) is an omnibus collection of the relatively short SF stories in the Future History series. These stories were originally published between 1939 and 1962. Many were first published in Astounding Science Fiction, but others first saw print in a variety of other venues. This edition includes an introduction by Damon Knight. Life-Line (1939) tells of the man who ... 		  
  







  
  
Living Water17 reviews
Obery Hendricks

HarperOne, 2003

A gripping, at times lusty, tale and an engaging read
This is a gripping, at times lusty, tale based on the life story of the Samaritan Woman. LIVING WATER is not a stereotypically lightweight, biblical novel. It's for readers who are ready for a challenge and willing to look for truths presented in nontraditional forms. Author Obery Hendricks, a seminary "professor of biblical interpretation," calls this, his first novel, "an African American ... 		  
  







  
  
Brave Men Run - A Novel Of The Sovereign Era17 reviews
Matthew Wayne Selznick

Lulu.com, 2006

Excellent! Hope he writes a sequel
This is an excellently written, exciting and just fun superheroes novel. Set in the 80s it tells an alternate story where people with super powers come out of hiding. I don't want to say too much about the plot, only that I recommend it highly. I hope the author writes a sequel to this and does really really well, especially considering the project was done totally DIY. 		  
  







  
  
Winds of the Storm22 reviews

HarperCollins e-books, 2007

Transported Away
Indigo was the first book I read by Beverly Jenkins. Afterwards, I purchased most of her books. I've also purchased a couple of the books that she lists in her Author's Note. Her characters are so life-like. Sometimes I wish I could be transported back in time to see what life was really like for 19th century African Americans. 		  
  







  
  
Joseph and His Brothers18 reviews
Thomas Mann, H. T. Lowe-Porter

Univ of California Pr, 2000

Challenging and Sublime
For all the great technological magic of our age we suffer the misfortune of living in a time where the depth of hyperbole rends the edge from language leaving us bereft when the time comes to describe something truly remarkable. Thus to say that John Woods' translation of Thomas Mann's Joseph and His Brothers offers readers a gift of almost indescribable value may leave one wondering if I am ... 		  
  







  
  
The Sand Pebbles16 reviews

RosettaBooks, 2002

America present at China's emergence as a nation.
"The Sand Pebbles" is an interesting and entertaining novel set in China circa 1925. China is governed by feuding warlords, and its foreign trade is dominated by foreign "treaty powers" including the USA, Japan, and the leading European nations, all of which maintain strong naval and marine forces in China to maintain their positions and protect foreign persons and property. The novel takes ... 		  
  







  
  
The Death of Achilles: A Novel17 reviews

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006

Delicious
A remarkable series to say the least , with an incredible backdrop of Russia towards the end of the period of the Tsars. The one thought which crossed my mind when I put down the novel was , just where was Boris Akunin all this while. Erast Fandorin , a 24 carat hero, is one of the best sleuths that you will encounter in literature. The setting is 19th century Russia flirting with ... 		  
  







  
  
Kant: A Very Short Introduction17 reviews

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

Great intro to Kant
Immanuel Kant's life work focused on solving the mistakes of the rationalist philosophy that he had learned from men, like Gottfried Leibnitz, and the mistakes of the empiricist philosophy that he was so intrigued with through the writings of David Hume. Kant wants to move beyond the mistakes both schools of philosophy made and synthesize their truths into a new philosophical understanding of ... 		  
  







  
  
A Brief History of the Flood18 reviews
Jean Harfenist

Knopf, 2002

Great writing, but why short stories?
I concur with the opinions expressed by the other reviewers. I casually picked this book up at the library as part of a stack of summer reading. It's such a joy to start a book with no expectations whatsoever and be so tremendously satisfied. I am a bit puzzled, however, at the author's choice of the short story format. Why write a series of short stories and then package them together ... 		  
  







  
  
Jenny and the Cat Club: A Collection of Favorite Stories about Jenny Linsky (New York Review Children's ...21 reviews

NYR Children's Collection, 2003

Cutest cat stories ever!
Quite possibly the most charming cat stories ever written. Jenny the cat is filled with wonderful emotions that everyone can relate to...nervous about making new friends, afraid that she's not good enough, she proves herself through all sorts of wonderful adventures. Highly recommended! 		  
  







  




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