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A Guide for Using Island of the Blue Dolphins in the Classroom609 reviews
PHILIP DENNY

Teacher Created Resources, 1992

Classic adventure
This is a story I have read many times since I was a child. I'm sure every little girl goes through that phase where she would like nothing more than to be a wild maiden living alone with the animals, and that is probably the basis of a lot of appeal. But that does destract from the fact that this is an incredibly written, incredibly moving story of survival and the overcoming of loneliness. ... 		  
  







  
  
What I Talk About When I Talk About Running25 reviews
Haruki Murakami

Knopf, 2008

A Murakami fan, I loved this wee treatise
I'm a total Murakami fan, so when I saw this new book--with a playful title from another fave author of mine, Raymond Carver--I couldn't wait to indulge myself with a good read. I was not disappointed. I'm a runner and a reader and a curious watcher of other runners--Murakami lets me indulge all three passtimes, with an overall free-flowing movement that covers the many self-assumptions and ... 		  
  







  
  
A Pirate's Night Before Christmas4 reviews
Philip Yates

Sterling, 2008

A wonderful gift for the holidays
I can't think of a better Christmas gift for a child than this book. It is beautifully illustrated, full of color and life with a wonderful tale based on "'Twas the Night Before Christmas." The pictures are rich with detail as the story is told in very clever rhyme and rhythm, full of pirate lingo and charming characters. This book is a fun introduction to poetry for any small child and a lovely ... 		  
  







  
  
His Dark Materials Trilogy: "Northern Lights", "Subtle Knife", "Amber Spyglass" (His Dark Materials)1081 reviews
Philip Pullman

Scholastic, 2008

Brilliant!
I loved the trilogy! I couldn't stop reading, Pullman's story-telling talents are intoxicating! I would recommend this book to anyone who loves to read and to be entertained. 		  
  







  
  
The Northern Clemency3 reviews
Philip Hensher

Knopf, 2008

A clever and engaging slog on ordinary life...
The story is set in Sheffield, an industrial city 200 miles outside of London. It is told over 3 decades (1970's to 90's) and is centered on 2 families who live opposite from each other on same street. Malcolm and Katherine Glover and their family (teenagers Daniel and Jane and 10 year told Tim) were all born and raised in Sheffield and are portrayed as a dysfunctional family. Malcolm works ... 		  
  







  
  
Watch For The Light: Readings For Advent And Christmas14 reviews
Dietrich Bonhoeffer, John Donne, ...

Orbis Books, 2004

Loved it!!
I love that this series, including "Bread and Wine:Readings for Lent and Easter," because it challeneges our complacent culture-dictated experience of Advent and Easter. This is not a feel-good book, it is a faith-building book. Be prepared to be shaken up and for God to meet you in a new way. I bought copies for my friends and family. Everyone loved it! The diversity of authors come ... 		  
  







  
  
What's So Amazing About Grace?188 reviews
Philip Yancey

Zondervan, 2002

Christian Manifesto
God if we could just live the grace filled lives of this book. This is without a doubt one of the all time greats 		  
  







  
  
It's a Wonderful Life486 reviews
James W. Rodgers, Frank Capra, ...

Dramatic Pub Co, 1994

Adding Color To A Classic
What else can be said about this film? It's a classic amongst classics. I'm not usually a fan of colorization, but the studio did a great job with this film. It looks like it was shot in color. I highly recommend that everyone rent it or buy it. 		  
  







  
  
John Lennon: The Life7 reviews
Philip Norman

Ecco, 2008

Life of a Beatle
Most beloved public figures have many facets -- some of them nasty, some of them pleasant and admirable. Most biographies either focus on the good, or the bad. But fortunately, Philip Norman is making a valiant effort to show, if not all of John Lennon's facets, then as many of them as possible. Having explored the Beatles and their impact on a generation, Norman narrows his focus down to ... 		  
  







  
  
Indignation44 reviews
Philip Roth

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Lots of indignation here, but not from me
Roth's protagonist, Marcus Messner, is filled with enough of his own youthful and idealistic indignation to justify the book's title. But the title word could just as easily apply to Marcus's butcher father, to the Winesburg college dean and president and a number of other minor characters, as well as to the Chinese Communist hordes swarming down through North Korea in that frigid and often ... 		  
  







  
  
Death from the Skies!: These Are the Ways the World Will End . . .16 reviews
Ph.D., Philip Plait

Viking Adult, 2008

As Gripping as it is Informative
I can't praise this book enough! This gifted author, a renowned astronomer, discusses the various ways in which our world could end due to catastrophes of a cosmological/astrophysical nature. In order to do this, he must explain the scientific principles involved and relate them to the ways in which we could meet our end - in morbid detail. For all of these events, probabilities are given ... 		  
  







  
  
Looking for Lincoln: The Making of an American Icon6 reviews
Philip B. Kunhardt III, Peter W. Kunhardt Jr.

Knopf, 2008

One of the most amazing books I have ever seen
I don't even know where to start.. I anticipated this release hoping it would have some great photos and archive info... it bypassed my expectations by leaps and bounds.. the photos bring to life an era of our history that many only know the outline of. The good , the bad and the ugly all team here with anything you ever wanted to know and things you didn't.. EVEN if you are not a history fan ... 		  
  







  
  
Essential Words for the GRE (Barron's Essential Words)7 reviews
Philip Geer

Barron's Educational Series, 2007

Good to have for the test
I'm an international student and this book helps me a lot. I remember all the word and understand how to use it. Even you don't take the test, it is good to know these words for graduate level. Thanks Barron. 		  
  







  
  
The Plot Against America397 reviews
Philip Roth

Vintage, 2005

AS THE WORLD TURNS...
I loved this book, as it was a wonderful melding of two genres, that of alternate history to that of family drama. Understandably, this book was touted as a New York Times Book Review Best Book of the Year. It is as gripping as it is moving, and the best book that I have read by this author, no doubt influenced by his own experiences growing up. The narrator, through whose eyes we see events in ... 		  
  







  
  
Ahead of the Curve: Two Years at Harvard Business School32 reviews
Philip Delves Broughton

Penguin Press HC, The, 2008

ahead of the curve but behind the 8-ball
I had to give the book 5 stars because I couldn't put it down and because it was so thought-provoking. I can't help comparing is book to Robert Reid's earlier book, Year One. Reid describes professors and fellow students more vividly than Broughton does. But Broughton seems to be describing an HBS that has changed since Reid's day. Reid didn't refer to expensive (and apparently useless) group ... 		  
  







  
  
Exit Ghost46 reviews
Philip Roth, 2009

RANT AGAINST DEATH AND THE DEATH OF LITERATURE
71-year-old Nathan Zuckerman, an established writer and thoughtful loner, hates cell phones and the narcissism of contemporary life, viewing himself as an "escapee from the coarse-grained world" of the Bush Administration and New York City after September 11, 2001 as well as of prostate problems and incontinence. In a blink of an eye, Zuckerman finds himself attracted to Amy, a wealthy, ... 		  
  







  
  
The Science of Good Food: The Ultimate Reference on How Cooking Works3 reviews
David Joachim, Andrew Schloss, ...

Robert Rose, 2008

Science Can Be a Fun Read
I just got a copy of this big glossy Canadian published paperback and I am having a lot of fun paging through it. So, first off: it's an attractive book with lots of color photos, tables and reader-friendly formatting. At issue, however, is the publisher's claim that this book is the "ultimate reference of how cooking works." That's a bit much since the bibliography cites McGee, Corriher, ... 		  
  







  
  
Exit Ghost (Vintage International)46 reviews
Philip Roth

Vintage, 2008

RANT AGAINST DEATH AND THE DEATH OF LITERATURE
71-year-old Nathan Zuckerman, an established writer and thoughtful loner, hates cell phones and the narcissism of contemporary life, viewing himself as an "escapee from the coarse-grained world" of the Bush Administration and New York City after September 11, 2001 as well as of prostate problems and incontinence. In a blink of an eye, Zuckerman finds himself attracted to Amy, a wealthy, ... 		  
  







  
  
Common Stocks and Uncommon Profits and Other Writings (Wiley Investment Classics)55 reviews
Philip A. Fisher

Wiley, 2003

Great Book for Long-term Investors
This book makes me want to finish up any other project I'm currently working on so I can spend my free time finding good investments. Excellent book, not to mention it's recommended by Warren Buffett. I was disappointed, however, that there wasn't an Unabridged Audio CD version. And the reader of the abridged audio CD is rather boring, but overall I'm very glad I found this book. 		  
  







  
  
Prayer: Does It Make Any Difference?66 reviews
Philip Yancey

Zondervan, 2006

It's not just talking to yourself with your hands in the air!
Phil Yancey writes: "If I had to answer the question, 'Why Pray?' in one sentence, it would be: 'Because Jesus did.'" And to what end? Phil Yancey "knows that the main purpose of prayer is not to make life easier, but to know God" (Review, CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SENTINEL). "How long, O Lord?" is another Frequently Asked Question. But prayer is not like a five-paragraph essay for your English ... 		  
  







  




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