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Go Ask Alice 79 reviews
Anonymous
Simon Pulse, 2005
Still a Classic and Unforgettable Tale!
Go Ask Alice was one of those novels that I grew up with remembering quite clearly. As a child who loved to read, Go Ask Alice was one of the best pre-teen novels of my generation. Of course, it's been 20 years since I last picked up the book but I still remember it as it was yesterday. A young girl who becomes addicted to drugs and the fall of her life afterwards. I think all children over ten ...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)37 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1960
The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions
This version is a very popular adaptation of the Gilgamesh story because it contains N. K. Sandars' crucial introduction which is just as important as the translation itself because it includes information about the discovery of the tablets in Assyria dating back to the third millennium BC and then goes on to explain the difficulties that scholars have had in rediscovering the story from these ...
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A Course in Miracles-Original Edition 5 reviews
Anonymous
Course in Miracles Society, 2007
An easier-to-grasp version of the Course
Note: This version didn't get as much editing as the one most people know of that is published by The Foundation of Inner Peace (FIP). A lot was edited out of this version for the FIP version.
I've only read the first few chapters of this book, but I can tell you this one is easier to understand. Statements made in the FIP version that never made sense suddenly take on new meaning put in the ...
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Narcotics Anonymous 36 reviews
Hazelden Publishing & Educational Services, 1991
great recovery tool.....for the non-alcohol drug abuser
this is a must-have resource for those whose drug of choice is not alcohol, but some other drug (cocaine, meth, marijuana, Rx meds, etc.) Like the book Alcoholics Anonymous, it explains the foundations of recovery for those starting their journey into sobriety and recovery.
After reading this, I would encourage the person to read other recovery materials, especially from the Hazelden ...
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The Bhagavad Gita (Penguin Classics)17 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 2003
The most readable truest English rendition of the Gita
The Bhagavad Gita is the world's most translated scripture. The task for a Gita translator is to effectively take the poetic multilayer Sanskrit original and translate it into English preserving it's flavor allowing it to stand alone without commentary. Few have succeeded. I have read multiple editions of the Gita and,in my Sanskrit studies, read the original in Sanskrit.
While I haven't read ...
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Beowulf (Signet Classics)51 reviews
Anonymous
Signet Classics, 1999
Beowulf
Excellent poem. It transmits through words very pure feelings and attitudes of men and societies already forgotten.
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The Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions of Overeaters Anonymous 5 reviews
Overeaters Anonymous Incorporated
Overeaters Anonymous, Incorporated, 1993
Healing emotional hunger one step at a time
Before the image of an OA meeting being filled with obese people fills your mind ... think again. An overeater can be anyone ... fashion model ... successful accountant in a size 8 ... fitness trainer ... midly plump dental assistant ... anyone. The causes and reasons are different. Overeating is not a lack of willpower but an emotional relationship to food that has someone not know when to ...
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Go Ask Alice1165 reviews
Anonymous
Simon Pulse, 1998
Quite Interesting
After not reading a single book for months, this book caught me by surprise. Go Ask Alice is a book by "Anonymous", a girl who has fallen in to the trend of drugs and sex at a young age and quits several times. Finally, she does. But, the whole mystery is, is this true? How did she die? Didn't she stop her drug addiction? I don't care if this book is written by Drew Barrymore or Tom Cruise or ...
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Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions24 reviews
Alcoholics Anonymous
Hazelden, 2002
THE Manual on working the 12 Steps
Everyone working a 12 Step program - regardless of what kind (ie, AA, DA, NA, etc) needs a copy of this book by their side. Bill W. wrote this many years after the Big Book came out, and he wrote it specifically to help people understand and work each of the 12 Steps. And what a masterful job he's done! This book should be required reading for everyone, but if you're lucky enough to be in ...
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Twenty-Four Hours A Day9 reviews
Anonymous
Hazelden, 1996
sober23and counting
The last writer is on a Jesus soap box. This book and AA meetings have made a better person, a more loving person and a better Christen out of me. All recovery depends on a decision to trust God, make amends for past sins, and live a clean and sober life. Most people may want to stop abusing but cannot or will not change the way they think and live. I believe Jesus delivered me but someone else ...
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The Pearl20 reviews
Anonymous
Ballantine Books, 1996
"Sub-Umbra, or Sport Among the She-Noodles" & So Much More!
Readers Beware: This is NOT John Steinbeck's novel :) !
THE PEARL wasn't originally a book, but rather an underground men's magazine, the publication of which spanned the 18 months from July 1879 to December 1880, when it ceased publication. Considered the height of scandalous in its day, THE PEARL strikes the modern reader of erotica, densensitized by a deluge of visual images on the Net and ...
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Annie's Baby: The Diary of Anonymous, a Pregnant Teenager150 reviews
Anonymous, Beatrice Sparks
HarperTeen, 1998
True Story
This is a true story of a teen who is going to have a baby. She tells her mother; her mother is loving and understanding and compassionate. Will she keep the baby or give it up? This true story tells how she dealt with it. I really enjoyed it.
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It Happened to Nancy: By an Anonymous Teenager, A True Story from Her Diary183 reviews
Anonymous Teenager
HarperTeen, 1994
Very Entertaining, but Sad
This is a true story of a teen who was raped. I really enjoyed reading her life story. I felt like I was actually there in her life. She had a wonderful relationship with her mother and her best friends. Nancy was a girl who loved life. The ending of the book was very sad, especially when Nancy became very sick and suffered a lot.
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Alcoholics Anonymous (English Edition)67 reviews
Alcoholics Anonymous World Service
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1976
Beware of size and price
I am a member of A.A. and wanted to purchase a copy of the Big Book. I always shop at Amazon.com due to the great pricing and service. I just wish that Amazon would have shown me the actual product. A.A. publishes multiple sizes and covers of the Big Book and this was the only one I saw on Amazon. Unfortunately, I noticed at my next meeting that the one I was getting from Amazon was the ...
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The Little Red Book16 reviews
Anonymous
Hazelden, 1996
A greatly overlooked recovery book
This is a Hazelden book specifically written as a study aid to The Big Book. It helps to clarify and illuminate the 12 step process and is often used by sponsors as they guide their sponsees through the steps. It is a tool which, if used in addition to (and not in replacement of)the basic program literature, may add a layer of depth and understanding to the step process. This book is also used ...
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Daily Reflections: A Book of Reflections by Aa Members for Aa Members/B-124 reviews
Alcoholics Anonymous
Alcoholics Anonymous World Services, 1990
A book of wisdom, courage, and hope
This little meditation book is a great help for people in recovery seeking to build and maintain a firm spiritual foundation one day at a time. Using A.A.'s "take what you can use and leave the rest" rule of thumb will make this book of tremendous value to most anyone, regardless of religion (or lack thereof).
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The Koran (Penguin Classics) 76 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 2004
The Koran (Penguin Classic) Translation: N.J. Dawood
The Koran (Penguin Classics)
I am a non-arab Muslim and I was searching for a good and linguistically modern translation of the Koran.
This translation by N.J. Dawood, published by Penguin Classics is hands-down the absolute BEST translation that I have come across. It is very readable, coherent and limits the use of archaic and intimidating language.
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A Woman in Berlin: Eight Weeks in the Conquered City: A Diary55 reviews
Anonymous
Picador, 2006
A first-hand look at Hell
This diary is a chilling first-hand account of a German woman's horrific ordeal under the occupation of the Red Army in 1945 Berlin. The main reality of that occupation was, of course, rape- brutal, nightly gang rape of every German female that could be caught- no matter her age, infirmity or physical appearance. The dustjacket blurb was incorrect when it said that this diary details the ...
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The Romance of Lust15 reviews
Anonymous
Olympiapress.com, 2004
Delicious!
If reading graphic ... scenes that will get your juices flowing is your thing, read on. Although there is a lot of repetitively descriptive terminology, the book is definitely a good one! It was written for pure sensual/... enjoyment! I would like to find more books written by this particular anonymous author!!
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The Hollywood Rules12 reviews
Anonymous
Fade In: Books, 2000
"Impulse Films & Prestige Entertainment"
The Hollywood Rules - this book has a special aura about it. It encourages you to understand your talent and how it will most likely be perceived and handled by those in power who can enhance/create your career in movies. It brings Hollywood to your living room for some brief moments, making you believe that you can find the way to whatever you're striving for. And not only that - it shows you ...
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