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17 reviews
Joan Johnston

Dell, 2002

THE LONER
This was a wonderful read of romance, life and relationships!!! I am new to reading Joan Johnston books and she does a superb job!!! I have read The Cowboy, The Texan and just finished this book. You feel as though you are living with the characters and experiencing all the feelings and trials they are. Great story of the families!

Some Bitter Taste (Marshal Guarnaccia Investigation)

4 reviews
Magdalen Nabb

Soho Crime, 2003

The Marshall Guarnaccia literate mysteries are a joy
I recommend that readers with the same goals as lvkleydorff (see review below) follow his advice and avoid the literate, beautifully written complexities of Ms. Nabb's Marshall in her all too brief series. Our hero plods, rather than walks, understands rather than articulates, and is convinced that he is barely useful to his superiors. He is actually does the detecting, while others are managing ...

A Stranger's Game (Bitter Creek Novels)

10 reviews
Joan Johnston

Pocket, 2008

One of my favoite authors.....
I love Joan Johnston's writing. The "Bitter Creek" books are among my favorites. I am going to have a hard time waiting for the next one. I want to know what happens with "Kate."

The Next Mrs. Blackthorne: A Bitter Creek Novel

5 reviews
Joan Johnston

Pocket, 2005

A Great Read
Joan Johnston has done it again - drawn us into the bitter feud between the Grayhawks and Blackthornes and wrapped us in the not-to-be-denied emotional bond between Libby Grayhawk and Clay Blackthorne. At eighteen, Kate Grayhawk is still waging a campaign to get her parents together and married. One big stumbling block - Jocelyn Montrose, sister to Clay's late wife and now his fiancee. When ...

Bitter with Baggage Seeks Same: The Life and Times of Some Chickens

50 reviews
Sloane Tanen

Bloomsbury USA, 2003

Great Book for Women (College age up)
I love this book so much that I've bought several of these for gifts. This is a hilarious book and is exceptional for women who are working on their careers and finding that life has its difficulties. You will laugh, laugh, laugh.

Havana Gold: The Havana Quartet

3 reviews
Leonardo Padura

Bitter Lemon Press, 2008

Excellent Havana police procedural
In 1989 Cuban police detective Mario Conde hates being a cop as he would have preferred to be a writer. However, no matter how he tries to romanticize his existence, he must eat and so cop he is. Drinking helps him when state sponsored corruption interferes with his investigation. His current case makes him want to quit in order to turn into a 24/7 alcoholic. Someone murdered pretty ...

The Men of Bitter Creek

2 reviews
Joan Johnston

Avon, 2004

I love all of Joan Johnstons book
About the old west and how it was.

Buried in the Bitter Waters: The Hidden History of Racial Cleansing in America

6 reviews
Elliot Jaspin

Basic Books, 2007

Goosebumps, Passing Darkness, Wish to See Light
I wish I could say that I cried over this book, but the truth is that I am so accustomed to America's legacy of genocide, social injustice, and external fraud, regime change, and invasion that I simply sighed and thought, "wow, about time this came to light." This is a stunning book that should be read by every American of every race, creed, and class. I previously reviewed a book today ...

Bitter is the New Black : Confessions of a Condescending, Egomaniacal, Self-Centered Smartass,Or, Why You ...

304 reviews
Jen Lancaster

NAL Trade, 2006

Want to read more from this author!
This book left me wanting to read more from this author. I found this book to be interesting, funny, acerbic and touching. Some of the stories were written so vividly, I could imagine being there and only wishing I could have thought up some of the comeback lines and comments that Jen Lancaster provided. Recommend for those readers who want a more light-hearted memoir (instead of all those ...

A Walk in the Dark

1 review
Gianrico Carofiglio

Bitter Lemon Press, 2006

terific Italian thriller
A Walk in the Dark Gianrico Carofiglio Bitter Lemon, Oct 2006, $14.95 ISBN: 1904738176 In Bari, Italy, defense lawyer Avvocato Guido Guerrieri earns a living providing legal council to petty criminals; his business depends on returning customers as most of his clients are repeat offenders. However, for whatever reason deep in his pyche, Guido has a soft spot for the underdog especially ...

Involuntary Witness

3 reviews
Gianrico Carofiglio

Bitter Lemon Press, 2005

A very good book
The author is a working criminal lawyer (an investigating magistrate, sort of like a cross between a DA and a judge, if I understand correctly). In any event, it's clear that he knows of what he speaks in this marvellous Italian trial procedural. Carofiglio has an acid wit, and the book is very amusing. I found the character development and the romance less interesting, as it was not ...

Bitter Fruit: The Story of the American Coup in Guatemala, Revised and Expanded (David Rockefeller Center ...

5 reviews
Stephen Kinzer, John H. Coatsworth

David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, 2005

Destroying democracy behind a charade of anti-Communism
Schlesinger's and Kinzer's classic study examines one of the more disgraceful chapters in the history of American foreign policy: the CIA-sponsored overthrow in 1954 of the democratically elected government of Guatemala. The long-term repercussions of this unprovoked excursion are still felt today; many Latin American countries still do not trust United States intentions because of our actions in ...

Bitter Truth

21 reviews
William Lashner

Harper, 2003

Being a newbie reader of Lashner, I did not know what to expect
What I found was a very pleasant surprise. Lashner weaves and winds plots, characters and dialogue in a way that makes you late for the train, miss meetings and forget to eat. This book is hard to put down. Nothing contrived, thoroughly entertaining, nicely edited and put together. He manages to describe a scene without making it forced or boring. Just the right amount of context and ...

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction

1 review

Bitter Lemon Press, 2008

Excellent Introduction to Modern Italian Crime Fiction
Italian crime fiction has been gaining a higher profile in the English-reading world in the last five years, and this anthology (originally published in Italy in 2005) showcases all the big names (except Giancarlo Carofiglio), plus a few who've yet to previously appear in English. In his introduction, editor and contributor Giancarlo De Cataldo identifies three themes that unite the nine stories: ...

Sweet Myrtle and Bitter Honey: The Mediterranean Flavors of Sardinia

6 reviews
Efisio Farris, Jim Eber

Rizzoli, 2007

A lovely book and some really interesting Sardinian recipes.
Sardinia is the second largest island in the Mediterranean Sea (after Sicily). It has a very beautiful and rugged typography with gorgeous seashores, rugged mountains and many gorgeous views. D. H. Lawrence wrote Sea and Sardinia, an excellent description of this fascinating place. Sweet Myrtle contains many beautiful pictures of the island, and it is peppered with information about the island's ...

Bitter Gold Hearts (Garrett Files)

8 reviews
Glen Cook

Roc, 2007

OGRES AND ELVES AND STORMWARDENS, OH MY
Bitter Gold Hearts Bitter Gold Hearts is the second book in the Garrett Files collection. Garrett is a tough ex-marine, private investigator in the mold of Mickey Spillane's Mike Hammer. The series is set in a fantasy world that is quite amusing. His advisor is "the Dead Man" who is really not a man at al and isn't dead exactly, but, oh never mind, buy this book; you'll want to read it ...

Bitter Sweets

149 reviews
Roopa Farooki

St. Martin's Press, 2007

A Stunning Debut
It is tempting to compare the writing of Roopa Farooki with that of Jhumpa Lahiri, author of "Namesake." Both women hail from the Subcontinent, both write about dysfunctional Asian families living as ex-pats in the West. But I find significant differences between the two writers. Farooki, in her debut novel, "Bitter Sweets," seems more forgiving of the idiosyncrasies of her flawed characters, ...

Any Bitter Thing

33 reviews
Monica Wood, 2005

Well Done, Suspenseful, Moving, Well Written, Not What I Expected
I found Monica Wood's novel Any Bitter Thing to be a very emotional story. I think she's a wonderful writer and has created very realistic characters with very realistic relationships and emotions. I don't want to say too much about the story because I think the less you know the better this story is. I'm glad that I hadn't read some of the reviews posted here before I read the book. I ...

Bitter Friends, Bosom Enemies: Iran, the U.S., and the Twisted Path to Confrontation

9 reviews
Barbara Slavin

St. Martin's Press, 2007

Must Read for Anyone Who Better Wants to Understand Iran
Bosom Enemies, Bitter Friends is an excellent book not only for people who have spent a lifetime studying Iran, but also for the educated person who may understand foreign relations, but really know little about Iran and what governs its relations with the U.S. The book is encyclopedic in terms of the amount of information that is packed into it, everything from how both sides have squandered ...

Bitter Harvest

173 reviews
Ann Rule

Pocket, 1999

Spellbinding Tale of a Mother's Madness and Jealousy, a fall from grace.
I have to say that I was more interested in this book than usual because it happened here where I live. So I was familiar with some of the details involved that lead up to the tragedy that builds throughout the book. To be sure, there are multiple victims in the book. The first victim appears to be Deborah Greene's own husband, Dr. Mike Farrar who by all accounts had a glimpse of what hell ...

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