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533 reviews
Homer Hickam

Dell, 2000

Amazing True Story
Homer Hickam grew up in a rural isolated mountain town but went on to win the National Science Fair. This book is his story and how he was successful. I bought 24 copies of this book to inspire my advanced 6th grade Reading class. They loved the book. In our discussions they mentioned never giving up. Homer and his friends kept trying until they had success. Thank you for sharing your ...

Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time

1011 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

The most powerful book I have ever read...
Many of us have felt hopeless, scared and frustrated since 9/11. We see anger building, more disaster looming and see little hope through governmental leadership. This incredible story, about a man who against all odds builds a school for a Pakistani village that nursed him through a near-death experience, provides a solution, at least the beginning of a solution, to the spiral of hatred and ...

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)

2599 reviews
J. K. Rowling

Scholastic, 2004

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book 3
Like the first two Harry Potter books this book is great, it is in this book that parents should beware; it starts to have a few more moments that might scare the younger reader, it takes on a darker side as Harry ages and Voldemort begins to gain his power back, Definately makes you want to continue to read the complete set, this is my second time thru the books and I never tire of reading ...

Have a Nice Day! A Tale of Blood and Sweatsocks

687 reviews

HarperAudio, 2000

Laugh, cry, get blown away with this spellbindingly heartfelt autobiography, with no ghostwriters attached!
Amazing that in a few weeks, Mick Foley poured his life and soul into 760 pages of notebook paper that would make it, lightly cut and without any major edits, onto book, and earn it's New York Times #1 Bestseller's List. If only it weren't for that Oprah! (readers of the book will understand) Starting from childhood, he makes it quick, but sweet as he tells humorous stories about his friends, ...

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

5409 reviews
J.K. Rowling

Scholastic Paperbacks, 1999

Please don't summarize!
I loved this book and read it in two days and began the next immediately. One thing that troubles me -- about many amazon reviews -- is that they are NOT reviews. Person after person summarizes the story (which is, basically, summarized in the official editorial paragraph. WHY OH WHY does everyone do this! WHy not just say what you liked/disliked and why? Rowling uses EXQUISITE VOCABULARY ...

Alanna

566 reviews
Tamora Pierce

Oxford University Press, 1984

Life Changing at 12
When I first picked up this book, I was the typical bookworm. I knew every corner of my middle school's library. Most often, I'd find myself in the mythology section or classic plays. However, one day, I took a fateful journey into the fantasy section. I was 12 years old, timid and accepting of even the worst opinions of me. When I read it, I was enlightened. A whole five foot one, (four foot ...

Taking Charge of Your Fertility, 10th Anniversary Edition: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, ...

1036 reviews
Toni Weschler

Collins, 2006

Amazing and empowering - this book changes lives
This book is so empowering for women. Thanks to Taking Charge of Your Fertility, I was able to determine I probably had PCOS (which I did) and was finally able to get pregnant after years of trying to conceive. I was even able to determine that I was probably having a girl when I was only three weeks pregnant! (I have a two-year-old daughter now.) I've used the TCOYF method for pregnancy ...

Harry Potter & the Goblet of Fire (3)

5167 reviews

Cover-to-Cover, 2001

Harry Potter and the Four Champions
Triwizard Tournment ,Harry Potter, Hermione Granger, and Ron Weasly. Harry potter has a horrible life under the commands of the Dursleys. He wants to get to Hogwarts, a wizard and witchcraft school, one of the three, Beaxubutions and Durmstrang. This year the Triwizard Tournment is happening at Hogwarts it hasn't happened in over one-hundred years. The champions are Viktor Krum, one of the ...

Seabiscuit

628 reviews
Laura Hillenbrand

Random House Audio, 2003

If you have not read this book, buy it today!!
Seabiscuit is a great story, book, and movie. If you have not read it, buy it today and start reading. You will not be disappointed.

Ella Enchanted

1078 reviews
Gail Carson Levine

Demco Media, 1998

Cinderella Who? by Sara Martinez
Many young girls dream of having a fairy tale life just like the ones that appear in Disney movies such as Cinderella, but what happens when these girls grow into young ladies and expect a little more than your usual fairy tale? In her novel Ella Enchanted, Gail Carson Levine adds a whole new twist to the familiar story of Cinderella. With the use of point of view, characterizations and themes, ...

Redeeming Love

517 reviews
Francine Rivers

Fanfare, 1991

Great book
I don't normally like romance novels, but this one isn't so goopy and predictable (it is, but it isn't). Great story line. Great role model for men, and helps women to see what a truly strong man is!

The Revolution: A Manifesto

501 reviews
Ron Paul

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

A book from the man who should be the next President.
After the "Super Tuesday" results came in and I was disappointed with how Ron Paul did in those primaries, I reverted to my characteristic cynicism and bitterness with the political process and decided that I no longer had a desire to support ANY politician, regardless of political philosophy and legislative history. I removed Ron Paul from my page, left the "Veterans for Ron Paul" facebook ...

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

359 reviews
Immaculee Ilibagiza

Hay House, 2007

Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
I would definitely recommend this book to my friends. It is a true story of belief and trust in God living in extreme dark, difficult and frightenting times.

Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul

473 reviews
Jack Canfield

Scholastic Inc

A great gift!
I bought this book as a gift for my 16yr old niece. The very next day, she told me how much she loved the book. She even cried reading it. I think it's nice to find reading materials that can move the minds and feelings of teenagers.

Allen Carr's Easy Way to Stop Smoking

413 reviews
Allen Carr

Barnes Noble Books

Refreshing psychology
Having quit and started again many times, and done hypnotherapy and patches and gum, etc, I found this book a refreshing look at how to *think* about smoking. It's no quick fix, and 1 week, 2 week, 6 week, a YEAR later you might still have thoughts about smoking, but the ideas contained within this book help more with combating the temptation than simple chemical-replacements or the ...

Lonesome Dove

375 reviews
Larry McMurtry

Pocket Books, 1986

Great Story
Get past the first 50 pages and it will pull you kicking and screaming to the very end, where, when you close the book, you'll feel the loss of a good friend.

Lost Boy

445 reviews
David J. Pelzer

Orion, 2001

The Lost Boy
This is a story about a young boy who gets abused and treated unfairly. He doesn't have any clothes besides the ones he caries in a brown paper bag. He runs away from the world he hates. He has no home to go to, then he finds hope. To find out more information about this book find it and venture into it. In my opinion this book was excellent and amazing.Why? Because it made me cry on ...

Waiting in Vain

446 reviews
Colin Channer

One World/Ballantine, 1999

An Amazing Literary Journey That Took My Breath Away
Colin Channer to me is like a modern day Picasso with a pen. His dialogue is compelling, soul-stirring and purposeful and his characters are engaging. You can almost close your eyes and imagine yourself seeing the story unfold as if you were a fly on the wall at a gallery in New York, a beach house in Jamaica, or the Streets of London. This is the mark of a truly great storyteller. Our main ...

Count of Monte Cristo

381 reviews
Alexandre Dumas

William Collins Pub, 1946

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

Phantom

361 reviews
Susan Kay

Media Creations Inc, 2005

Outstanding
I'm not going to bother writing a long review about this book; other reviewers have done an eloquent job. I just want to say that this book gives an extremely plausible explanation about the 49 years (give or take) leading up to the last year of Erik's life as depicted in the classic tale. Kay does a good job of clearing up the mysteries to which Leroux alludes. I found this an extremely ...

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