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Borrowed Time: A Medic's View of the Vietnam War

4 reviews

Trafford Publishing, 2003

Exceptional first hand account of the Vietnam War
A well written, moving, first hand account of the Vietnam War.

On the Road to Baghdad: A Picaresque Novel of Magical Adventures, Begged, Borrowed and Stolen from the ...

5 reviews
Guneli Gun

Hunter House, 1991

Great! Compelling! Fun!
This is the best book I've read in a long, long while. I picked it up, planning to read a chapter before bed, and instead stayed up until three, polishing it off. Who could resist a wry, spunky Turkish heroine travelling to far-off times and places? Not to mention the colorful cast of supporting characters she meets along the way.... I'm giving copies to all my friends.

Borrowed Time: An AIDS Memoir

23 reviews
Paul Monette

Harcourt, 1988

One of the best books ever.
I don't know how this book didn't win every award the publishing world has to offer. Quite simply, this one volume is the most emotionally devastating work I've ever read. I've read about hate crimes, political assassination and Nazi persecution, but none touch this. Several times I had to set the book down because I was no longer able to read through great, racking sobs and eyes nearly ...

Borrowed Time

4 reviews
S. M. Ballard

Sundowner Division - Treble Heart Books, 2007

Review of S.M. Ballard's BORROWED TIME by J.D. Harkleroad
Borrowed Time, a novel by S.M. Ballard Reviewed by J.D. Harkleroad Borrowed Time is S.M. Ballard's first in a trilogy about the life and times of John Henry "Doc" Holliday. Before I read this novel, my first thought was What more can be said about Doc Holliday than has already been said? Boy, was I wrong! Until now (with the notable exception of Val Kilmer's portrayal of Doc in the ...

The Climb of My Life: Scaling Mountains with a Borrowed Heart

15 reviews
Kelly Perkins

Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Inc., 2007

Inspiring story!
This is an amazing story about medical miracles, undaunted courage, steely determination, steadfast love, and ultimate triumph. While most of us won't face the sorts of challenges described here, there are many lessons to be learned. The inspiration of Kelly's story is a gift. If you want an exciting story about real adventure, this book is for you. If nothing else, this book should inspire every ...

On Borrowed Wings: A Novel

14 reviews
Chandra Prasad

Washington Square Press, 2008

a breath of fresh air
maybe it's just me, but whenever i walk into a bookstore lately, it seems like the majority of female authors are either rehashing history (i.e.The Other Boleyn Girl) or wallowing in crass 21st-century consumerism (i.e. Shoe Addicts Anonymous). how refreshing, then, to read "on borrowed wings." chandra prasad uses a vivid historical setting to tell a story that is fundamentally unique, despite ...

Guts and Borrowed Money

14 reviews
Tom S. Gillis

Bard, 1997

The best book on small business management!
Ever since my husband and I started our business about two years ago, we are constantly in search of good books on small business management. Having read many of the books out there, Tom's is by far the best of its kind! Tom walks you through the life cycle of a small business, alerting you to the possible pitfalls and giving you advice along the way. Almost the entire book has been ...

Something Borrowed, Something Blue

12 reviews
Sandy Henry

Llumina Press, 2004

A Swede's review...
A perfect murder mystery with a touch of the supernatural, a number of possible suspects which will put wild guesses of motive in your head. Twists and turns that will make your thoughts fall apart, and some romance on top of that. What more can anyone want? Sandy's way of describing with random details makes the characters and the scenes come alive, as well as they made me laugh in the middle ...

Borrowed Light

5 reviews
Lisa Schamess

Southern Methodist University Press, 2002

Devastating
At the age of twenty-five, David Baum was diagnosed with AIDS. Now he's a Washington, D.C. architect, he has a lover named Rich, he is acrid and honest and painfully blunt ... and he is dying. This is his story, the chronicle of his last four years on earth and his struggle to survive his work, his relationships, and his life. By the time I reached the end of BORROWED LIGHT (which I did ...

Borrowed Dreams

6 reviews
May McGoldrick

Signet, 2003

An extrodinary historical romance...
Five years ago, after her husband was killed, Millicent Wentworth went about trying to right all the wrongs her husband commited. Millicent knew from experience exactly what the slaves had to endure at the hands of her brutal husband. Given into marriage by her uncle who only wanted to get rid of her, Millicent was more than relieved to become a widow. Then her husband's creditor, Jasper Hyde, ...

Borrowed Years, The

3 reviews
Richard M. Ketchum

Anchor, 1991

snapshot of America on the eve of war
Of the years immediately preceding World War II, E.B. White wrote that they "were like the time you put in in a doctor's waiting room, years of fumbling with old magazines and unconfirmed suspicions, the ante years, the time of the moist palm and the irresolution." The picture Ketchum paints of the 1938-1941 period conveys just that sense of uncertainty and doubt and suspicion. The country was ...

Borrowed Coats

2 reviews
Wilma Elizabeth McDaniel

Hanging Loose Press, 2001

An Authentic American Voice
You will find in this collection of poems the heart and soul of America. Not the America that is offered in the self-indulgent, polished prose of the depressed, academic elite, but rather an America captured in a life lived simply and honestly. McDaniel's unadorned observations of the people and experiences around her speak deeply about the human heart; telling us things about love, fear and ...

On borrowed time: How World War II began

4 reviews
Leonard Mosley

Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1969

Excellent, original work of historical journalism
This is a well written, well researched text which includes a great deal of material drawn from the author's own notes, taken as a reporter inside Germany and a number of Eastern countries just prior to the outbreak of World War II. Like his contemporary, William Shirer, Leonard Mosley brings a professional eye to the major events of the period leading up to the start of the war, and the fact ...

How to GET THAT JOB! Tools, Techniques and Strategies "Borrowed" from Successful Job Applicants

2 reviews
Ruby N. Gorter

Pilot Books (NY), 1997

Helpful Hints
I picked up this book expecting the same old same old regurgitated information and found myself pleasantly surprised. Gorter's information was insightful, fresh, useful and in a format easy to read and understand. I would recommend this book to anyone in need of helpful information.

Borrowed Black (Labrador Fantasy)

3 reviews
Ellen Bryan Obed

Ideals Childrens Books, 1989

Borowed Black- An Ageless Classic
I remember having read this book in elementary school and it was instantly my new favorite book. I adored the morbid imagery and enjoyed the rhyme of the text. Because i have been parted with this book for so long, (I'm a sophomore in highschool now),I hardly remember anything specific about it and thought no one else on earth had even heard of it, I truly want a copy of it. Which is why i ...

Borrowed Dreams: The Roughest, Toughest Jobs on the Planet...and What I Learned from Working Them

3 reviews
T. Scott Gross

Books of Our Times, 1999

Excellent read - entertaining and enlightning
Great first person tales as the author personally works side by side with people in unusual jobs. A behind the scenes look at some very interesting occupations. Real people, real lives, and great writing. The author does a fine job of presenting the concerns, cares, problems and triumphs of ordinary people who are working unusual and demanding jobs. The comparison of what you do, versus ...

Borrowed Towns

4 reviews
Richard Newman

WordTech Communications, 2005

Poetry that makes good sense
In "Borrowed Towns", Richard Newman lends us the rural Midwestern towns and landscapes of his child and adulthood and the weird events they host. In the woods and farms of Indiana and Illinois, Newman shows us places "so lacking / monuments the people name the ditches", a creek where a catfish poaching grandpa axes off fish heads in front of his grandson, interstate highways and adjacent ...

Jax Epoch And The Quicken Forbidden Volume 1: Borrowed Magic (Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden)

2 reviews
Dave Roman, John Green

AiT/PlanetLar, 2003

Great art & Great story!
Comics are gaining recognition and respect, but for people new to reading them it takes a nudge to pick a book outside of the big name publishers. This is your nudge. "Jax Epoch and the Quicken Forbidden" is a fantastic story, at once both clever and absorbing. It's not pigeon-holed into "a book for girls" or "a book for boys" but is appealing to everyone. Though this is a complete story, the ...

The Borrowed Groom (Romance)

2 reviews
Judy Christenberry

Harlequin Mills & Boon, 2002

A heartwarming, family-oriented romance
Mothering came naturally to tender-hearted Melissa Kennedy. Her fondest dream is to have a houseful of children to love and nurture, and with her own house on the Circle K Ranch she has plenty of room for an army of kids. However, Melissa never dreamed that once she applied to become a foster mother she would soon be the mother of five young charges. Only one problem threatened Melissa's ...

Borrowed Lives

3 reviews
Laramie Dunaway

Iota Publishing, 2008

A hilariouse, touching and gripping book - un-put-downable!
Luna is a very likable character who you easily become very fond of as we watch her accidentaly fall into - and take over - the life of her best friend Wren - who is dead. She is swept along by how easy it is to become Wren - who seems to have had it all. One fatal day someone who knew the real Wren comes along - her ex-convict husband - and totally throws Luna. This twist in the tale ...

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