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Right Ho, Jeeves (Audio Editions) 20 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse
Audio Partners, 2004
Very good, sir.
It is rare that I derive such pleasure from a book, but Right Ho, Jeeves, gave me a delightful surprise. Not only does Wodehouse make an art of the satirical novel, but in the process wraps the reader up in the witty speech of Bertram Wooster and his strange arrangement of friends, family, and butler. Bertram, or "Bertie," as he is commonly known, stumbles through the entire novel with the idea ...
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Leave It to Psmith33 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse
Chivers Audio Books, 1998
Always Wonderful
If you know Wodehouse, you love Wodehouse and this book will just confirm your feelings. If you don't know Wodehouse, read this or any other book and you will fall in love with him. Every book you read is like going on vacation.
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Lieutenant Hornblower48 reviews
Cecil Scott Forester
Pinnacle Books, 1974
The beginning of a beautiful relationship --
This is arguably the best book as "literary work" in the "Hornblower" series (although my personal favorite is the collection of short stories called "Admiral Hornblower in the West Indies.") This story has two aspects that make it unique:
1) it is told from the viewpoint of Hornblower's comrade Bush (who is senior to Hornblower) and provides a completely different view of Forester's ...
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Leaving Cecil Street42 reviews
Diane McKinney-Whetstone
Thorndike Press, 2004
Wanted to Stay on Cecil Street
The novel LEAVING CECIL STREET by Diane McKinney-Whetsone is set in Philadelphia in 1969 on a beautiful African-American neighborhood street. It was a joy meeting Joe, Louise, Shay, Alberta, Shawn, Neet, Deucie, and Brownie in the novel. Cecil Street and its inhabitants reminded me of the cohesiveness of the African American neighborhood in the past. This is when African American continued to ...
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Drugs for Less: The Complete Guide to Free and Discounted Prescription Drugs13 reviews
Michael P. Cecil
Hatherleigh Press, 2005
THIS BOOK IS A MUST BUY! For everyone who wants to live healthy and save money
This book is AMAZING!!! I had no idea there are such different prices for the SAME DRUG! Even common drugs like birth control pills - can differ in price - by a bazillion dollars. (Rough Estimate) DRUGS FOR LESS shows actual PRICE DIFFERENCES and saves you money. And because it is written by famous physicians - known for their common sense - you can trust it! This book tells you how to get ...
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Carry on Jeeves/Audio Cassettes (Bertie Wooster & Jeeves)30 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse, Jonathan Cecil
Chivers Audio Books, 1991
A Capital Collection
This volume of ten stories originally hails from 1925. I read them in the 1999- 2000 Penguin paperback edition. While many readers like the covers by Ionicus on earlier Penguin paperbacks, these recent editions with covers by David Hitch are my favorites. They are very well done, reasonably priced and just the right size, which is to say, perfect for the novice or seasoned Wodehouse reader. The ...
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And Here's to You10 reviews
David Elliott
Candlewick, 2004
The Perfect Gift
I found this book a year ago for my 1 1/2 year old. A year later and it is still one of our favorites. In fact, it has become my favorite baby shower gift. The pictures are amazing and I love the message that all God's creatures are wonderful! It is a perfect book to make any child feel loved and special!
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Committed But Flawed12 reviews
Cecil Murphey
AMG Publishers, 2004
Wonderful Book To Enhance Prayer!
Wow. This author offers us a fresh new approach to praying by identifying with characters in the Bible who are "committed but flawed." He expounds upon each character and relates them to his own short-comings and downfalls, as well as his strong points, in a brutally honest way. He explains how we can do likewise and grow closer to God.
I especially liked the chapter on "transparency"-- he ...
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The Code of the Woosters (Cassettes Edition -- unabridged)34 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse
Chivers Audio Books, 1990
The funniest series in the world.
Believe it or not, I am 74 years old and had never read
about the trials and tribulations Jeeves put up with
Bertie Wooster. I have never laughed so much in my life.
I am now going to get my hands on every word P.G. Wodehouse
ever wrote. I truly would have loved to meet the man.
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Daily Devotions Inspired by 90 Minutes in Heaven: 90 Readings for Hope and Healing11 reviews
Don Piper, Cecil Murphey
Berkley Hardcover, 2006
Very Comforting
This book has small chapters that will appeal to everyone and offer comfort in the prayers at the end of each one. Losing my mother suddenly, it has offered me some comfort in the midst of my pain.
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The Forgetful Bears (Family Storytime)8 reviews
Larry Weinberg
Golden Books, 2000
Care Bears
THE FORGETFUL BEARS is a wonderful and entertaining story for young children. We have used the book in here classes at Seton School with great success, our young students always entranced with the stirring plot (and the concomitant moral values). Kudos to the authors!
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Stiff Upper Lip, Jeeves10 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse
Audio Partners, 2005
WODEHOUSE + CECIL = A SPLENDID READING
Just as we believe some actors were born to play a certain role or a singer was born to sing a specific song, I'm convinced Jonathan Cecil was born to read P. G. Wodehouse. The British accented Cecil voice delightfully inhabits the personas of Jeeves, Bertie Wooster and sundry other characters with charm, humor, and distinction.
My first introduction to the talents of Cecil was with his ...
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Cold Water Burning10 reviews
John Straley
Bantam, 2001
Mystery and Suspense, Alaska Style
Cecil Younger is a private investigator in the town of Sitka, Alaska, and his greatest success as a defense investigator has left him suffering with nightmares of murder, fire and screaming children. Three years after the arson death of two adults and two children aboard a fishing scow, Cecil is still convinced Richard Ewers had nothing to do with the crime. But just as a raging storm heads ...
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Green for Danger (Inspector Cockrill Mysteries)9 reviews
Christianna Brand
Chivers Audio Books, 1996
Clever, Ironic, Meticulous: A Great Classic of the Mystery Genre
Born in 1907 in Malaya, Mary Christianna Milne Lewis worked as everything from a governess to a nightclub dancer before discovering her niche as an author with the novel DEATH IN HIGH HEELS. Although she is now best known as the creator of the "Nurse Matilda" stories for children, by the time of her 1988 death she had written seventeen mystery novels; while not as well known in the United States ...
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Ben Carson10 reviews
Ben Carson, Cecil Murphey
Zondervan Publishing Company, 1992
Hope, determination and god's blessings
I read this book in which I had briefly heard the story of Dr. Ben Carson and was amazed at all of his accomplishments. This book was very inspiring and should be recommended reading for all youths and even adults to show them that their dreams can come true. Dr. Carson's story has really helped to inspire me for when times start getting tough that I should look to god for guidance.
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Captain Horatio Hornblower8 reviews
Cecil Scott Forester
Little Brown & Co (T), 1939
The novel that started a genre
Captain Horatio Hornblower is a collection of three short novels originally published in 1937 and 1938 as "Beat To Quarters", "Ship of the Line" and "Flying Colours". All are set during the Napoleonic wars roughly between 1807 and 1811. The great success of these stories led Forester to write a number of Hornblower prequels and sequels, all of which are still read widely. It also spawned a long ...
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Joy in the Morning [UNABRIDGED]9 reviews
P. G. Wodehouse
Chivers Audio Books, 1991
Beyond brilliant
P.G. Wodehouse could write a phonebook and make it brilliant. But this story is so incredibly good that words fail me. He weaves farce upon satire upon mystery upon suspense upon hilarious premise and delightful payoff until the reader is dizzy with laughter and awe. The usual suspects are here: Bertie Wooster and his butler, Jeeves, plus frightening debutants, pompous authority figures, ...
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Dusty Locks and the Three Bears8 reviews
Susan Lowell
Henry Holt and Co. (BYR), 2001
Incredible!
I am an elementary art teacher and I checked out this book from my school library to read to my 3rd grade classes before they started work on fairy tale puppets. We all loved it! So I brought it home for my husband and my infant son. My 10 month old sat through the book with out a peep -except for giggles- over and over again. So we bought it for my husband for father's day. I am ordering ...
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Breakthrough Swimming9 reviews
Cecil Colwin
Human Kinetics Publishers, 2002
Outstanding, Amazing
I am one of those swimmers Mr Colwin talks about; natural, skilled, elite. Call it what you will, I swim easily and fast. Fast enough to win the Olympics (Tokyo, 1964, 400 IM) This book is astounding in its breadth and depth of knowledge. If you are at all serious about swimming for speed or enjoyment you need to read this work. The first and second chapters on stroke development and recent ...
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7 Laws of Highest Prosperity : Making Your Life Count for What really Counts!9 reviews
Cecil O. Kemp
Wisdom Company, 2001
Down to Earth Help for the Hopeless & the Hopeful!
Cecil O. Kemp's "7 Laws of Highest Prosperity" has more practical spiritual guidance than Steven Covey's "Seven Habits of Highly Successful People", and is more readable than Spencer Johnson's "Who Moved My Cheese?". Following Sam's road from lowly beginnings to "highest prosperity" was for me both a pleasure and a beginning of my own journey to seek highest prosperity. When it comes to knowing ...
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