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149 reviews
Annie Proulx

Scribner, 2000

a sparse masterpiece
While this is certainly not easy reading, I thought it was fantastic. The writing is sparse and lives fly by and disintegrate in single paragraphs. It really seems that not a single word is wasted. I think that the comparisons with other books about cowboys and life in the untamed West are off the mark. If anything, these books are much closer to Chekhov's writing about people "of the ...

Close to Shore: The Terrifying Shark Attacks of 1916 (Bccb Blue Ribbon Nonfiction Book Award (Awards))

45 reviews
Michael Capuzzo

Crown Books for Young Readers, 2003

Excellent book for elementary and middle school
What I liked the best is the descriptions of the shark attacks were detailed, but not graphic. My son is into sharks at the moment, so this book was perfect. While it retells the story of the Great White Shark on our East Coast with lots os sequential details, there are enough "shark attacks" described to keep the kids interested. We skipped around. Pictures are boring, but we bought it ...

Fast Close: A Guide to Closing the Books Quickly
Steven M. Bragg

Wiley, 2005

Written for controllers, CFOs, accounting managers, and business managers, Fast Close incorporates Steven Bragg’s own personally tested guidelines to help professionals speed up the closing process, especially in response to Sarbanes-Oxley’s more time-sensitive requirements. Bragg outlines numerous key improvements that, when gradually implemented together, are guaranteed to shrink the closing process down to as little as one day. ...

Up Close and Dangerous: A Novel

93 reviews
Linda Howard

Ballantine Books, 2008

Up Close and Dangerous
Bailey Wingate had no idea what she was in for when she married her boss James. There was plenty of respect between them when she was his personal assistant, but never love. She entered into this marriage knowing it would be her responsibility to oversee his children Seth and tamsen's trust funds. James had everything planned perfectly before he died, and Bailey took her responsibility very ...

Too Close to the Falls

29 reviews
Catherine Gildiner

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

I read a different edition than the paperback pictured..
I really liked this memoir..and I wish the author would continue where she left off. It ends well in this memoir but I was really sorry when it did end. I felt like I was experiencing the life of the author as a young girl into early adulthood--with all her adventures!

CLOSE COMBAT [THE CORPS , BOOK VI (Corps)

8 reviews
W. E. B. Griffin

Jove, 1993

Great balance of fear, romance and historical fiction
Griffin pulls off what so many writers get close to but never quite seem to manage -- an authentic, if slightly romantic, portrait of the US military during the 1930s, 40s and 50s. True, many of the protagonists are wealthy, but many are not. For example, Ken Mccoy is dirt poor until he marries up. There are a lot of promotions to keep things moving, but there's also a number of guys who stay ...

Too Close Too Soon: Avoiding the Heartache of Premature Intimacy

8 reviews
Jim A. Talley, Bobbie Reed

Thomas Nelson, 2002

Excellent marriage guide
This book is fantastic. My husband and I had both come out of a number of "too close" relationships before we met and we needed some guidance when we started dating. We each had our own copy of the book and followed it to the letter. It was extremely difficult, but it was the best thing we could have done for our relationship. It was because we followed the book to the letter that we are ...

Close the Deal: 120 Checklists for Sales Success

12 reviews
Sam Deep, Lyle Sussman

Basic Books, 1998

It works, period
I reluctantly purchased this book based on previous reviews. Being very skeptical of the checklist format, this book, frankly, seemed like a "salesman cookbook" scheme. Well, I was wrong. It took a little getting used to, but this book is written in a way that helped me learn to sell my company's products and services. Just so you know, I basically flunked IBM sales school for engineers way ...

Too Close to the Sun: The Audacious Life and Times of Denys Finch Hatton

15 reviews
Sara Wheeler

Random House, 2007

Icarus
Sara Wheeler's "Too Close to the Sun" is as much a biography of a place and of an era as it is of a man. The author went looking for Denys Finch Hatton and found East Africa as well as her elusive subject. The man, himself, was once a nearly mythical East African figure. Finch Hatton is best known today as Karen Blixen's long-time inamorata in the film version of her book "Out of Africa." ...

Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close: A Novel

306 reviews
Jonathan Safran Foer

Mariner Books, 2006

Great title + great cover = AMAZING book
One of the best books I've read in a very, very long time. I picked it up because the cover looked interesting, and I'm so glad I did. It's heartbreaking, uplifting, encouraging and devestating all in one, sometimes in the same sentence even. I highly recommend this book to anyone who has recently lost a loved one, and/or is searching for a way to grieve. It's unspeakably amazing and ...

Close

3 reviews
Martina Cole

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

deep look into an English crime family
In 1960s swinging mod London bodacious Patrick Brodie takes control of the East End in-clubs where he peddles high class hookers and sells illegal alcohol. He quickly becomes a man to respect or else regret. Patrick marries factory worker, Lily Diamond. They have several children together over four decades, but it is she who runs the home through tough love while he runs his criminal empire ...

Close to the Bone: Life-Threatening Illness As a Soul Journey

4 reviews
Jean Shinoda Bolen

Conari Press, 2007

The "after" of life-threatening illness
"In noisy wards crowded waiting rooms of country hospitals and clinics, in quiet private rooms in medical center pavilions or in well-appointed waiting rooms, examining rooms, or offices, wherever there are patients, there are long moments of silence, pauses, sometimes preceded by a sigh, a transient stillness when the air feels heavier." So starts this book--and if you have "been there" for ...

Friends Close, Enemies Closer (In Or Out)

2 reviews
Claudia Gabel

Point, 2008

Best of The Series!!!
In or Out is the Best series ever!! In or Out, Loves Me, Loves Me Not, and Sweet and Vicous were so amazing. I didn't think the series could get any better...until now! The In or Out series is a book series that I am sure that alot of people can relate to. I know I can, which is what makes these books so fantasically fun to read. Friends Close, Enemies Closer was just what all the fans were ...

Close to You (Lost Texas Hearts, Book 3)

14 reviews
Christina Dodd

Pocket Star, 2005

A great finish to the series
Christina Dodd did a great job with CLOSE TO YOU - but then, I love books where the hero is a bodyguard for the heroine. It wasn't a mystery because we know who done it, but the suspense to see if the bad guy gets Kate is riveting and the ending tied up all the loose ends left in the oother two books. That scene in the graveyard is positively spooky - I got chills. Teague was a great hero, a ...

Close

3 reviews
Martina Cole

Hachette Audio, 2008

deep look into an English crime family
In 1960s swinging mod London bodacious Patrick Brodie takes control of the East End in-clubs where he peddles high class hookers and sells illegal alcohol. He quickly becomes a man to respect or else regret. Patrick marries factory worker, Lily Diamond. They have several children together over four decades, but it is she who runs the home through tough love while he runs his criminal empire ...

Danger Close: Tactical Air Controllers in Afghanistan and Iraq (Texas a&M University Military History)

6 reviews
Steve Call

Texas A&M University Press, 2007

All about TACP's
Okay, it looks like I'm the first to review this thing and it's a pretty good read. As a younger TACP, I found this book very informative. The author is a former Air Laison Officer. The author briefly talks about our "twilight worlds" where we're "held at arms length by the Air Force" and "not fully embraced by the Army" that we live with everyday. This book, at times, reads like a collection of ...

Chuck Close: Work

4 reviews
Christopher Finch

Prestel Publishing, 2007

A very comprehensive volume
This book is large! And it has excellent reproductions and bio of the life of this magical man. Chuck Close has made a career,while battling disabilities that would have stopped lesser men.Christopher Finch noted art writer,assists Close in making this book autobiographical and personal,like the unpretentious Mr. Close. The author and the artist together guide you through the evolution of Chuck ...

Thomas and Friends: The Close Shave (Step into Reading)
W. Rev Awdry

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2008

THOMAS’ FRIEND DUCK likes to be Really Useful and Right on Time. One day, some Troublesome Trucks start pushing and they will not stop, and a station is just ahead! Duck works himself into a lather trying to brake in time, but ends up crashing into the station’s barber shop.

Close Your Eyes (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))

17 reviews
Kate Banks

Farrar, Straus and Giroux (BYR), 2002

Beautiful illustrations
This book has beautiful illustrations. My son is 7 months old and he reaches out to grab at the pages. The illustrations are so colorful and bright. It has a cute story as well.

How to Close Every Sale

11 reviews
Joe Girard, Robert Casemore

Business Plus, 2002

Awesome Book
This book Increased My Sales in my Business by 300% within 1 month. This book is a must for any serious business Person.

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