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Fish!: A Remarkable Way to Boost Morale and Improve Results 223 reviews
Stephen C. Lundin, Harry Paul, ...
Coronet Books, 2008
Makes work fun
Fish! is a great book that teaches you how to have fun at work and make your job into something you enjoy coming to each day. It tells the story of a woman who goes through a transformation to learn this very thing from an unlikely source: the fish mongers at a Seattle fish market. A cute story and helpful book that has been used effectively in my company.
Another business fable I just came ...
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Bring on the Empty Horses (Coronet Books) 24 reviews
David Niven
Coronet Books, 1977
Mr. Niven writes about his friends in Hollywood
There is another book about David Niven, titled The Other Side of the Moon. Its author is Sheridan Morley. You might want to read Mr. Morley's recitation of David Niven's life in order to get a more balanced picture. Bring on the Empty Horses is much more about the famous people with whom David Niven hobnobbed during his Hollywood career, than it is about David Niven himself. As to himself, Mr. ...
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The Wallace: The Compelling 13th Century Story of William Wallace (Coronet Books) 12 reviews
Nigel Tranter
Hodder Headline, 1994
Better than Braveheart
Mr. Tranter is an amazing author. I enjoyed Braveheart for its tale although I know that it is very historically inaccurate. Not to mention I did not like the portrayal of Robert the Bruce. The Wallace is Braveheart times 100. This book follows William Wallace's life from his humble beginnings, to rebel and champion of the commons. It peaks with his knighting by Bruce and appointment as ...
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Katherine (Coronet Books)257 reviews
Anya Seton
Coronet Books, 1994
Katherine is a multi-read through the years
Read it first in high school English (1968) and still re-read it. Excellent Historical Fiction which will probably snag you on Anya Seton's writing.
I recommend The Winthrop Woman as well. And Theodesia.
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The Shelters of Stone (Earth's Children)1 review
Jean M. Auel
Coronet Books, 2003
the shields of stone
have enjoyed all of ms auel's current books and can hardly wait for the next one. have recommended this series to many
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The Bruce Trilogy: A Superb Trilogy About Scotland's Greatest Hero (Coronet Books)30 reviews
Nigel Tranter
Hodder Headline, 1985
Tranter is indeed the master storyteller!
The Bruce Trilogy is actually a set of three separate novels written by Tranter about Robert the Bruce of Scotland, and I think enough previous reviewers have stated the basic outline of the novels that I don't need to restate it again. This was a fascinating story of an honorable, courageous man and an incredible military tactician, and his battle for freedom and peace for Scotland from the ...
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Liar's Poker: Two Cities, True Greed 1 review
Michael Lewis
Coronet Books, 1999
Solomon Brother
It's an entertaining book for everybody that drags you back into time when the mortgage bond industry, as we see it today, was beginning to get started.
Lewis's narration is in a brilliant manner which even a non financial person will finds interesting. I having worked as a mortgage banker can relate to many things described in its chapters. Though, it sums up a lot of what happened in a ...
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Schindlers Ark (Coronet Books)3 reviews
Thomas Keneally
Trafalgar Square, 1996
To the Righteous Among the Nations
This review is dedicated by a Jew and Zionist Until Death, myself! , To the Righteous among the Nations, those Gentiles who have stood by the Jewish Nation in times of travail and murder, and those who continue to stand by Jews and Israel, in these frightening and sombre times of today. Many people have wondered how the nation that gave us such great contributors to humanity, such as the ...
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Smoke Screen32 reviews
Kyle Mills
Coronet Books, 2004
a relatively realistic thriller
Kyle Mills and most of the thriller industry rely on the larger than life protagonist getting the girl and overturning the corrupt corporate and/or government and/or serial killer antagonist. It's not only feeling a bit on the side of the cliche but also warrants a great deal of silliness.
Trevor Barnett is a great lead because he's believable and not the macho type. He reacts but brings a ...
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Meet Me Under the Ombu Tree2 reviews
Santa Montefiore
Coronet Books, 2001
ITS A LOVELY BOOK
THIS BOOK I REALLY ENJOYED READING,IT REALLY CAPTIVATES YOU
I COULDNT PUT IT DOWN TILL I WAS DONE READING IT;
THE FORBIDDEN LOVE BETWEEN SOFIA AND SANTI IS VERY PASSIONATE,
UNFORTUNATELY FATE FORCED THEM APART...BUT THEIR LOVE
NEVER DIED...READ IT YOU WONT REGRET IT.
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The Real Heroes of Telemark: The True Story of the Secret Mission to Stop Hitler's Atomic Bomb1 review
Raymond Mears
Coronet Books, 2004
So well written...
I haven't read Thomas Gallagher "Assault in Norway" yet, but this is the best written book about the heavy water sabotage I've read so far. And so well fitting that an outdoor specialist like Ray Mears is behind it. His general insight, research of old Allied notes and the advantage of distance in time makes it into fascinating reading. - The Hardanger Plateau is still serious business in winter, ...
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Delia Smith's One Is Fun! (Coronet Books)
Delia Smith
Hodder & Stoughton Ltd, 1987
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The Forget-me-not Sonata 1 review
Santa Montefiore
Coronet Books, 2007
As luscious as a pot of dulce de leche
Argentina usually evokes romantic images of gauchos, endless fertile pampas, Evita Peron and sultry tango dancers.
Santa Montefiore, however, presents a different aspect in The Forget-Me-Not Sonata, which centres on the Anglo-Argentine community, based in the leafy English suburb of Hurlingham, Buenos Aires.
For one who has never been to South America, this book provided an insight into the ...
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Dark Matter4 reviews
Greg Iles
Coronet Books, 2004
Great Book, but there should be a ban on changing titles
Luckily I caught this title change, but just bought "24 Hours", which of course I already own as "Trapped".
I really like Iles' writing, and purchase everything I can find by him, but I really don't want to buy the same thing twice.
Thanks to everyone for alerting people in these reviews.
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1215: The Year of the Magna Carta24 reviews
Danny Danziger, John Gillingham
Coronet Books, 2004
Excellent short history
I learnt more about the History of Britain, Ireland and Northern Europe form this book than from all my school history lessons combined. This book is a relatively easy and entertaining read which also debunks and demystifies some of the legends around the Magna Carta, King John I and the much loved Richard Lionheart. Painting a picture of medieval western society and explaining how many of our ...
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The Ivy Tree23 reviews
Mary Stewart
Coronet Books, 1990
The Magic of Mary Stewart
Back when I was in high school, my bookshelves were filled with the Gothic romances of Mary Stewart, Victoria Holt and Phyllis A. Whitney. In my mind's eye (especially on a dark and stormy night!), I liked to cast myself as one of the the intrepid governesses who finds employment at the manor house of a devastatingly handsome but brooding lord with a plethora of mysterious, murderous relatives ...
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Storming Heaven49 reviews
Kyle Mills
Coronet Books, 2004
Another Must Have!
I do not know why I hesitated. The suspense is there, and I never got bored. The character and the story line development are fantastic. I can't wait to get the next book.
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The Butterfly Box1 review
Santa Montefiore
Coronet Books, 2002
Interesting Summer Read
I enjoyed this book and it reminded me of similar Rosemond Pilcher books. The story is slow in getting started and at times I could not relate to the protagonist, but I enjoyed the story. Too often novels are bogged down in lengthy character and setting descriptions, but this was not one of them. The story itself and the journey that young Fede takes is what captivated me. I would recommend this ...
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Carta's Illustrated Encyclopedia of the Holy Temple2 reviews
Israel Ariel
Coronet Books, 2004
the best book I have ever bought
the best book I have ever bought on that subject thank you
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Hallam Square
Anna Jacobs
Coronet Books, 1996
In this saga set in 19th-century Lancashire and featuring the Gibson family, Annie is now happily married to mill-owner Frederick Hallam, but a threat from the past emerges to cause her anxiety.
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