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The Team That Couldn't Lose: Who is Sending the Plays That Make the Team Unstoppable? (Matt Christopher ... 7 reviews
Matt Christopher
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1997
The Team That Couldn't Lose
I got this book for my 9 year old grandson who happens to be
dyslexic but is also an absolute fanatic about football!
He is reading it and loving it! I am THRILLED to have found these
books that are so enticing they will make even a struggling
reader want to read them. Thank YOU , Matt Christopher, for
understanding what will motivate a young boy to read!
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Things We Couldn't Say 20 reviews
Diet Eman
Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Company, 1999
A Christian at War
I have read more than 75 books of this genre depicting this period of history. "What would I have done under the same circumstances?" That is the question I am always asking of myself whilst reading these stories. This is the story of a group of people with the courage of their convictions...Diet's story is inspiring and touching. It illustrates perfectly that the power of prayer is undeniable ...
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The Complete Book of Tatting: Everything You Wanted to Know but Couldn't Find Out About Shuttle Lace9 reviews
Rebecca Jones
Lacis Publications, 1992
Required Reading for every Tatter!
I purchased this book upon the recommendation of my tatting mentor. Like my mentor, I agree that all tatters should own this book. It is a substantive work, addressing the many techniques of shuttle and needle tatting--both basic and advanced. There are a number of patterns which provide excellent practice for beginners and food for thought for budding designers and advanced tatters. I frequently ...
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The Gang That Couldn't Shoot Straight: A Novel 7 reviews
Jimmy Breslin
Back Bay Books, 1997
If Fredo Corleone Headed His Own Family....
It may very well have turned out like the rollicking racketeers in this novel. Film has elevated the Mafioso to either a Brando-like brilliant elder statesman, calculating and controlled Pacino or overweight but sexy Tony Soprano. Breslin spins all those ideas off the map with a tale about "regular guys" who happen to be mobsters and are, in fact, none too successful at it. Graphic and brutal, ...
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The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing: The Experience and Treatment of Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder23 reviews
Judith L. Rapoport
Signet, 1991
"Caught in endless loops."
Dr. Judith Rapoport's "The Boy Who Couldn't Stop Washing" is one of the most powerful and poignant books ever written about obsessive-compulsive disorder. Obsessions are senseless thoughts or images that recur over and over again and compulsions are repetitive behaviors or rituals that a person feels driven to perform endlessly. In severe cases, OCD can become so disabling that the patient ...
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The Equation That Couldn't Be Solved: How Mathematical Genius Discovered the Language of Symmetry21 reviews
Mario Livio
Simon & Schuster, 2006
"Don't cry, I need all my courage to die at twenty."...Galois
When I came across this book,I thumbed through it and the figures that jumped out at me were a collection of things,mainly about mathematics,puzzles and other things that interest me. I graduated in Electrical Engineering nearly 50 years ago,and have had a lifelong interest in Mathematical Recreations and Puzzles of all sorts. Granted most of the Mathematics I studied has long since left me ...
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The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery24 reviews
D.T. Max
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007
A story well told -- and, unfortunately, it's a true one
This book does a lot to clear up the story of prions, what they are, what they do, how their threat is real. The Italian family who gives the story its title is but one instance of prions affecting human and animal life. The research is impeccable, and particularly interesting is the process by which medical and veterinary sciences came together to begin unraveling the prion mystery. Because, to ...
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It Couldn't Just Happen: Fascinating Facts About God's World 21 reviews
Lawrence O. Richards
Thomas Nelson, 1994
Excellent starter book on creation vs. evolution
Although this book is written on probably a junior high/high school level, as an adult who has never really tackled this subject, this is a great place to begin if you've wanted to explore the whole issue of creation vs. evolution.
This book takes you through the evidence found in astrology, biology, geology and paleontology to show that the Theory of Evolution is just that - a theory. The ...
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Couldn't Keep It to Myself: Wally Lamb and the Women of York Correctional Institution (Testimonies from our ...62 reviews
Wally Lamb
Harper Perennial, 2004
Another must-read for just about anyone
This book, and its partner "I'll Fly Away" by the same author, is at times both tough and uplifting. These are essays that women have worked on in a writing class inside the prison. They are their personal stories, which usually reveal so much about their circumstances and decisions that led them to incarceration.
Some of it is rough to read, such as troubled family lives and things ...
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The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: A Christmas Story26 reviews
Lemony Snicket
McSweeney's, 2007
A story that educates and entertains
A latke makes a quick getaway from a frying pan hoping to challenge its fate, and so begins this Chanukah adventure. Along its journey, the latke encounters a Christmas tree, Christmas lights and a candy cane. Lemony Snicket's, The Latke Who Couldn't Stop Screaming: a Christmas Story, is a clever tale that offers a cursory overview of the history and meaning of Chanukah; simultaneously presenting ...
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The Boy Who Couldn't Die15 reviews
William Sleator
Harry N. Abrams, 2005
Mesmerizing
Ever wonder how it would feel to anything in the world. To be like a super hero like in the comics and never die when you do something dangerous. Well William Sleater is a guy that writes magnificent science fiction, horrors, mystery and other wonderful books that is so mesmerizing. His books come with so many trills that will make your body shiver.
Ken is a kid that lost his best friend ...
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So You Thought You Couldn't Draw?: Zero to Artist: 30 Minutes for 30 Days (30 Minute Art Series)6 reviews
Sandra McFall Angelo
Discover Art, 2008
My favourite drawing book for a beginner artist
I am a beginner artist being self taught for the most part. Sandra's book covers the basics that art classes sometimes assume you know: proper shading techniques, drawing realistic hair and animal fur and drawing from photos. This book is not about free style drawing (which I love). However, it will give you the tools to make your drawing more realistic and will enhance your work. There are ...
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This Just In: What I Couldn't Tell You on TV50 reviews
Bob Schieffer
Berkley Trade, 2004
They should've kept Bob instead of Katie
I enjoyed this book because it gave an insider's perspective on many of the most important news stories of my lifetime. Having worked for a CBS affiliate in the early 80s, it brought back many memories. But what I took away was a sense of Bob Schieffer's genuine, unflashy but solid character. I've never met him, but I watched his work over the years as the "backup" anchor for CBS News. Stars ...
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The Thief Who Couldn't Sleep (Evan Tanner Mysteries)8 reviews
Lawrence Block
Harper, 2007
The start of something beautiful
The first Evan Tanner Novel, where our hero, a bit of a con-man and thief, who has a disorder which prevents him from sleeping, accidentally finds himself on an espionage mission. While the later novels are spy stories with satirical overtones, this one is a crime caper with spies in pursuit and a comedy of errors in progress. I can't recommend the series highly enough. It's literate, it's ...
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Genesis and the Mystery Confucius Couldn't Solve7 reviews
Ethel R. Nelson, Richard E. Broadberry
Concordia Publishing House, 1994
"Neither Koreans nor Japanese Solved"
That is what I should add to the title if you may.
It has been my life long admiration and curiosity what each of the Chinese characters has consisted of. So when I found this book which a friend of mine showed me first, I was delighted. My curiosity of language in general started when I was introduced to semantics in Japanese. Although I do not believe that there is a spirit in words, I do ...
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The Gang They Couldn't Catch: The Story of America's Greatest Modern-Day Bank Robbers-And How They Got Away ...3 reviews
Debra Weyermann
Poseidon Pr, 1993
Grandstaff Gang
Absolutely brilliantly written story. I have recommended this book over and over again. I wish it wasn't out of print, because people I have talked to about it have found it hard to obtain. It not only chronicles an amazing story, but also shows the "underside" that exists in many of the larger, industrial towns in Iowa--something that most people don't know about and don't believe exists if ...
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Things We Couldn't Say: A dramatic account of Christian resistance in Holland during WWII2 reviews
Diet Eman, James Schaap
Lighthouse Trails Publishing, 2008
Powerful Story
A powerful story about a wonderful person. The book is great and true. I had the chance to hear Diet speak last month and her story is as powerful now as it was when she lived through it. A true love story, a powerful testimony to the many that worked to help others in WW2. If you have the chance to read this book, do not pass it up. It will move you.
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Bill Snyder: They Said It Couldn't Be Done6 reviews
Mark Janssen, Bill Snyder
KCI Sports Publishing, 2006
Bill Snyder Book
My order was easy to make and was shipped to me very quickly and in perfect condition. I was very satisfied. Thank You!
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Clarence: The Cranberry Who Couldn't Bounce
Jim Coogan
Harvest Home Books, 2002
For a cranberry, the most important thing is to be able to bounce. Good cranberries bounce, bad cranberries don't. Join Clarence as he tries to overcome his inability to bounce. For children 3-9 Illustrated.
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The Teacher Who Couldn't Read: One Man's Triumph Over Illiteracy4 reviews
John Corcoran
Kaplan Publishing, 2008
An amazing story of true curage
This book should be mandatory reading for all teachers and those going into the profession. After reading this book you will have a insight into the secret world of the illiterate. Before the book I imagined the illiterate as people that brought this on themselves by not caring or giving up on the educational system now I see it as it truely is a disability. This book would be great for parents ...
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