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The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family

10 reviews
Annette Gordon-Reed

W.W. Norton & Co., 2008

A Pleasant Surprise
There are some questions that can never be resolved in history, and they can drive you nutty. For example, did George Mallory ("the finest climber of his generation") make the summit of Everest in 1924 before he died on the mountain. Unless his camera or other physical evidence is found at the summit, we will never know for sure. Similar is the dispute over whether Thomas Jefferson fathered ...

The Parting (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 1)

23 reviews
Beverly Lewis

Bethany House Publishers, 2007

The Parting
It's so refreshing to be able to pick up a book and read without all the trash that I find in most books. Anyone can enjoy reading these books, Young and old alike.

The Forbidden (The Courtship of Nellie Fisher, Book 2)

17 reviews
Beverly Lewis

Bethany House, 2008

I love this series
I love the development of the story lines and characters of this series. I am looking forward to seeing what happens in the conclusion. She introduces several sides to the issues, including the accompanying emotional impact on the families and on the Amish community as a whole. This series is based on an actual event, which makes it all the more interesting to read and contemplate.

The Johnstown Flood

86 reviews
David McCullough

Simon & Schuster, 1987

Tells the Story Vividly; Grapples with the Larger Social Issues Raised by the Flood
There is a saying, not original to me, that events are of record, but reality is a construct. McCullough does the research necessary to state the essential facts of this historical event. This is no mean task, given all the disinformation and misinformation in the historical record. But what is even more impressive is McCullough's ability to show why there is so much inaccuracy in the writing ...

The Secret Scripture

15 reviews
Sebastian Barry

Viking Adult, 2008

"I do remember terrible dark things..."
In THE SECRET SCRIPTURE, Irish novelist, poet, and playwright, Sebastian Barry gives us an intimate look at two persons: Roseanne McNulty and Dr. William Grene. It's a fascinating look and one I don't think most readers will soon forget. Roseanne Clear McNulty has been a patient in the Roscommon Regional Mental Hospital in western Ireland for the last sixty years. A native of Sligo, ...

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)

42 reviews
Cormac Mccarthy

Everyman's Library, 1999

the single most influential series i've read in my life
Cormac McCarthy has the amazing abilitly to envoke emotion using description of action and place. One never gets inside of his characters heads directly (at least not in this particular series) and yet it is the most emotionaly powerful series i have ever encountered. McCarthy taps into the very core of the human life force, our relationships with nature and change. I first read All the ...

Little Heathens: Hard Times and High Spirits on an Iowa Farm During the Great Depression

92 reviews
Mildred Armstrong Kalish

Bantam, 2008

Excellent memoir
Little Heathens by Millie Kalish is a wonderful book about the author's life on an Iowa farm in the 1930's. She makes the setting and times come alive and I especially enjoyed getting a glimpse of my parent's generation and what their childhood might have been like. The values she was taught as a child enabled her to become a member of the armed forces, go to college and become a college ...

The Wettest County in the World: A Novel Based on a True Story

5 reviews
Matt Bondurant

Scribner, 2008

Great Literary Novel with terrific tension, robust characters, not to be missed!!
The buzz from the literary community surrounding this second novel by Matt Bondurant is more than warranted--this is a fantastic literary novel that has mass market appeal as well due to the author's firm grip of the craft of storytelling, and the tension underlying the action is masterfully done. It is always hard to write about a literary novel as a "page turner" but this is indeed what ...

A Sister's Hope (Sisters of Holmes County, Book 3)

21 reviews
Wanda E. Brunstetter

Barbour Publishing, Inc, 2008

A Sister's Hope by Wanda Brunstetter
As always, Wanda presents the Amish way of life as hard and yet you almost wish you could be part of it. Book arrived as promised. Good job.

August: Osage County

28 reviews
Tracy Letts

Theatre Communications Group, 2008

A must-read for literature and theatre lovers alike...
By far one of the best plays I've read in a long time, maybe even since my love affair with 'Angels in America.' Bitingly funny and horribly tragic, I've yet to find one disappointed fellow reader of Letts' masterpiece.

Beyond Reach (Grant County)

164 reviews
Karin Slaughter

Dell, 2008

Not The Best Book In This Series
In Beyond Reach, Lena Adams returns to the small town of her youth, where she becomes the prime suspect in a vicious murder. It is up to her boss, police chief Jeffrey Tolliver, and his wife Sara Linton to prove her innocence. Their case is not helped, though, when Lena goes on the run. This book deals more with the character Lena Adams, than the other books in the series, and I found it quite ...

Summerhill Secrets, Volume 2: House of Secrets/Echoes in the Wind/Hide Behind the Moon/Windows on the ...

6 reviews
Beverly Lewis

Bethany House Publishers, 2007

Beverly Lewis- excellant
It was an excellent series of books. I love her books I learn so much about the Amish. Highly recommend it

A Sand County Almanac

74 reviews
Aldo Leopold

Oxford University Press, USA, 1968

Leaving a light footprint on the good earth
I re-read Leopold's Sand County Almanac every couple of years or so. It's not just a beautifully poetic celebration of the land. Its defense of a new sense of moral responsibility to the environment, spelled out in the book's "The Land Ethic," is a bracing tonic against the modern temptation to take the biosphere for granted. In these days of global warming, fossil fuel depletion, and ...

Summerhill Secrets, Volume 1: Whispers Down the Lane/Secret in the Willows/Catch a Falling Star/Night of the ...

10 reviews
Beverly Lewis

Bethany House Publishers, 2007

Magnificent Merry
Summerhill Secrets is a super novel about a 15 yr. old girl, Merry, who follow's God's law and grows as a teenage Christian. The 5 stories in this book are very well written and interesting. This book was a quick read, but still awesome and I learned a lot about the Amish too. Have fun with Merry as she experiences everyday things teenagers can experience today. Summerhill Secrets by Beverly ...

This House of Sky: Landscapes of a Western Mind

28 reviews
Ivan Doig

Harvest Books, 1980

Great American literature
This is my all time favorite book. Period. Beautifully written, thought-provoking. It will make you want to move to Montana. It will make you love open sky and a horizon that goes on forever and the importance of family.

A Sister's Test (Sisters of Holmes County, Book 2)

34 reviews
Wanda E. Brunstetter

Barbour Publishing, Inc., 2008

A Sister's Test
Another great Amish story by Wanda Brunstetter. This one is a sequel to A Sister's Secret. You'll see many of hte characters from the first book, and also, a continuation of the mystery. If you haven't discovered Mrs. Brunstetter's books, by all means get started now. You're in for a treat. A Sister's Secret (Sisters of Holmes County, Book 1)

Bloom County Babylon: Five Years of Basic Naughtiness (Bloom County)

17 reviews
Berkeley Breathed

Little, Brown and Company, 1986

Possibly the best of the Bloom County collections.
This book is an overview of the first five years of the strip, ranging from the early strips in which the focus is mostly on Milo, through the introductions of Binkley, Bobbi, Cutter John, Opus, Oliver Wendell Jones, Steve Dallas, and finally, Bill The Cat. Personally, I've always had a preference for the early, pre-Bill The Cat strips; I could deal with the silliness inherent in Opus and ...

A Promise to Believe In (The Brides of Gallatin County, Book 1)

1 review
Tracie Peterson

Bethany House Publishers, 2008

I give it 3 1/2 stars but don't let that deter you!!
I want to say that this book was enjoyable to read. It had an interesting story and a little bit of humor. It is very different from Peterson's Broadmoor Legacy books and even further from her last series, the Ladies of Liberty. This book opens with the death of her father, George Gallatin. A man with a great heart but no exceptional abilities, he moved his family around teh country ...

Goodnight Opus

35 reviews
Berkeley Breathed

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1996

Goodnight Opus
I am a homeschool mother. Homeschooling was recommended to me for my 8 year old by an educational consortium of public school administrators, psychologists, and independent Dr.'s in the fields of child development, biology, and classic studies. This book, "Goodnight Opus", is hands down, my favorite children's book. I have bought countless copies for friends and aquaintances. I have read it to ...

Allison's Journey: Brides of Webster County, Book 4 (Truly Yours Romance Club #23)

10 reviews
Wanda E. Brunstetter

Barbour Publishing, Inc, 2008

Book Review
Just finished this book. Lovely romance. Enjoyed reading the book and am looking forward to other books she has written.

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