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18 reviews
Cynthia Kadohata

Simon & Schuster Childrens Books, 2007

Great Book!
I got this book for my 11 year old after he requested it at a book fair where they wanted 5.40 more for it and was thrilled to find it less here. Although, when I got it I figured it was a kids book, I found that after picking it up out of curiousity I enjoyed it too. The switching between the soldier and the dog thoughts are very smooth and the portrayal of a soldier and his relationship with ...

Cracker; Florida's Enduring Cowboys

6 reviews

Longwind Publishing, 1999

A picture of Florida forgotten...a must have!
Having had the forune of being born and raised in Florida's...pre theme park era, I have had the luxury of experiencing an evolving FLORIDA. Jon Kral's photo journalistic approach to capturing a little known, and almost forgotten quality of Florida is remarkable. Not only for the absolute thought provoking images, but what they represent...where we are from...and where we are going. From the ...

Classic Cracker: Florida's Wood-Frame Vernacular Architecture

4 reviews
Ronald W. Haase

Pineapple Press (FL), 1992

Excellent summary of one of Florida vernaculars
Brief, but very informative, well documented and organized summary of a neglected (and marginal) theme in architectural history.

A Cracker Crumbles, Part II: coming up on bread crumbs

5 reviews

Dead End Street Publications, LLC, 1998

Great Book!
I hope to encorporate this book into my Introduction to Poetry class this fall. My students are really going to be suprised that poetry can be so fun and yet so damned insightful and relevant. A real tribute to the importance of alternative presses/publishing firms.

Graham Crackers & Milk: Food for the Heart & Soul

6 reviews
John K. Graham

Dimensions for Living, 2003

A soothing read that also gets you thinking
"Graham Crackers and Milk," just the thought of that nighttime refreshment sounds soothing. There are many soothing passages in this book. It has religious, family and helpful psychological references. For instance, I had never thought about Jesus making "I am" statements: I am the bread of life. I am the resurrection and the life. I am the good shepherd. I am the vine, you are the branches. The ...

Cracker Cop

8 reviews
Lawrence Scott

Rutledge Books, 2002

A must read!
Cracker Cop grabs you from the begining and keeps a hold on you. This book reveals some of the "hidden history" of the Nation's oldest city and combines it with the mostly unknown world of criminal investigation. Furthermore, "Cracker Cop" is richly textured with personal details of the world of police work that only someone with intimate knowledge of the field would have. I'm looking forward to ...

Cracker's Mule

7 reviews
Billy Moore

JuneBug Books, 2002

Cracker's Mule by Billy Moore
What a refreshing book. It brought back found memories of being reaised in the South!!!! I will recommend it as good reading for book reports to my class. ... Thanks, Barbara Forte

Talking Heads

5 reviews
Alan Bennett

audible.com

These people are everywhere
I suppose I am a bit biased because I grew up in the same town as Alan Bennett (Leeds, Yorkshire) but this book is truly remarkable. The characters are a mixture of people we all know. A chip in the sugar is the man who lives down the street, A lady of Letters is always in the post office (usually in front of me !). All these people exist, what Alan Bennett does is drag them out of their ...

The Dark Net

5 reviews

Lulu.com, 2007

A good book is one I like to read
Not many real science fiction books are written anymore. The Dark Net isn't just your romance-clothed-in-shiny-steel-with-laser-guns book, or your Klingon-speaking-gotta-read-the-series science fiction novel. This is a _good book_. Remember Ender's Game? 1984? Fahrenheit 541? The Dark Net is that kind of book, one that you can read over and over again and find something new, something ...

Guns of the Palmetto Plains (Cracker Western)

5 reviews
Rick Tonyan

Topeka Bindery, 1994

Entertaining with a strong dose of adventure and history
Guns of the Palmetto Plains is an entertaining and well-written cowboy saga set in a location which readers would not expect. Little known in comparison to the beaches, cattle have been and still are a major part of Florida's history, with this particular story set in the latter portion of the Civil War. The characters are captivating as well as believable in the context of the harshness of ...

Cracker Cavaliers: The 2nd Georgia Cavalry Under Wheeler and Forrest

4 reviews
John Randolph Poole

Mercer University Press, 2000

Excellent book on Western Theater Cavalry
This well researched book provides valuable information on the 2nd Georgia Cavalry Regiment as well as other units that served under Generals Wheeler, Forrest, Wharton, and Harrison. In addition to its interesting and well researched narrative it contains an expanded roster of the regiment, a very useful bibliography, and an index. It is a welcome addition to the library of books on Confederate ...

Big Wheel at the Cracker Factory

3 reviews
Mickey Hess

Garrett County Press, LLC, 2008

Funny and Insightful
Technically a memoir, but also a look at jobs, decisions, dreams, influences and how to find meaning. The period this book covers is approximately 2000-2002, where Mickey finds himself in his post-college days with part-time teaching jobs, but also random gigs as an ice cream truck driver, stand-up comedian, and arcade attendant. He pokes fun at the colleges he works at, just as he does the ...

Losing It All to Sprawl: How Progress Ate My Cracker Landscape (Florida History and Culture)

3 reviews
BILL BELLEVILLE

University Press of Florida, 2006

What price, progress?
Fifteen years the author lived in a 'cracker' house at the end of a dirt road and shared the solitude enjoyed by former occupants for more than seventy years. It was a perfect hide-away for a freelance environmental writer and film maker, where privacy was respected, where nature was sufficient unto itself and its creatures, and where the only compromises with modernity were indoor plumbing and ...

Animal Crackers: Bedtime (Animal Crackers)

2 reviews
Jane Dyer

Little, Brown, 1998

Excellent book for young toddlers!!
I bought this book for my daughter because of the title--she's addicted to animal crackers. She loves it!! We read it almost every day. The illustrations are beautiful.

The Coal Cracker

3 reviews
John Devers

Xlibris Corporation, 2000

From a coal miner's daughter
Although I'm originally a "Jerseyite," I thoroughly enjoyed this book. Was astounded to see the names of my mother's cousins, Fritz and Joe Honecker, mentioned. Also recognized my grandmother's next door neighbors, Bill "The Barber" and Stella, when referring to Tommy Dorsey's cousin. Bill cut my hair when I was little girl. Many fond memories returned and the book helped me to understand and ...

A Cracker Crumbles

4 reviews

Dead End Street Publications, LLC, 1996

This Cat Is DEEP!
I'm a rapper by trade, but I'm thinkin bout switchin to poetry. This cat can do things wit words that I ain't never seen before.

Henry And Mudge And The Sneaky Crackers

3 reviews
Cynthia Rylant

Aladdin, 1999

Adorable and fun!
Henry buys a spy kit. He and his dog, Mudge, canvas the neighborhood to "flirt with danger" and "steal secrets". One day Henry finds a secret code and is determined to crack it. Funny, adorable, irresistable Mudge is a favorite at house! He can even get my reluctant reader eager to see what happens next. Easy reading level with short chapters gives the hesitant reader a real sense of ...

Crackers in the Glade: Life and Times in the Old Evergaldes

4 reviews
Rob Storter, Betty Savidge Briggs

University of Georgia Press, 2000

Knowing Captain Rob
I have not had the opportunity to meet Peter Mathiessen, but I could relate to his mention of sitting and listening to Captain Rob's tales, because I, too, have had that privilege. The book, Cracker in the Glade, is a collection of his ledger and it is written in his conversational tone. It is a recount of how Captain Rob saw the evolution of the growth in population in south Florida and the ...

Cracker Florida

3 reviews
Ray Washington

Banyan Books, 1982

Wonderful Book
Several sketches of colorful, eccentric Floridians. Maid, prisoner, store clerk, Seminole Indian, schizophrenic, etc. The writing is excellent, the vernacular dialect is authentic, the scenes are familiar from my childhood. What's marvelous about this book is the subjects have lots of dignity. It's not a collection of carnival freaks with tattoos and addictions and senses of entitlement.

Cracker Jacks: Living Life As We Play Sports

3 reviews
William Humble

Llumina Press, 2006

simple but profound, great read
Humble does a great job of bringing the reader simple but witty perspectives on everyday sports (from baseball to hockey to football). I wish I'd thought of these things when I played high school and collegiate sports; I would have been a better person for it. I think the book is a must read for our youth. Its sections are broken down into easy to read analogies that really bring out the truth ...

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