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The Legend of Mickey Tussler 18 reviews
Frank Nappi
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Courtesy of Teens Read Too
When his car breaks down in during a routine scouting trip, Milwaukee Brewer's coach Arthur Murphy never expected to stumble upon an autistic, seventeen-year-old pitching phoneme. Nor could "Murph" have imagined that introducing young Mickey Tussler to the world of minor league baseball would spur his losing team into a heated race for the playoffs against the Brewer's number one rival, the ...
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Finding Alice18 reviews
Melody Carlson
WaterBrook Press, 2003
Finding Alice
I read this book my Freshman year in High School. I ordered it and read it again now that I'm in my Freshman year of College and I loved it just as much as I did the first time I read it. I'm a fan of Melody Carlson's work and I consider this book to be among my favorites.
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Curious George Four Board Book Set25 reviews
H.A. Rey, Margret
Houghton Mifflin, 2001
No monkeying around...
This was a great buy. Four board books for a low price. My 3 LOVES them.
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The Eleventh Hour: A Curious Mystery57 reviews
Graeme Base
Puffin, 1997
Confoundingly Creative!
Horace the elephant is inviting his animal friends over for his
eleventh birthday. Horace has prepared a magnificent feast for he and his friends to enjoy. But while they are romping outside, Horace's food has mysteriously disappeared. Which animal stole the food? Base's lush artwork contains cleverly hidden clues to help the reader solve this mystery. An excellent choice for all ages.
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The Flying Circus of Physics10 reviews
Jearl Walker
Wiley, 2006
Congratulations Amazon for Taking My Suggestion
For about a year, I've restrained myself from buying this book, since the reviews and description did not reflect the 2007 (once set at 2006) edition. About a month ago, I suggested they do something about it. I may have even written to Walker. At last, the description is up to date. However, a week ago I just decided to buy the book and write a mini-review. I'm just going to say a few words ...
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Mexico City: An Opinionated Guide for the Curious Traveler33 reviews
Jim Johnston
iUniverse, Inc., 2006
Just what I was looking for . . .
I began planning an upcoming trip to Mexico City and went looking for some current information about the city. The mainstream guidebooks are fine, but seldom up to date. I came across a positive reference about this book on [...] and checked it out on Amazon. Luckily, I bought it.
The author apparently knows and loves his city, and shares it the way a friend would. The level of detail is great, ...
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Never Suck A Dead Man's Hand: Curious Adventures of a CSI19 reviews
Dana Kollmann
Citadel, 2008
A completely honest look at what it's like at crime scenes
This was a fast read for me because of the subject. I was transfixed as each story was told. I only wish she'd recorded even more experiences. These tales will stay with me forever and I highly recommend this book.
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Curious George Complete Adventures Deluxe Book and CD Gift Set16 reviews
H.A. and Margret Rey
Houghton Mifflin, 2006
Curious George A Must Buy
I bought this set for my 4 year old boy. Little did I know that this would also be a mommy sanity saver gift as well. I gave this to my little boy with a cd player to enjoy. On the first day he opened it, I had forgotten that he was in the house beacause he was so quiet, for a whole hour. And well my little boy is like Curious George, always into something. So for him to be quiet and out of ...
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Florida's Living Beaches: A Guide for the Curious Beachcomber17 reviews
Blair Witherington, Dawn Witherington
Pineapple Press (FL), 2007
Amazing book!
Living near the ocean I wanted to learn more about what all I see on the beach. I was in search of a book that would help me learn more and included pictures to help identify (pictures as opposed to drawing illustrations). I came across this book and liked the other reviews it received, so I ordered it. This book is by far one of the best books I've ever purchased! So much information for the ...
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Curious Creatures - Wondrous Waifs24 reviews
Ed Kostro
PublishAmerica, 2003
A Delightful Read!
What a wonderful, delightful book this is. Author Ed Kostro shares his life and his passion for our fellow earth dwellers in his writing and does a very fine job of it.
In this book we journey with the author from the days of his youth to the present. He shares with us touching stories of family life that always include the antics of wonderful pets and other animal encounters. He learns at an ...
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Happiness Is.: Unexpected Answers to Practical Questions in Curious Times9 reviews
Shawn Christopher Shea
HCI, 2004
A very serious topic discussed in an entertaining package...
When the author of "Happiness Is." contacted me by e-mail and asked if I would be interested in reading and reviewing his latest book, I felt that I should warn him in advance regarding my views of traditional and contemporary psychiatry, some of which are posted on my website under the heading "The Psychiatric Game." So, to be fair and upfront with Dr. Shawn Christopher Shea, the author of the ...
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Seize the Daylight: The Curious and Contentious Story of Daylight Saving Time10 reviews
David Prerau
Basic Books, 2005
A Detailed Review of an Interesting Subject
I never realized that Daylight Saving Time (DST) had such a controversial and turbulent history. I believe that the author has done an excellent job in detailing DST's evolution, often in excruciating detail, right up to the current, yet still fluctuating, situation. The writing is clear and engaging making the book very easy to read. The book also contains many caricatures that were published ...
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The Curious Case of the Misplaced Modifier: How to Solve the Mysteries of Weak Writing8 reviews
Bonnie Trenga
Writers Digest Books, 2006
An Excellent Reference for Writers of All Skill Levels
A decade as a professional copyeditor and proofreader prompted Bonnie Trenga to write a reference book. She noticed that beginning and experienced clients alike made the same mistakes. Sometimes the mistakes lay with grammar or punctuation, but usually sentence structure was the problem.
At the time, none of the available grammar books addressed the problems she continually encountered. She ...
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Marry a Pregnant Virgin: Unusual Bible Stories for New and Curious Christians8 reviews
Frank G. Honeycutt
Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2008
Playful and Profound
One of the challenges of doing Bible study is to get participants to hear familiar texts in radical ways. Marry a Pregnant Virgin, by Frank Honeycutt, is at once playful and dead on deep in its treatment of Biblical stories. In Honeycutt's hands the explosive potential of these stories comes alive. He has a gift for taking a detail which is often overlooked and bringing out the significance ...
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The Curious Savage.8 reviews
John Patrick
Dramatists Play Service Inc, 1998
Fantastic!
The Curious Savage is fantastic and will be a great read, I had the privilege to see a wonderful performance of this play and it is now one of my favorites, My mother's friend played Fairy May who though I liked all the characters she was one of my favorites and had some of the best lines. I actually went to see this play with little excitement thinking I would be bored but I definitely was ...
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The Journey That Saved Curious George: The True Wartime Escape of Margret and H.A. Rey10 reviews
Louise Borden
Houghton Mifflin, 2005
The timely WWII rescue that saved Curious George for posterity
This will be a present for my nephew George's 37th birthday. He loved
Curious George as a child, and still does. It's wonderful how someone
carries a love for a childhood toy, book, etc. throughout their life.
Such an individual eternally has a special spot in their heart
Kudos to Amazon for providing the book for $5.00 under market price.
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SPECK: A Curious Collection of Uncommon Things8 reviews
Peter Buchanan-Smith
Princeton Architectural Press, 2001
Went back to buy it
I saw this book in the store and then left it behind in a mad fit at register lines that were too long. Two days later, I was back in the store--couldn't let it go.
I love this book. It fits somehow with Drawing from Life: The Journal as Art, and I wonder if the two books have the same editor? It's a collection of views into other people's minds, affirmation of things I've thought to do ...
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Idaho for the Curious: A Guide10 reviews
Cort Conley
Backeddy Books, 1982
A great guide, very informative
If every state could offer up a tour guide as thorough as this one, travelers would have much to cheer about, no matter where they were. This is a major achievement in the field.
Conley has arranged the book into three major sections (Lakes and Forests - North; Rivers and Canyons - Southwest; and Mountains and Deserts - Southeast), and then by major highways within each section. He takes the ...
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A Curious Kind of Widow: Loving a Man with Advanced Alzheimer's8 reviews
Ann Davidson
Daniel & Daniel Publishers, 2006
Daniel Kuhn, author of Alzheimer's Early Stages
The following is from the Foreward I wrote for this wonderful book:
Ann first chronicled the early stages of her spouse's disease in Alzheimer's - A Love Story. In this sequel, she describes her beloved Julian's decline into the late stages and her struggle to cope with his moods and behaviors. At times Ann is beside herself with anger and sadness while at other times she is full of joy and ...
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The Penguin Book of Curious and Interesting Numbers: Revised Edition (Penguin Press Science)8 reviews
David Wells
Penguin (Non-Classics), 1998
Great for Middle and High School Students
A great supplemental tool for teachers! I had terrific fun with my 6th grade math students when reading them certain passages in this book. Many of the topics covered, such as factorials, hexidecimals, triangular numbers, pi, primes, etc. are not generally covered in the middle school very well or at all, and this book serves as a great launching tool for discussions that kids enjoy and think ...
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