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29 reviews
Karen Kingsbury

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Karen Kingsbury
Always great and my wife loves them...that's why I keep buying them for Christmas, anniversaries, her birthday, etc., etc.

Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Camp

7 reviews
Jerry Stanley

Crown Books for Young Readers, 1993

Readable for ages five (with help from parent) and up.
The writing in this book is excellent, flowing evenly from page to page. Many of the photographs within are pure art, having been taken by Russell Lee, Dorothea Lange, and others. These two people are the Pieter Bruegel and Thomas Hart Benton (depicting plain, everyday folk) of American photography. This book relates a small chunk of American history, to be sure, but more than that, it relates ...

Dust Tracks on a Road: An Autobiography (P.S.)

13 reviews
Zora Neale Hurston

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Khalia
This autobiography focuses equally on her opinions (highly untraditional)and her life (also highly unorthodox) giving the reader an unashamed glance to peer into the deepest wells of her being.

Literature Guide: Out of the Dust (Grades 4-8)

838 reviews
Karen Hesse, Linda Beech

Scholastic, 2000

Excellent book for young readers
This book is well written, and the only book my 9 year old has ever asked for.

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

169 reviews
Timothy Egan

Mariner Books, 2006

Disaster on the Great Plains
There can be no more powerful, saddening cautionary tale concerning a prolonged weather event in the history of the United States than this finely written book. Whether caused by mismanagement, a decade-long drought of epic proportions, simple bad luck, or any combination of the three, the tragedy of the Dust Bowl has been concisely and passionately examined here. Meticulously researched,THE ...

Red Dust: A Path Through China

9 reviews
Ma Jian

Anchor, 2002

Not Very Literary, but Interesting
If you are looking for a well written account of a Chinese national traveling through his own country (in a simultaneous attempt to disappear and discover himself) Gao Xingjian's Soul Mountain is probably a better choice; it is more linear, more thoughtful, and more Western in its approach. Red Dust, on the other, employs a more workmanlike style of prose that at times can seem somewhat ...

A Handful of Dust (Everyman's Library (Cloth))

62 reviews
Evelyn Waugh

Everyman's Library, 2002

Another Great
I won't go on and on about my praise for Waugh. He is one of my favorite writers. About the book, I felt SO bad when I read about Tony Last at the end. So cruel. So, so cruel. It gave me the shivers. So, another Waugh novel that is witty, funny, and all the other things his books are. If you can appreciate intelligent writing then I highly recommend this book.

Gold Dust

12 reviews
Chris Lynch

HarperTrophy, 2002

Gold Dust
Gold Dust is about a kid named Napoleon Charlie Ellis who moves to Boston. He didn't know anyone at the time, so he had to make some friends. He first met Richard, who ended up being Napoleon's best friend. They like to play with each other a lot. Richard loves the game of baseball and always wants to play it. Napoleon has never played baseball before so therefore, Richard doesn't have a ...

Diamond Dust

7 reviews
Peter Lovesey

Soho Crime, 2003

A sparkling introduction (for me) to Lovesy
Peter Lovesey's Peter Diamond mysteries are very happily to my taste. I like Peter Diamond, the kind of person he is, what he stands for in the bigger picture. He reminds me of Ruth Rendell's Chief Inspector Wexford, except that he is a little lest prosperous and a little more philosophical. Or perhaps a better comparison would be with Henning Mankell's Inspector Kurt Wallander. Diamond is a ...

Ask the Dust (P.S.)

92 reviews
John Fante

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2006

Loved it
As other reviewers have said, if you are a Bukowski fan, you have to read this book. After going through a series of books that were so dull I felt like I had anvils on my eyelids, I decided to break my no-buy and get this book. Life is too short to force yourself through a tedious story. ANYHOO...This is one of those books that you do not want to put down but you do anyway because you don't ...

Heat and Dust

31 reviews
Ruth Prawer Jhabvala

Counterpoint, 1999

One of the Better India Tales
This novel, and this author, have not let me down. This is one of the better written India stories.

Dust for Dinner (I Can Read Book - Level 3)

2 reviews
Ann Turner

HarperTrophy, 1997

Includes facts in an interesting story format
Gradeschool children who read this story identified with the story characters. Students went away with appreciation for this time in American History. It was easy to read and informative. It made many students realize how fortunate they are.

Dust

10 reviews
Elizabeth Bear

Spectra, 2007

original and captivating
This book was a great escape. I loved the world she created and can't wait for the next book. I read tons of sci-fi/fantasy and always love an idea that hasn't been done to death.

Woodshop Dust Control: A Complete Guide to Setting Up Your Own System: Completely Revised and Updated

11 reviews
Sandor Nagyszalanczy

Taunton, 2002

Great Book on Dust Control and Collection Method
This book provides a complete and detailed writing on the methods for woodshop dust control methods. It covers different strategies for controlling dust from simple respiratory protection devices(masks), shop ventillation and air filtration and dust collecting machines (portable and central units). It discusses the advantages and disadvantages of each method for different situations and how to ...

Eat My Dust! Henry Ford's First Race (Step into Reading)

1 review
Monica Kulling

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004

History for kids!
Keeping interesting reading for a beginning reader is always a challenge. Henry Ford's First Race was a winner, especially with our six year old son. The cover is now curled from repeated reading.

Intruder in the Dust

40 reviews
William Faulkner

Vintage, 1991

Perfectly wrong but with perfection
We are in the South, in a rural city and area. A crime is committed, a white man is shot dead and an old black man is arrested for it on Saturday night, red-handed, because he was next to the dead shot body with a gun in his pocket. This black man has had a past of refusing samboism. He always behaved in a non standard way for a black man in the South. No question is asked. A lawyer is called by ...

Dust: A Richard Jury Mystery

77 reviews
Martha Grimes

Signet, 2007

A lot of fun
I have not read many books by Martha Grimes: besides this book, perhaps only Foul Matter and I am the Only Running Footman. So, I can't comment on the consistency of the series. I liked those novels, however, and enjoyed this one just as much. The plot is well-done and remains clear in spite of a profusion of sub-plots. I enjoyed the sub-plots no less than the main plot. Particularly fun is ...

Dust to Dust

100 reviews
Tami Hoag

Bantam, 2002

Good, but not her best
IMO this bk. wasn't as suspenseful as some of her other books. There just wasn't much suspense & if there would have been more, I would have liked it more. The characters, plot & mystery, however were good. Some people might not like the ending (it isn't happy). What bothered me about this bk. was the side plot/assault investigation. I kept waiting for the assault case to somehow be ...

Fairy Dust and the Quest for the Egg (Disney Fairies)

39 reviews
Gail Carson Levine

Disney Press, 2008

We LOVE this series!!!
This book is perfect for anyone that has been reading the Disney Fairy series of books. Ties together where mother dove came from and why she is important to the fairies, etc. Great for reading with 5-7 year olds. A little "scary" or "intense" for younger than 4 or 5. We own all of the disney fairy books, and my daughter loves them! Would buy this again in a heartbeat!

Angel Dust Apocalypse

34 reviews
Jeremy Robert Johnson

Eraserhead Press, 2005

This collection defines unbridled insanity
(Ash Lomen) This collection defines unbridled insanity. From reflections of humanity in the waters of a swimming pool to the birth of in abomination in a Facility that specializes in medical malpractice, this book is one hell of ride. Love, Drugs, Sex, Death... excessive masturbation (what more could you ask for ( :

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