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190 reviews
Kazuo Ishiguro

Vintage, 1990

Well worth reading.
The words that commonly are used to describe this book are "sad" and "funny". It is very well written with interesting characters and a good story line. I actually cared what happened. Though not a long read, Ishiguro told what he wanted to tell without resorting to filler. This is a relaxing read that will draw you in without literary gimmicks, just telling a story.

Talent Is Never Enough: Discover the Choices That Will Take You Beyond Your Talent

18 reviews
John C. Maxwell

Thomas Nelson, 2007

Book for maximizing your Ability and Opportunity for Success
Globalization is quickening and will continue to have an increasing impact on your professional career. With globalization there will never be a shortage of Talent. Having the best talents and proven capabilities is not enough anymore. As the author puts it, we need to become "Talent-plus" person. If you do, you will add value to yourself, add value to others and accomplish more than you ...

Fantastic Voyage: Live Long Enough to Live Forever

66 reviews
Ray Kurzweil, Terry Grossman

Plume, 2005

Take your prescribed skepticism together with this book and swallow
The greatest benefit of this book is that it really forces you to think about all aspects of your body, as well as some of your mind. You learn once and for all--often in excruciating detail--that we very much are what we eat. Likewise, on the mental divide, we learn that we become what we think. There are several sections defined as "bridges" (Scientology antagonists, flee!)--obviously more ...

Girl, Interrupted

423 reviews
Susanna Kaysen

Vintage, 1994

an uneven but generally interesting memoir
"Girl, Interrupted", probably known better by the film adaptation, is a memoir of a woman recounting the two years she spent in a mental institution in the 1960s when she was a teenager. Some liken it to a "One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest" but from a woman's perspective. But this analogy doesn't work for me. Firstly, the institution in question is not some barbaric hell hole. While decidedly ...

When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life

6 reviews
Julie Morgenstern

Fireside, 2008

Time and Stuff Organizational Guide
When Organizing Isn't Enough: SHED Your Stuff, Change Your Life, by Julie Morgenstern is a about getting rid of the physical stuff and the tasks in our schedules that keep us stuck. Julie Morgenstern is an organizational and time management coach and puts her talents into this ingenious book. Morgenstern believes that organizing is what gets us unstuck. In the introduction, she promises that: ...

The Official Study Guide for All SAT Subject Tests (Real Sats)

12 reviews
The College Board

College Board, 2006

SAT book
With the practice tests inside and how it is written, so my son can understand it, it will help him greatly.

Well Enough Alone

1 review
Jennifer Traig

Riverhead Hardcover, 2008

Making hypochrondria fun
I just finished reading this book, and I can honestly say it was written with such wit and insight that it made the whole subject of personal and historical hypochondriasis entertaining. (How's that for an opener?) It is almost impossible to believe that someone with such insight into a subject could actually suffer from the symptoms she imagines. As a nurse, I empathized on every page. As a ...

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

302 reviews
Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

A Deft Expose on the Hidden History of Fascism and Its Connection with Modern American Liberalism
Jonah Golberg's book is a deft expose of the hidden history of fascism in America, tracing its roots back to the leftist totalitarian regimes of Mussolini, Hitler and Stalin. Golberg connects all the arcane, hidden, obscured dots to give the reader a factual account of the rise of modern American liberalism, which he calls "smiley-face facism-'nice' facisism." No, he does not call modern ...

I Don't Have Enough Faith to Be an Atheist

149 reviews
Norman L. Geisler, Frank Turek

Crossway Books, 2004

second review?
I'm not sure if I already reviewed this but I will do it again because this book is phenomenal. So many answers for responding to our own, and others' intellectual questions about the spiritual life in Jesus. I wish I could have read this when I was so rebellious and skeptical. I do so wonder how these people respond to this book. I suppose even if it doesn't convince you, it should make you ...

The Lovely Bones

2519 reviews
Alice Sebold

Back Bay Books, 2004

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
THE LOVELY BONES will haunt you. This book tells the story of the most horrific thing a family could ever endure, the murder of a loved one, a child. The child is 14-year-old Susie Salmon. We see the murder through her eyes, after she is killed. Susie narrates her story from heaven, a place like I'd not before imagined. Her heaven begins as her school playground. Slowly it grows to become ...

The Gospel of Ruth: Loving God Enough to Break the Rules

6 reviews
Carolyn Custis James

Zondervan, 2008

A New View of an Old Story
I started reading this book a bit skeptical that a whole new perspective of the story of Ruth was going to be revealed by Carolyn James, but I was profoundly mistaken! This is a fascinating book, and James has done a tremendous job in researching and explaining the biblical text. By expertly teaching about the historical context of ancient Israel, James reveals the deep meanings and ...

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Dummies (For Dummies (Psychology & Self Help))

4 reviews
Rob Willson, Rhena Branch

For Dummies, 2006

GOOD SOLID CBT WORKBOOK
CBT is recognised as one of the most successful means of dealing with a variety of psychological problems. Trouble is that up till now, you need to spend thousands on talking to a therapist. What if there was a book you could work through, either with your therapist or if you are capable then on your own? What if there was a book that enables you to get more value out of your counselling and ...

Willpower's Not Enough: Recovering from Addictions of Every Kind

12 reviews
Arnold M. Washton

Harper Paperbacks, 1990

Excellent book...well worth the time & money!!!
I have read many books concerning 12-step programs and recovery from addiction; and this is truly one of the best that I have ever picked up. Although the book takes a general approach---combining alcoholism, gambling, sex, food, etc. together---it offers profound insights into all addictions. It is well-written, easy to read, and offers many useful suggestions regarding recovery. I would ...

Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Cafe

182 reviews
Fannie Flagg

Ballantine Books, 2000

One of my favorite!
I read this book maybe 10 years ago and saw the movie version again (not as good as the book) tonight on HBO. So I picked up the book again and remembered how I love this book and considered it as one of my favorite. I love the 4 main characters (esp. Ruth & Idgie) as well as the secondary characters, Big George & Sipsey. You could really feel the love, devotion and depth of their friendship. ...

Wide Sargasso Sea: A Novel (Norton Paperback Fiction)

119 reviews
Jean Rhys

W. W. Norton, 1992

The horror... the horror... Wide Sargasso Sea is a searing indictment
Jean Rhys' Wide Sargasso Sea is a dreamlike feverish novel awash in passion and trauma. Forget for a moment that it's a sequel to "Jane Eyre" or that it is a seminal text in Feminism and Colonialist studies. Simply as a story of trauma and madness executed in a modern stream of consciousness style it is brilliant. Disorienting, agonizing, nightmarish yet stunningly beautiful; I was forced to read ...

How Good Is Good Enough (Six-Pack) (LifeChange Books)

32 reviews
Andy Stanley

Multnomah Books, 2004

GOOD ENOUGH!
I was very pleased and encouraged by this cd. It takes you down the path that all religions can't be right. Then it explains that most religions teach that being good and doing good deeds get you to the promise land. He explains how all these different religions have one common flaw, how good do you have to be? None of them can answer that question. However, there is one religion that teaches ...

More than Enough: The Ten Keys to Changing Your Financial Destiny

10 reviews
Dave Ramsey

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Where debt is dumb, cash is king....
Dave Ramsey is the financial guru on the radio, and most recently, Fox Business Network on cable TV, who touts an old-fashioned, commonsense philosophy regarding money and finances. He starts off his radio show each day by saying it's where "debt is dumb, cash is king and the paid-off mortgage replaces the BMW in the driveway as the status symbol of choice." Ramsey's book, like his shows, ...

Never Enough: A Novel

3 reviews
Miasha

Touchstone, 2008

More Secrets, More Lies, More Drama!!!!!!
Miahsa does it again with this sequel to "Secret Society"!! Celess is back (and she is all woman this time!)but this time she is making a name for herself in Hollywood. And if you know Celess, she is gonna use what she's got to get what she wants!!! Celess makes a whole bunch of new friends along the way, but people from her past and SECRETS from her past are still lurking around and may come ...

Just Wicked Enough

15 reviews
Lorraine Heath

Avon, 2007

SO BEAUTIFUL
I didn't like the cover much but bought the book due to some of the reviews. I'm so glad I did. It was beautiful and I enjoyed the thinking I did while reading it. What is the nature of love? How do we know when we love? How do we know when we're loved? What does love demand of us? I'm pretty sure that the answers to such questions lie within our selves and differ from one person to ...

Different Seasons (Signet)

171 reviews
Stephen King

Signet, 1983

Not Free SF Reader
King's second collection of four novellas, or a couple of novellas and a couple of short novels, or three short novels and a novellas, or whatever you want to call them. He calls them the shorter version, deliberately giving the book a title not suggestion of 'telekinesis, vampires of telekinetic kids' as he details in the afterworld. In a little bit of a departure, the first, and actually ...

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