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America Alone: The End of the World As We Know It495 reviews
Mark Steyn

Regnery Publishing, 2008

I hope world leaders have read this book, especially the liberal ones.
Facts have a way of enlightening how we examine the past, and this book is written in a fascinating manner that weaves facts in between some very humorous passages, yet does not miss the point of warning the West and free market democracies everywhere that culture matters; population momentum is shifting in ways that will and are shrinking the world's centers of positive improvement for humans on ... 		  
  







  
  
Infidel258 reviews
Ayaan Hirsi Ali

Free Press, 2008

Book Club Selection for Sept. 2008, Infidel.
Excellent book, very informative about the different cultures and religions mentioned in the writings. Presents a very graphic picture about the strength of women! Well written, and captivating subject matter. 		  
  







  
  
Imagined Communities: Reflections on the Origin and Spread of Nationalism, New Edition30 reviews
Benedict Anderson

Verso, 2006

An amazing introduction
If you want a scholarly introduction to nationalism and its history, this is an excellent book to start with. Anderson begins with a discussion of how the concept of the nation first came into being, with emphasis on the factors that enabled people to imagine communities beyond their immediate surroundings. He then brings in more abstract concepts such as spatial/temporal relations and its ... 		  
  







  
  
The Zookeeper's Wife: A War Story78 reviews
Ackerm Diane

W. W. Norton, 2008

A Courageous Knowing Woman in War Torn Poland
In a superbly told epic story of survival under terrifying circumstances, The Zookeeper's Wife depicts war and nature together, juxtaposing empathic descriptions of nature and animals and the brutal Nazi occupation of Warsaw, Poland. The narrative draws the reader into the daily activities of a family during years of deprivation, from 1939 pre-war Poland to occupation by the Russian army in ... 		  
  







  
  
The 39 Clues (The Maze of Bones, Book 1)6 reviews
Rick Riordan

Scholastic Press, 2008

An addictive new series
I was reminded of both The Da Vinci Code and the Harry Potter books as I read Maze of Bones. First of all, it's an addictive read. Second, it is a mystery with multiple clues involving famous people, like Dan Brown's book. Last, like J.K. Rowling's famous books, it is about a group of people separated into four different branches, or houses; and about children saving the world. The plot ... 		  
  







  
  
Rick Steves' Italy 2008 (Rick Steves)24 reviews
Rick Steves

Avalon Travel Publishing, 2007

Highly useful.
It takes a little use to get used to the basic order of the city-specific information (intro, sights, hotels, food + other info). After you do, though, the guide is AMAZING. The self-guided walks in Rome are not to be missed. 		  
  







  
  
The Anglo Files: A Field Guide to the British10 reviews
Sarah Lyall

W. W. Norton, 2008

Marmite revealed
I've been happily reading Sarah Lyall's NYT pieces about England for the last several years. Where else can one learn about the sorry state of English dentistry and the eccentric personal ads of the literati? And Ms. Lyall also lets us in on aspects of the English that are both funny and poignant. That said I laughed a lot more than I wiped away a tear. The biggest commpliment I can pay the ... 		  
  







  
  
The 39 Clues: Card Pack4 reviews
Scholastic

Scholastic Press, 2008

Mesmerizing game--good addition to the 3 stories!
George's Pond: Created in the Beloved Tradition of Charlotte's Web West's Time Machine Being the author of West's Time Machine and George's Pond as well as an educator, I often recommend reading to my son and my students. This book mesmerized my students for hours so we had to purchase the game for the class. They kept quoting unusual things held within its pages. There were many ... 		  
  







  
  
The Invention of Hugo Cabret187 reviews
Brian Selznick

Scholastic Press, 2007

Enchanting, Intricate, Tender, Spellbinding
Pretend that you are an orphan living in an abandoned apartment. You keep fixing the clocks in the railroad station to keep up your "duty", trying to stay out of jail and stealing food and metal toys. Also, you have a mechanical man that your deceased father was working so hard to fix so you thought it your job to finish it in his honor. Crazy, right? Not for Hugo Cabret as this was the everyday ... 		  
  







  
  
Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History150 reviews
Art Spiegelman

Pantheon, 1986

Masterpiece
i was one of the few among my peers who had never read one of the Maus books. When i finally got around to it, i was blown away by its excellence. This is a masterpiece (and i do not use the term lightly). Do yourself a favor and don't miss it. 		  
  







  
  
Lidia's Italy: 140 Simple and Delicious Recipes from the Ten Places in Italy Lidia Loves Most29 reviews
Lidia Matticchio Bastianich, Tanya Bastianich Manuali

Knopf, 2007

Ahhhhhh, BLISS
Do you know how you can just about smell and taste Lidia's dishes as she prepares them on her show? Well, that's exactly what you'll get when you make her delicious and easy recipes in this divine book. She writes them out so well that it's almost like standing right beside her in your own kitchen. I have many, many cookbooks, as it's one of the things I collect, read from cover to cover, and ... 		  
  







  
  
39 Clues: One False Note
Gordon Korman

Scholastic Inc., 2008

THIS JUST IN! Amy and Dan Cahill were spotted on a train, hot on the trail of one of 39 Clues hidden around the world. BUT WAIT! Police report a break-in at an elite hotel, and the suspects ALSO sound suspiciously like Amy and Dan. UPDATE! Amy and Dan have been seen in a car . . . no, in a speedboat chase . . . and HOLD EVERYTHING! They're being chased by an angry mob?!? When there's a Clue on the line, anything can happen. 		  
  







  
  
Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the We Lost the World99 reviews
Patrick J. Buchanan

Crown, 2008

Churchill, Hitler and the Unnecessary War
Pat Buchanan's book was long due. As a historian I am aware that is almost impossible to be objective about the two world wars that caused so much sorrow and casualties in the US. The feelings associated with WWII were too painful for somebody to be objective and to acknowledge that both sides committed crimes against mankind. We had to wait for 60 years before people have the courage to tell the ... 		  
  







  
  
Ordinary Men: Reserve Police Battalion 101 and the Final Solution in Poland54 reviews
Christopher R. Browning

Harper Perennial, 1993

Not for the faint of heart, or the weak of stomach!
This book (as described by previous reviewers and the product description) details what the men in the Nazi Reserve Police Battalion 101 went through, specifically during the SS Invasion of Poland. Browning describes in detail the process of dehumanizing the Jews, and writes at length on the style of execution that the Germans refined and perfected in Poland, prior to the widespread use of gas ... 		  
  







  
  
Empires of the Sea: The Siege of Malta, the Battle of Lepanto, and the Contest for the Center of the World19 reviews
Roger Crowley

Random House, 2008

Excellent read!
Very well written and paced. I read this book in 5 days over vacation and could not put it down. I'm reading his other book 1453 next. 		  
  







  
  
Streetwise Paris Map - Laminated City Street Map of Paris, France - with integrated metro map including lines ...68 reviews
Streetwise Maps

Streetwise Maps, 2008

Very Useful Map Of Central Paris
I generally like the "Streetwise" series of laminated maps, and their Paris map is no exception. It is compact, clear, easy to use, and exceptionally durable. It covers the city center of Paris, and the front side centers along the middle of the city with the Seine River running roughly along the midline. Northern and southern extremities, an index, and a Metro map are located on the back. All in ... 		  
  







  
  
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War22 reviews
Michael Dobbs

Knopf, 2008

No One's in Charge
Wow. Even though everybody knows how the Cuban Missile Crisis ended, this book had me sweating it out. The new info that Michael Dobbs turned up made me realize that no one really knew what was going to happen. The politicians, from Kennedy and Khrushchev on down, were kind of making it up as they went along. I had learned about the Cuban Missile Crisis in school, but this book brought it to life ... 		  
  







  
  
How To Get Into the Top MBA Programs, 4th Edition (How to Get Into the Top Mba Programs)116 reviews
J.D., Richard Montauk

Prentice Hall Press, 2007

Essential resource for top MBA programs
This book is the bible for getting into the top MBA schools. I am currently in the process of applying to some of the top schools and have talked to a lot of current and recent grads, all of whom swear by this book. It walks you through all the steps required and the right way to approach the situation. I had my first round interview last week and knowing how the different schools differ in their ... 		  
  







  
  
The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the ...96 reviews
Steven Johnson

Riverhead Trade, 2007

a frightening lesson for us all
The Ghost Map describes a series of events more than a centory and a half ago, but the warnings are still timely. Crowding vast numbers or people together without proper sanitation and with primitive understanding of medicine is a deadly cocktail, and cholera the villain of the book is still frequent killer in the underdeveloped world. WE must all stay alert to te potential ravages of lethal ... 		  
  







  
  
Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus)38 reviews
Art Spiegelman

Pantheon, 1992

Painting in order to Avoid Self-Portraits
At first glance, Maus might seem like yet another attempt to spin the genocide of the Jewish people into something demeaning. I have seen people turn and walk away from the selection because of that, and when I suggested this as required reading in a class it was initially met with hostile responses. Looking into the reading changed the way people saw the thing being constructed here, however, ... 		  
  







  




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