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The Seventh Gate: A Death Gate Novel, Volume 7 (Death Gate Cycle)

61 reviews
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Spectra, 1995

Hung on every word about Haplo and Marit
I have to agree with other reviewers that the comparative lack of depth in the concluding novel was a little disappointing. But I absolutely HAD to find out what happened to Haplo and Marit's relationship. I think this would be a great movie in the hands of a capable director. Maybe cast Thomas Kretschmann as Haplo he appeared in 2005 King Kong . I noticed a lot of personality resemblance ...

Gates of Fire: An Epic Novel of the Battle of Thermopylae

643 reviews
Steven Pressfield

Bantam, 2005

What is the opposite of fear?
In 480 B.C., the Battle of Thermopylae changed world history forever, though in some perverse way, today we revisit some of the roots of this singular conflict among powers. Don't mind those few critics. Gates of Fire is a beautiful work, lavish and elaborate. Indulge it, lose yourself in it, and be ever mindful of your own terribly easy life. Xeo is an unlikely hero, fully believable. ...

Through Gates of Splendor

34 reviews
Elisabeth Elliot

Living Books, 1981

Very Inspirational and Encouraging
This book really makes one question: How much do I truly trust the Lord? What would I be willing to give up should I be called to it? Would I be willing to sacrifice the basic comforts I know and depend on? Would I be willing to sacrifice my life with forethought decision? Even harder for me to think of than the sacrifice of my own life, would I be willing to sacrifice that of my husband, ...

The Gate House
Nelson DeMille

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

#1 New York Times bestselling author Nelson DeMille delivers the long-awaited follow-up to his classic novel The Gold Coast . When John Sutter's aristocratic wife killed her mafia don lover, John left America and set out in his sailboat on a three-year journey around the world, eventually settling in London. Now, ten years later, he has come home to the Gold Coast, that stretch of land on the North Shore of Long Island that once held the ...

Barbarians at the Gate: The Fall of RJR Nabisco

87 reviews
Bryan Burrough, John Helyar

Collins Business, 2003

A Big Deal
Barbarians at the Gate is a classic of the business book genre, and with the private equity boom we have seen in the last couple of years, it is still as relevant as it was when it came twenty years ago. It is the story or some extremely unlikable rich people brought low by equally unsavory, but much smarter rich people, and it gives you an inside feel for the major wall street deal like no other ...

Gardening at the Dragon's Gate: At Work in the Wild and Cultivated World

5 reviews
Wendy Johnson

Bantam, 2008

Rich earth
This book springs from rich earth. It digs into an era through the gardening and Buddhist practice of Wendy Johnson. It's so detailed and beautifully blended that, after a session of reading, I would marvel at the mere undertaking of writing this part-gardening, part-spiritual-journey and part-history of the times memoir. A real joy to be relished slowly.

The Assassins' Gate: America in Iraq

122 reviews
George Packer

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2006

Best Book on the Iraq War (so far)
Packer was an earlier supporter of the war in Iraq, who has, in the last couple of years, changed his tune. He is also an incredible writer, and Assassin's Gate is the best written book I have read on the war. Packer moves between DC and Iraq from the beginning of the plans for the war, including fascinating profiles of Anti-Saddam Iraqi and U.S. liberal who supported the war to the (almost) ...

Within Heaven's Gates

28 reviews
Rebecca Springer

Whitaker House, 1984

A magnificent look into what all believers have in store for them!
This little magnificent book is just that! I was captivated from the very beginning. Her trip to heaven makes me long for the day when our LORD tells me it is time to go home. Wow, now I don't have to imagine anymore. This sweet book is on my "best book" list along with several others that relate stories of having gone to heaven. The interesting thing is, they all have a thread of commonality to ...

Opening the Energy Gates of Your Body: Chi Gung for Lifelong Health (Tao of Energy Enhancement)

36 reviews
Bruce Frantzis

Blue Snake Books, 2005

Potentially life changing - must read!
I've been interested in Chi-Gung and Taoist things for a number of years. Took a few classes, etc, but nothing has been as detailed and to the point as this material from Mr Frantzis. Honestly, most chi-gung books and many classes out there just teach you some physical movements or "standing like a tree".. stand in different poses and hold it without a whole lot of additional instruction as ...

Golden Gate Gardening: Year-Round Food Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area and Coastal California

5 reviews
Pam Peirce

Sasquatch Books, 2002

The idiots' OR experts' guide to Bay Area gardening.
So this past spring I decided, once and for all, that I wanted to start a garden. I had no experience in this subject, and I searched for a good book at the library. I found this book. I ended up renewing it five times, and finally ordering it from Amazon.com. It has truly been a life saver. What I like best is the way the book is laid out, with sections on vegetables, fruits, and flowers, ...

Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire

41 reviews
James Wallace, Jim Erickson

Collins Business, 1993

Intense, highly relevant
Delightful book. Its one flaw is its addictiveness, I couldn't put it down which did cost me sleep (I'm an IT professional with an entrepreneur spirit- your results may vary). The Microsoft/Gates biography is impeccable in its wealth of interesting details and engaging story-telling. Bill Gates is a fantastic decision maker. He would be as successful selling water or space suits, he just ...

Dragon Wing (The Death Gate Cycle, Book 1)

127 reviews
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Spectra, 1990

It Gave Me My User Name
I love this book. The entire series climbs into the top ten of my ultimate favorite books. (Which is really hard to do by the way. I read a ton!) I read this in the eighth grade (I was always a really good reader) and I love it to peices still. Whenever I want something to re-read, this is the one I delve for. I love it! I love it! I love it! What more is there to say?

The Gates of Rome (Emperor, Book 1)

120 reviews
Conn Iggulden

Dell, 2004

Superb - A fun, gritty, compelling read
I do not understand the negative reviews for this tremendous book. This is exciting, compelling, evocative writing that brings an era and personality to brilliant life. Mr. Iggulden makes no bones to the fact that he uses a great deal of poetic license on history for plot purposes, and includes a detailed addendum in each book on where he deviates from history. So big deal: this is historical ...

Serpent Mage (The Death Gate Cycle, Vol 4)

23 reviews
Margaret Weis, Tracy Hickman

Spectra, 1993

really good book
The setting of the fourth book in the magnificent Death Gate series is when Haplo, one of the many main characters, arrives in the nexus after traveling through deaths gate from Abarrach is punished by the Lord of the Nexus before he is sent to Chelstrea, but when he arrives at Chelstrea, he receives quite a shock when he realizes that the water at chelstrea nullifies his magic. The story then ...

Raven's Gate (The Gatekeepers)

56 reviews
Anthony Horowitz

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006

Andys Review
This was an awesome book written by Anthony Horowitz. One of the most addicting books I have ever read. One of those books you can't even think of abandoning. The best part is that it's written perfectly a little descriptive yet right to the point at the same time. This book is about a teenager by the name of Matt. Matt's parents died when Matt was only six. The day they died Matt realized ...

Crashing the Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics

97 reviews
Jerome Armstrong, Markos Moulitsas

Chelsea Green, 2006

Enthusiastically recommended for anyone involved in grassroots politics.
Crashing The Gate: Netroots, Grassroots, and the Rise of People-Powered Politics is an unabashedly partisan examination of what needs to be done to transform the Democratic party into a viable opposition force to the Republican party, and therefore wrest the nation away from its currently disastrous neocon leadership. Chapters denounce the harm caused by the neocon Republican party, and describe ...

Cold Noses At The Pearly Gates

134 reviews
Gary Kurz

Citadel, 2008

Thankful
I am very thankful for this book, Cold Noses, and have recommended it to others. When my elderly dog passed away in July this year, I was heartbroken (and still miss her every day). I knew her time would be coming as she lived many more years than most dogs her size/breed. After she died, it was important to me as a Bible- believing Christian to find out what the Bible says about what happens to ...

Ptolemy's Gate (The Bartimaeus Trilogy, Book 3)

142 reviews
Jonathan Stroud

Miramax, 2005

great book
This is the last in a wonderful trilogy by Jonathan Stroud. I purchased it to listen to with my 9 year old son during long car trips. I have enjoyed it as much or more than he has! Get the other two books first as they build on one another.

Dragon's Gate (Golden Mountain Chronicles, 1867)

48 reviews
Laurence Yep

HarperTrophy, 1995

Dragon Gate - A Clash of Cultures
Dragon Gate is a heartbreaking story about a young Chinese boy's life America. Otter had to move to America after he got into some trouble in China, and worked on the railroad during the industrial revolution. This compelling story is about the hardships, clash of cultures, and discrimination that Otter had to deal with. It is a deeply moving story that I enjoyed immensely. It is a story that ...

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