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Love the One You're With 100 reviews
Emily Giffin
St. Martin's Press, 2008
I really liked it
At first, I wasn't sure if I would like this book since I have very strong feelings about fidelity and commitment (based on some past experiences). However, I found the book to be a very sensitive and intelligent look at Ellen's conflicting feelings for the two most significant men in her life. Despite my own prejudices, I could really sympathize with Ellen and I understood why she chose to do ...
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Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Promote Peace . . . One School at a Time 1022 reviews
Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Three Cups of Tea
This is one of the most inspiring books I have ever read! The writing is interesting and well done but mostly it was the story itself that was drawing me back into the book each day. Reading was a joy and extremely inspirational. This is not a religious inspiration, but a human one.
Greg Mortensen is one person who has found his mission in life to help those who need it most and in a quiet ...
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The Pillars of the Earth 1174 reviews
Ken Follett
NAL Trade, 2002
Great read...
I don't usually go for period pieces but these two books by Follett are great, holding my rapt attention over the years, and ages...
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Odd Hours54 reviews
Dean Koontz
Bantam, 2008
better than i expected
Dean Koontz lived up to my expectations yet again with the continuing saga of Odd Thomas. I had to read the book to the finish to see what would happen next. I hope Mr. Koontz will continue to write about one of my favorite characters.
Nancy Smith
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao137 reviews
Junot Díaz
Riverhead Hardcover, 2007
a surprise
I had just purchased a Kindle and had heard the author of this book interviewed on the radio. I was so impressed by the interview that I decided to make this book my first purchase for my kindle.
The authors use of language, the mixing of English with Dominican really made this book come alive for me. It was also an eye-opener in learning about the history of the Dominican Republic and its ...
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Fearless Fourteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 14)1 review
Janet Evanovich
St. Martin's Press, 2008
All of the series are great...
I've become a regular fan of "Stephanie Plum" series. Evanovich is a fabulous writer. I've read this one and the previous 13 books in this series. I'm looking forward to the 15th I think is coming in June or July. Lots of humor about the character's family...her grandma is the best. Some love thrown in, adventure, and all sorts of great things. I highly recommend her books, especially this ...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns1219 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead, 2007
American Women be thankful
This is a terrific novel. I think we need to read these types of books to understand the culture of certain arabic nations. It is also frightening to see just how fast the Taliban is taking over in some of those countries.
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Water for Elephants: A Novel1322 reviews
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
Hard to get into, but totally worth it!
I bought this book ages ago, always with the intention of reading it. (I must admit, I'm not a huge circus lover so wasn't sure what I'd think, but after reading other reviews I thought I'd give it a try.) For me, the book was hard to get into and I picked it up and put it down several times over a few months. While on vacation, I made the decision to stick with it--and I'm sure glad I did!
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Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World 38 reviews
Patrick J. Buchanan
Crown, 2008
A fascinating new perspective on WWI & II and on Churchill
This book is the quintenessential wakeup call to those who blindly accept the, one might say, "Churchill cult". He should indeed be remembered and respected for the good he did and sought, but that does not mean we ignore the darker side of his actions and the consequences thereof.
Any honest historian, amatuer or professional, who has read the book has to admit that, at the very least, the ...
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Good to Great: Why Some Companies Make the Leap... and Others Don't680 reviews
Jim Collins
Collins, 2001
GREAT!!!
Good to Great is about a research to discover how an ordinary company can make the transition from being good, to achieving breakthrough and becoming great. He begins the book by describing the transition from good to great as a flywheel that consists of 3 stages of discipline with each stage containing 2 key concepts. What's important to understand is that becoming a great company takes time; ...
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World Without End342 reviews
Ken Follett
Dutton Adult, 2007
The second time around was just as much fun...
I don't usually go for period pieces but these two books are great, holding my rapt attention over the years, and ages...
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Life of Pi: Deluxe Illustrated Edition22 reviews
Yann Martel
Harcourt, 2007
A Mirror Held Up to the Reader
Life of Pi was a fairly engaging story in terms of plot and character, but what made it such a memorable book, for me at least, was its thematic concerns. Basically, this is one of the most thematically interesting and thought-provoking books I've read in a while. Is it a "story that will make you believe in God," as Pi claims? I'm not sure I'd go that far, but I would say that most people who ...
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Bright Shiny Morning55 reviews
James Frey
Harper, 2008
Bright Shiny Morning
This is the third book that I have read by him and I feel he only gets better. Easy read and it gives you some history you may not know about the state of California.
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The Great Derangement: A Terrifying True Story of War, Politics, and Religion at the Twilight of the American ...17 reviews
Matt Taibbi
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
Funny and Frightening at the same time
I read this book, and was continually laughing out lid at the absurdity of the sort of crap that is normal every day in America. However, I found myself nearly depressed at the end though, because while the author makes fun of these sort of mouthbreathing morons, the more I look around, the more I see. I guess it would be a lot funnier if there weren't so many of these idiots out there, and ...
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The Front129 reviews
Patricia Cornwell
Putnam Adult, 2008
I REFUSE TO READ THIS BOOK!
After reading the reviews, I will NOT buy this book and get burned twice. "At Risk" was bad enough, now PC writes ANOTHER book about these obnoxious characters ! From the reviews, it's short, Win is still being humiliated, and Monique is still some hot mental case. Not this reader. I am not a snob but I have higher standards than this drivel and will not be insulted again.
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Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association215 reviews
American Psychological Association
American Psychological Association (APA), 2001
APA Publication Manual is the Best!
There's no way I could be getting through grad school without this manual. I highly recommend this to anyone who is in college. It's straight forward and easy to use. The best section starts on page 306 and has a full-blown APA paper sample for reference. It's great!
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Phantom Prey (Lucas Davenport Mysteries)47 reviews
John Sandford
Putnam Adult, 2008
Book lover
My wife is a big John Sandford fan. She loves his "Lucas Davenport" character. She actually collect's the Sandford novels. She really enjoyed this book in particular and said she would recommend it to her friends and family.
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)1422 reviews
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
sadistic
Bloody Cormac McCarthy. As his character says, once it's in your head, it's there for ever, and now I'll never get rid of it. Single most harrowing, depressing, compulsive, awful read I ever endured. I read it one sitting on Sunday night, then had to take a Xanax to suppress the nightmares.
McCarthy is a sadist. He doesn't care about the reasons for, nor the reality of, this horrific world he ...
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The Kite Runner2388 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Well written book much like three stones
This is well written book in which the author attempts to be honest about his life to this point. Granted that it is sometimes heavy reading, the book tells a perfectly logical and realistic tale about life in Afganistan during the time whent the Taliban ruled the country. The characters rue the fact that the "old monarchy" was no more. Of course they were also the leading people in ...
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The Alchemist1225 reviews
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins, 2006
The Alchemist
I found this book to be very motivational/inspirational. I have chosen to gift this book to the high school graduates in my life as I feel it might help them to find a direction for their life that is more influenced by their heart than the media and ultimately allow them to be healthier and happier people.
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