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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, An American Slave Written By Himself 80 reviews
Frederick Douglass
Yale University Press, 2001
Essential
"I expose slavery in this country, because to expose it is to kill it. Slavery is one of those monsters of darkness to whom the light of truth is death." Frederic Douglass
Frederic Douglass tells us the REAL story about slavery in early America. From the first page to the last, I was totally transfixed. There are so many things to admire about this great American. On top of being ...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself (Norton Critical Editions)
Frederick Douglass
W. W. Norton, 1996
Upon its publication in 1845, Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself became an immediate best-seller. In addition to its far-reaching impact on the antislavery movement in the United States and abroad, Douglass's fugitive slave narrative won recognition for its literary excellence, which has since earned it a place among the classics of nineteenth-century American autobiography This Norton Critical ...
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God Is the Gospel: Meditations on God's Love as the Gift of Himself17 reviews
John Piper
Crossway Books, 2005
Don't underestimate the title...
John Piper called this book his most important that he has ever written. With that in mind, I decided to read it. I have a lot of respect for this man in his preaching, his ecclesiology, his missiology and especially his overall orthopraxy. As I started to read the book though, I felt like it was beginning to be a little repetitive and really didn't know how Dr. Piper was going to fill up close ...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (The Bedford Series in ... 4 reviews
Frederick Douglass
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2002
My heart broke
The honesty with which this is written is amazing. I was glued to it from page one. I felt disgusted by the human race, saddened by his traumas and guilty just for being white. I think this needs to be read more. Especially in schools. Why isn't it???
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When You Love a Man Who Loves Himself16 reviews
W. Keith Campbell
Sourcebooks Casablanca, 2005
best of the bunch
I read a lot of books of this type, and I have to say, I really think THIS one is the best. It can be incredibly baffling and frustrating ( as well of often heartbreaking) to deal with a person or partner with NPD...but, with a book like this ( which I heavily underlined!!) I didn't feel so alone. VERY well written. GET THIS BOOK and stop tearing your hair out over 'your' NPD'er ..and it's nice ...
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The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: Written by Himself 4 reviews
Olaudah Equiano
Bedford/St. Martin's, 2006
Olaudah, an African Heart.
Olaudah Equiano's narrative is his experience away from his dear home. The slave trade from the very beginning was one of the worst components of European history. This narrative is a moving but important historical document that recounts the hardship the slaves had to endure and survive in their nightmare to the New World.
"In this way I grew up till I had turned the age of eleven, when an ...
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Teach Us to Outgrow Our Madness: Four Short Novels: The Day He Himself Shall Wipe My Tears Away, Prize Stock, ...8 reviews
Kenzaburo Oe
Grove Press, 1994
seminal!!
I adore this book... I read it all at once, woke up my parents in the middle of the night talking about its descriptions of the sky, talked about it at my college interviews, which were about three years ago... Loved it. But Discovered that some of Oe's other work isn't as good. But wow! The language, plot, the strangeness, the beauty, inventiveness, and reach of the book is tremendous. :)
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Become Perfect Partners: How to Be the Owner Your Horse Would Choose for Himself1 review
Kelly Marks
Trafalgar Square Books, 2005
Positively Perfect!
Anyone with a horse should read this book.
Kelly Marks builds on her excellent first book, "Perfect Manners" and has written the amazing guide to getting that special partnership with your equine.
Easy to read chapters on how to choose which horse to buy, develop your ground and ridden training techniques, how to handle common remedial issues and how to gain a deeper understanding of the ...
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Mister Dog: The Dog Who Belonged to Himself (A Little Golden Book)8 reviews
Margaret Wise Brown
Western Publishing Company, Inc., 2003
We love Crispin's Crispian!
I knew this would be a good book, when I saw it was written by Margaret Wise Brown. It proved to be true. I immediately fell in love with Crispin's Crispian, and his little home and life. The illustrations are charming. The story tugs at your heart upon seeing a little boy all by himself, fishing.... But you have to read the rest to see what happens. Don't go into this story with too much of ...
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, Written by Himself (Enriched Classics)2 reviews
Frederick Douglass
Pocket, 2004
A Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass was a social thinker in his time. The book was
first published in 1845 by the Anti-Slavery Office. A memorable
quote is presented:
" I was born in Tuckahoe near Hillsborough and about 12 miles
from Easton in Talbot County, MD. I have no accurate knowledge of my
age, never having seen any authentic record containing it.
By far, the larger part of slaves know as little of ...
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Spirit Himself 1 review
Ralph Riggs
Gospel Publishing House, 1977
A Pentecostal Classic
For years this book was the textbook on Pentecostal Pneumatology. It is a clear and concise study of who the Holy Spirit is and what He does. It was written in a way that allowed both laymen and serious students to understand the subject well. I believe it still holds up today. It could be used for a Sunday School elective or Wed. night Bible study even now. Every Pentecostal should own this ...
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The Life of John Wesley Hardin As Written by Himself12 reviews
John Wesley Hardin
University of Oklahoma Press, 1977
Autobiography of a violent man
How could I not give 5 stars to a crack-shot gunslinger who murdered numerous men then became a lawyer and actually wrote a book about his violent life?
I've read the other reviews so I will try not to repeat anything you've already read. It's rumored John W. Hardin didn't write the book! Considering what I already said about becoming a lawyer I can't see how he wouldn't have been able to write ...
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Sheppard Lee, Written by Himself
Robert Montgomery Bird
NYRB Classics, 2008
Originally published in 1836. Sheppard Lee, Written By Himself is a work of dark satire from the early years of the American Republic. Published as an autobiography and praised by Edgar Allan Poe, this is the story of a young idler who goes in search of buried treasure and finds instead the power to transfer his soul into other men's bodies. What follows is one increasingly practiced body snatcher's picaresque journey through early American ...
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The Private Memoirs and Confessions of a Justified Sinner (Oxford World's Classics)25 reviews
James Hogg
Oxford University Press, USA, 1999
Doppleganger
Is Robert a schizophrenic to be pitied or a psychopath to be loathed?
Similar to Dostoyevsky's psychodrama, The Double, we find the exhileration of the psyche brought bare before our perusal. James Hogg's two part account of a "sinner" (a predestined and chosen one albeit) is on surface a derisive gothic narrative of the Calvinistic doctrine of predestination. The taut trance-like animated ...
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The Dharma King: The Thrilling Novel of One Man's Quest to Save Tibet--and Himself10 reviews
B.G. Stroh
iUniverse, 2008
Love the book!!
Adventure, tibet, the mountains....this thriller has it all. I really enjoyed the read and learned a lot about this fascinating part of the world. I think Stroh is a young writer to watch. I can't wait for his next book!!!
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Santa's North Pole Cookbook: Classic Christmas Recipes from Saint Nicholas Himself2 reviews
Jeff Guinn
Tarcher, 2007
Santa's a pretty good cook!
I got this little book for my cook book-collecting wife. She fell in love with it instantly. Any book that makes her that happy is more than worth it - and not as expensive as jewelry. I didn't really say that, okay? I think it has quite a few very interesting recipes, many of which are quite simple. We'll be enjoying dishes year-round.
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Gates: How Microsoft's Mogul Reinvented an Industry--and Made Himself the Richest Man in America21 reviews
Stephen Manes, Paul Andrews
Touchstone, 1994
A Detailed History in the Making of a Monoply...
I won't get wordy here but I read this book twice and enjoyed it both times. It goes into the life of Bill Gates; his thought process, his work ethics, his childhood and how Microsoft established it's dominance. It's a good read even though it's over 500 pages. I highly recommend this book along with the book "Hard Drive: Bill Gates and the Making of the Microsoft Empire". This is the way it ...
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The Boy Who Could Make Himself Disappear8 reviews
Kin Platt
Laurel Leaf, 1971
This Book Shaped My Life
I first read this book when I was about 12 years old. It is an inspirational story of a kid who was dealt a bad hand in life. His parents are horrible, he has an embarrassing speech problem, and his life circumstances contribute to the demise of his mental stability. The wonderful thing about this book is the heroes he encounters. The friend who can't walk, the beautiful woman who lives in ...
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Man for Himself: An Inquiry Into the Psychology of Ethics9 reviews
Erich Fromm
Holt Paperbacks, 1990
Excellent
"There is no meaning to life except the meaning man gives his life by the unfolding of his powers." This sentence may be one of the most important themes in this wonderful book.
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The Boy Who Reversed Himself28 reviews
William Sleator
Puffin, 1998
One of Sleator's best
This was one of the first books I read when I discovered William Sleator back in high school, and it remains a favorite of mine. A young girl starts having bizarre encounters with the new boy next door. He seems to know more about her than he should, and begins showing up places he couldn't be, like inside her closed locker. Things get even more bizarre when Omar's facial features inexplicably ...
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