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The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped ... 35 reviews
Russell Shorto
Vintage, 2005
New Holland
The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan
As a born and bred New Yorker, I am abysmally ignorant of the contributions of the Dutch to my native city. I didn't know, for instance, that Wall Street was originally the barrier between the Dutch Colony and the outside world; that Broadway was named for the wide north-south avenue; and that "boss" is an English ...
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The Creature from Jekyll Island 45 reviews
G. Edward Griffin
Amer Media, 2002
The history of financial enslavement
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers ...
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Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Hawaii the Big Island Revealed) 240 reviews
Andrew Doughty
Wizard Publications Inc., 2008
This is simply the best guidebook available!
I compared it with three other guidebooks, and this one is hands down by far the best. I also like his sense of humor, and his ability to give us foreigners a realistic taste of the local culture. It is down to earth, not superficial, and it must have been a lot of work to write this guide! The first thing I did when I arrived in Oahu for the second segment of my trip was to go to the bookstore ...
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Shutter Island390 reviews
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 2004
Too Smart for My Own Good
I solved the anagram on page 205 and from that I predicted the entire last half of the story. LeHane should have hidden such a revelatory clue a little better. It is like a major spoiler right in the middle of the story, making the last half a bit of a chore instead of the breathless progression it was intended to be. The finale still stung my heart, but if I had learned the twists when they were ...
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THE CREATURE FROM JEKYLL ISLAND - A Second Look at the Federal Reserve - 2008 Edition5 reviews
G. Edward Griffin
American Media, 2008
History of The Federal Reserve that is more captivating than the best novel.
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers ...
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Harvest Moon: Island of Happiness Official Strategy Guide2 reviews
BradyGames
BRADY GAMES, 2008
Great Guide!
This guide book is all you need for a great start on Sunny Island! It's got everything from maps, character profiles, crop guides, price lists, animals guides, and much, much more!! Definately worth it!
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Nim's Island20 reviews
Wendy Orr
Yearling, 2008
Better than the movie!
Great read! My child just poured through this book before the movie was even out. Loved the book so much more than the movie!
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Island (Perennial Classics)61 reviews
Aldous Huxley
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2002
Utopia Vs Dystopia
If you read a Brave New World you have to read also this one.
Is the more mature vision of a possible better world from Huxley totally different that the first dystopia.
It was written back in the 60's but the book remains actual...
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Treasure Island (Enriched Classics Series)11 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pocket, 2005
Classic that should be mandatory reading
While Treasure Island may have its detractors (usually those who were forced to read it as children or those who cannot handle the period speech) it is certainly a classic that can delight both young and old. Stevenson make a strong effort to catch the "tune of the time" and give vivid prose to the tedium of long sea journeys and the rapid pace at which life can offer strange events to deal ...
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A Guide for Using Island of the Blue Dolphins in the Classroom606 reviews
PHILIP DENNY
Teacher Created Resources, 1992
Dolphin book for school
We received this book very quickly, in the described condition. It was an earlier print of the book with a smaller font, but overall it was a great
buying experience.
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The Island25 reviews
Victoria Hislop
Harper Paperbacks, 2007
Mixed, but worth it
"The Island" is one of those books that is as captivating as it is aggravating. Whether or not the fact that the dwellers on Spinalonga know all to well that they are going to die is a metaphor for all of us (after all, aren't we all going to die too?) the story is superb, the plot golden, and the journey it takes you on is spellbinding. What makes it so frustrating is due to the fact that the ...
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The Creature from Jekyll Island : A Second Look at the Federal Reserve129 reviews
G. Edward Griffin
American Media (CA), 1998
The Federal Reserve and thrilling history.
"I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers ...
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Bulls Island 42 reviews
Dorothea Benton Frank
William Morrow, 2008
Bulls Island
I have read all of Dorothea Benton Frank's novels. I am a fan because she always accurately includes the history and local color of the Low Country. While this was not my favorite, I enjoyed reading it while vacationing on Isle of Palms.
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Notes from a Small Island274 reviews
Bill Bryson
Harper Perennial, 1997
I wet myself reading this one
Ok, may that was a little lie, but "Notes from a Small Island" was that good. I laughed out loud so many times I cried. He hits the countries mannerisms spot on. Having lived in the UK for many years I enjoyed all of his rants and raves. Sure, some of them may have been a little preachy or exagerated, but the point was to show the differences and he came through with flying colors (or should I ...
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Our Island Story (Phoenix Press)4 reviews
H.E. Marshall
Phoenix, 2007
British History that is fun
This is a such a fun history of England. My children love reading this book. We read a couple of chapters aloud each week. We have just started our second time through.
The chapters are relatively short. For the most part, the book is organized chronologically by King (or Queen). Each chapter (or sometimes several chapters) hits the high points of each King or Queen's reign.
Make ...
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Treasure Island & Kidnapped260 reviews
Robert, Louis Stevenson
Wilder Publications, 2007
Tense, Readable Adventure
This is a solid condensed version of the classic search for buried treasure in the late 1700's. Author Robert Louis Stevenson draws readers in early as the Captain arrives at the Benbow Inn in Britain, focused on incoming ships, and warning young Jim Hawkins of one-legged visitors. The story picks up as Billy Bones arrives, bringing danger and discovery of the treasure map, a discovery that ...
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Island of Lost Girls: A Novel19 reviews
Jennifer Mcmahon
Harper Paperbacks, 2008
Haunting
A haunting, captivating story, mystery, that weaves back and forth between the past and present.
Missing children, complicated relationships tangled lives, the people we know or think we know, the secrets we keep.
All this is woven into a story about "loss".
Jennifer McMahon is a talented author. I was so taken by Island of Lost Girls that I'm not reading Promise Not To Tell, her ...
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Small Island: A Novel48 reviews
Andrea Levy
Picador, 2005
Bittersweet with funny moments
This is a part of British history that the UK is only admitting to, its something that happened in our lifetime only 60 years ago, how the non white immigrants from the New World were treated by the Mother country.
This story concentrates on two immigrants from Jamaica, the four main characters are complex, neither totally likeable or totally characters that you would hate.
Hortense - a mixed ...
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Plum Island333 reviews
Nelson DeMille
Grand Central Publishing, 2002
Part 1 of the LION'S GAME
Unintentionally, I always seem to read novels out of their proper sequence. PLUM ISLAND lays out the character development for NIGHT FALL, WILD FIRE and THE LION'S GAME (my favorite). Unlike other authors, DeMille does a good job of composing a series of novels that can be coherently read out of sequence.
DeMille lays out the chauvinistic but likable character John Corey. In the ...
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The Island of Doctor Moreau72 reviews
H. G. Wells
CreateSpace, 2008
One of my favorite HG Wells stories and very thought provoking
I wanted to read this story after we found a used DVD of the movie version with Val Kilmer and Marlon Brando. I often like to read the original material to see how it compares to movie interpretations. What surprised me, was how much I enjoyed the book, given that the movie is hardly Oscar material.
HG Wells was ahead of his time. This book is not long, but it is still timely, thought ...
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