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One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer 149 reviews
Nathaniel C. Fick
Mariner Books, 2006
The real heroism of our armed forces
This book has a beautiful grit and honesty. Fick doesn't talk up or down to the reader. He doesn't glorify or embellish the life of a marine. He doesn't judge or condemn politicians, military or brass, his superiors or his troops. He just tells his story, in a clear, resonant, powerful voice. The simplicity of his style conveys the clarity of a marine's values - honor, loyalty, duty, having ...
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Nathaniel's Nutmeg: Or the True and Incredible Adventures of the Spice Trader Who Changed the Course of ... 70 reviews
Giles Milton
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Making History Appreciated Again
I am not into history books and I find many are filled with lousy presentation of facts - making it a very dry read. It is not the case here. Milton had successfully made reading history fun and helps you grow an appreciation for the things and people around you and beyond. This book will make you laugh, cry, and cetainly, appreciate the spices in your kitchen :)
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex281 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick
Viking Adult, 2000
Excellent and Enthralling Book from a most Perspicacious Author
This harrowing, hair-raising adventure story and testament to American ingenuity and resourcefulness is a thrill to read. Philbrick recounts the disaster of the Whaleship Essex largely relying on a careful selection of accounts from the memoirs of First Mate Owen Chase and Boatsteerer Thomas Nickerson that are peppered with interesting and informative annotations from a wealth of other sources. ...
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The Six Pillars of Self-Esteem49 reviews
Nathaniel Branden
Bantam, 1995
The only book you need
I've read hundreds of self-help books. When I first read this book 10 years ago, it changed my life. No other book had that power. It gave me the insight to heal all my emotional problems. Partially because this book poses no "short cuts" and is very real. Any negative reviews on here--I've noticed--were written by people who didn't really read the book.
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's Tales (Norton Critical Editions) 2 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne
W. W. Norton, 1987
the master of allegory
This is very well edited and prepared collection of Hawthorne's tales. It has everything what a critical edition needs. But the real value of this book are, of course, Hawthorne's tales themselves. For a long time Hawthorne was almost forgotten author, forgotten for common readers I mean, and he was only a name from literary history. But he did not deserve that. His place is among his readers. ...
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Selected Short Stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Fawcett, 1983
From the author who gave us THE SCARLET LETTER and THE HOUSE OF THE SEVEN GABLES, here is a comprehensive selection of his best short stories, including: Endicott and the Red Cross Young Goodman Brown Earth's Holocaust Ethan Brand My Kinsman, Major Molineux And more!
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How to Raise Your Self-Esteem: The Proven Action-Oriented Approach to Greater Self-Respect and Self-Confidence22 reviews
Nathaniel Branden
Bantam, 1988
Good Book to Gain Insight
This little pocket book can give you some good tools to boost your self-esteem. It really provides questions to make you think and look at yourself.
Finish each question below with ten answers
"I am more accepting of my feelings, when..."
"If I were more accepting of myself..."
"I like myself most when..."
"I like myself least when.."
If you took the time to answer the questions ...
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The Mayflower & the Pilgrims' New World
Nathaniel Philbrick
Putnam Juvenile, 2008
In stunning prose, Nathaniel Philbrick evokes the drama of the voyage of the Mayflower and the eerie emptiness of coastal Massachusetts that greeted the Pilgrims. He tells how the settlers were able to gain the friendship of many powerful Native American leaders, including the charismatic Massasoit, and how they worked together to maintain peace. But the promise of the First Thanksgiving was broken with the next generation of leaders. ...
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Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War272 reviews
Nathaniel Philbrick
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Plymouth Myth
Excellent and informative. This book is a must for history buffs and teachers. Mayflower busts most myths about our early settlers.
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The Psychology of Romantic Love: Romantic Love in an Anti-Romantic Age7 reviews
Nathaniel Branden
Tarcher, 2008
romantic love
I have always wondered if I really even understood what real love is. This book explained it all to me. It's history, how my self-esteem effects it, why selfishness is a normal and valid part of love, what characteristics help love to succeed, and what missing links cause it to remain unfulfilling. I'm going to make my children read this before they get married. Everyone needs to know this ...
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Markets and the Environment (Foundations of Contemporary Environmental Studies Series)
Nathaniel O. Keohane, Sheila M. Olmstead
Island Press, 2007
Markets and the Environment is a concise yet comprehensive introduction to a topic of central importance in understanding a wide range of environmental issues and policy approaches. It offers a clear overview of the fundamentals of environmental economics that will enable students and professionals to quickly grasp important concepts and to apply those concepts to real-world environmental problems. In addition, the book integrates normative, ...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne : Tales and Sketches (Library of America)4 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Library of America, 1982
All or Nothing at All
This is the best selection to buy of Hawthorne's short stories because it is NOT a selection, it is complete and, if you believe the editor, it's actually more accurate in its assessment of what is and is not a Hawthorne story than some complete collections because he did not include here some stories that his co-editors on the Hawthorne Centenary Edition did want to include. (Hawthorne spent ...
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The Mayor's Tongue3 reviews
Nathaniel Rich
Riverhead Hardcover, 2008
Wow is this a weird book
I picked up this book along with Keith Gessen's book (about with the less said the better) based on an LA Times story about young New York literary editors and their brand new novels. From the story I was expecting a book in the sort of early Roth or Bellow vein of brilliant if self-indulgent navel-gazing (for that, see Gessen) - but it turns out this is the craziest novel I've read since reading ...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne : Collected Novels: Fanshawe, The Scarlet Letter, The House of the Seven Gables, The ...6 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Library of America, 1983
From a high school English teacher's P.O.V.
Please, whatever you do, don't categorize Hawthorne's (or any writer's) work as a long-winded relic from some gradeschool lit class. True, we English teachers are about the only folks left trying to keep this literature alive, but we do it because it's so worth preserving. I'll admit we do a disservice to Hawthorne by "forcing" young people to read it. Often a lack of maturity in the reader ...
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The American Practical Navigator: "Bowditch"27 reviews
National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Paradise Cay Publications, 2002
Everything you wanted to know about navigation, but were afraid to ask.
A newfound interest in celestial navigation and all things nautical prompted me purchase this book. As far as celestial goes, the book concentrates on sight reduction by tables rather than by calculator or computer. In that respect, it's disappointing. The background chapters for navigation astronomy are pertinent to all forms of sight reduction.
I was also interested in navigational ...
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Nathaniel Hawthorne's The Scarlet Letter3 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne, James F. DeMailo
Applause Books, 2000
Great Reading
I thought these book reviews would help me form opinions on a presentation I have to give on the meaning of the physical letter "A" but after reading almost all of them, I felt inclined to add my opinion. (the book review helped a little, but I didn't really expect anyone to have written exactly what I was looking for anyway) I have to admit, I didn't expect the book to be exciting or great by ...
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The Art of Living Consciously: The Power of Awareness to Transform Everyday Life18 reviews
Nathaniel PhD Branden
Fireside, 1999
The Art of Living Consciously...
This is a great read for those of us pondering the field of consciousness! Many people in the "New Age" need to read this book! It offers clear, concise, and REAL information about the dynamics of living a conscious life. A big part of this book (and much of Nathaniel Branden's work) is identifying the aspects of ourselves that we deny. I also highly recommend "Honoring the Self" also written by ...
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The Scarlet Letter9 reviews
Nathaniel Hawthorne
Pocket, 2004
A true classic for me
I was always skeptical when teachers used the term "classic" when referring to a book. It always seemed to me to be a term to describe books I had to read that were going to suck. The Scarlet Letter was a happy exception; one that actually has meaning today as it did when written.
I really enjoy historical fiction. Hawthorne easily puts a reader into the time period by laying out the facts of ...
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