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Crazies to the Left of Me, Wimps to the Right: How One Side Lost Its Mind and the Other Lost Its Nerve92 reviews
Bernard Goldberg

HarperCollins, 2007

Yhrow All the Politicians Out!
Goldberg is right on .... he shines the light of greedy self interest on both parties. Those of us who think the system is broke, and anything the politicians do to attempt fixing it only make it worse, will love this book. 		  
  







  
  
I.O.U.S.A.: One Nation. Under Stress. In Debt.15 reviews
Addison Wiggin, Kate Incontrera

Wiley, 2008

It's About Your Children's Future
If you're concerned about your children's future and you want to understand how America's debt problem will affect their ability to live in a world of opportunity and prosperity, you must read I.O.U.S.A. immediately. Inside you will travel a straight forward and very readable journey through the four major deficits that are poised to bankrupt the United States and cripple your children's future. ... 		  
  







  
  
Two Wars: One Hero's Fight on Two Fronts--Abroad and Within13 reviews
Nate Self

Tyndale House Publishers, 2008

The Power of Truth
Of the three books written about the so-called battle of Roberts Ridge, this one has the greatest sensitivity. It's personal! Ranger Capt. Nate Self got caught between the miscalculations of the Navy SEALS, and a fundamental flaw in senior command leadership. Sent on a mission to rescue the SEALS from a snowy 10,000-foot Afghanistan battleground, he lacked basic mission information. He was the ... 		  
  







  
  
One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers103 reviews
Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke

Alaska Northwest Books, 2003

Must Read
This is a great book. It was delivered quickly and was in excellent condition. A must for any library. 		  
  







  
  
Crazy for God: How I Grew Up as One of the Elect, Helped Found the Religious Right, and Lived to Take All (or ...66 reviews
Frank Schaeffer

Da Capo Press, 2008

A Story that Needed to be told!
I first read Frank Schaeffer's book "Baby Jack The Novel" and felt it was a brilliant story and well written. I never realized that this author was the also the same guy who was one of those fundamentalist leaders who helped marry the religious right to the GOP. In his newest book "Crazy for God" the author writes a very personal and brutally honest memoir, that opens up and exposes the ... 		  
  







  
  
One Minute to Midnight: Kennedy, Khrushchev, and Castro on the Brink of Nuclear War29 reviews
Michael Dobbs

Knopf, 2008

"Some Sonfabitch Doesn't Get The Word
This book is an excellent piece of historical writing, well-documented and well-illustrated with pertinent maps and photographs. The author relies upon recently accessable material from Soviet and American archives, as well as interviews with personnel in America and Russia. Until Cuban archives are open, this work will be the last word on the topic. Most popular accounts seem to have been ... 		  
  







  
  
Your Favorite Seuss: A Baker's Dozen by the One and Only Dr. Seuss61 reviews
Dr. Seuss

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2004

This is a thick & heavy "collectible" edition of 13 stories with extras...
Every few weeks, I read one of these stories to my family after dinner as we sit at the table. Our kids are "older" than Dr. Seuss now but we have been enjoying re-visiting the memories of yesteryear as well as talking about the lessons in the stories that fit with junior high and high school age realities. Having a page of background about Dr. Seuss at the beginning of each story has been ... 		  
  







  
  
The Duggars: 20 and Counting!: Raising One of America's Largest Families--How they Do It
Jim Bob Duggar, Michelle Duggar

Howard Books, 2008

The Duggars: 20 and Counting! is a behind-the-scenes look at the supersize family that fascinates millions of television viewers around the world. From Idaho to Istanbul, people want to know how Arkansas parents Michelle and Jim Bob Duggar efficiently and lovingly manage seventeen (soon to be eighteen) happy, homeschooled children without going into debt -- or losing their minds! This, the Duggars' first book, is an entertaining and ... 		  
  







  
  
Mistaken Identity: Two Families, One Survivor, Unwavering Hope130 reviews
Don & Susie Van Ryn, Newell, Colleen & Whitney Cerak

Howard Books, 2008

A Great Read
This book was one that I could not put down. Even though I knew the outcome, it was still inspiring to read. 		  
  







  
  
One Bullet Away: The Making of a Marine Officer156 reviews
Nathaniel C. Fick

Mariner Books, 2006

Outstanding read for warriors and civilians alike
In a time when many people already consider the war in Iraq pure hubris and stretching of muscles by a superpower gone mad, it is refreshing indeed to read true, honest stories from the men who fought the war. The good intentions, the fears, the disappointments and triumphs all paint a picture that is very different from the cynical jeering presented to us from almost all media outlets. ... 		  
  







  
  
The FBI Career Guide: Inside Information on Getting Chosen for and Succeeding in One of the Toughest, Most ...9 reviews
Joseph W. Koletar

AMACOM, 2006

Excellent Overview for FBI Special Agent Applicants
I've read several books on the FBI Special Agent career path, and this book is the most informative overall collection of data available. This is the only book I've read that details the specifics of an agent's career path and what to expect during various levels of an agent's career. It also provides excellent preparation for the two Phases of the agent application process, and I highly ... 		  
  







  
  
Losing It: And Gaining My Life Back One Pound at a Time192 reviews
Valerie Bertinelli

Free Press, 2008

Interesting and Enjoyable AudioBook
I was curious about this book. I always thought of Valerie Bertinelli as the sweetheart married to Eddie Van Halen. I always liked her. She's very candid in this book about things she's done, mistakes she's made, but interestingly, she doesn't blame anyone but herself. While many celebs are mentioned in this book, she's very kind to them all and I appreciated that. Lots of time is spent ... 		  
  







  
  
The Know-It-All: One Man's Humble Quest to Become the Smartest Person in the World220 reviews
A. J. Jacobs

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Thoroughly enjoyable
One of my favorite books this year. I fully expected to enjoy it after reading the entertaining account of the author's latest "humble quest" to follow the bible as literally as possible (also highly recommended!). And I was right - I loved the book, and when I finished it, I went into immediate Jacobs withdrawal, and had to look up his old Esquire articles and interviews to get my daily dose of ... 		  
  







  
  
Planet Google: One Company's Audacious Plan To Organize Everything We Know6 reviews
Randall Stross

Free Press, 2008

Very interesting story on Google. I give it 5 stars for sure.
Very interesting story on Google. I give it 5 stars for sure. You don't see many people actually telling the actual google Story, so I thought it was a great idea for this author to cover it. 		  
  







  
  
One Little, Two Little, Three Little Pilgrims (Picture Puffin Books)3 reviews
B. G. Hennessy, Lynne Avril Cravath

Puffin, 2001

Wonderful adaptation of an old song for the P.C. crowd.
This book is a wonderful story for the preschool crowd. It is sung to the old Ten Little Indians, but is a little more multicultural. It shows(with very cute illustrations) the Pilgrim & Wampanoag Indian children ina positive yet accurate light, and also depicts the different foods that were eaten at the first thanksgiving. 		  
  







  
  
The Thing About Life Is That One Day You'll Be Dead81 reviews
David Shields

Knopf, 2008

Death Takes a Road Trip
And what a trip! I was mesmerized by Shields' adroit juxtapositions of facts, quotations, personal anecdotes and sheer musings. In perfect counterpoint, his logical, reasoning reporter voice succumbs to his non-linear, subjective yarn-spinner meanderings, and so it goes -- the thrust and parry of right-brain-then-left-brain advances, leaps, detours, and backtracks. I have to agree with at ... 		  
  







  
  
Marco Polo Didn't Go There: Stories and Revelations from One Decade as a Postmodern Travel Writer (Travelers' ...
Rolf Potts

Travelers' Tales, 2008

Marco Polo Didn?t Go There is a collection of rollicking travel tales from a young writer USA Today has called ?Jack Kerouac for the Internet Age.? For the past ten years, Rolf Potts has taken his keen postmodern travel sensibility into the far fringes of five continents for such prestigious publications as National Geographic Traveler, Salon.com, and The New York Times Magazine . This book documents his boldest, funniest, and most ... 		  
  







  
  
Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia1728 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Viking Adult, 2006

Not for everyone but highly recommended for some of you!
I really enjoyed Eat Pray Love. I was shocked by how open the author was about her personal story. It's obviously not for everyone (see the range of reviews here) -- I think people who identify with some of the author's experiences will enjoy it more. I recommend giving it a try, if you do connect with her you'll probably find the story, and its lessons, very appealing and maybe even ... 		  
  







  
  
Hamburger America: One Man's Cross-Country Odyssey to Find the Best Burgers in the Nation [DVD]6 reviews
George M. Motz

Running Press, 2008

George Motz is an American Hero!
I love this book! I've been obsessed with Hamburger America since I saw the documentary on the Sundance Channel. The documentary makes most of the content tackling similar subjects on the Travel Channel, Food Network, History Channel, etc., seem like insipid, dumbed-down crap. It is beautiful to watch the small-time, low-key purveyors of American tradition talk about the simplicity of what ... 		  
  







  
  
Chronicles: Volume One (Chronicles)272 reviews
Bob Dylan

Simon & Schuster, 2005

Not a Tell-All But Definitely a Work of Art
If you're not very familiar with Bob Dylan and want to learn more about the man this is really not the book for you. I suggest you read Clinton Heylin's tome, "Behind The Shades, Take 2" which compiles just about every known fact about Dylan from the people who have known him - an excellent book in every way. Chronicles is a different animal. I think you are more likely to appreciate it if you ... 		  
  







  




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