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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)117 reviews
Alexander Mccall Smith

Anchor, 2008

A Joy to Read
All of the No.1 Ladies Detective Agency books are wonderful. They make one feel so good - you can't help but smile as you read. I have never wanted to visit Botswana more than while reading these novels. 		  
  







  
  
Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life291 reviews
Anne Lamott

Anchor, 1995

This book makes you want to be a writer - I loved it!
I love love LOVE this book! So much so that it's a "keeper". Anne Lamott makes you want to write. While reading this book you feel like you can be a writer, even if haven't written a word previously. She made me laugh out loud numerous times, and the advice she gives has a real, crystal clear ring of truth. Anyone who loves to read and dreams of writing will want to read this book. 		  
  







  
  
Deep Storm111 reviews
Lincoln Child

Anchor, 2008

Extraordinary book!
This is a book that I found so interesting, with a unique plot, that I read it more than once over a week or so. This for me is so rare as to happen only a few times in my life. Possibly the writer himself didn't think it was anything special beyond 'another book', but if so I only hope he produces more books with this kind of shock value. It has lots of atmosphere, plenty of strong ... 		  
  







  
  
A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail49 reviews
Bill Bryson

Anchor, 2006

A fantastic and often humorous story about the challenges, history and people of the AT,
I can't say much about this book which hasn't already been shouted in praise. Bill Bryson is an incredible writer - he writes in an interesting tone, using layman's terms, but the book never feels childish; moreover, there is true sincerity when he writes, and it's clear that his feelings about the AT are genuine; for example, there is palpable anguish when he discusses some of the horrible ... 		  
  







  
  
Atonement725 reviews
Ian Mcewan

Anchor, 2007

dense with thought and imagery, sensually textured
Ian McEwan's absorbing novel will transport the reader quickly into the world of 13 year old Briony Tallis and the people who surround her. The first part of the book lyrically describes a lost world, pre-WW II Britain, and the privileged life of the Tallises. We are transported into the rich inner world of Briony as we glide through her acute perceptions and fanciful imaginings. The second ... 		  
  







  
  
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith693 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 2004

A Well-Researched, Exciting Read
John Krakauer has written a well-researched, narratively compelling account of the history of the Mormon church, and its influence on the modern-day Mormon Fundamentalists. The focus of the book is on the Fundamentalists, not the mainstream church. Contrary to what other Amazon reviewers here have tried to suggest, Krakauer's book relies on a wide range of highly credible sources--both ... 		  
  







  
  
Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster1463 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1999

Fair, Unbiased, and Obviously Guilt-Stricken
In spite of many reviews of this book which suggest that Mr. Krakauer's account of this Everest expedition is self-serving and overly critical of Anatoli Boukreev, I found it to be a moving and unbiased narrative of an event which has obviously devastated the author and left him wracked with guilt. Into Thin Air is a riveting and exceptional account of the 1996 Everest disaster that left ... 		  
  







  
  
Into the Wild1135 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 2007

What a story, what terrific detail.
I was taken aback by this book and found it captivating and haunting. I have a son the same age as Chris and debated giving him a copy because its so tempting to sample the taste of tramping while adding huge risk to a young life, but on the other hand see the tempentations of the call of the wlid and how it could call an adventerious young man. The author is supurb at the detail necessary to ... 		  
  







  
  
Things Fall Apart: A Novel520 reviews
Chinua Achebe

Anchor, 1994

Thought Provoking - Tragic; yet Thoughtful
This book was required reading material in a sophomore-level college literature course that I had to get the Dean's approval to take because of my Freshman status. It was thought provoking; yet didn't drive me to the means to the end. I understood the socio-economic breakdown as well as the fact that there was a factor of pride versus the inevitable versus the fact that no family clan that had ... 		  
  







  
  
The Wisdom of Crowds149 reviews
James Surowiecki

Anchor, 2005

Smart, Interesting and Easy to Read
This book was a surprise hit for me. I didn't expect to like it, but ended up loving it so much I just had to have a copy on my shelf. Surowieki is very convincing, in part because he takes such care to bring up alternative arguments and respond to each. He also keeps his focus fairly narrow, so the arguments aren't all over the place. I was especially fascinated by his discussion of experts. ... 		  
  







  
  
A Million Little Pieces1815 reviews
James Frey

Anchor, 2005

What It Makes You Feel Is Real
I read A Million Little Pieces before the Oprah controversy and again after. Even after hearing that this was a fictionalized "Memoir" it didn't take away any of the raw power this book has for me. It is one of my favorite books, it moves me deeply. I feel so much for the characters especially James and Lilly who are two damaged individuals that reveal the ugliest parts of themselves and find ... 		  
  







  
  
In the Company of Cheerful Ladies (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency)79 reviews
Alexander Mccall Smith

Anchor, 2006

Pumpkins, green dancing shoes, and decrepit white vans...
Alexander McCall Smith has outdone himself in this book! Even if you haven't read the entire Ladies Detective Agency series, you could dive in with this one and be totally satisfied. Don't be put off by a slow start...the beginning will slow you down to Botswana time, but unexpected things soon begin to happen and by the end of the book, several different plot threads are nicely tied up with ... 		  
  







  
  
Blue Shoes and Happiness (No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency, Book 7)99 reviews
Alexander Mccall Smith

Anchor, 2007

No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency
This entire set of books was a delight to read. They showed that people are the same, regardless of ethnicity or culture. During the course of reading these books, I learned a great deal about Botswana and its culture, history and people. The books were well written, interesting, and easy reading. Once I got started, I read the entire set in a few days. I can hardly wait for the movie to be ... 		  
  







  
  
Parallel Worlds: A Journey Through Creation, Higher Dimensions, and the Future of the Cosmos50 reviews
Michio Kaku

Anchor, 2006

WOW!
Definitely, TWO THUMPS UP!!! This is one of the best book for fun read among all books I have ever read for more than thirty years. The topic is a hard-chew, but Michio Kaku made it so soft you can swallow as easily as milk. It is not a surprise why so many complete physics lay persons read this book and all of a sudden became in the know about modern physics. Yes, this book is that great, ... 		  
  







  
  
Choke445 reviews
Chuck Palahniuk

Anchor, 2002

"I just want the days of my life to add up to something."
Victor Mancini is having a crisis. He's dropped out of medical school, he's broke, and his mother will die unless he can make some more money to get her the care she needs in her nursing home. He's also a perpetual addict who cruises sexaholic meetings for pick-ups and frequently makes extra cash by allowing himself to choke in fancy restaurants, then exploiting the sympathies of the Good ... 		  
  







  
  
Half of a Yellow Sun56 reviews
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Anchor, 2007

Outstanding book
The book begins with a beautiful capture of a Nigeria at peace facing a post colonial future. Adichie attends to her characters as they slowly enter the drama of the war for Biafra. The reader feels the dread ahead of the characters--and is with them as the horrors of war accumulate in weighty but unpredictable detail. Character development, clarity of language and overall pace are ... 		  
  







  
  
Mysteries of the Middle Ages: And the Beginning of the Modern World (Hinges of History)3 reviews
Thomas Cahill

Anchor, 2008

A rose by any other name is still a rose
This is a well-written, beautifully illustrated book. The treatment of the footnotes is unusual and eminently readable; they are on the same page, rather than being relegated to the end of the book, and not in the usual 6 or 7 pt fine print of a scholarly treatise. The author obviously knows his subject matter, but his writing is more conversational than pedagogical. However, buyer beware. If ... 		  
  







  
  
My Life in France111 reviews
Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme

Anchor, 2007

As Satisfying as a Hand Made Bowl of Julia's Potage Veloute au Champignons
It all began with a new bride wanting to learn to cook and progressed to owning a share in a cooking school, writing classic cookbooks that will be in print for many years, and becoming a television celebrity. During her last years, Julia Child and her husband's grandnephew, Alex Prud'homme, met frequently to record her memories. The heart of the narrative is her first years in France, where ... 		  
  







  
  
When Bad Things Happen to Good People120 reviews
Harold S. Kushner

Anchor, 2004

I am a big fan of H. Kushner
I am a big fan of H. Kushner. This book was the first of several of his books I have read. I read the book during a very difficult time in my life and found it very helpful. I am not only a consumer of Mental Health Services but am a professional myself. H. Kushner's books are great to read for people that are not doing well because they are an easy read and at the time I read this book that is ... 		  
  







  
  
Traveling Mercies: Some Thoughts on Faith304 reviews
Anne Lamott

Anchor, 2000

Poignant journey of discovery
Lamott's Traveling Mercies takes the reader along on her journey of self-discovery and search for faith. A touching, wonderful, thought provoking story. 		  
  







  




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