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The Proud and the Free [Unabridged] 6 reviews
Janet Dailey
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1994
LOVE and HATE
This book actually reached out and touched me. I couldn't put it down. I am now reading it for the 5th time i believe. This story was truly amazing.
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The Best Laid Plans 143 reviews
Sidney Sheldon
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1997
The Best Laid Plans
This book is another product of this prolific writer and adds to the enjoyment he brings to all who sample his wares. To see this woman ammass an empire only to dedicate it to the destruction of her former lover makes one shudder at her dedication to this act. As an author myself I dream of the day when I can write something as compelling as this work. I am Don Bain author of Will the Sun ...
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Black Water 62 reviews
Joyce Carol Oates
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1992
"You love the life you've lived, there is no other."
For a scant 154 pages, "Black Water" packs quite a brutal punch. Oates will have you squirming in discomfort as you read about Kelly Kelleher, who after a car accident on page one spends the entirety of the novella trapped in a car underneath the titular black water, helpless and alone and waiting for help that very likely will not come. She has been abandoned and left to die by her companion, ...
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The Berlin Stories25 reviews
Christopher Isherwood
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1990
Style--and plenty of it
I feel as if the contents of this novel have been thoroughly addressed. Therefore I will address one thing and one thing alone: style. Mr. Isherwood is a man with style. The numerous new authors and avant-garde emerging today rarely care about sentence crafting; they merely create sentences as short as possible and with minimal punctuation. Their best friends are the comma and the period. Mr. ...
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Killashandra20 reviews
Anne McCaffrey
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1991
killasandra
As with all Anne McAffrey books this is a fine work. The Crystal Singers are a breed apart, the planet on which they work the crystal from has a deadly secret. One which both lenghten's their lifespans and can destroy them if they stay away to long.....
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Enter Talking 3 reviews
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1986
Extremely honest
Joan Rivers did a fabulous job with this. She was extremely honest in her descriptions with show business and describes the "business" of it so openly. Her vulnerability and strength are intertwined so vividly.She is funny,honest,intelligent,good-hearted and insecure as most, but brave enough to admit it. I would highly recommend the audiotape and book as well. It is a great tool for anyone ...
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Succeeding Against the Odds9 reviews
John H. Johnson, Lerone Bennett
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1989
Inspiring true story of African American success
This book uplifted the self esteem of me and many other African Americans. It was the story of a black man raised in rural Arkansas who had a dream. He figured out at an early age that African Americans wanted to know about what was happening in their community. There where only so many if any stories about us in Life Magazine. And if they did publish something about us it was negative. Why ...
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Forever3 reviews
Mildred Cram, Deborah Raffin
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1986
Forever
How wonderful to have this delightful book resurface again. I very rarely read fiction, yet this book is special. It is not only beautifully written and moving, but haunting. I read it twice before buying it again recently (both of my earlier copies were borrowed by close friends and never returned). The first time I read it, I was 15; it had been recommended by my high school journalism ...
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The Princess Bride702 reviews
William Goldman
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1987
A classic among classics
Great book. little different from the movie but how can you go wrong with the princess bride?
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The Silken Web21 reviews
Sandra Brown
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1992
Poignant and almost perfect
While this is an earlier work from Brown, her potential as a prominent romance writer was evident. I won't summarize the storyline as that has been done repeatedly on previous reviews. I'd like to talk about the one flaw that bothered me in this book and that was adultery--adultery against a very likeable character. I would have altered the storyline just a little and not have them betray Seth, ...
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The Self-Talk Solution/2 Audio Cassettes 1 review
Shad Helmstetter
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1988
Too much talk before the talk.
This is a useful introduction to the value of self-talk as a means of guiding one's self-change efforts. The introductory story likening a child's search for buried treasure to the difficulties adults have in discovering inner worth is cute, but rather tedious, as is the repetitious discussion of various other details. I have no quarrel with the author's argument favoring intelligent plan ...
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The Book of Psalms: A Selection of Fifty1 review
Michael York
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1996
Michael York has a wonderful reading voice for the Psalms...
In my imagination, I think that the Psalms read by Michael York are read as if commissioned by King David. I can't say as if King David himself were reading the Psalms, for that isn't as accurate as the former, for the reading is clearly one spoken with eloquence fit for any hearer, even King David. High praise, are those remarks, and this collection of The Psalms are worth such praise.
The ...
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The Prize3 reviews
Irving Wallace
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1987
excellent !!
It was a fascinating and thrilling experience to read this book. Wallace certainly had great insights and a wealth of knowledge. My impression after reading this book is that Nobel prize winners are not saints not super human beings but just like you and me with hopes fears and human problems but somehow, by luck, their achievements had turned out to be unique and acclaimed.
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Lateral Thinking: Creativity Step-By-Step21 reviews
Edward De Bono
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1996
Great book!
I am in the process of reading this book, and much like anything I've read from Edward De Bono, it really opens up my mind and shows me alternative ways of thinking.
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In the Country of Last Things29 reviews
Paul; Redgrave, Vanessa Auster
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1996
The Power of Hope
Paul Auster presents us with yet another must-read. This novella takes place in an unnamed city that has suffered complete ruin. There is no consistent government to speak of and anarchy rules supreme. But, the fascinating premise is that this is not a world problem, this is a city problem. It is a land cutoff from the world, and the world seems to have forgotten about it. Sound familiar? ...
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Mandy148 reviews
Julie Andrews Edwards
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1987
Mandy by Julie Andrews
What an adorable book! Easy read and really great story for all ages!
This book was a delightful surprise! Not only is Julie Andrews a talented actress,
she is a talented writer - and this was her first book!
Recommend this highly for anyone. I know i plan to read these to my grandchildren.
I hope to collect them all!
J. Hermansen
Cypress, CA
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Frankenstein: The Original 1816 Classic (Ultimate Classics)
Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1992
A young scientist discovers the secret of creating life and accidentally unleashes a monstrous being on the world. Book available.
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Dessa Rose5 reviews
Sherley Anne Williams
Dove Entertainment Inc, 1987
Heartfelt look into slave life......
I recently picked up an old copy of Dessa Rose and began to read. Although I found it slow in the very beginning, it became one of the few books I can truely say I couldn't put down. Anyone that is interested in slavery should read this book. It is an eye opener for sure.
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