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Tales of the South Pacific 30 reviews
James A. Michener
Fawcett, 1984
Truly a Literary Classic!
I read this book for the first time in 2006. It is a wonderful book, very valuable in learning about daily life for American soldiers during World War II. You also learn what the South Pacific Islands were like then. I have been a Peace Corps Volunteer in Thailand so I know what is like to have left a life behind in the United States and to live in another country. When you are signed up for ...
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Things Fall Apart525 reviews
Chinua Achebe
Fawcett, 1985
A classic, with good reason
This is an extraordinary book in its ability to narrate both a story of cultural dissonance and an overarching tale about the human condition. Achebe's novel broaches the subject of morality, but demonstrates that even the concept of "evil" is subject to a cultural interpretive context.
Okonkwo, the book's tragic hero, is an emblem of tradition, but also represents how tradition can be ...
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A Pirate Looks at Fifty243 reviews
Jimmy Buffett
Fawcett, 1999
Aa Pirate Looks at 50
This book was great, and I really needed it. Age never bothered me, but when I turned 50 it hit me like a ton of bricks. A friend gave me this book, and before I was 1/3 of the way through it, I realized 50 was OK. Buffet is a world class story teller, and whether he's writing fiction or non-fiction, his books are all must reads.
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First, Do No Harm 14 reviews
Lisa Belkin
Fawcett, 1994
Inside Texas Medical Center...
Lisa Belkin has created an amazing book here - she definitely did her research. The book consists of a few case studies of patients who pose ethical dilemas. Belkin takes you inside meetings of the ethics committee at the hospital, she takes you to the patient's bedside to see what the patient actually wants. Some of the patients she follows are a young kid who has been hospitalized for 15 ...
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Indigo Slam: An Elvis Cole Novel48 reviews
Robert Crais
Fawcett, 2003
RICK "SHAQ" GOLDSTEIN SAYS: "ELVIS & PIKE SAVE THE KIDS FROM THE COMMIES!"
This is another installment in the classic ongoing Elvis Cole and Joe Pike detective series. The story starts off with a three year flashback to a rainy night in Seattle as Clark Hewitt and his three children are being clandestinely extracted from their home by Federal Marshals. Gunshots are fired and one of the Marshals is killed. As the family is whisked away in a van, the then twelve-year-old ...
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Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons: A Novel180 reviews
Lorna Landvik
Fawcett, 2005
Angry Housewives Eating Bon-bons
I read through some of the other reviews of this book--interesting, 130 + and only 46 -.
My husband and I both read lots of serious non-fiction books--we both (yes, even the man!) found this fun to read--and contrary to others, felt her characters were pretty well drawn out. I could "see" the book, like a movie in my head, and "knew" the characters.
We are also on the other end of the ...
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Hawaii 103 reviews
James A. Michener
Fawcett, 1986
One of Mitchener`s finest!!
Although, as with other Mitchener novels, "Hawaii" had some sections that could have been shortened, or even eliminated, I still enjoyed most of the historical adventure of this wonderful area. The fact that I had been to the Hawaiian Islands twice made it even more interesting!
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Seduced by Moonlight (Meredith Gentry, Book 3) 225 reviews
Laurell K. Hamilton
Fawcett, 2004
Not Free SF Reader
It is not just the packet of life savers five fruits colored Sidhe bodyguards that the princess has to romp around with, you can add goblins into the mix as well. Those goblin types like eating people too, so this can be a little problematic.
Then there is the whole possed by powerful Sidhe god types, as well. This could all really leave one woman sore.
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The Demon in the Freezer117 reviews
Richard Preston
Fawcett, 2003
Another well written medical adventure by Preston
The Hot Zone was my first introduction to filovirus' and level 4 hot diseases. I was eager to read Demon in the Freezer, expecting the same high-stakes account of level 4 viral disease.
I was not disappointed.
Demon in the Freezed is a well-written book about the history, eradiction and laboratory resuscitation of smallpox. Between the covers of this book is a well documented history ...
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KATHERINE (Fawcett Crest Book)241 reviews
Anya Seton
Fawcett, 1981
A gem that will always sit upon my shelf
I read this book not knowing what lay ahead. All I knew that Katherine had been John of Gaunt's long time mistress who bore him four children. But from the first sentence I was hooked. I was taken back to a time that I have so longed to explore-the 1300's and the Plantagenet rule.
As I read, I saw Katherine and her world so clear that it was if I could have been there myself. I felt glad when ...
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A Place Called Freedom64 reviews
Ken Follett
Fawcett, 1996
A Place Called Freedom
As always, another one of Ken Follett's books that I loved. This book takes you back to Scotland in the 1700's. Even though the book may have had some predictable parts, it was hard to put this book down. The story begins in the coal mines of Scotland and takes you through a beautifully told story of love, lust, greed and envy. A must read for all of Ken Follett fans.
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J Is for Judgment 30 reviews
Sue Grafton
Fawcett, 1994
Greeaaat
This series of books is one of the most interesting I have come across. The main character and surrounding characters are very interesting.
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The Covenant40 reviews
James A. Michener
Fawcett, 1987
I loved this Book (Just another great Michener Epic)
Although I remember hearing about South Africa and Apartheid I had very little idea of its historic origins. So if that is you - this book is highly recommended. The reason: Michener again does such a outstanding job of bringing interesting characters together with an intriguing plot that allows you to see how a historical story is built. What bothered me in this book is that I really developed a ...
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All Quiet on the Western Front449 reviews
Erich Maria Remarque
Fawcett, 1982
Like A Kick To The Groin
In my own way, I'm an academic. I don't write "reviews," really -- I write essays. It's my training.
But I don't have much analysis for All Quiet on the Western Front. This novel is a swift kick to the genitalia -- it is hard, brutal and painful, and you'll feel it for a while.
It is about the every-man soldier fighting through the trenches of WWI. It is also about his internal life, and ...
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The Power of Positive Thinking163 reviews
Norman Vincent Peale
Fawcett, 1987
Very Inspirational!
This is a very Inspirational book. It's an easy read and will give a much needed attitude ajustment to those who adhere.
Arrived on time as promised and in good condition.
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Deep Blue Good-by34 reviews
John D. MacDonald
Fawcett, 1995
Deep Blue Goodbye
It's a shame that ol' John D. had to pass away. His writing is still as good as it was during his lifetime.
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Iberia25 reviews
James A. Michener
Fawcett, 1984
Trained Brain Explains Spain without Strain
I've never been to Spain, but after reading Michener's mammoth work on the country, I wish I had gone long ago. I have this sneaking feeling that the place has changed out of all recognition since he published this 795 page tome in 1968. Perhaps it has become more like the rest of Europe or even more like the rest of the world than it was during the latter part of Franco's long rule. Is it ...
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The Handmaid's Tale543 reviews
Margaret Eleanor Atwood
Fawcett Books, 1990
I'm becoming an Atwood fan
If you haven't read an Atwood book, I suggest you pick one up ASAP. Her books are amazingly well written. She tells the story in a way that keeps you wondering throughout and wanting to get to the end so you know everything. She tells you a little bit at a time, with only some of the details in the beginning so you have to wonder what happened in the world she's created.
In this story, men ...
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Utopia91 reviews
Lincoln Child
Fawcett, 2003
Utopia by Lincoln Child
Lincoln Child is one of my very favorite authors ever and this book was superbly written with action continuously all the way through. I strongly suggest all books he co-wrote with Douglas Preston and his other two solo books, Death Match and Deep Storm. This man is one of the most super-talented and gifted authors today. This book takes place in an amusement park which is a little different ...
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