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Slaughterhouse-five: Or the Children's Crusade. A Duty-dance with Death 691 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut
HarperCollins Publishers, 1970
Vintage Science Fiction
This is Kurt Vonnegut's Masterpiece. It achieves everything that good science fiction aspires to achieve. The world of Billy Pilgrim is not to be missed. This definitely has to be one of the greatest science fiction books ever written if not it is in the top 10.
John
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The Other Boleyn Girl773 reviews
Philippa Gregory
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002
Excellent book
Wonderful story and written superbly! This is the book that got me into reading Phillipa Gregory. I could hardly put it down!
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Where the Wild Things Are, 25th Anniversary 351 reviews
Maurice Sendak
HarperCollins Publishers, 1964
Good Book
My kids at preschool love this story and they listen to it almost everyday before taking a nap. I bought the DVD as well and they love it also.
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To Kill a Mockingbird1739 reviews
Harper Lee
HarperCollins Publishers, 1995
A inspiring book to read it will touch your heart
Embrace The Light; a women's story through poetry to touch your heartThis book touched my heart. I highly reccommend it. A real classic. To foster peace and open the minds for others.
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The Lord of the Rings1234 reviews
J.R.R. Tolkien
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2002
Lord of the Rings Trilogy & The Hobbit
Saw the movies, loved them. Read the first book, hard to follow but good. Glad I saw the movies first.
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NEXT 455 reviews
MICHAEL CRICHTON
HarperCollins Publishers, 2007
HOLY COW!
HOLY COW is all I can say about this book. You have to be a fan of Crichton to enjoy this. Scared the crap out of me and I have passed it on to everyone in my family. It would make a great movie too.
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The Alchemist 1225 reviews
Paulo Coelho
HarperCollins Publishers, 2002
The Alchemist
I found this book to be very motivational/inspirational. I have chosen to gift this book to the high school graduates in my life as I feel it might help them to find a direction for their life that is more influenced by their heart than the media and ultimately allow them to be healthier and happier people.
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PS, I Love You 236 reviews
Cecelia Ahern
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2007
P. S. I LOVE YOU
Loved the book, love the movie. First thought that Hilary Swank would be a mis-cast, NO WAY, she was wonderful!
I watch it over and again. Just one of those love stories that actually are spot on. Right up there with "Love Actually", "You've got Mail" "The Holiday".
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Their Eyes Were Watching God396 reviews
Zora Neale Hurston
HarperCollins Publishers, 1999
Their Eyes Were Watching God
I liked this book. I would laugh and cry reading it, the movie is good, too. Haly Berry is in the movie and I love her movies. You cannot not go wrong getting both the book or seeing the movie.
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The Zone: A Dietary Road Map216 reviews
Barry Sears, Bill Lawren
HarperCollins Publishers, 1999
Enter the Zone
The 1st of many Dr. Barry Sears'excellent books on secret to health and optimal physical performance - a must read for everyone who is serious about getting well and to perform at the highest level thru what we eat!
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Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself153 reviews
Melody Beattie
HarperCollins Publishers, 1992
Extremely helpful
Codependency is far more prevalent then one is aware. My many years in Al-Anon were very helpful but so many unanswered questions were found when I looked at my codependancy issues, that I was unaware of. Many thanks to Melody Beattie's books.
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Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word30 reviews
Rick Warren
HarperCollins Publishers, 2006
Good nuts and bolts book for Bible Study
While others enjoy Kay Arthur's inductive method study books (I own Discover the Bible for Yourself & How to Study Your Bible), I have found this book to probably be one of the most practical in my library. As another person mentioned, this is an update of an older book. Possibly the one someone mentioned that they received through Billy Graham's organization or this may really be an update of ...
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The Boleyn Inheritance149 reviews
Philippa Gregory
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2006
Another can't put down from Philippa Gregory!
While not as excellent as The Other Boleyn Girl, The Boleyn Inheritance is a darn great read! It has intrigue, romance, murder, lust, betrayal, suspense, humor, irony....I read this 500 page book in 5 days, it kept me reading late at night. (Not something I do often with a toddler who wears me out during the day!) There wasn't a boring page through the entire thing- the 3 main characters Queen ...
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Mere Christianity / Screwtape Letters Box Set447 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2001
The Place to Start
MERE CHRISTIANITY represents an excellent distillation of Lewis' thought on the essential elements of Christianity. He knows, of course, that the word 'mere' can mean 'simple' or 'basic' but that it once meant 'pure' or 'essential'. This book gives you the supreme elements of Christian thought, but in simple, accessible terms. That is, of course, Lewis' forte--to depict the complex with a very ...
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The Grapes of Wrath (Harper Classics)578 reviews
John Steinbeck
HarperCollins Publishers, 1994
One of the Best Novels of All Time
For the last few years I've been on a quest to read the one hundred greatest books ever written. Unfortunately I've discovered that there doesn't seem to be any consensus as to which books deserve to be on that list. Out of the three lists I've come upon only two books were even listed more than once ("The Grapes of Wrath", and "Of Mice and Men" both by John Steinbeck), so I've been forced to ...
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The Good Guy153 reviews
Dean Koontz
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2007
Great book
The Good Guy
This book was so good. It was a fast read. I really enjoyed it. And the best part was I bought the book in LARGE print.
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The Sas Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea100 reviews
John Wiseman
HarperCollins Publishers, 1999
Good Book
I am a novice in this field and I purchased this book for instruction. I was not disappointed and I'm sure that the pages will be well worn by the time I finally put it down.
Recommended reading.
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Brave New World723 reviews
Aldous Huxley
HarperCollins Publishers, 1984
Almost a Perfect World
This book was truly amazing at certain points i was so touched by what i was reading that i was forced to read out loud just to hear these words spoken, Huxley takes commend of the english langage as no other author and creates an almost perfect world if only the savages were included. If this is what the future holds i welcome it with open arms a sad truth.
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The Poisonwood Bible1401 reviews
Barbara Kingsolver
HarperCollins Publishers, 1998
Amazing!
I started this book after I had surgery as a way to pass time and I regret not reading it earlier. Poisonwood Bible contains the rich story of a family of a reverend, his wife and four daughters. Each daughter brings her own perspective to the novel and I love the language and the plot itself. It rarely had a dull spot that didn't pertain to the plot or development of characters, which in a large ...
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West1453 reviews
Gregory Maguire
HarperCollins Publishers, 1996
But Was She Really?
I recently reread Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West, by Gregory Maguire, because I wanted to see if it was appropriate for my soon to be 11 year old daughter. She has recently become a fan of the Wicked musical score, and really wants to see the show when it comes to town next year. While the musical is suitable for audiences of all ages, I knew about 4 pages into my ...
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