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When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa

49 reviews
Peter Godwin

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
Peter Godwin's book, titled above, is a very worth while read. In plain dialogue he lets the rest of the world know what is really going on in Zimbabwe in the most sensitive way possible through his own families lives. The book is beautifully written, I couldn't put it down once I started reading it, more especially after following the last fiasco of an election in June 2008. Why the other ...

Hippos Go Berserk

49 reviews
Sandra Boynton

Little Brown and Company, 1979

Fun book you'll actually like reading out loud!
This book is fun reading that will entertain you as well as the kid. It's quick, easy reading, but has lots of pages so that the story doesn't end right away. I baby-sat an 18-month old toddler who loves books, and I didn't mind at all reading and re-reading this one. The words flow well, and I didn't feel awkward reading aloud the way I do with some other books. I will definitely buy this ...

Five Years to Freedom,

50 reviews
James N., Rowe

Little Brown & Company, 1971

A must read
This book should be on everyone's "must read" list. It should also be on the must read list for evey high school student. This book is very well written and easy to follow. It is also very hard to put down once you start reading it. Being a Vietnam War Veteran myself, I would highly recomend this book to anyone.

One Nation: America Remembers September 11, 2001

66 reviews
Life Magazine, editors of LIFE magazine

Little, Brown and Company, 2001

A portrayal of any kind... is the truth of 9/11/01...
A message to each and every reviewer who takes time to add thoughts to a any media of memorial of 9/11, World Trade Center Towers tragedy... thank you from my heart. My spouse and I resided on the Lower West Side, Battery Park City, Gateway Plaza, So. End Ave. As survivors of the 9/11 World Trade Center Towers tragedy... From our Gateway Plaza apartment, facing the street and 300 yards from the ...

Rivethead: Tales from the Assembly Line

45 reviews
Ben Hamper

Little, Brown & Company, 1991

Hilarious story of a dying breed
I grew up with people like Ben Hamper in a place which was much like Flint. For the first couple years of my adult life, I did the kind of work he did. What he describes is the tail end of a lifestyle; the lifestyle of the shop rat. It's dirty, monotonous and smelly. Many of the people you work with are either below average in intelligence or in sanity. Drugs, booze and having no concept of ...

Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain

40 reviews
John J. Ratey

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

The interdependence of mental, emotional, and physical health
With Eric Hagerman, John Ratey has written a book in which he explains -- in layman's terms (to the extent that is possible) -- how physical exercise can "supercharge [provide a `spark' to] mental circuits to avoid or overcome stress, sharpen thinking, lift mood, increase memory...and much more." Obviously, these are all highly desirable results to achieve. Alas, many children as well as adults ...

Civil Procedure: Examples and Explanations

73 reviews
Joseph W Glannon

Little, Brown and Company, 1987

Buy It
I recently finished my first year at a top tier law school. This book did so much for me. If you are serious about getting good grades in CivPro, I think you should seriously consider this book. It forces you to understand the concepts and work through the rules, which is vital to doing well on exams. Don't stress about exams. This will help you.

The Jolly Postman: Or Other People's Letters

52 reviews
Janet Ahlberg, Allan Ahlberg

Little Brown and Company, 1986

I've bought 8 of these over 20 years
I bought this for my daughter and later I bought it for friends' children. I'll probably search for it for my grandchildren too. You can probably guess that I like it! Buying for kids is such fun because you get the wow factor, and then you get to see whether they really take to it by reading/playing with it. Kids don't fib about this stuff, do they! I can report 100% success. The enthusiam they ...

THE FRONTIERSMEN

51 reviews
Allan W. Eckert

Little Brown & Company, 1967

The Frontiersmen
I first became acquainted with Mr. Eckert's books a few years ago while shopping for a gift for my son-in-law who loves local history and someone recommended one of his books. I took it home and while wrapping it, read a page. I was hooked, I went out and bought one for myself. We live in an area rich in history and his books cover our area extensively. I only wish all the history classes I ...

Twenty Years After

58 reviews
Alexandre Dumas

Little Brown & Company, 1988

Porthos Eats His Way Through Europe
It is truly amazing how many people don't have any idea that the Three Musketeers appear in more than the novel of the same name and "The Man in the Iron Mask." I must admit that for many years I was in that category myself but I was absolutely delighted to find that their adventures continued in this book and I must say that I found the exploits in this book to be almost as thrilling as the ...

Happiness: A Guide to Developing Life's Most Important Skill

31 reviews
Matthieu Ricard

Little, Brown and Company, 2007

The Need for Practice
This is just a footnote to the other reviews, especially the one that wants more of the "how" to implement the author's suggestions. Ricard is one of the finest students of one of the finest teachers of the Tibetan tradition as is, for example, the very popular author Pema Chödrön. Chödrön's books and "Happiness" by Ricard share the same characteristic: they make great inspirational reading BUT ...

Toot & Puddle

29 reviews
Holly Hobbie

Little Brown and Company, 1997

An All-Time Favorite!
This adventure with Toot and Puddle is one of my all-time favorites. It is an adorable story about two friends, one who loves to travel the world and the other who loves just staying at home in Woodcock Pocket, USA. The postcards that Toot sends Puddle from his world travels are cute and humorous! The illustrations in this book are incredible. This is a book that adults and children alike will ...

Black for Remembrance: A Novel

32 reviews
Carlene Thompson

Little Brown and Company, 1991

A GRIPPING AND SUSPENSEFUL MYSTERY...
This is another page-turning, suspenseful mystery by this author. Her fans, as well as those who enjoy books by Mary Higgins Clark, will not be disappointed. The author is clearly a master of this genre. When Caroline Corday lost her five year old daughter Hayley to a murderous fiend she thought that she would never recover from the tragedy. Twenty years later, divorced from her first ...

Look-Alikes

34 reviews
Joan Steiner

Little, Brown and Company, 1998

Look-Alike Book
My Grandson had checked out a couple of the Look-Alike books from the Library. He really liked them, so I decided to get him one for his 5TH birthday. He really enjoys finding the look alike objects in the pictures, and spends a long time for a five year old doing so.

The Ghost of Opalina, or Nine Lives

39 reviews
Peggy Bacon

Little, Brown and Company, 1967

Opalina's Tenth Life!
I read this book in my school library when I was 9, and the pain of not being able to share it with my kids became so great that I finally did what you all have asked: I have arranged to reprint this book! Once the book is ready, I will have it available through Amazon.com. You can stay updated on its progress if you look up Two Lakes Press. We hope to recapture a bunch of books that are ...

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Alone 1932-1940

33 reviews
William Manchester

Little, Brown and Company, 1988

Brilliantly Written European History - 1932 to 1940
The Last Lion, Alone covers the history of Europe from the time Hitler first came to power in Germany to the time that Hitler invaded the Low Countries and World War II began. During this period Churchill, who continually fought against the appeasement policies of Chamberlain, rose from Back Bench irrelevance to become Brittan's Prime Minister. The history of this period is a gripping saga ...

The Last Lion: Winston Spencer Churchill, Visions of Glory

28 reviews
William Manchester

Little, Brown and Company, 1983

A Modern Boswell
Winston Churchill was not a likable or even an admirable man.He was dishonest,childish,ruthless and disloyal.Perhaps worst of all,he was a megalomaniac-he knew that he was a Great Man,and that some day he would fulfill a magnificent destiny. But when war and catastrophe came to England he was perhaps the only politician psycholigically capable of inspiring continued resistence and defiance to ...

Three Comrades

28 reviews
Erich Maria Remarque

Little, Brown and Company, 1937

Here's A Remarque You Won't Soon Forget
Does anyone even remember this brilliant author anymore? What a shame, that the average American is made inescapably and constantly aware of the Paris Hiltons of the world while remaining completely unaware of this man and his literary genius. This novel will touch you in some way, provided you have even a trace of the Milk of Human Kindness running through your veins. It is a story of the ...

Ed Emberley's Drawing Book: Make a World

30 reviews
Edward R. Emberley

Little Brown and Company, 2006

This is the best book ever!!!
I love Ed Emberley and the techniques that he uses to teach drawing. This book is my favorite because it's packed with all kinds of things to draw. Gumball machines, people in action, animals, trucks, planes, you name it. You really can draw your own little world. This would be a great gift with some paper and markers for the young budding artist.

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