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I Was Told There'd Be Cake 74 reviews
Sloane Crosley
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Just Browsing
I was just browsing in one of the airport book shops with no plans to purchase a book. I am in recovery from an eating disorder and when I saw this title it immediately drew me to the book. I started reading it and from the very first paragraph I could relate, not in a recovered eating disorder way but in a life way. I remembered when I myself lived in New York, it brought back so many of those ...
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Miracle at St. Anna (Movie Tie-in) 38 reviews
James McBride
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Miracle at St. Anna
I was reading through a weekly entertainment magazine when I cam across a blurb aboout Spike Lee prepairing to direct the movie "Miracle at St. Anna", about WWII Buffalo Soldiers by James McBride. I became interest and looked up Mr. McBride. Found out about his other book, the Color of Water....so, I decided to order them both. I am not a licensed book reviewer, I just love to read and this ...
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A Whole New Mind: Why Right-Brainers Will Rule the Future 198 reviews
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2006
A whole new way to see the world
A Whole New Mind is written for those who are looking to increase their abilities and engage their brain. The book offers a holistic approach to changing your life and changing how you see the world and approach problems. Pink makes the argument that we all need to incorporate more empathy and play into our lives because it enables one to relax, enjoy life more and engage the unused capacity of ...
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The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke236 reviews
Suze Orman
Riverhead Trade, 2007
Very Helpful!
Great book, answered so many questions, and has great explanations that are easy to understand. I have recommended this to all my 20-something-year-old friends!
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The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao201 reviews
Junot Díaz
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Impressive
This book delves into layers of history, despots, struggle, and the courage of everyday human beings in a less than welcoming world. A masterpiece!
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The Adventures of Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You'll Ever Need62 reviews
Daniel H. Pink
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Fantastic
I was a little skeptical believing a 50 some year old could get anything out of a `comic' book but I bought it anyway based on the reviews of others.
Although a quick and easy read, I got some life lessons which I will use forever.
Even if you have no plans to change where you are in your life / career, I highly recommend this book.
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Drown79 reviews
Junot Díaz
Riverhead Trade, 1997
immigrant stories about the American myth
This is the first book by the 2008 Pulitzer-winning author of "The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao." It's a collection of short stories that are set between the 1970's and 1990's in the Dominican Republic, the Bronx and in a variety of Northern NJ towns.
In "Ysrael," two brothers walk to another town in the DR to see a boy who wore a mask (because his face had been eaten off by a pig when he ...
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The Kite Runner2503 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Must read
The book is fascinating, throws you into a world that is hard to comprehend for some and yet a lot of what is being described are things everyone of us "westerners" feels and does as well.
A must read.
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Reviving Ophelia: Saving the Selves of Adolescent Girls318 reviews
Mary Pipher
Riverhead Trade, 2005
Ophelia...terrific!
Excellent book. Extremely informative. I had to read this for a class but would recommend it to anyone with adolescent girls at home or on the verge of becoming!
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The Color of Water 10th Anniversary Edition 24 reviews
James McBride
Riverhead Trade, 2006
The Color of Water
Excellent book which talks about transracial issues....excellent also for people considering adoption of trans racial children....very informative.....
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The Areas of My Expertise123 reviews
John Hodgman
Riverhead Trade, 2006
The Areas of My Expertise
I read this book on the plane from Ohio to LAX and could not stop laughing, other passengers were looking at me in confusion. When reading this masterpiece, you either "get it" or you don't...
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Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, Second Edition117 reviews
Patricia T. O'Conner
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Woe, this is a great book!
PRO: A witty a book that makes learning about English grammar fun!
CONS: I wish it were longer!
CONCLUSION: In the world of SMSes, IMs, and emails, we have sacrificed grammar. As a writer, I appreciate good writing. The way you write tells a lot about you, so get this book and beef up on your grammar!
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Grace (Eventually): Thoughts on Faith64 reviews
Anne Lamott
Riverhead Trade, 2008
News to me!
I had never even heard of this author, but somehow...on my bookshelf, there sat "Grace Eventually". I started reading it and found that I was able to relate and experience the author's wisdom and life experiences. I have never had a child, and I admire those who have a good relationship with their offspring. The author shares her love for her son, Sam...He's a lucky guy.
The author does ...
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The Ball is Round: A Global History of Soccer4 reviews
David Goldblatt
Riverhead Trade, 2008
Colossal yet Readable
I found this book to be phenomenal. I must admit that I am a rather new prosylyte to "futbol" or soccer as we call it here in the States. I really new nothing about the history of the sport and very little about modern rules or teams or leagues. That having been said, I found the book to be very informative. Goldblatt begins with the "pre-history" of soccer, exposing many nationalist myths ...
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The Ghost Map: The Story of London's Most Terrifying Epidemic--and How It Changed Science, Cities, and the ...100 reviews
Steven Johnson
Riverhead Trade, 2007
Like fiction
Steven Johnson gets draw a clasical Snow's Story like a fiction but anchored to the reality throught tree "dramatic lines":
1. The comming of a epidemiology like a new science.
2. The borning of geographic inference. How we can infer what happen in the micro world trough the macro world.
3. A case of honestity betwen ancient believes performer and a science man.
Those tree treadsare ...
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A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2008
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The Cloister Walk59 reviews
Kathleen Norris
Riverhead Trade, 1997
A Helpful, Thoughtful Book
It's been a few years, but memory tells me this was - and is - a wonderful book. I suppose it makes a difference to have been to the monastery in Minnesota where the author went, and to have met Ms. Norris; nonetheless, she has a lot to say. Her thought-full exposition of the Psalms was particularly helpful, although I would have been happier if she had chosen a more recent translation (such as ...
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Illuminata: A Return to Prayer28 reviews
Marianne Williamson
Riverhead Trade, 1995
The Message of We Are Not Separate...
This book is my bible. I take it everywhere, and I buy it as gifts for my friends, searching for healing, whether through tough relationships, illness, bad fortune, etc. This "non-religious" based prayer book can be understood by all. There is no religious distinction, but there is a warmth and comfort that comes over one when reading through the prayers which conjure such "feeling". I took ...
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Kitchen Table Wisdom 10th Anniversary13 reviews
Rachel Naomi Remen
Riverhead Trade, 2006
Must Reading
Kitchen Table Wisdom: Stories That Heal
I was given a copy of this book by a colleague many years ago. I only recently read it for the first time, and I now realize what a wonderful gift I received. I know I will reread this book and refer to it many times. The subtitle explains it: "Stories That Heal." I cannot imagine that anyone reading this book thoughtfully would not be deeply rewarded ...
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The Braindead Megaphone8 reviews
George Saunders
Riverhead Trade, 2007
Megaphone, not brain dead
Insightful and funny at the same time. No one should miss this. I hadn't read anything by Saunders until my son told me about him. Like Sterling, as far as social and scientific commentary is concerned, he's way ahead of the curve. Not only that, he's extremely funny. I'm a voracious reader, especially science and science fiction.
If you've never read George Saunders, this is the one to begin ...
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