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Angel Fire 47 reviews
Ron Franscell
Berkley, 2000
A beautiful book about life, love and memory
I was introduced to Angel Fire as part of my university's Western literature course last fall. It is one of the most moving books I have ever read as part of my classroom work which is usually pretty boring and hard to manage. But this book was totally different and is an awesome example of symbolism, totally real characters and had a beautiful message all wrapped up in a story I couldn't put ...
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The Revolution: A Manifesto634 reviews
Ron Paul
Grand Central Publishing, 2008
A True Masterpiece in the Misdirection of Contemporary American Politics and Simple Remedies for Those Ills
This is perhaps the most influential American political book out in the market right now touching a wide range of issues from international policy to domestic, economic, and social issues. This is a fantastic read for Liberty loving Americans everywhere and should be of particular interest to conservatives and libertarians alike.
Ron Paul has created an astonishing plan that I did not fully ...
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The Great Brain79 reviews
John Fitzgerald
Listening Library, 2002
A Classic Must Read For All Kids
The Great Brain is one of the best all time books for boys ever written. In my humble opinion of course. The prose is engaging capturing the attention. The stories are exciting and compelling. The chapters are just the right length. And it has all the elements that young boys love from Cowboys and Indians to cops and robbers. What more could you ask for?
But of course, looking back on my ...
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Mossflower (Redwall, Book 2)298 reviews
Brian Jacques
Recorded Books, 1996
GREAT FOR ALL AGES!!!!!
It is all you want in a good book.It has just the right amount of action,
peril,valor,and humor. If you want a book that is good for everyone, you just found one!
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Same Kind Of Different As Me165 reviews
Ron Hall, Denver Moore
Thomas Nelson, 2006
Compelling and Thought Provoking
I borrowed this book from a friend around lunch and by bedtime, I had it read. It's that compelling. I wanted to know what happened to the people I met in the first several chapters. It has enriched my life and caused me to think outside my little world. The best thing I have to say about this book is that many people I know who have read it, have done something about it. It caused them to ...
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A Foreign Policy of Freedom: Peace, Commerce, and Honest Friendship67 reviews
Ron Paul
Foundation for Rational Economics and Educati, 2007
Foreign Policy Alternative based on History, Logic, and Reason
In A Foreign Policy of Freedom, Ron Paul presents his thoughts on foreign policy in a very logical manner substantiated by both reason and history. Paul provides a collection of his statements to congress over the last thirty years that will be eye opening as many of Paul's cautions that went unheard later came into fruition near exactly how he predicted.
Whether one agrees with his views ...
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Wake Up, I'm Fat!120 reviews
Camryn Manheim
Broadway, 1999
Probably Calista Flockheart's archenemy
Camryn Manheim is a fat activist. Her experiences in a world where people are literally dying to be thin include getting in to the NYU Masters of Fine Arts program, gracing the cover of "fat" magazines such as Radiance and winning an Emmy for her performance on The Practice. She is a likeable, mature and attractive woman who has fought passionately for what she believes in. But does that make ...
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The Law87 reviews
Frederick Bastiat
Ludwig von Mises Institute, 2007
Plunder by the State democratically legalized
In 1850 a French guy wrote this little essay on the Law. It could have been written today in the US, in Europe, because we are certainly not progressing in terms of common-sense, politically. Here are some ideas:
-Justice is the absence of injustice. Nothing more than that.
-What God does is well done. Do not claim to know more than Him. The fact that this rule is almost universally broken ...
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The Bread Baker's Apprentice: Mastering the Art of Extraordinary Bread176 reviews
Peter Reinhart
Ten Speed Press, 2001
Beautiful book, delicious bread...
I'm an idiot baker, but a little snooty about the bread I buy. So when I turned out the best baguette I've probably ever had, inside or outside of France, I knew this was a keeper. The book looks too pretty to be useful, but it rocks. Want the chemistry behind baking? Check. Want helpful photos demonstrating technique? Check. Want recipes that make complex and amazing bread? Yeah, baby.
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Considering the Horse: Tales of Problems Solved and Lessons Learned61 reviews
Spring Creek Press, 1993
Recomended reading!
A very good book that has problems and solutions for issues with horses. All of his books that I have read have been well worth reading and this one is no exception.
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The Owl and the Pussycat25 reviews
Edward Lear
Scholastic Trade, 1987
The Owl and the Pussycat
ISBN 0399231935 - A quick glance through the pages of the board book edition from G. P. Putnam's Sons didn't give me high hopes for this book, but I have - once again - been surprised by what can work in a board book!
The owl and the pussycat hop in a boat and head out to sea, where Owl proposes in song. They buy a ring from a pig and are married by a turkey... and that, you have to know, ...
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City of Thieves40 reviews
David Benioff
Blackstone Audiobooks, Inc., 2008
An Amazing Story
This book was amazing. The siege of Leningrad took over 900 days before it was finally broken. The war in the east is much neglected here in the USA, but as desperate as it was, the war in the west was nothing as brutal or costly as the war in Russia. The numbers speak for themselves. In the west, there is a dearth of lore about the eastern front. This book provides a day to day account of ...
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Self Analysis33 reviews
L. Ron Hubbard
Bridge Publications (CA), 1987
A classic!
This is another classic book written by Hubbard. It has simple easy to follow procedures that can be used by anyone to improve himself and others. This is something not only to read but to apply.
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TITAN: THE LIFE OF JOHN D. ROCKEFELLER, SR43 reviews
Ron Chernow
Random House, 1998
An unbiased look
I was very impressed with the skill of Ron Chernow when I read "Alexander Hamilton". After such an impressive work I decided that I would take on "Titan" which deals with the life of John D. Rockefeller. Chernow did not disappoint, and in some ways this may be the better of the biographies.
"Titan" illuminates Rockefeller duplicity as a pious man that showed no quarter in his business ...
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Wisconsin Death Trip28 reviews
Michael Lesy
Anchor, 1990
My Favorite Book
"The pictures you're about to see are of people who were once actually alive." So begins historian Michael Lesy's masterpiece - a by turns touching and disturbing examination of life and death in a small Wisconsin town during the final 15 years of the nineteenth century. Lesy stumbled across a cache of 30,000 glass plate images made by a local town photographer named Charley Van Schaick and ...
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Scientology: A New Slant on Life38 reviews
L. Ron Hubbard
Bridge Pubns, 1989
Personal Story
There was a chapter that changed my life and my idea on effort. The Chapter "Anatomy of Failure" explained that a person's downfall comes from things not happening the way they want. This was true for me. My life was a long chain of failures and I was miserable from failing. So, the change came with the advice to intend for life to keep on happening the way life keeps on happening--and a ...
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Scientology 8-8008: How to Increase Your Spiritual Ability from Zero to Infinity37 reviews
L. Ron Hubbard
Bridge Pubns, 1994
ONLY FOR PEOPLE WITH THE SMARTS AND COURAGE TO FACE TRUTH
I have read this book a number of times since the 1960s. It contains more distilled truth about life and the spiritual nature and capabilities of people than you will find anywhere. You read it carefully, cosidering each line, and WOA! it dawns on you that what Mr. Hubbard says is TRUE with a capital T. But you have to have the courage to really look at what he says and the smarts to ...
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The Lieutenants: Brotherhood of War27 reviews
W. E. B. Griffin
Jove, 1986
Excellent military novel (with flaws)
If you want to understand the "culture" of the military, read this book. Then, if you liked it, read the whole "Brotherhood of War" series, of which it is the first book. I spent four years in the Navy (one in Vietnam), but I never really understood the positive side of the military until I read "The Lieutenants." It's easy to find novels that are critical of military values, and it's easy to ...
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The Art and Science of Digital Compositing25 reviews
Morgan Kaufmann, 1999
A must
Even if I'm not working in vfx, so I haven't a great experience, I think this book should be in every comps shelf: very simple, well written, it deals with the math under every (even the simplest) operation you can do in your compositing package (it's quite software-indipendent). It explains several wonderful tricks too.
Globally, very useful in my opinion.
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Harpy Thyme (Xanth)29 reviews
Piers Anthony
Tor Books, 1994
Piers has another winner on his hands!
Harpy Thyme is beautiful beyond the amazing illustrations on the cover. Piers Anthony takes the story of a Xanth maiden who is alternately accepted and rejected by both species of her family. When she goes in search of a suitable mate, the young goblin-harpy gets more than she bargained for from Good Magician Humphrey. If you love Xanth and/or a good yarn, check this book out!
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