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Seven pillars of wisdom,: A triumph 51 reviews
T. E Lawrence
World Books; The Reprint Society, 1939
Stylistic autobiography with insight
Mr. TE Lawrence was not only a gifted tactician/strategist but also a scholar of the highest order. His writing style is rich and descriptive avoiding the dry pitfalls sometimes associated with autobiographies. The story of the Arab revolt from the man who helped shape and guide it is an invaluable resource to have. TE Lawrence's thoughts on irregular/unconventional warfare are insightful and ...
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Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust359 reviews
Immaculee Ilibagiza
Hay House, 2007
Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust
I would definitely recommend this book to my friends. It is a true story of belief and trust in God living in extreme dark, difficult and frightenting times.
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Healing Society: A Prescription for Global Enlightenment (Walsch Book)81 reviews
Seung Heun Lee
Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2000
Healing Society
Dr. Seung Heun Lee wrote Healing Society: A Prescription for Global Enlightenment because he wanted "to call upon the world to embark on an Enlightenment Revolution" and "to let everyone know of their own right to enlightenment." Dr. Lee has written sixteen previous books and lectures extensively. He also founded "Dahn Hak Movement," which is designed to help in spiritual awakening, and helped ...
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Wall and Piece49 reviews
Banksy
Random House UK, 2007
Like a how-to for stenciling
This book is great. Page after page after page of stencils and stories. There are so many things to look at, it's well-organized, and includes a little something to read on almost every page. Some of the things in this book made me laugh, and other pages really made me think about the world I live in. I guess that's the point.
If you want to get into stencil painting, this book will open ...
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Nutrition and physical degeneration51 reviews
Weston A Price
P.B. Hoeber, 1939
wealth of information
Weston Price didn't write this book sitting behind a desk or doing research in a library. He also wasn't trying to reinvent the wheel in a laboratory. He went out and spent significant time in the field and saw with his own eyes the effects of the traditional and modern diet within members of the same families. This research was done in the 1920/30's, just when the traditional culture's were ...
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Katherine241 reviews
Anya Seton
Reprint Society, 1956
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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Chicken Soup for the Pet Lover's Soul: Stories About Pets as Teachers, Healers, Heroes and Friends (Chicken ...89 reviews
Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ...
HCI, 1998
Warm and fuzzy
Most of the series of 'Chicken Soup for the Soul' has the kind of warm and fuzzy story that many find endearing and sweet. They are not 'deep' most of the time, but do point to things beyond themselves; for my own use, I often find sermon illustrations and stories within the pages of volumes of Chicken Soup -- as chaplain at a retirement centre, many of the stories help people to recall happier ...
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Psychiana86 reviews
Keith C Petersen
Latah County Historical Society, 1991
the best children's book EVER !!!
How The Grinch Stole Christmas is a classic tale about greed, materialism, and the kindness of man for his fellow man all wrapped up in one great big package! The illustrations are wonderful and the rhyming text impresses me. This is a story by Dr. Seuss that is so popular it was made into a Christmastime TV special; and it deserves every bit of recognition that it gets. (Note: this story is ...
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Mountaineering: The Freedom of the Hills65 reviews
Mountaineers (Society)
Mountaineers Books, 1997
Amazing book!
The best book I've about getting ready to face mountains.
Incredible amount of great info.
A wonderful learning tool.
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The Law84 reviews
Frederic Bastiat
www.bnpublishing.com, 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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American Horticultural Society Plant Propagation: The Fully Illustrated Plant-by-Plant Manual of Practical ...30 reviews
Alan Toogood
DK ADULT, 1999
I loved my book
This book walked me thru step by step on the project I had wanted to do.It let me propagate my blackberry bush from just a small twig.It has different ways how to propagate and on different types of plants, and I will keep this book close to me at all times
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Front Porch Tales38 reviews
HarperCollins e-books, 2008
Front Porch Tales: Warm-Hearted Stories of Family, Faith, Laughter and Love
This book's title gives an excellent description of the book. It is a book that I will keep and read over and over. I recently gave a copy to my pastor and have also given copies to a couple of friends. The stories help me to be a better person.
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Mobbing: Emotional Abuse in the American Workplace, 2002 Revised Edition31 reviews
Noa Davenport, Ruth D. Schwartz, ...
Civil Society Publishing, 1999
psychological harassment
Before my experience of becoming a victim of "mobbing", I had never heard of this word. I've had to deal with a bully or two in the past, and the usual work pressures caused by demanding bosses and strict deadlines. But nothing prepared me for the experience of being mobbed. It was passive aggressive style mobbing. This book was a great resource for myself, though it made me sad that some ...
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Out Of The Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson35 reviews
Eric A. Shelman, Stephen, M.D. Lazoritz
Dolphin Moon Publishing, 1999
A must read for social workers
Review of Out of the Darkness: The Story of Mary Ellen Wilson by Eric A. Shelman and Stephen Lazoritz, M.D. Dolphin Moon Publishing, 2003
I chose to review this book because it explains the job of a social worker in the early days of the profession. The book appealed to me as an author and advocate. Set in New York City immediately after the Civil War, this book offers a powerful story in a ...
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The weight of glory (Little books on religion)36 reviews
C. S Lewis
Society for promoting Christian knowledge, 1942
Great Reading
There is a jacket blurb on The Weight of Glory from John Updike, who comments on both the comfort and pleasure afforded by Lewis. Neither should be underestimated. This is great devotional writing but it is also great writing, writing that is typified by Lewis' ability to deal with the weightiest of matters with a light touch.
It is a truism that our faith is reinforced whenever we see it ...
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With Fire and Sword (The Trilogy, Book I)47 reviews
Henryk Sienkiewicz
Copernicus Society of America / Hippocrene Books, 1991
A great book, but the translation could be better
I've read Kuniczak's translation of the Trilogy and greatly enjoyed it. It was my introduction to Seinkiewicz. However, while reading it, it seemed somehow incoherent, like something was missing. It also seemed impossible that the companions of Zagloba would be so credulous of his boasting. I went and found a copy of the 1890 translation of the Trilogy by Jeremiah Curtin. What a difference! ...
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The Negative (The New Ansel Adams Photography Series, Book 2)34 reviews
Ansel Adams, Robert Baker
New York Graphic Society, 1981
Outstanding companion to The Camera
A must read. The explanation of the zone system is outstanding. I had taken a number of skyline photographs of Austin which when reviewed by professional photographers got 2 thumbs up. After looking at them with a critical eye on exposure and armed with my new understanding of the zone - I retook those same pictures and WOW. What an amazing ability to move your camera off of matrixed metering ...
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Sunflower, The: On the Possibilities and Limits of Forgiveness35 reviews
Simon Wiesenthal
Schocken, 1997
The Sunflower
This book focuses on a cogent question by way of a true story and invites response from all sorts of people with pertinent experience, providing biographies of these respondents. The topic is forgiveness. I found the analysis by Dennis Prager, an L.A. talk show host, the most understanding of Christian/Jewish outlooks and Jose Hobday's perhaps the best of the Christian contributions. I am eager ...
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The story of art,41 reviews
E. H Gombrich
Phaidon Publishers; distributed by New York Graphic Society Publishers, 1964
Great Edition of Great Book
The convenience of the pocket edition is incredible and the quality of the images and analysis is excellent.
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Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter39 reviews
Elizabeth Hess
Harcourt, 1998
Required reading for all current and wannabe pet owners
Once I started reading this book, I couldn't put it down. I'm among those who do know what kind of responsibility it takes to own a dog. I'm the happy 'Mom' of 2 terriers, one of which is a rescue dog. It is true about rescued animals - they know they've been given another chance and will give you their love many times over. Elizabeth Hess was down to earth in showing the trials and successes ...
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