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A Modest Proposal and Other Satirical Works (Dover Thrift Editions)

10 reviews
Jonathan Swift

Dover Publications, 1996

Pass the babies, please.
Satire is sadly lacking in today's society. Satire holds human vices and folly up for ridicule. Swift is not advocating the economy of eating babies, but maybe the fact that they are currently eating the body parts of aborted fetuses in China seems to steal something from Swift's modestly porposed satire-or maybe it is too outrageous seeming to be true. Nevertheless, this is a brilliant work ...

On Top of the World (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

2 reviews
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2007

Back on top!
Tom Swift, Young Inventor is back on top with book #5-On Top of the World. Science and adventure are blended with a fast-paced mystery/thriller. I liked the facts about Mount Everest woven into the story, I feel like you would finish this book and know a little bit more about this area of the world. Great for kids of all ages. One bad thing about the book- the characters use "Dude" way too many ...

Into the Abyss (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

5 reviews
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2006

A GREAT re-launch for this series!
This is a great re-launch for the Tom Swift series! An action-packed story, told in the first person (like the new Nancy Drew and Hardy Boys series) make this an entertaining read for all ages. The cover art/packaging is also very cool, appealing to new readers to this series and collectors of old. I can't wait for more, and hopefully a new Dana Girls series is not far behind!

Letting Swift River Go

7 reviews
Jane Yolen

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1995

Deep book about dealing with loss
The best thing about this book is its refusal to play games with your child's mind. Rejecting the shameless tear-jerking of so much media aimed at children, this book embraces the grand tradition of children's books that takes children seriously. This is a book about dealing with loss about about letting go, but also a book that makes the reader reflect on what is good about life. Warts and all, ...

Centered Riding (A Trafalgar Square Farm Book)

56 reviews
Sally Swift

St. Martin's Press, 1985

Sage Advice for Novice Equestrian
Being a novice rider who has been interested in zen methods and meditations for years, I would have bought this book even if it contained only this one piece of advice that I've seen in no other publication. The advice: Ask someone to check your posture while you're sitting on the horse, looking at you from behind because one side is usually stronger than the other and the stronger side tends to ...

The Writings of Jonathan Swift (Norton Critical Edition)

2 reviews
Jonathan Swift

W. W. Norton & Company, 1973

A very thorough collection
In contrast with the principal competing collection of Swift's work (i.e., the Oxford Classics collection), the Norton Critical Edition contains all of "Gulliver's Travels," "A Tale of a Tub" (my favorite of Swift's works), and "The Battle of the Books," along with a solid selection of other writings in prose and poetry. Given the breadth of the selection, it is not surprising that this edition ...

To the Swift: Classic Triple Crown Horses and Their Race for Glory

1 review

St. Martin's Press, 2008

The Finest of Turf Writing
Joe Drape is an accomplished turf writer, he has won the prestigious Eclipse Award for outstanding achievement in horse racing writing. But in this volume of 130 years of the best writing on the sport from The New York Times, Drape enters the starting gate as editor and guides this outstanding history to the winner's circle. To bolster the original stories, there are new essays and a number ...

Annabelle Swift, Kindergartner

4 reviews
Amy Schwartz

Scholastic, 1991

For any kid who has to follow in an older sibling's shadow
Sometimes having an older sibling to show you the ropes on the first day of school can be an advantage -- and sometimes it can be a liability! Annabelle's big sister, Lucy, is determined to teach her little sister all the insider secrets. Using their mom's make-up, Lucy teaches Annabelle the real names of the colors, like Raving Scarlet and Blue Desire. Having already taught her sister how to ...

Major Works (Oxford World's Classics)

5 reviews
Jonathan Swift

Oxford University Press, USA, 2008

Hey! Where's all the reviews?
This book, the major works of possibly the greatest English writer to ever live (that's saying something since England has the greatest writers, well, until the Beat Generation came along)should have a very long list of reviews. I want to know about this book people! You are being selfish! Having read Gulliver's Travels, I can say that Jonathan Swift was a genius. These works have so much with ...

Taylor Swift (Piano/Vocal/Guitar)

4 reviews
Taylor Swift

HAL LEONARD CORPORATION, 2007

good arrangements of songs my girls love
My youngest daughter loves Taylor Swift and her songs, and this book has renewed her interest in practicing the piano. What more could a mother hope for? Not only does it have the complete piano arrangement, but it also has all the guitar cords, too.

The Robot Olympics (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

2 reviews
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2006

Tom Swift + re-invention = GREAT!
This is a great book in the newly re-invented Tom Swift series. In fact, this would have made a better book #1 and introduction to this new series (some early cover art shows this as #1 in the Young Inventor series.) Tom and his family, friends, and environment are nicely introduced in this story. We have descriptions of the characters and the town of Shopton (which boasts a "Statemeyer Street" ...

A Swift Pure Cry

3 reviews
Siobhan Dowd

David Fickling Books, 2008

A Super Read for Young Adults and Mothers!
A Swift Pure Cry will take you into the emotional turmoil world of 15 year old, Shell. In her world she struggles with her mother's death, a drunken father, taking on the leadership of role of caring for her younger brother and sister, and if that wasn't enough she finds out that she .... You guessed it... is pregnant by her childhood friend, Declan! With all these social issues in one story I ...

Gulliver's Travels (Penguin Classics)

19 reviews
Jonathan Swift

Penguin Classics, 2003

amazingly good read
It took me a while to get to this book - it kept being recommended by friends, but I was a bit put off by the effort I thought I would have to put into reading a book written 300 years ago. Well, I was really suprised - "Gulliver's Travels" is easier to reads, and is certainly written much better, than most modern novels. Swift certainly didn't have too high an opinion about humanity, ...

The Tom Swift Treasury Vol. I

3 reviews
Victor Appleton

Wilder Publications, 2007

Tom Swift series
This was a gift for my dad who enjoyed these books as a kid. He cannot put them down. The type is easy to read , and the format is good. No pictures, but that's just fine with us.

Rocket Racers (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

2 reviews
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2007

Fun, quick adventures.
These books are good. The stories are quick and short and full of science and adventure. They're great for young boys and girls just getting into science fiction and if you just want something fun.

The Space Hotel (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

3 reviews
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2006

Good for kids...
The writing is for kids, but the new series is a nice update. My 9yo son love the new over the old. I still like the writing in the older series. Would recommend. Not expensive, OK soft cover.

The Kennedys Amidst the Gathering Storm: A Thousand Days in London, 1938-1940

6 reviews
Will Swift

Collins, 2008

An Engrossing Account of Tumultous Diplomacy
Dr. Swift has constructed through prodigious research a fascinating composite of information which he presents as a highly engrossing narrative of the role of Joseph P. Kennedy as U.S. ambassador to Great Britain on the eve of World War II. Swift's keen appraisal of Ambassador Kennedy's actions and motivations and the reprecussions thereof, along with a fresh look at the challenges and ...

Political Philosophy: A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians

4 reviews
Adam Swift

Polity, 2006

For anyone seeking to prepare themselves to cast a well-informed vote in elections.
Now in a revised and expanded second edition featuring a new chapter specifically about democracy, Political Philosophy: A Beginners' Guide for Students and Politicians by Adam Swift (Fellow in Politics and Sociology, Balliol College) is a highly accessible text for students, lay readers, and novice political philosophers concerning basic political principles that are used to govern society. ...

Centered Riding 2

5 reviews
Sally Swift

Trafalgar Square Books, 2002

Still the Best
Sally Swift proved to be an excellent teacher in her last book, and she maintains the title throughout the second edition. I find the illustrations and analogies to be excellent for my own use as well as teaching others. So many concepts are broken down and compared to every day events and mechanical workings that they are almost impossible to forget. Sally helps you understand the mechanincs of ...

Under the Radar (Tom Swift Young Inventor)

1 review
Victor Appleton

Aladdin, 2007

Good read aloud for my 9 year old son.
I was familiar with the original series my own father read, so I got the first of these new titles when they started coming out. My then 8 and now 9 year old son enjoys listening to them as a read aloud. He reads well and might find the reading level a little easy compared to what he reads himself, but its fun. It strikes me to be a tad on the conservative side: the bad guys are often an ...

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