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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales 103 reviews
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
Wonderful book!
I bought this book years ago and I still think it's one of the best I ever read. It's a permanent part of my library.
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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning 324 reviews
Jonah Goldberg
Doubleday, 2008
Finally Someone Has Documented the Link between Wilson's "Progressive" Ideas and Fascism
First of all, allow me to say that I have purchased and read this book -- something I believe few, if any, of the negative reviewers have done.
This is an important work, tracing the intellectual development of the idea that the all-powerful people's State should always trump the individual and be in firm control of all aspects of the population's culture, education, defense or military ...
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On Writing808 reviews
Stephen King
Pocket, 2002
This is how it's done!
Until I read On Writing by Stephen King, I had never read any of his books. To be honest, since On Writing, I've only read one other of his books which I didn't like so we've come to an impasse.... however On Writing is one of the best books I've read. The first half is a memoir of his life where we learn how his early jobs and experiences inspired the ideas for his best sellers. Every thing ...
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The Assassin: A Novel11 reviews
Stephen Coonts
St. Martin's Press, 2008
Great Book
I have read all of Mr. Coonts books this one just as good as all of the other ones. He is one of the all time great writers and one of my favorites.I hope he does not run out of stories with the admiral and Tommy.
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Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West (Harper Fiction) 1495 reviews
Gregory Maguire
Harper, 2007
Much Darker than Musical
I first saw Wicked, the musical. Since I loved the musical, I was hungry for more & ordered the book. Now that I am reading the book, the musical seems almost like a spoof comparatively. The book is much, much darker-but it's great. I can't put it down at times. I am glad, however, to have seen the musical first. Because I know if I just hang in there, the happy ending is coming in the ...
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel561 reviews
Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
Get Comfortable
Get comfortable - make your self cocoa and plump up the pillows - its going to be a long night! I started to read the book the beginning of the weekend. Put it down. Woke up at 4 a.m. and finished it at about 10 a.m. I'm tired, but happy.
Thrilling and mysterious it weaves its spell, making you think you know what is going to happen next, and happy about it, only to find out it twists in ...
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel554 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
A typical futuristic tale from Margaret Atwood
An interesting read from Margaret Atwood.
This is definitely a story noire, set in the not too distant future in a dictatorial, 'Orwellian' society . Life is a struggle and one does whatever one has to do, just to get by. And whatever one has to do just to get by, is usually controlled by the state.
I like Margaret Atwood's style of story telling; she takes a decidedly different plot and ...
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Maus I: A Survivor's Tale: My Father Bleeds History150 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1986
Masterpiece
i was one of the few among my peers who had never read one of the Maus books. When i finally got around to it, i was blown away by its excellence. This is a masterpiece (and i do not use the term lightly). Do yourself a favor and don't miss it.
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition
J. K. Rowling
Children's High Level Group, 2008
The Tales of Beedle the Bard, Standard Edition In December 2007, J.K. Rowling unveiled The Tales of Beedle the Bard , a very special book of five fairy tales illustrated by the bard herself, embellished with silver ornaments and mounted moonstones. Amazon was fortunate to come into possession of one of the original copies, and it was our privilege to share images and reviews of this incredible artifact. Now J.K. Rowling is giving millions of ...
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)3210 reviews
J. K. Rowling
Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007
A superb close to a great journey!
I have loved each page of every book of the Potter saga since I was first introduced to that very special first book some ten years ago. what a remarkable journey it has all been. True, this finale is a bit off the path of the previous books, but just as enjoyable and a very logical conclusion to Harry's path to the gates of adulthod.
So thoroughly enjoyed, along with the remarkable and ...
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Zoe's Tale16 reviews
John Scalzi
Tor Books, 2008
Not exactly a twice-told tale
I started this book shortly before midnight, and finished it with dawn drawing near. I had the chance to break off at 3 hours into the read, but then continued. Scalzi writes that well. Yes, I've read "The Last Colony" and loved it for the solutions it presented, as well as it's characters. Yes, the book covers the same ground, but the viewpoint is very different.It was clear that being the ...
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The Tale of Despereaux: Being the Story of a Mouse, a Princess, Some Soup and a Spool of Thread (Tale of ...365 reviews
Kate Dicamillo
Candlewick, 2006
An Amazing Adventure Anyone Can Love
This is one of my favorite books of all time! It's a beautiful story. The plot and characters are amazing! You feel like the author is really talking to you. She tells you things and you know she is because she says "Dear reader" when telling you something. At one point in the story she tells you to look a word up in the dictionary because she knows you might not know what it means. Desperaux ...
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Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA101 reviews
Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara
Feral House, 2007
Dark mission
One very impressive and dense book, that makes you think. I am going to look for other Hoagland works. Future will say if he is right or wrong.
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Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and ...94 reviews
Mary Pope Osborne
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001
Love these Books!!!!!!!
This is an excellent series to interest struggling readers in beginning chapter books. The series also has an educator's activity guide that is helpful.
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The Canterbury Tales (Penguin Classics)29 reviews
Geoffrey Chaucer
Penguin Classics, 2003
The strength of Chaucer's verse shines through....
Chaucer was a master story teller. He was a master poet. He was a master writer. He was just blessed, gifted... there aren't enough words to express the depth of Chaucer's talent... his gift.
This collection reminds me why I fell in love with Chaucer's work back in college. It's one of the more complete collections and I thoroughly enjoyed it from beginning to end.
I will read it a ...
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The Epic of Gilgamesh: An English Verison with an Introduction (Penguin Classics)37 reviews
Anonymous
Penguin Classics, 1960
The tale of the evolution of storytelling that reveals shared mythology in religions
This version is a very popular adaptation of the Gilgamesh story because it contains N. K. Sandars' crucial introduction which is just as important as the translation itself because it includes information about the discovery of the tablets in Assyria dating back to the third millennium BC and then goes on to explain the difficulties that scholars have had in rediscovering the story from these ...
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Maus II: A Survivor's Tale: And Here My Troubles Began (Maus)38 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1992
Painting in order to Avoid Self-Portraits
At first glance, Maus might seem like yet another attempt to spin the genocide of the Jewish people into something demeaning. I have seen people turn and walk away from the selection because of that, and when I suggested this as required reading in a class it was initially met with hostile responses. Looking into the reading changed the way people saw the thing being constructed here, however, ...
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The Complete Maus: A Survivor's Tale189 reviews
Art Spiegelman
Pantheon, 1996
Masterpiece!
As a Jew Living in Israel, holocaust related books are important to read, but it's hard to do it actually. I can remember several holocaust-era semi-biographic novels which are great but those are the exceptions. Most of the books are a bit bothersome though true.
Maus just captured me.I consider it one of the best books I've ever read in my life. It was just breath-taking, adding to that the ...
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))140 reviews
Mo Willems
Hyperion Book CH, 2004
Sweet
We received this book as a gift and my 2 year old daughter LOVES it. She does her own "knuffling" around the house, she's totally enjoying the story.
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The 13 Clocks 36 reviews
James Thurber
NYR Children's Collection, 2008
Watch Out For the Todal, by Rory Haglund
Watch out for the Todal
James Thurber's The Thirteen Clocks is a delightful tale for people of all ages. I was first introduced to this seemingly conventional story at age five when my father read it to me as a pleasant bedtime story. It was not until I could read for myself that I began to notice what sets this story apart from so many other children's stories--its characters and great ...
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