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693 reviews
Kurt Vonnegut

Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999

Complex and Compelling
Vonnegut's novel is about life, thought process, and death set against the author's life experiences in Dresden during WWII and his fictional character, Billy, who we see through memories and partial linear plot line. In my opinion, the story, however; very important, is not the point of this novel. Vonnegut used the novel as a vehicle to show us the purpose of being human which is life, ...

The 4-Hour Workweek: Escape 9-5, Live Anywhere, and Join the New Rich

711 reviews
Timothy Ferriss

Crown, 2007

Don't rush the exercises, enjoy in small doses
This is an excellent book which includes many, many details and suggested exercises. My suggestion is to read the book all the way through once, then start working on the exercises, slowly, otherwise it can be a bit too much to really get a handle on. Awesome, so worth the money spent to purchase it.

Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More!

414 reviews
David Zinczenko, Matt Goulding

Rodale Books, 2007

Dense but understandable
Eat This Not That!: Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds-or More! By Dense, I mean fact filled, not hard to read or understand. Clever illustrations break up the food and serving related facts that we all benefit from being familiar with. Especially when it comes to sorting through the advertising and the terms used by the restaurant chains to present their offerings ...

Dear American Airlines: A Novel

11 reviews
Jonathan Miles

Houghton Mifflin Co, 2008

Just exceptional
Written apparently by a specialist in reviews of New York City cocktails, "Dear American Airlines" is a book that recalls A.J. Liebling's comment that "wine drinking is more subjective than horse racing and nearly as subjective as love". This is a phenomenal book I say, knowing that the combinations of New Orleans, New York, mid-50's life age-wise, and a long airport layover could make me a ...

Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster

1477 reviews
Jon Krakauer

Anchor, 1999

Inside the 1996 Mount Everest Disaster
In May 1996, a rogue storm killed nine climbers on Mount Everest, several of them from an expedition led by Rob Hall of New Zealand, the others from an expedition led by American Scott Fischer. Hall and Fischer were themselves counted among the victims. One of the survivors from Hall's expedition was John Krakauer, a writer from Outside Magazine, who had volunteered to go on the expedition to ...

Easy Spanish Phrase Book: Over 770 Basic Phrases for Everyday Use (Dover Easy Phrase)

108 reviews

Dover Publications, 1994

As good as it gets!
Happy to receive this book. Very useful and in wonderful condition. Arrived promptly.

The Time Traveler's Wife

1642 reviews
Audrey Niffenegger

Harvest Books, 2004

Totally riveted!
I save my 5-stars for books I truly love and this is one of them! I couldn't put it down (which is hard to do w/two kids under 5!) - thanks for such a great escape - I was completely engrossed from start to finish.

Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia

1560 reviews
Elizabeth Gilbert

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007

Could not put it down for a secon
This is the best book i've read in a while. I could not let it go. She has great sense if humor as well as honesty. I can't recommend it more.

Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most ...

6 reviews
J. Maarten Troost

Broadway, 2008

Traveling With Maarten...Nothing Better!
J. Maarten Troost has taken us to a small atoll in the South Pacific and to the volcanic Vanauatu in his previous books, Sex Lives of Cannibals and Getting Stoned With Savages. Now he turns his wit and observational skills on that great unknown,China, in his latest endeavor, Lost on Planet China, and what a marvelous travelogue it is! Told with his trademark wry humor, Lost on Planet China ...

How the States Got Their Shapes

11 reviews
Mark Stein

Collins, 2008

Shapes of States...Why is that border there?
I love this book! It is well-written in a straight forward yet interesting manner. I am sort of a map nut/geography/ history fanatic. We carry the book in the car to read when we are driving around and I plan to include the book in the resources for my social studies classes. It's a fun book to keep in a guest room or in the bathroom. The information about the creation of boundries is also ...

1,000 Places to See Before You Die: A Traveler's Life List

304 reviews
Patricia Schultz

Workman Publishing Company, 2003

You will want to go to every place listed in this book!
Amazing book, amazing ideas, places I've never even considered are now on my list of "places to see". A must-own for anyone who loves to travel or plans on traveling some day.

1,000 Places to See in the U.S.A. & Canada Before You Die

55 reviews
Patricia Schultz

Workman Publishing Company, 2007

1000 places to see before you die
My husband and I are planning a trip through the southwest this summer and found this to be very helpful in planning our trip. Also, learned of a few places we did not know about, that are close to home. Anyone who likes to travel should buy this book.

A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail

58 reviews
Bill Bryson

Anchor, 2006

A MUST for any past, present or future hiker
Heard A WALK IN THE WOODS, written and read by Bill Bryson It is the true tale of the author's attempt to walk the 2,100 Appalachian Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine . . . although he ultimately was not successful in completing the entire AT (as it is called), it wasn't for lack of trying. You'll find yourself actually laughing out loud at much of his account . . . also, ...

Outlander

1332 reviews
Diana Gabaldon

Delta, 1998

Jamie
My best friend recommended this book, she handed it to me and said "Jamie" and that was all she said. When I tried to get her to tell me more, that is all she would say. But now that I have read the book, I loved it!! Loved it!! Read it and you will find that you love Jamie too!!

Physics of the Impossible: A Scientific Exploration into the World of Phasers, Force Fields, Teleportation, ...

39 reviews
Michio Kaku

Doubleday, 2008

Physics of the Impossible
Very well written and explains physics in non-mathematical terms and in a most entertaining manner.

Lost on Planet China: The Strange and True Story of One Man's Attempt to Understand the World's Most ...

Maui Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook (Maui Revealed)

317 reviews
Andrew Doughty

Wizard Publications Inc., 2007

WOW!
Fantastic guidebook. Simply put, the most outstanding I've ever used and I just happened upon it by chance, after finding out last week my wife and I will be vacationing in Maui next month. Covers everything one would possibly want to know about visiting this island gem and then some. Revised every 2 years by Andrew Doughty, with updated info all the way up to press time. Mr. Doughty takes you on ...

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and ...

93 reviews
Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

great for the imagination
I bought the set as a gift for my nephew, whom is in second grade. Hoping to spark his interest in reading. The Magic Tree House books were the first books that grabbed my own sons interested when he began reading. He would devour a book in a couple of days and couldn't wait to began a new one. His imagination would grow as he traveled along with Jack and Annie on one fictional adventure ...

Fast Food Nation

1397 reviews
Eric Schlosser

Harper Perennial, 2005

Unexpected, but enjoyable.
I will warn all of you future readers: this is a great book and is rather historical in content. Contrary to my common thought that this whole book was bashing the fast food industry, it really did neither. Instead he really shows how fast food originated, how it affects industry (especially industrial agriculture), and why we love it so much. Fast food infiltrates everyday life for much of the ...

A Wrinkle in Time

67 reviews
Madeleine L'Engle

Square Fish, 2007

Emotionally gripping
Somehow I missed reading this book as a child and recently read it on the recommendation of a friend. From page one this book grabbed me and pulled me in. I was so intrigued by the beautiful writing and almost tangible descriptions that I felt like I was standing beside Meg as the story unfolded. I felt Meg's fear. Her overwhelming love for her youngest brother and her entire family. Her ...

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