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Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America 1072 reviews
Barbara Ehrenreich
Holt Paperbacks, 2002
The Invisible Americans
I found Nickel and Dimed to be a good book. I read it for my ESL class and it helped me to improve my vocaburaly even though it was so hard at the beginning. It was amazing to realize how some Americans being Americans - as Barbara said in Nickel and Dimed - being white, English speakers, struggle in their own land with an unreasonable economic system. Barbara shows very well how poor workers ...
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Bel Canto (P.S.)572 reviews
Ann Patchett
Harper Perennial, 2005
A mesmerizing read
I wish I could have secreted myself away and read this book cover to cover, without interruption. Patchett creates a magical, if unlikely world, within the walls of the South American Vice President's home, where terrorists have taken the attendees at a glamorous birthday party hostage. In an effort to lure businessman Hosokawa to their country in the hopes that he will build a factory and ...
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Island of the Blue Dolphins 601 reviews
Scott O'Dell
Yearling, 1987
A Warm Novel
I read Island of The Blue Dolphins sometime before Christmas this year. It was a pleasure to read--it was simple, brief, and the characters were fresh and realistic. O' Dell used very descriptive writing, nevertheless, it did not go to where it is tedious to read because of the overload of words.
If you do not like novels without much action besides attacks with sea critters I would not ...
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The Mysterious Benedict Society and the Perilous Journey (Mysterious Benedict Society) 5 reviews
Trenton Lee Stewart
Little, Brown Young Readers, 2008
"Children You Must Not Come STOP. Dangerous"
The Mysterious Benedict Society, a group of four children created to thwart the plans of the evil genius Ledroptha Curtain, is fresh off their great victory. The "brainswept" are slowly having their memories returned and everything seems like it should be getting back to normal. It should be the perfect happy ending, yet happy endings are rarely so simple...
All is not well for the Mysterious ...
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Treasures: Secret Star / Treasures Lost, Treasures Found1 review
Nora Roberts
Silhouette, 2008
Difficult to put down
I picked up Treasures by Nora Roberts, I had not expected it to be much more than a semi-interesting read. However, with every page turn, I became more and more attached to the novel's heroine, and actually found it very difficult to put the book down. Since reading this book, I have highly recommended it to all my girlfriends. It's a beautiful story about life, love and friendship filled with ...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time 1405 reviews
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Amazing
Be careful! The emotional impact of this story sneaks up on you. Told from the point of view of 15-year-old, autistic Christopher Boone, Mark Haddon's The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time leads you to believe that it is going to be a mystery when Christopher decides to investigate the murder of his neighbor's dog, Wellington, who he finds dead with a pitchfork through his side. What ...
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Biology51 reviews
Neil A. Campbell, Jane B. Reece
Benjamin Cummings, 2004
Great
Good Condition, no scratches, pages perfect, slightly bent corner of the cover but nothhing big. Fast shipping
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5409 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 1998
Please don't summarize!
I loved this book and read it in two days and began the next immediately. One thing that troubles me -- about many amazon reviews -- is that they are NOT reviews. Person after person summarizes the story (which is, basically, summarized in the official editorial paragraph. WHY OH WHY does everyone do this! WHy not just say what you liked/disliked and why?
Rowling uses EXQUISITE VOCABULARY ...
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Book 3)2599 reviews
J.K. Rowling
Scholastic, 1999
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban book 3
Like the first two Harry Potter books this book is great, it is in this book that parents should beware; it starts to have a few more moments that might scare the younger reader, it takes on a darker side as Harry ages and Voldemort begins to gain his power back, Definately makes you want to continue to read the complete set, this is my second time thru the books and I never tire of reading ...
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The Shop on Blossom Street (The Knitting Books #1)83 reviews
Debbie Macomber
Mira, 2005
Debbie Macomber always seems to make me cry, in a good way
Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques
Lydia Hoffman has suffered through and gone into remission from cancer twice and now she wants to get on with her life. Her biggest dream has always been to open her own little yarn shop. After her dad's recent death she decided it was time and that he'd approve of her plans. Lydia opens The Shop on Blossom Street, A Good Yarn and decides to hold a ...
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)3585 reviews
J. K. Rowling
Scholastic, Inc., 2005
AMAZING AS USUAL!!!
what else can i say that no one else has?- this is a GREAT book like all her others!!!
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The New Baby39 reviews
Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001
great for older siblings
my son is 4 and we recently turned him on to the little critter series. he absolutely adores the whole line and now that we're expecting another baby he's gotten really excited and loves for us to read this book to him.
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Understanding Business 4 reviews
William G Nickels, James McHugh, ...
McGraw-Hill/Irwin, 2006
Good Deal on the book I needed for class
Good book. Its what i needed for my business class, and I saved about $20 buying it online new, over buying it new at my colleges bookstore. Thanks Amazon!
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Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson2101 reviews
Mitch Albom
Doubleday, 1997
Must READ Book
Tuesdays with Morrie: An Old Man, a Young Man, and Life's Greatest Lesson
This is one of the best books I have ever read. I read this as part of a college assignment. It was one of the best assignments ever. This book taught the class so much about living life, and living it to the fullest. If you are facing difficult times in your life, this is a MUST READ. Perhaps someone you know is ...
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C Programming Language (2nd Edition) (Prentice Hall Software)252 reviews
Brian W. Kernighan, Dennis M. Ritchie
Prentice Hall PTR, 1988
The Book on C
This is the book to have on the C language. A great reference and a great read. This book has been very influential in the field of technical books, often imitated. I recommend it to beginners to advanced programmers.
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Chemistry: Text4 reviews
Steven S. Zumdahl, Susan A. Zumdahl
Houghton Mifflin Company, 2007
Chemistry 105 Book
It was exactly what I needed. And it was a way good price. 1/2 the price they sold it for at my school bookstore.
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Buried in Treasures: Help for Compulsive Acquiring, Saving, and Hoarding25 reviews
David F. Tolin, Randy O. Frost, ...
Oxford University Press, USA, 2007
Tired of piles? This book can help
This book has examples and advice for people with serious hoarding problems but the advice and exercises are helpful for those with more mild cluttering problems. Both my wife and I read the book and found ourselves energized to clear our space. It covers some of the reasons to be motivated to clear your space and some of the not so obvious roadblocks that get in your way. For example, are you a ...
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Natural Cures "They" Don't Want You To Know About2376 reviews
Kevin Trudeau
Alliance Publishing, 2005
Author is "mad as hell" and I am too!
"I'm mad as hell and I'm not going to take it anymore." Kevin Trudeau repeatedly says this through the book. "It's all about the money." He also repeatedly says this through the book. Is this true? You bet your life it is. It's great that someone had the guts to take on the FTC and the FDA, as well as the pharmaceutical industry. A large part of this book targets the unethical health care ...
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Treasure Island (Enriched Classics Series)10 reviews
Robert Louis Stevenson
Pocket, 2005
Classic that should be mandatory reading
While Treasure Island may have its detractors (usually those who were forced to read it as children or those who cannot handle the period speech) it is certainly a classic that can delight both young and old. Stevenson make a strong effort to catch the "tune of the time" and give vivid prose to the tedium of long sea journeys and the rapid pace at which life can offer strange events to deal ...
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Skeleton Coast: A Novel of the Oregon Files51 reviews
Clive Cussler, Jack Du Brul
Berkley Trade, 2006
Skelton Coast-Great Book
Skelton Coast was an excellent book. This is the type of writting that made Clive Cussler one of my favorite authors.
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