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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Script) 127 reviews
Barbara Robinson
Samuel French, Inc., 2009
The Best Christmas Tale Ever!
Barbara Robinson has crafted a fantastic tale of the meaning of Christmas. In this 80 page book we come to fear and love the Herdmann clan, a gaggle of 6 kids that see the world their own way, and take it on in their own terms. They are just as likely to klonk a kid in the head as ignore them. They are the "closest thing to criminals that we knew." What does this have to do with Christmas? ...
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True Compass: A Memoir 211 reviews
Edward M. Kennedy
Twelve, 2009
Doing for others
I will start by admitting that I am a Ted Kennedy fan. I have been one since 1978, when I was 9 years old, and did not know why I liked him. This book tells the truth about his life. His ups and downs, and how his father never let him have the easy way out, because he was a Kennedy. He started trying to do what his brothers could not do for others, but he ended his life, doing so much more. ...
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Outliers: The Story of Success818 reviews
Malcolm Gladwell
Little, Brown and Company, 2008
Typical Gladwell
If you like other Gladwell's reads (Blink/ Tipping Point) you'll love this too. The style is very similar, present facts in a story like fashion to keep the reader captivated. (SPOILER ALERT!!) There is a part where he throws his own life story into the mix, which is a bit of a surprises, but, blends right in!
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Percy Jackson and the Olympians Paperback Boxed Set (Books 1-3)80 reviews
Rick Riordan
Hyperion Book CH, 2008
Great, enthralling books!
My son has been absolutely sucked into these books. He is 10 years old and feels forced to read. While he was off track, one of the rules we had for him was that he had to read 50 pages a day. He finished the first three books during his off track time and is almost done with the fourth. He just can't get enough and he is already sad that there is only one more book in the series.
I would ...
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The Complete Calvin and Hobbes (Calvin & Hobbes) (v. 1, 2, 3)384 reviews
Bill Watterson
Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005
Perfect Complete Compilation
If you are a fan of Calvin and Hobbes or used to be one (like me) you will enjoy this amazing collection. Complete as in every strip published is here....
My son now 11 loves Calvin (unfortunately I see a little of Calvin in him) and reads me the strips while I relax and go back in time. Beautiful presentation lets us keep it in the family room and we take out a volume whenever in the mood.
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Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera (Updated Edition) 710 reviews
Bryan Peterson
Amphoto Books, 2004
Great Book if you started photography and need to understand Exposure
This is just a great book. I found it very well written. Some people called it basic info. But if you are a pro, then you don't need this book. But if you just started photography, or you just didn't get the idea of Exposure, then this book is going to explain it well to you...
I do recommend this to entry-level and photographers that want to increase their knowledge and skills taking better ...
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My Life in France (Movie Tie-In Edition) (Random House Movie Tie-In Books)229 reviews
Julia Child, Alex Prud'Homme
Anchor, 2009
And what a life it was...
After watching the movie "Julia and Julie" I just became so interested in Julia Childs' life. On the screen it would apprea that the really lived a fantasitc life and reading this book, you know she did. It was a well rounded story and so interesting. I just really liked it and am going to do some research to find more books like this.
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Commercial Electrical Wiring
John E. Traister, Ronald T. Murray
Craftsman Book Company, 2000
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The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals576 reviews
Michael Pollan
Penguin, 2007
yummy food!
if you don't like good reporting, or in depth understanding this book will be a struggle for you, but if you love food, and more knowledge is better than less you are in for a TREAT!
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The 4-Hour Workweek, Expanded and Updated: Expanded and Updated, With Over 100 New Pages of Cutting-Edge ...19 reviews
Timothy Ferriss
Crown, 2009
A Life Changing Book - Very Motivating, Highly Detailed
An excellent book that makes you think about where you're at in your life, the path you're taking, and are you really happy with everything; if not, then change it - NOW! He tells you in great detail how to immediately make changes to free up your time and allow you to follow your life's desires. This book covers a lot of territory including: removing clutter from your life; reducing stress; ...
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Strength in What Remains104 reviews
Tracy Kidder
Random House, 2009
very good book and story
The first section of this book is excellent (Deo and his travel to America).
The second part is basically a review and boring words which were included to make the book longer.
It is well worthy of a read.
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The Best Recipe207 reviews
Editors of Cook's Illustrated Magazine
Boston Common Press, 1999
Best of the best
Not only do you get loads of informative information in an interesting format but hundreds of to die for recipes--the crab cakes are world class. I've had The Best Recipe for a number of years and am truly delighted when I can make something that impresses my son-in-law, a professional chef. The hows and whys of the methods used by the test kitchen cooks are written in concise, easily ...
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Daughters of Darkness (Night World)132 reviews
Lisa Smith
Hodder Children's Books, 1997
a good read
I loved the first book. the secondone I read in a day. I could not put it down. Ash really suprised me
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J.K. Lasser's Your Income Tax 2010: For Preparing Your 2009 Tax Return 3 reviews
J. K. Lasser
Wiley, 2009
Tax prep guide
Good book on tax preparation. Better than the hieroglyphics that sometimes characterizes IRS publications and instructions.
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The Help1311 reviews
Kathryn Stockett
Amy Einhorn Books/Putnam, 2009
The Help
Being from the south, I totally understand all perspectives in the book. Definitely a good read. It opens for you many angles of the 1960's South.
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The Spirit Catches You and You Fall Down257 reviews
Anne Fadiman
Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1998
What else is there to say? Essential reading!
By the time more than two hundred people have reviewed a book and a hundred and seventy people have given it five stars, adding one's own two cents to the mix seems almost beside the point. Yet the significant minority who have written highly negative reviews seem to call out for response. Besides, I happened to love the book and want simply to share that fact.
I knew nothing about the ...
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Midnight in Madrid (The Russian Trilogy, Book 2)12 reviews
Noel Hynd
Zondervan, 2009
Enjoyed it!
Noel Hynd's book Midnight in Madrid, one of The Russian Trilogy, was so good I didn't want the book to end. The book has political intrigue, non-stop action, historical references, and descriptive locations. It is a political/spy thriller about international crime.
The story is wonderfully descriptive and includes information about art theft and historical references of Spain. The book is ...
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A Bold Fresh Piece of Humanity307 reviews
Bill O'Reilly
Broadway Books, 2008
surprisingly good
I bought three of these for my son-in-laws expecting various opinions. They all think it is a very good. The way it is written makes it a very fast read and holds your interest,my husband even read it, and he never reads anything unless it has been written by some financial wizard. Bill would be proud.
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The Botany of Desire: A Plant's-Eye View of the World185 reviews
Michael Pollan
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002
Sensuous Read!
What a captivating book! Michael Pollan is exquisitely articulate! Botany of Desire is: factually engaging, biologically fascinating, historically and sociologically relevant yet spiritually profound. Michael has a way of telling the story weaving together multiple subject matter. It is deliciously sensual yet essentially pragmatic. Michael challenges our thinking, throwing the gauntlet down ...
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NurtureShock: New Thinking About Children96 reviews
Po Bronson, Ashley Merryman
Twelve, 2009
Interesting Information, But Presentation Not the Best
This book by Bronson and Merryman discusses some of the new research based thinking on children and even young adults. There is quite a bit of interesting information presented, but better presentation/layout would have made the book more effective, if you ask me. It give it 5 stars for content and 3 at best for presentation for an average of about 4.
Many major topics are covered such as the ...
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Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System---and ...80 reviews
Andrew Ross Sorkin
Viking Adult, 2009
TBTF
Absoulutely outstanding book, which captures the human element of the financial melt-down in spellbinding fashion.
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Make Your Own Damn Movie!: Secrets of a Renegade Director224 reviews
Lloyd Kaufman
L.A. Weekly Books, 2003
Do you really want to make your own damn movie? Read this book!
I met Lloyd at Crypticon in Houston. He seemed genuinely interested in helping out young independent film makers. I had already bought and watched his "Make Your Own Damn Movie!" dvd series which was very helpful, but I saw that he was hocking the book version along with a couple of other books titled "Direct Your Own Damn Movie" and "Produce Your Own Damn Movie". He also had a part 2 to the dvd ...
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The Shack3974 reviews
William P. Young
Windblown Media, 2007
An Evolved View of God and the Trinity
This is not the Angry God of the Bible - thank goodness.
As man evolves, our understanding of the Creation also evolves. This book will not please those who prefer the angry, jealous God of the Old Testament. It will not please those who prefer to live in fear, and those who have been brainwashed with the gospel of judgment.
The Shack provides a portrait of a truly loving God without ...
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Friends and Lovers273 reviews
Eric Jerome Dickey
Signet, 1998
Still my Favorite!
Yes out of all of his books and others this book is still one of my favorite books of all time, I can't count how many times I have read this book over and over. I think the fact that it was one of the first books I fell in love with that is why it will always remain near and dear to me. Eric is such a skillful story teller that I fall in love with his novels, he weaves humor throughout the story ...
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Eating Animals70 reviews
Jonathan Safran Foer
Little, Brown and Company, 2009
Right up there with The Jungle and Fast Food Nation . . .
. . . in terms of becoming a classic commentary on animals, factory farming, and the complex systems that have brought us to this point in our culture.
This is a fantastic book. It's eminently readable, completely heartbreaking, and painstakingly researched. I'm already a committed vegan, so this book is not going to change how I feel about meat, but still, a lot of the information in it is ...
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The Hunger Games711 reviews
Suzanne Collins
Scholastic Press, 2008
A Wonderful Book :)
This book is NOT a 5 star book. It is a 50 star book. I am a fifth grade student who is gifted in many subjects inclding Language Arts and I found it quite interesting. I have also read the second book in the trilogy which is titled Catching Fire. Rumor has it that the final book in the trilogy will be titled The Victors. I also hear a movie will be coming out in 2011. Some other books that you ...
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Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen343 reviews
Christopher McDougall
Knopf, 2009
Fascinating story, even for non-runners.
Runners will love the story and appreciate the message delivered in this book. Non-runners will love the story as well, and will probably soon be converted to hard-core running addicts themselves!
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Diners, Drive-ins and Dives: An All-American Road Trip . . . with Recipes! (Food Network)170 reviews
Guy Fieri, Ann Volkwein
William Morrow Cookbooks, 2008
This book is a combination cookbook/travelogue
I received this book as a gift last Christmas, and it has become a family favorite. The entire family gathers to watch "Diners,Drive-ins, and Dives", then my sons begin to plot which place we will visit next. We bring it with us whenever we travel, and visit as many establishments as we can. We have eaten our way down the East Coast, from Massachusetts to Georgia. After each visit, we make ...
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