Domain (The Domain Trilogy)155 reviews
Steve Alten

Tor Books, 2002

Amazing Research, Wild Conclusions

+ Only a few years before the apocalypse
+ Unbelievable Good Book! Well written! It's a turnpager!
+ I'm a sucker...
  
  











  



  
A Day at the Beach: The Ninth Sherman's Lagoon Collection (Sherman's Lagoon Collections)2 reviews
Jim Toomey

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005

A Great Day

+ Sherman does it again!

The ninth collection of this innovative comic strip. Once again cartoonist Jim Toomey manages to show how much we have in common with the denizens of a tropical lagoon as they deal with life, fishermen, and hairless beach apes. Just how Toomey has managed to make a shark, a turtle and a hermit ...
  
  











  



  
Liberty Meadows Volume 3: Summer Of Love (Liberty Meadows)6 reviews
Frank Cho

Image Comics, 2005

Viva Liberty (Meadows)

+ Cho stikes again.
+ I love this series so far...
+ Brandy, you're a fine girl
+ Wonderful book
  
  











  



  
Pride and Prejudice (Bantam Classics)879 reviews
Jane Austen

Bantam Classics, 1983

Pride and Prejudice

+ The best book ever written
+ ITS SOO ROMANITIC!!!
+ An amazing classic
+ Perfection
  
  











  



  
Detective Inspector Huss10 reviews
Helene Tursten

Soho Crime, 2004

All-star Swedish thriller

+ Nice portrait of Sweden and some very strong characters
+ When is a Suicide not a Suicide, When it's a Murder
+ Good book. Bad title.
  
  











  



  
Surfer Safari: The Tenth Sherman's Lagoon Collection (Sherman's Lagoon Collections)2 reviews
Jim Toomey

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005

Fun, sarcastic humor

+ Sherman Hits Double-Digits and Has a Kid

Bought this book for my ten year old nephew who LOVES Sherman's Lagoon. He liked this new edition just as well as the others. Sherman's lagoon is a great comic. We have the whole collection for our nephews who come and visit. If you love sarcastic humor, you'll like Sherman's lagoon.
  
  











  



  
Death of a Nationalist (Soho Crime)18 reviews
Rebecca Pawel

Soho Crime, 2004

Crime Beat Street Blogger review

+ Pre War World Two events
+ Much more than a mystery novel
+ Educational and a Thriller
+ What A Find
  
  











  



  
Conquistador: A Novel of Alternate History71 reviews
S.M. Stirling

Roc, 2004

My first Stirling book, but definitely not my last!

+ Who knew it would be this good?
+ Nostalgia for What Has Never Been
+ Enjoyable, but with one flaw.
  
  











  



  
A Catskill Eagle28 reviews
Robert Parker

Dell, 1986

Looking for Susan Silverman

+ I'm in awe

In this episode of the Spenser series, Spenser receives a cryptic note from Susan; she needs him to come to California. Hawk is in jail and she is afraid she might be in trouble. This is all the coaxing Spenser needs to drop everything and head to California, where he immediately sets out to ...
  
  











  



  
Drive to the East (Settling Accounts Trilogy, Book 2)59 reviews
Harry Turtledove

Del Rey, 2005

The war gets uglier

+ Turtledove Scores Again!!!!!!
+ Book 2 Drive to the East
+ A Great Read !!!
  
  











  



  
Everything Bad Is Good for You: How Today's Popular Culture Is Actually Making Us Smarter86 reviews
Steven Johnson

Riverhead Hardcover, 2005

"Everything Bad" is Pretty Good!

Video games that actually improve our decision-making skills and not just give our thumbs a workout? TV shows that give our brains exercise, not just develop our zoning out skills? Is it possible? In today's society, the typical American watches over four hours of television a day ...
  
  











  



  
Thrashed: Zits Sketchbook No. 9 (Zits Sketchbook)8 reviews
Jerry Scott, Jim Borgman

Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2005

To Ripoff by Thomas G. Field, Jr.

+ Zits....
+ Zits Anonymous
+ Zits
  
  











  



  
Oaths and Miracles8 reviews
Nancy Kress

Forge, 1996

Engrossing techno-thriller

+ My definition of fun!!!
+ Different for sure
+ If you like the X-Files...
  
  











  



  
Planet of the Apes89 reviews
Pierre Boulle

Vanguard Pr, 1963

Fantastic Science Fiction Novel

+ A novel idea
+ A triumphant look at the world through science fiction
+ WOW!
  
  











  



  
The Circle5 reviews
Peter Lovesey

Soho Crime, 2005

excellent police procedural

+ The Circle
+ 4.5 stars for the cigar-smoking Hen
+ Another author who deserves all the awards he's won.
+ Good book, slightly marred by POV switch in the middle
  
  











  



  
At All Costs (Honor Harrington)97 reviews
David Weber

Baen, 2005

Starts Slow, but Ends with a Bang

+ Outstanding
+ Harrington FTW!

As this is book 11 of the Honor Harrington series by David Weber, this review will not dwell on the back story leading up to At All Costs - read the first 10 books to get an idea of the politics and machinations that this series has taken on. At All Costs picks up where War of Honor left off - ...
  
  











  



  
The Supremacists: The Tyranny Of Judges And How To Stop It22 reviews
Phyllis Schlafly

Spence Publishing Company, 2004

Phyllis Schlafly

+ You will love it or hate it
+ THE SUPREMACISTS:TYRANNY OF JUDGES AND HOW TO STOP IT

In this day and age when Truth is questioned, the source/author of a book is important indeed. If one believes that God alone is Truth, then one can read with confidence, The Supremacists. The author, P. Schlafly, is on God's Wavelength. The Left have sought for more than 50 years to control ...
  
  











  



  
Trail Fever: Spin doctors, rented strangers, thumb wrestlers, toe suckers, grizzly bears, and other ...21 reviews
Michael Lewis

Knopf, 1997

classic michael lewis

+ Excellent, even at ten years old
+ Different and Entertaining
+ Delightful
+ Morry Taylor for President!!
  
  











  



  
Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies1065 reviews
Jared M. Diamond

W. W. Norton & Company, 1999

Great for classroom teachers

+ Tracing the spread of human culture, language, and empire
+ so good I bought it for a friend
+ A tour de force that isn't as biased or presumptuous as some critics have claimed
  
  











  



  
Mammoth52 reviews
John Varley

Ace Hardcover, 2005

Pulled Together Very Well

+ Good near-future tale
+ Not great, but entertaining
+ nothing deep, but it is a fun quick read