Way of the Peaceful Warrior: A Book That Changes Lives254 reviews Dan Millman HJ Kramer - New World Library, 2000 A Must Read and Read Again and Again + Will Change Your Life and Others + The Truth about Socrates I have read Way of The Peaceful Warrior several times. I always find new inspiration in it's pages. This is a must read, especially for those like myself who are into fitness. Richard Walters, author of The 16 Minute Body Sculpting Kit The 16 Minute Body Sculpting Kit: Attain Your Dream Body ...             Last Train to Paradise: Henry Flagler and the Spectacular Rise and Fall of the Railroad that Crossed an Ocean25 reviews Les Standiford Crown, 2002 A must-read for anyone traveling to Key West! + Last Train to Paradise + A Wonderful Tribute to the Man and His Legacy + If You Love All Things Florida... + A Key to Key West             The Mango Opera (Alex Rutledge Mysteries)26 reviews Tom Corcoran St. Martin's Minotaur, 1999 The Mango Opera + Excellent service + The Mango Opera + Very good!             The Silicon Boys: And Their Valley of Dreams53 reviews David A. Kaplan Harper Perennial, 2000 Silicon Boys Book Review + Enthralling + Solid Silicon Story The non-fiction book The Silicon Boys and Their Valley of Dreams is written by David A. Kaplan. It is about how Silicon Valley started and why it is important to be near all the silicon in California. Also it explains who invented and invents the processors and software. It talks about Intel, then ...             Captiva (Doc Ford)19 reviews Randy Wayne White Berkley, 1997 the best yet + Big Six Wow + I think John McDonald would approve CAPTIVA is the 4th novel in the Doc Ford series and the first which is told in the first person. We're inside the orderly but active mind of the marine biologist-amateur sleuth as he gets caught up in a battle between sport fisherman and commercial fisherman over the use of nets. The novel ...             Playback18 reviews Raymond Chandler Vintage, 1988 "He had a gun, but I had a tyre iron" In 1953, Raymond Chandler published his finest work, "The Long Goodbye." It took him five years to release his next Philip Marlowe mystery, but in 1958 he finally released "Playback," a reworking of a rejected screenplay Chandler had written. In "Playback," aging private eye Philip Marlowe is ...             Cannery Row218 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 1993 good book for everyone + Cannery Row + A "funny little book." i thought this would be a stupid book becuz we had to read it for an english class, but it was actually pretty interesting. i read to the end before the class, for once             Killing Mister Watson26 reviews Peter Matthiessen Vintage, 1991 Review of "Killing Mister Watson" + Pros and Cons of Killing Mr. Watson + Fascinating, horrifying vision of Florida + Et tu, Brute             LA Jolla Spindrift1 review Jack Trolley Carroll & Graf Pub, 1998 Wild, Funny, Impossible, Like a Bruce Willis Movie Living in San Diego, I'm interested in books, especially crime books, set in this city. I don't think jack Trolley knows squat about how the real San Diego police work, and are, but who cares? Donahoo is a Bruce Willis-cop type character, and indeed, this book reads more like a script for a ...             Sacred89 reviews Dennis Lehane HarperTorch, 1998 More twists, turns, and thrills than the best roller coaster + Good, not great + Characters are what makes the books in this series interesting. + Sacred + good reading             To Have and Have Not71 reviews Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 1996 Hemingway: An American Literary Icon + NO WHISTLES HERE I am someone who came late to appreciating the literary genius of Hemingway, perhaps because like many in my generation I viewed his literary aura as overly slanted towards man's macho nature. The story revolves around the doings of a rather shady ex-cop engaged in smuggling in and around Cuba ...             Shadow over Cedar Key: A Brandy O'Bannon Mystery2 reviews Ann Turner Cook AuthorHouse, 2003 Excellent read + An entertaining read from a talented and insightful author A phenomenal effort by Mrs. Cook. I was intially drawn to this novel after a recent 3-day trip to Cedar Key and I'm so glad I came upon it. I'm an avid reader of Randy White, RBP, John D. MacDonald, Peter Matthiessen, Dennis Lehane, etc., and I'm sure that Mrs. Cook's books will lay next to ...             Pacific Beat11 reviews T. Jefferson Parker St Martins Pr, 1991 A must read for this author + A Good Early Work By T. Jefferson Parker! + A good read, not a great read. I'd give it a 'B' or a 'B+' Parker delivers a truly mesmerizing book and one of the very best I've read in this entire genre (SoCal, mystery, fiction). He is so right on point with his interwoven storylines and satisfying plot/setting/characters, with the last 50 pages or so being such an exceptional example of a craftsman's ...             LIKE JUDGMENT DAY, The Ruin and Redemption of a Town Called Rosewood (Movie Tie-In to ROSEWOOD)7 reviews Michael D'Orso Berkley Publishing, 1996 Kept me interested from the first page + LIke Judgment day - Rosewood + A provocative, gripping story + lesson in politics             The Oldest Rookie: The Incredible True Story of the Thirty-five-year-old Physics Teacher Who Broke into the ...22 reviews Jim Morris, Joel Engel Warner Adult, 2001 The Oldest Rookie + Very Good Book + America's Pastime The Oldest Rookie Joel Engel and Jim Morris really did a wonderful job when they wrote the book The Oldest Rookie. The story was so good in fact that it inspired a movie called The Rookie. Although I thoroughly enjoyed both of them I would have to say that the book was better. There are a number ...             Flags of Our Fathers574 reviews James Bradley, Ron Powers Bantam, 2000 The complete story of the island battle, + Should be required reading for all Americans + A true American story + Iwo Jima History             Fall River Dreams: A Team's Quest for Glory, A Town's Search for Its Soul32 reviews Bill Reynolds St. Martin's Griffin, 1995 Great characters, great book + Wonderful and bittersweet book + More than a basketball book + fall river dreams             The Snow Leopard (Penguin Nature Classics)67 reviews Peter Matthiessen Penguin, 1987 a great travel log with a little zen + One of the classics of travelogue literature: The Snow Leopard + Interesting and Compelling Book Matthiessen is a talented writer who consistently manages to capture the essence of what he sees. He insists that he is a fiction writer, first and foremost, but the honesty and vibrance of his words in nonfiction are phenomenal. As an "travel log"-type book, this is one of the best. His ...             Into the Wild1193 reviews Jon Krakauer Anchor, 1997 A sad story + Chase von, guess they have this book two places on here.... + A mystery and tragedy told well + A Character Study Disguised as a Bestseller + Troubled man takes on the Wild - and loses             Gold Coast11 reviews Elmore Leonard HarperTorch, 2002 Elmore's Best! I've read 20 of Elmore's 40 books, and thus far, Gold Coast remains my favorite. I find the bad guy in this particular book endlessly facsinating and hilarious!