How the Internet Works (8th Edition) (How It Works)32 reviews Preston Gralla Que, 2006 Great overview of the internet and related technologies + Surprisingly Helpful + Practical staring point for inspiring Webmasters Simple, easy top read, give lots of indepth info for the non-techie and answers to all the questions you've wanted to ask. Great starter book on the internet for someone who wants to understand better everything from digital media technology to ASPs to how ISPs work.             Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance278 reviews Barack Obama Three Rivers Press, 2004 It's even better than 5 stars + i loved it but it took me forever + Past politics, this is an entertaining and educational, readable book + Dreams from My Father             Island of the Blue Dolphins606 reviews Scott O'Dell Yearling, 1987 Dolphin book for school + An empowering adventure story + A Wonderful Classic We received this book very quickly, in the described condition. It was an earlier print of the book with a smaller font, but overall it was a great buying experience.             Beloved81 reviews Toni Morrison Vintage, 2004 Brilliant novel + Hard to ignore + a story of guilt Beloved is a riveting story, a page-turner. It reminds me of The Turn of the Screw in that you are never certain what was real and what wasn't. Do you believe in the supernatural or is it mental distress? Awesome review of slavery every white American should read. But the story is the thing - ...             I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings303 reviews Maya Angelou Bantam, 1983 South Mill Young Readers Book Club Review (Jr. High Readers) We are the members of the South Mill Young Readers Book Club located in Conyers, Georgia. We are in the thirteen year old age bracket and thought it would be challenging to attempt to read and understand this story. As a result of our reading, we rate the book as follows: Creativity - B+ ...             Cold Mountain: A Novel1505 reviews Charles Frazier Vintage, 1998 Absolutely a great read!! + Book and Film - No Better, No Worse, All Good + A Dark Look on Humanity + "I Am Coming Home, One Way or Another..." + a masterpiece of american literature             Little Women (Illustrated Junior Library)268 reviews Louisa May Alcott Grosset & Dunlap, 1947 Little Women + This is my favorite book! + Interesting This is a classic we wanted our grand daughter to read. The illustrations are professional and wonderful             A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)494 reviews Ernest J. Gaines Vintage, 1997 Mockingbird II Strong, powerful read... So strong and so powerful that you may almost put it down in the first chapter, the language used to described a black man, a fellow human, so strong and offensive that you just want to close the book, slam it to the ground, and have nothing to do with it. BUT, almost ...             Lonesome Dove384 reviews Larry McMurtry Pocket, 1988 I don't remember the last book I enjoyed this much + Loved It! + Never Wanted It To End! I need the book-equivalent of methadone to wean myself off the the genius that is Lonesome Dove.             Fiske Guide to Colleges 2007 (Fiske Guide to Colleges)28 reviews Edward Fiske Sourcebooks, Inc., 2006 Very useful resource for those looking at top colleges + Fiske review + very helpful college guide Our daughter is in high school, and we've been researching possible college choices for a couple of years now. This is the first time I have read Fiske's guide, and I was very happy with it. The other guide we have relied on heavily is The Best 366 Colleges, 2008 Edition (College Admissions ...             The Only Grant-Writing Book You'll Ever Need: Top Grant Writers and Grant Givers Share Their Secrets21 reviews Ellen Karsh, Arlen Sue Fox Basic Books, 2006 It Just Might Be True! + Excellent book + Grant Writing made easy + The Only Grant Writing Books + Shipping Notice             W. E. B. Du Bois, 1919-1963: The Fight for Equality and the American Century7 reviews David Levering Lewis Holt Paperbacks, 2001 Volume Two of the Magisterial Life and Times + Good but not great follow-up + Amazing Biography of an amazing man + Rush job at end             Benjamin Franklin: An American Life201 reviews Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2004 Excellent!!! + Ben Franklin, the good and the bad + Man of Many Passions + Wonderfully detailed and objective + Great Author             Bridge to Terabithia803 reviews Katherine Paterson HarperTrophy, 1987 Bridge to Terabithia Recommmendation + Bridge to Terabithia Bridge to Teribithia is a great book! It is about friendship. Jesse, the main character lives with his four sisters, momma, and papa. When Leslie moves in next door, Jesse's life was changed. Jesse and Leslie started Teribithia, an imaginary kingdom where they rule as king and queen.At the end of ...             An Hour Before Daylight : Memoirs of a Rural Boyhood64 reviews Jimmy Carter Simon & Schuster, 2001 wonderful memoir of a country boy who became President + Must read + Easy to read + A book filled with memories of a boyhood during the Depression             Eisenhower: A Soldier's Life40 reviews Carlo D'Este Holt Paperbacks, 2003 Massive and insightful biography + Excellent but flawed piece of work. + Major work on an important solider-statesman + A Revealing Picture of an American Icon + Eisenhower's remarkable military career             Thomas Jefferson: A Brief Biography1 review Dumas Malone The University of North Carolina Press, 2002 Who better to write the article........ .....than the man who wrote the encyclopaedia? This little [48 page] book had its genesis back in the 1930s when Dumas Malone got stuck with the job of editor of the "Dictionary of American Biography". Then, 50 years later, he revised it to to be published in the form we see here. Normally, such a ...             Duke Ellington: The Piano Prince and His Orchestra13 reviews Andrea Pinkney Hyperion Book CH, 2007 An outstanding picture book biography! + "Duke Ellington" continues to jazz it up + Excellent read aloud + Put it this way. Jazz is a good barometer of freedom. - D.E. + Singin' and Swingin'             Frog and Toad Are Friends (I Can Read Book 2)47 reviews HarperTrophy, 1979 Help a child learn to read + Frog and Toad + God! I love this book! + Frog and Toad are Friends + needy public school teacher             The Snowy Day79 reviews Ezra Jack Keats Puffin, 1976 More than a snowy day + Childhood memories + A Timeless Classic + A classic + Cute