Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues2 reviews Billie Holiday Hal Leonard Corporation, 1985 I still hear Billie singing, and I just finished reading the book...... + do you like the music of Billie? I have a deep love and respect for some of the most influential female jazz and soul singers of our time, like Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughn, Dinah Washington, Carmen McRae, Lena Horne, and last but not least, Billie Holiday. In LADY SINGS THE BLUES, Holiday recalls some of the most resonant ...             Death Comes As the End33 reviews Agatha Christie St. Martin's Minotaur, 2002 WILL SOMEONE LET THE WOMAN SPEAK? + It grows on you! + Who Shot (offed) JR (lots of people)? + Who done it? + One of the best from one of the best.             The Daughter of Time136 reviews Josephine Tey Touchstone, 1995 WHAT IS TRUTH + A brilliant concept + Witty, dynamic and uncomplicated Author Elizabeth MacKintosh, wrote under the pseudonym of Josephine Tey. She died in 1952 but her unique talent continues to entertain and enlighten her readers with her unusual mystery scenarios. With Daughter of Time she invites us to join the team of a 20th century Scotland Yard inspector Alan ...             Ship of Fools10 reviews Katherine Anne Porter Little Brown, 1962 "Ship of Fools on a Cruel Sea" + i adore this book I got into SHIP OF FOOLS back in the day when I was a Deadhead and followed the band around from stadium to stadium. "Ship of Fools" as many know is one of their loveliest ballads and would never fail but put me in a trance. At one bookstore in the Bay Area I spotted lyricist Robert Hunter and I ...             With the Armies of the Tsar Florence Farmborough Cooper Square Press, 2000 This is a compelling firsthand account of an extraordinary woman's experiences with the Russian Army in WWI.             The Lord of the Rings. 3 Vol. Set1002 reviews J.R.R. Tolkien Houghton Mifflin, 2003 Lord of the Rings Book Review + Amazing trilogy + Great book, great illustrations, great buy! Hello there, I am about half-way through the first book of the Lord of the Rings trilogy and I am loving it. I am amazed at how Tolkien is so descriptive in his writing and puts so much thought to it. The first one-hundred pages are a little rough, but after that it is impossible to put the ...             BOMB: The Classic Novel of Anarchist Violence5 reviews Frank Harris Feral House, 2008 "The Bomb" Review + Fiction based on history -- superb! + Historical, partly-fictional, story of Haymarket Riot. I really liked the way this book was written. Full of descriptions, it tells a story of love, a great friendship and a life that immigrants had and in some ways still have to live in a new country. The book is written in such a way that it makes a reader think that the author, not the protagonist, ...             A Severed Head22 reviews Iris Murdoch Penguin (Non-Classics), 1976 Depth, Wit, and Language + Will definitely check out Murdoch's other books + Understanding this book After completing this read, I retrospectively notice three primary functions that make it worthy of five stars. First, the language flows together to construct a cohesive work that captures the reader and doesn't let go. Second, a sprinkling of wit can be found throughout the book, enlivening it ...             Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mystery)45 reviews Dorothy L. Sayers HarperTorch, 1995 A Mystery Writer's "Serious" Novel + Read, and re-read + Intelligent read but no mystery + Reunion and Union             War and Peace (Signet Classics)287 reviews Leo Tolstoy Signet Classics, 1968 An amazing novel + Great Book!! + Rosemary Edmonds trans. of War and Peace Leo Tolstoy combines philosophy and history for one of the best fictional stories about a historical event that I have read. The plot is captivating from the beginning. A glimpse at the high society of Russia in the early 1800's followed by the story of the lives of the families at that ...             The Yellow Room7 reviews Mary Roberts Rinehart Kensington, 1996 Very classic and old fashioned. + The greatest mystery book of all time! + Old-fashioned Mystery and Romance + nice read + Old Fashion Murder Mystery             A Mummer's Tale (Dodo Press)1 review Anatole France Dodo Press, 2007 Brilliantly-written and a superb old novel Jealousy, theater, joy, church, affairs, revenge, tragedy, stalking, suicide, and much more can be found herein! A young man is quite amourous toward a gregarious, young stage actress but she leads him on. He's also burdened with a solid competitor for her affections. The young man's emotional ...             Boudicca: The Warrior Queen5 reviews M. J Trow The History Press, 2005 Review of Boudicca + Still One of England's Heroines + Getting through the first part of the book is worth it for the rest. + A Scholarly Work of History and Archaeology             The Pool in the Desert1 review Sara Jeannette Duncan BiblioBazaar, 2007 "Women's reading," but I loved it too I'm a man, but I much enjoyed it too! Here, we have 4 novellas (or, short stories) in a compendium, all written by a gal who was much ahead of her time (late 1800s-early 1900s) in terms of lifestyle and personal vision. Author Sara Jeannette Duncan was a very independent Canadian newpaper ...             Stuffed: Growing Up in a Restaurant Family1 review Patricia Volk Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, 2002 Delicious I ate this book up. Generous helpings of humor and a zesty mix of characters, all served a la New York City, make this the comfort food of novels. I'm ready for dessert.             Valley of the Dolls136 reviews Jacqueline Susann Grove Press, 1997 An absolute classic! + A Glamorous Classic of Feminist Proportions + Rambling, operatic and much more than "Chick Lit" This was one of those books where I wanted to go back and re-read it immediately. However, I don't re-read books back-to-back, so alas, I'm going to have to wait to do that. Needless to say, I loved this book. Valley of the dolls follows three women--Anne, Neely, and Jennifer--over the course of ...             Silent Spring (Edition 001)136 reviews Rachel Carson Mariner Books, 2002 Ahead of its time. + Excellent! + the beginning of environmental science This book is more than I expected it to be. It is way ahead of its time and makes an important contribution to the environmental movement.             The Gadfly24 reviews E. L. Voynich Echo Library, 2007 A Huge Sleeper! + A book about Love, Ideals, Passion, Determination + THE Most Moving Book I Ever Read + Love/Politics/Fight all that and well written! + Profoundly moving             A Burnt-Out Case (Twentieth Century Classics)26 reviews Graham Greene Penguin Classics, 1992 The chronicle of a man's consciousness and anxiety + Another Greene Hero Bites The Dust + burn out + Very short, but very good + Dark Hearts And Greenland             DOCTOR ZHIVAGO - Unabridged (International Collectors Library)1 review Boris Pasternak International Collectors Library, 1958 Love and Revolution "Doctor Zhivago" by Boris Pasternak, © 1957, 1958, 1958 Quite the love story. It is sad, and a lot is made of the Russian Revolution, as is right. The times were in turmoil and it affected everyone. It is to be noted that the same events are happening in Iraq today: factions fighting ...