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Honor Bound (Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon, Book 2) 14 reviews Keith R.A. DeCandido
Star Trek, 2003
DeCandido hits back to back home runs
+ Honor Bound + BATTLE! + "Order" Restored + A Review of A Good Day to Die and Honor Bound
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Jurassic Park 650 reviews Michael Crichton
Ballantine Books, 1991
A true classic
+ Dino thrill ride + Clever And Suspenseful + Jurassic Park
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Treasure Island (Signet Classics) 261 reviews Robert Louis Stevenson
Signet Classics, 1998
Tense, Readable Adventure
+ Dated but Classic + "Pieces of eight! Pieces of eight!" + Maybe I'll be a pirate someday! Aye? + Misfiled classic
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Where We Got the Bible... Our Debt to the Catholic Church 48 reviews Henry G. Graham
Tan Books & Publishers, 2004
who would have thought
+ Debunks Silly Claims About the History of the Bible + Where we got the Bible + Tough love with hard facts + A Solid Catholic Title
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Doctor Who: Match Of The Day (Doctor Who (BBC Paperback)) 2 reviews Chris Boucher
BBC Books, 2005
Fat Boys And Androids And Pseudo Grav.....
+ "Every culture has a rulebook and they're all different and they're all convenient for somebody."
That's what Hakai is made of! This is a very swift-reading book based on the fourth incarnation of Doctor Who. Author Chris Boucher has pinned Tom Baker's portrayal of the goofy and good-hearted Doctor. He's also nailed down the character of Leela. In this tale, we find the good Doctor and ...
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We Believe...: A Survey of the Catholic Faith : Revised and Cross-Referenced to the Catechism of the Catholic ... 11 reviews Oscar Lukefahr
Liguori Publications, 1995
A Scholarly Analysis for Non-Scholars
+ Clear and Informative + Awesome Primer on The Faith + a favorite + Catholicism In Layman's Terms
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The Misadventures of Hobart Hucklebuck 5 reviews Stan Swanson
Stony Meadow Publishing, 2007
Suspense, fantasy and magical happenings make for an enchanting book
+ There's Magic Everywhere + Fantasy And Fun For The Youngsters + Excellent for pre-Potterites + Who framed Wicksford Waxenbee?
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Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates 107 reviews David Cordingly
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006
A History Major's Review
+ Under the Black Flag: The Romance and the Reality of Life Among the Pirates + Worth a serious look
As a child pirates fascinated me, but as a college student studying history I found that serious forays into the historical truth of piracy were few and far between. My boyhood fascination and adult inquisitive nature both found outlets in Under The Black Flag. The book is written with the ...
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Where Is That In the Bible? 23 reviews Patrick Madrid
Our Sunday Visitor, 1999
Handy Weapon On The Religious Battlefield
+ Good for quick reference + Very Good, interesting book + A Worthy Introduction
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6) 3595 reviews J. K. Rowling
Scholastic, Inc., 2005
Pleasantly surprised!
+ Gotta love HP! + A little bit of a dissapointment compared to Order + gift
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Slaughterhouse-Five 708 reviews Kurt Vonnegut
Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999
Like Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto.
+ A highly creative and simultaneously amusing and thought-provoking novel that hammers home its themes; "A-" + One of the best + Slaughterhouse-Five
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The Loch 133 reviews Steve Alten
Tsunami Books, 2006
Cussler/Benchly/Lincoln & Childs ... Great Read
+ Fun Read For Monster Fans. + Good reading but one problem + But it's only a myth...or is it? + This is a VERY GOOD BOOK! Can;t put it down.
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Jaws 140 reviews Peter Benchley
Fawcett, 1991
Better than the movie
+ .......................HORROR............................................... + A genre-defining thriller
I bought this for my husband and he loved it! He hadn't read it in many years and was so glad to reread it--he agrees that it is much better than then movie (but the movie is also a great classic).
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The Da Vinci Code 3866 reviews Dan Brown
Doubleday, 2003
Calm down people!
+ Women beyond belief
I haven't read this book in a long time, but I feel obligated to write a review due to the vast amount of controversy over it.
First, let me just tell you my impressions of the book. I found it riveting to read. It is definitely a page-turner which keeps you hooked until the very end. The ...
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Raise the Titanic! (Dirk Pitt Adventure) 96 reviews Clive Cussler
Berkley, 2004
Underwater Adventure Hero
+ Raising the Titanic + Slow to start, but overall a good read + Excellent Book!
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Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde (Signet Classics) 44 reviews Robert Louis Stevenson
Signet Classics, 2003
Great service and quality
+ Yet Always-Striking Reflections on the Alchemy of the Spirit + Absolutely Captivating + Free SF Reader
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Cell: A Novel 909 reviews Stephen King
Pocket Star, 2006
This book freaked me out!
+ Fun zombie escape story + Are You One Of THEM....? + A cool, fun read.
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The Adventures of Tom Sawyer (Tor Classics) 291 reviews Mark Twain
Aerie, 1989
Yes, it's a classic for a reason.
+ audio books + Superbly illustrated, it captures the essence of Tom Sawyer the book + A literary delight page after page + Best Book On Boyhood Of All-Time?
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Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4) 5177 reviews J.K. Rowling
Scholastic Press, 2000
Goblet Gives Gryffindor Gang Great Gobs of Guesswork, Goosebumps
+ you should read this book because.... + Enjoyable but over hyped + Glorious + GREAT BOOK
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A Good Day to Die (Star Trek: I.K.S. Gorkon, Book 1) 16 reviews Keith R.A. DeCandido
Star Trek, 2003
A Good Day to Die
+ What's more to say + The Beginnings Of New Klingon Glory + A great start to a Klingon adventure + Reviewing A Good Day to Die and Honor Bound
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