The Dante Club: A Novel328 reviews Matthew Pearl Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004 Spectacular Mystery + The Poet's step is quiet and solemn Three unlikely sleuths, the real-life poets Lowell, Holmes, and Longfellow, investigate a series of brilliant murders inspired by Dante's Inferno, which is at the present of the story being translated to English by Longfellow himself So this means the murderer is amongst them somehow. A sheer ...             Without Reservation: How a Controversial Indian Tribe Rose to Power and Built the World's Largest Casino16 reviews Jeff Benedict Perennial Books by Harper Books, 2001 One of the best ever in nonfiction + At what costs? This is one of the best nonfiction historical books I have ever read. Jeff Benedict is able to convey to the reader the most important details regarding the birth of Foxwoods in a manner which holds the reader's attention as if you were reading a murder mystery. The role of the federal government ...             Snow Falling on Cedars: A Novel699 reviews David Guterson Vintage, 1995 unforgettable + "Let Fate, Coincidence and Accident Conspire; Human Beings Must Act on Reason..." + A Beautiful Story For years I almost picked this book up, and finally did this year. I had just completed a dud of a thriller, Joe Hill's Heart-Shaped Box and was looking for something intelligent with a good reputation. I bought Snow and I couldnt put it down. A story so well thought out and developed, I wished I ...             The Alienist472 reviews Caleb Carr Bantam, 1995 A superb story and excellent insight into life in 1800 New York + Awesome book + I shouldn't have waited so long... A great read. A page turner. Characters are alive. Relationships are all too real. Setting is most interesting.             The Time Traveler's Wife1675 reviews Audrey Niffenegger Harvest Books, 2004 Best Book I've read in a LONG time + Loved it! I absolutely loved this book. I abandoned all of my responsibilities for two days so that I could read The Time Traveler's wife without stopping. I have now recommended it to everyone I know. It's a little confusing in the beginning, but a good confusing, because the author makes you want to ...             The Grapes of Wrath (Centennial Edition)592 reviews John Steinbeck Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002 Get ready to relive these times soon! + Take in the magic of Steinbeck's writing + A handsome edition + A master storyteller + [Good] required reading             Here Be Dragons153 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1993 Welsh storytelling at its most beautiful + what can i say? + WOW! What a Book! + Sharron does it again + Great Reading, history comes to life             The Red Tent1437 reviews Anita Diamant Picador, 1998 Literary Bread and Water- Will Make You Feel Alive + A must read. + The Red Tent + wonderfully engrossing + Pagan women in an early Jewish world             The Kite Runner2517 reviews Khaled Hosseini Riverhead Trade, 2004 Ki + Wonderful + Fantastic + powerful and moving + Could Not Put it Down             Bringing Down the House: The Inside Story of Six M.I.T. Students Who Took Vegas for Millions425 reviews Ben Mezrich Free Press, 2003 Interesting and Amazing + Liked the book, but not the crude language. + Quick and Entertaining Read In Bringing Down The House, Ben Mezrich tells the true story of a group of MIT students who count cards in blackjack. The story focuses on Kevin Lewis, and how he came to be an expert card counter. At no time is this story dull or boring. It will keep you into it until the very end. The story ...             The Historian1422 reviews Elizabeth Kostova, 2005 Brilliant + The Historian + Angieville: THE HISTORIAN + This is how The Da Vinci Code should have been written             The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers170 reviews Margaret George St. Martin's Griffin, 1998 Stunning book, I couldn't put it down. + A very good read! + Very well done + The Autobiography of Henry VIII: With Notes by His Fool, Will Somers + The Autobiography of henry VIII review             In Cold Blood429 reviews Truman Capote Vintage, 1994 Anarachy in the heartland : an American story + Brutal Event in Journalistic Focus + The first true crime book is still the best + In Cold Blood in a new edition + A Commentary on our 21st Century Culture             Falls the Shadow55 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1989 Simon de Montfort's story... + more great reading + Best in the Trilogy + Sharon Kay Penman Historical Novels             The Blessing Stone14 reviews Barbara Wood St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 The Blessing Stone + Highly detailed fictional history of humanity + what a fantastic journey + Tessa + A historical fiction novel to savor and enjoy             John Adams778 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2002 Fascinating and in depth... + Illuminating + We were fortunate to have him + Magnificent biography + Absolutely Amazing             The Sparrow458 reviews Mary Doria Russell Ballantine Books, 1997 wonderful + The Sparrow + brillliant introspection in outer space I have read thousands of books... This is THE best books I have ever read. I am not a religious person, I have no God, I have read the bible, the Koran and alot of other religious texts. This being said and stated above. This is a story of love, discovery, and the search for faith in the most ...             Life of Pi1841 reviews Yann Martel Harvest Books, 2003 no words can describe how good this is! + engaging, imaginative, thought-provoking it breaks down all barriers of imagination and offers a breathtaking understanding of life through a story of simple transition from innocence to maturity...something each adult reader can relate to. be prepared for the more graphic details in the second and third section of the book which are a ...             Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil491 reviews John Berendt Vintage, 1999 Read it & visit Savannah + Great + Great Read I visited Savannah this summer & then read the book. I had seen the movie when it first came out & remembered that is was a good one, but I forgot so much of it. After touring the Mercer House & confusing several timelines, I borrowed my sister's book & could hardly put it down, and I am a seldom ...             The Godfather (Signet)364 reviews Mario Puzo Signet, 1983 If you liked the movie, you'll love the book + You liked the movie...you love this! + Good to Read It Again Did the movie leave you begging for more? Well, there are the sequels, but this story is the strongest one, and the book gives you all the extras that would never fit into one film. Get the book and many of the side stories that were only touched on in the film will suddenly spread out before you ...