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The Friendly Road: New Adventures in Contentment 1 review David Grayson
Primer Publishers, 1990
The Friendly Book
I really enjoyed this one. A farmer (the author) leaves his comfortable farm life and decides to just "walk" and go on a journey. It takes place in America around the turn of the century. He meets various people along the way and he has moments of insight with nature and humanity. This story ...
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Best Loved Poems of the American People 33 reviews Hazel Felleman
Doubleday, 1936
Best Loved Poems of the American People
+ The Best Loved Poems of the American People + Best loved Poems of the American People + Best Loved Poems of the American People Hazel Feldman + A Classic
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The Firefly Five Language Visual Dictionary: English, Spanish, French, German, Italian 10 reviews Jean-Claude Corbeil, Ariane Archambault
Firefly Books, 2004
An ocean of nouns for the aspiring polyglot, but not for the faint of heart...
+ Great Purchase + Astonishingly good book + A Good Visual Guide for Everyone
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The Picture Bible 68 reviews Iva Hoth
Chariot Victor Publishing, 1998
La Biblia Ilustada
+ It's a comic book! + Excellent Bible beginner for Children + Spanish language child's Bible + The Picture Bible
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Home Made Best Made (Reader's Digest General Books) 5 reviews Robert Dolezal
Readers Digest, 1998
Home Made Best Made: Hundreds of Ways to Make All Kinds of U
+ Great gift or to keep + eyeopener + Really great Wedding Gift + One of the Best and Easiest
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The Kingdom of God Is within You 36 reviews Leo Tolstoy
Bison Books, 1984
An Essential Text for All Those Interested in Peace Studies
+ A Classic of Christian Pacifism + Insightful
I'm not a theist myself, but this is the book that I would want all theists to read because I sympathize with Tolstoy's views (insofar as I am quite fond of pacifism). Tolstoy, as I understand, is thought of as something of a maverick amongst the Christian community because of his 'extreme' ...
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Connecting: Healing Ourselves and Our Relationships 17 reviews Larry Crabb
Thomas Nelson, 2005
Review of Crabb's "Connecting"
+ Excellent book but where are the models? + excellent overview of counseling philosophy + This is the book i've been looking for
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The Firefly Spanish/English Visual Dictionary 24 reviews Jean-Claude Corbeil, Ariane Archambault
Firefly Books, 2007
Great visual desk dictionary...
+ The Firefly Spanish/English Visual Dictionary + Wide range of categories with exhaustive vocabulary. + Firefly French/English Visual Dictionary + A Visual Treat
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Resurrection (Penguin Classics) 28 reviews Leo Tolstoy
Penguin Classics, 1966
"My business is to do what my conscience demands of me."
+ A "Regular People" Review + Resurrection + Responsibility
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Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts: Research in Principles of Life 2 reviews Bill Gothard, Institute In Basic Youth Conflicts
Non-optional Basic Life Principles
+ A Controversial But Thought-Provoking Analysis of the Christian Life
God has instituted 7 non-optional basic life principles in this universe of ours. Every person in the universe, regardless of background, must follow these principles God has instituted, the way God wants us to (the right way), we are blessed as a consequence. When we violate these principles, we ...
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Back to Basics 70 reviews Robert Dolezal
Readers Digest, 1981
I will now retreat from civilization
+ Back to Basics + Great Resource for learning how to do about anything! + Best book for skills I know of!
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When Spring Comes Late: Finding Your Way Through Depression 5 reviews Pamela Rosewell Moore
Chosen Books, 2000
Your book changed my heart to be more tolerant, patient
+ Inspired me..... + The author is not a doctor but writes from experience + A Great Resource -- A Biblical, Sensitive View + Wow.
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Character Sketches: From the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Volume II 2 reviews
Institute in Basic Life Principles, 1976
Excellent series
+ Excellent book
We have owned and used this 3 book series for about 15 years or so and it is a favorite of all ages. All our children have grown up on them and love them. We are a home educating family and our girls always said this was the painless way to get nature science. These books help form a great ...
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Character Sketches from the Pages of Scripture, Illustrated in the World of Nature, Volume I 8 reviews Institute in Basic Youth Conflicts
The Institute, 1976
Well-written and beautifully illustrated
+ Excellent series + Excellant
Biblically-based nature correlations. My 5 year old, nature boy, loves the animal facts about racoons, bears, geese, osprey, shrew and others. These are related to scripturally-based lessons (24) in four sections on loyalty, responsibility, courage,determination, initiative and decisiveness. This ...
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Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works 11 reviews Marshall Brain, HowStuffWorks.com
Wiley, 2001
Another great stuff book
+ A Must Read! + Marshall Brain's How Stuff Works + Ok could be better
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Type Talk: The 16 Personality Types That Determine How We Live, Love, and Work 21 reviews Otto Kroeger, Janet M. Thuesen
Dell, 1989
Can't put it down.
+ TYPE TALK + Excellent Read + A Must Have
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With the Word: The Chapter-by-Chapter Bible Handbook 6 reviews Warren W. Wiersbe
Thomas Nelson, 1993
An excellent Resource
+ if you only had one book to help read the bible + Great Reference + A Good and Helpful Guide + Highly reccomended!!!
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Type Talk at Work: How the 16 Personality Types Determine Your Success on the Job 9 reviews Otto Kroeger, Janet M. Thuesen
Dell, 1993
Get to know yourself
+ Fascinating and useful
If you ever wanted to know why you do the things you do or why others respond or react to you in certain ways this is the book for you. You learn how you respond, recieve, and process infromation and how you come off to other people. It also shows how diffent people respond to the same situration ...
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Fascinating Womanhood 167 reviews Helen Andelin
Bantam, 1990
Wonderful book
+ worth the effort + Take a look in the mirror
This is a wonderful book to improve one's marriage, or to strengthen it. It shows women how to be content with their marriage and to love their husband. it goes back to basic bible principles (Proverbs woman, anyone?)to show what we women how to properly behave and treat our husbands.
People have ...
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Best Short Stories of Dostoyevsky (Modern Library 3 reviews Fyodor Dostoevsky
Modern Library, 1979
It's by Dostoyevsky. You really don't need to know much more.
+ Brilliant stories replete with meaning + Dostoevsky's Grim View of Mankind
It's by Dostoyevsky. You really don't need to know much more.
Assuming, of course, you were looking for literature in the first place and not 'exciting' adventures of some yuppie underwear clad protagonist. Falls short of the 'original' translation published by Progress/ Raduga/don't remember ...
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