John Adams760 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2008 Superb biography of a fascinating (and generally overlooked) individual. + An Exceptional Read... + History comes alive! + Finally Giving the Devil His Due + Very good biography of a lesser-known Founding Father             Naked Lunch: The Restored Text237 reviews William S. Burroughs Grove Press, 2004 fadeout + Beyond Good & Evil + "The man is never on time." + Brilliant             The Truth (with jokes)487 reviews Al Franken Dutton Adult, 2005 wonderful! + Painfully Funny, and (at times) Just Painful + An Extremely Important Book! + I'm Livid: It's True!             Palimpsest: A Memoir45 reviews Gore Vidal Penguin (Non-Classics), 1996 Ah, Gore, How I Love Thee + Entertaining memoir - but a little long... + A love story. Rest in peace, JT. + The Scandalous, Opinionated, & Touching Recollections of an American Man of Letters. + For those of you who keep a diary...             The Island at the Center of the World: The Epic Story of Dutch Manhattan and the Forgotten Colony That Shaped ...35 reviews Russell Shorto Vintage, 2005 New Holland + Fascinating forgotten history of a culture that shaped Manhattan + Great book on New Amsterdam + How New Amsterdam became New York + Great book             Leaves of Grass69 reviews Walt Whitman Book Jungle, 2007 What book will you get when you order this? + The original lean, bursting on the scene, Whitman + Excellent edition of Whitman's Masterwork There seems to be some confusion, both in the editorial reviews and the customer reviews, about what edition is being referred to in this listing. the first editorial review correctly discusses the first edition as shorter and "less bloated" than the deathbed edition. however, the rest of the ...             Selected Poems: 1958-19843 reviews John Wieners Black Sparrow Press, 1986 the secret BEAT POET best kept secret like a true fix + Words of a man who has drowned in geniuosity. + A gateway into a tortured mind John Wieners' the authentic thing,surpassing all art-historic poetic requirement he's an insider from that ruthlessly over-publicized "BEAT" scene,"famous among the famous" if you will...He's an insider in the sense that he occupies the inside of an anonymous hotel like a religous retreat, inside ...             Complete Poems2 reviews Marianne Moore Penguin Classics, 1994 Building her own net + perceptive and unassuming I believe that it was Robert Frost who commented with regards to modern poetry, that it was like playing tennis without a net. Marianne Moore created her own net - her poetry is built upon strict syllabic counts she imposed upon herself. The result is finely crafted poetry that is never ...             Lincoln: A Novel57 reviews Gore Vidal Vintage, 2000 Historical Fiction at Its Finest + Ambitious + bravo! + 4 score and 5 stars ago... + A Novel of Abraham Lincoln             Thierry Henry: The Biography: The Amazing Life of the Greatest Footballer on Earth Oliver Derbyshire John Blake, 2006             Rex Ray: Art + Design3 reviews Rex Ray Chronicle Books, 2007 absolutely amazing + Snip and Slice! this is my favorite book of the year. rex ray is an incredible artist. he puts together combinations with paper that blow the mind. i am an art teacher who sees tons of books, and this one was a definite standout. i brought it to work for my co-art teachers and students to see, and they were ...             The Skystone (The Camulod Chronicles, Book 1)104 reviews Jack Whyte Tor Books, 2004 Best Series Ever + A superb work of historical fiction! + First Book in the Camulod Chronicles + Enjoyable Novel             Breakfast of Champions250 reviews Kurt Vonnegut Dial Press Trade Paperback, 1999 Breakfast Of Champions + You must read this + Excellent Novel! + Vonnegut's Last Great Novel + amazing             Welcome to the Monkey House76 reviews Kurt Vonnegut The Dial Press, 1998 Glen Williamson performs two of these stories as a play + Brilliant Young Vonnegut + Some of Vonnegut's best work - but a word of advice... + The year was 2007, and no one read short stories anymore...             A Talent For War (Alex Benedict)33 reviews Jack McDevitt Ace, 2004 Another good one from McDevitt + Smart and engaging science fiction. + Not Free SF Reader Loved this book - it's the reason I started reading all of Jack McDevitt's work.             Burr: A Novel58 reviews Gore Vidal Vintage, 2000 Had Me Laughing Out Loud + A MOST WELCOME HISTORICAL NOVEL + Scathing View of Founding Fathers + A fascinating biography that made me laugh out loud + Vidal the Iconoclast, more appropriate today than ever.             A People's History of the United States: 1492 to Present (P.S.)633 reviews Howard Zinn Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 No sugar coated, political correctness here! + A People's History of the United States + Wow! + Peoples History of the United States             Holy Bible: New American Standard Bible (NASB)5 reviews The Lockman Foundation, 2008 Great for the Kindle + NASB + Good Kindle Version of the Bible + The Bible + Finally!             1776: The Illustrated Edition19 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2007 best book ever written + Fabulous book + Superb Edition-Top Shelf Material + Great history lesson + David McCullough 1776             David Bowie: Live In New York11 reviews Myriam Santos-Kayda powerHouse Books, 2003 Private Bowie Photo Journal + A Piece of Bowie Heaven! I feel like I'm viewing Bowie's own private memories of this tour. There isn't hardly any text, just Bowie's own introduction, and the rest are beautiful photos. It's obvious that Bowie gave his seal of approval by writing the foreword, and then you are just left alone to enjoy the art. I wasn't ...