To Have and Have Not71 reviews Ernest Hemingway Scribner, 1996 Hemingway: An American Literary Icon + NO WHISTLES HERE I am someone who came late to appreciating the literary genius of Hemingway, perhaps because like many in my generation I viewed his literary aura as overly slanted towards man's macho nature. The story revolves around the doings of a rather shady ex-cop engaged in smuggling in and around Cuba ...             On Beauty196 reviews Zadie Smith Penguin Books, 2006 Satirical and sensitive + Great writing, great characters + Excellent This is the story of two families, each family headed up by a strong-willed academic man. These two patriarchs are opposites and enemies (or rivals, if you want to be optimistic). The emotional center of the book revolves around Howard's struggling marriage to Kiki. This novel is satirical and ...             The Ultimate Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy114 reviews Douglas Adams Del Rey, 2002 How to be happyh + genius. end of story. + Great + great book + I love it!             The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition)35 reviews L. Frank Baum W. W. Norton, 2000 Had enough of the "real" world? Oz awaits. + Wonderful + The Ultimate Oz + The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition) + Still as great as when I was a kid             Amsterdam: A Novel292 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 1999 I loved this book This is my favorite book by McEwan and in my opinion it's much better than Atonement. Amsterdam is tricky and clever. It has the tone of a tough-minded English novel of the fifties but the brilliantly funny, ingeniously constructed plot of a P.G. Wodehouse book. One problem, and maybe this is an ...             Active Birth : The New Approach to Giving Birth Naturally, Revised Edition41 reviews Janet Balaskas Harvard Common Press, 1992 Very Informative and A Must Read For Pregnancy + Practical and reassuring + Excellent book + Neccessary book for a first time mother + good exercises             Secrets of the Baby Whisperer: How to Calm, Connect, and Communicate with Your Baby580 reviews Tracy Hogg, Melinda Blau Ballantine Books, 2005 Excellent Book for 1st Time Mommy! + FANTASTIC LIFE SAVER If you are a first time mom, I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS BOOK! It unlocked so many baby secrets for me, and made being a parent easier. I have given this book to all my girlfriends at their showers.             TEACHER MAN: A MEMOIR Frank McCourt Scribner, 2005             The Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)7 reviews Alexander Pushkin Everyman's Library, 1999 Thrilling Tales of Adventure and Romance! + Beautiful Book, New Cond. + Fun Throughout + suggested russian reading + Russian Literature, Russian Love             Bel-Ami (Penguin Classics)21 reviews Guy de Maupassant Penguin Classics, 1975 Full Range Of Emotions + I resent all characters in the book ,yet still love the book + An Amoral Tale + A Window onto Third Republic France + Talk about a Tomcat!!! Step aside Don Juan...             The Picture of Dorian Gray (Oxford World's Classics) Oscar Wilde Oxford University Press, USA, 2008 Since its first publication in 1890, Oscar Wilde's only novel, The Picture of Dorian Gray, has remained the subject of critical controversy. Acclaimed by some as an instructive moral tale, it has been denounced by others for its implicit immorality. After having his portrait painted, Dorian Gray is captivated by his own beauty. Tempted by his world-weary friend, decadent friend Lord ...             Black Dogs: A Novel32 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 1998 Two black dogs in Post WW2 Europe impact the future of a young couple + Black Dogs: A Novel + A meditation on Faith... I love Ian McEwan's writing. His words are pure art on the page. In this 1992 novel, the promise of his future success as a novelist is very clear. This is a small book, a mere 160 pages, and yet he captures the very essence of the post-WW2 world in Europe. Told in the first person, though the ...             Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books354 reviews Azar Nafisi Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 One of the best books I've read in a while + A delightful surprise + Breathe It In + Great history, memoir and lit lesson             A Very Easy Death (Pantheon Modern Writers Series)8 reviews Simone De Beauvoir Pantheon, 1985 Death Comes Not So Easily + the Realm of Existentialism + Simone,Simone,Simone + Forget Sartre; De Beauvoir by way of Camus + I LOVE MY MOMMY!             Sons and Lovers (Penguin Classics)1 review D. H. Lawrence Penguin Classics, 2006 Sons and Lovers: D.H. Lawrence's Unforgettable tale of life in a Nottingham miner's home DH Lawrence was born in Nottingham, England in 1885. He died at age 44 in Vence, France in 1930. In between those birth and death dates he created great fiction. His first big book and, probably, still his greatest is "Sons and Lovers." The novel is highly autobiographical. Walter Morel is a ...             A Very Easy Death (Pantheon Modern Writers Series)8 reviews Simone De Beauvoir Pantheon, 1985 Death Comes Not So Easily + the Realm of Existentialism + Simone,Simone,Simone + Forget Sartre; De Beauvoir by way of Camus + I LOVE MY MOMMY!             Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books354 reviews Azar Nafisi Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 One of the best books I've read in a while + A delightful surprise + Breathe It In + Great history, memoir and lit lesson             Amsterdam: A Novel292 reviews Ian McEwan Anchor, 1999 I loved this book This is my favorite book by McEwan and in my opinion it's much better than Atonement. Amsterdam is tricky and clever. It has the tone of a tough-minded English novel of the fifties but the brilliantly funny, ingeniously constructed plot of a P.G. Wodehouse book. One problem, and maybe this is an ...             Bel-Ami (Penguin Classics)21 reviews Guy de Maupassant Penguin Classics, 1975 Full Range Of Emotions + I resent all characters in the book ,yet still love the book + An Amoral Tale + A Window onto Third Republic France + Talk about a Tomcat!!! Step aside Don Juan...             The Collected Stories (Everyman's Library)7 reviews Alexander Pushkin Everyman's Library, 1999 Thrilling Tales of Adventure and Romance! + Beautiful Book, New Cond. + Fun Throughout + suggested russian reading + Russian Literature, Russian Love