Loving Frank: A Novel110 reviews
Nancy Horan

Ballantine Books, 2007

Gives a Voice to the Voiceless

+ good book club choice
+ art meets love
+ Excellent read
  
  











  



  
Thread Count7 reviews
Terri Kirby Erickson

AuthorHouse, 2006

Wrap yourself in Terri's world

+ First Book Winner
+ The Matrix we live in.
+ Thread Count--Excellent Imagery
+ Shared
  
  











  



  
Extras (Uglies)48 reviews
Scott Westerfeld

Simon Pulse, 2007

Twist in the series

+ the extra book in the series
+ A little more Uglies...
+ A Search for Fame (and Other Things)
+ A new twist to the series
  
  











  



  
Voyage of Plunder (Chronicles of Courage (Yearling))1 review
Michele Torrey

Yearling, 2007

A New "Pirate Yarn"

As a vivid reader who takes whatever she can get, ,pirate stories have long been a point of interest. But it gets a little old to hear about the daring exploits of the brave and dashing swashbucklers of the high seas. That is why I like this book more than most of the other pirate stories I've ...
  
  











  



  
Brushed By Feathers: A Year Of Birdwatching In The West1 review
Frances L. Wood

Fulcrum Publishing, 2004

This Little Jewel May Surprise You

Buy this delightful book. And be prepared, because it may surprise you. This is another crossover book, like "Parrots of Telegraph Hill" and "Red Wings in Love", that will appeal to everyone, not just bird lovers. Beautifully written, filled with wonderful bird and nature anecdotes, all shining ...
  
  











  



  
David Suzuki: The Autobiography1 review
David Suzuki

Greystone Books, 2007

A look into the extraordinary life of one of the most passionate and visionary people on the planet!!!

+++++ "Why would anyone else be interested in my life? I know people like to delve into the hidden parts of the lives of people who have acquired some notoriety, hoping to find juicy bits of gossip, signs of weakness or faults that bring the subjects down off pedestals, or simply to expand on ...
  
  











  



  
The Spanish Bow11 reviews
Andromeda Romano-Lax

Harcourt, 2007

A total pleasure.

+ a beautiful, extraordinary book
+ a great read
+ Stirring Look at Genius Swept Up in History
+ wonderful experience
  
  











  



  
The Rapture of the Deep: And Other Dive Stories You Probably Shouldn't Know41 reviews
Michael Zinsley

1st Books Library, 1999

Rapture of the Deep

+ Loved It
+ Very Entertaining
+ Funny, fascinating stories of dive travel
+ WOW
  
  











  



  
Not Flesh Nor Feathers10 reviews
Cherie Priest

Tor Books, 2007

Not Flesh Nor Feathers

+ Not as good as the first two, but still a good read
+ The Last Eden Moore Book is the Best One Yet!
+ A fantastic finish to a great trilogy
  
  











  



  
South to Alaska: From the Heartland of America to the Heart of a Dream3 reviews
Nancy Owens Barnes

New Leaf Books, 2007

An amazing and inspirational tale of one man's solo 10,000 mile expedition, as told his daughter Nancy Owens Barnes.

+ An Armchair Adventure
+ A great tribute to an amazing man

South to Alaska: From the Heartland of America to the Heart of a Dream is the true life travelogue and biographical excerpt of one man's voyage by sea from Arkansas to Alaska. Melvin Owens single-handedly constructed the 47-foot "Red Dog" in his backyard, and launched it on the Arkansas River in ...
  
  











  



  
Six Years of Grace: Caregiving Episodes with My Mother
Jennifer Sokol

Tate Publishing & Enterprises, 2006

What will a young woman do, who has just left a cloistered monastery and is now faced with the difficult transition of getting back into normal society? And what will her mother do, who had just suffered a crippling stroke and now faces the remainder of her life as an invalid? The answers are described vividly in Six Years of Grace: Caregiving Episodes With My Mother, as Seattle violinist ...
  
  











  



  
A Handbook for Drowning: Stories
David Shields

Perennial, 1993
  
  











  



  
Jimi Hendrix: An Illustrated Experience6 reviews
Janie Hendrix, John McDermott

Atria, 2007

great book

+ Excellenet Purchase
+ unique
+ Definitely NOT a biography - but fun to play with and explore
  
  











  



  
Strange as This Weather Has Been: A Novel12 reviews
Ann Pancake

Counterpoint Press, 2007

Layer upon layer

+ Strange as the weather has been
+ Couldn't Put It Down!
+ Beautiful First Novel
+ Excruiatingly Beautiful and Painful
  
  











  



  
Aria8 reviews
Nassim Assefi

Harcourt, 2007

Coming Home

+ exotic, touching, insightful
+ I recommend ARIA to any person experiencing major grief, especially parents
+ A tour de force first novel!
+ Lyrical and passionate writing awaits
  
  











  



  
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love: Stories36 reviews
Raymond Carver

Vintage, 1989

Wonderful Carver

+ Beautiful and Melancholic
+ A Walk on the Dark Side We Should All Take
+ good book
  
  











  



  
Counting Heads27 reviews
David Marusek

Tor Books, 2007

Visionary Science Fiction

+ A Creative Challenge to Read

Most of this novel concerns the fate of a cryonically frozen head of an upper class lady. Along the way David Marusek introduces us to the future, circa 2130. It is amazing and dazzyling indeed. David writes in a style that seems to transport the reader to this future, visionary in the utmost, an ...
  
  











  



  
God Laughs & Plays; Churchless Sermons in Response to the Preachments of the Fundamentalist Right19 reviews
David James Duncan

Triad Books, 2007

Critical Thinking in Religion

+ Too Powerful to Express in Words
+ Gore Tex Mystic
+ thought provoking
+ A David Duncan Appetizer Sampler
  
  











  



  
Apollo's Fire: Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy6 reviews
Jay Inslee, Bracken Hendricks

Island Press, 2007

The Four Horsemen of the Energy Apocalypse

+ Best book I've seen on energy tech and solutions to Global Warming
+ Solving Global Warming ISN'T Rocket Science!
+ Apollo's Fire, Igniting America's Clean Energy Economy
  
  











  



  
Prime: Adventures and Advice on Sex, Love, and the Sensual Years26 reviews
Pepper Schwartz

Collins Living, 2007

Share this book with a friend

+ "The Creepy Professor"
+ I Couldn't Put it Down

I couldn't wait to share Prime with my women friends who are questioning whether the time for fun and games is gone from their lives. Pepper Schwartz has laid herself bare in this book in order to give women "of a certain age" a fresh perspective about dating and loving men honestly and openly and ...