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House of Sand and Fog 276 reviews
Jennifer Connelly, Ben Kingsley
Dreamworks Video, 2004
Excellent Adapted Drama
+ Frustration may very well be my Achilles heal...
+ 1 word, P.O.W.E.R.F.U.L.!!!!
+ Homewrecker
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A Gathering of Old Men67 reviews
Ernest J. Gaines
Vintage, 1992
Moving and Powerful
+ Beautiful and poignant
+ not as good as his other work but overall, a good effort
+ A Gathering of Old Men
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Boys Next Door (1996) 10 reviews
Nathan Lane, Robert Sean Leonard
Hallmark, 1999
Beautiful, simply beautiful.
+ Powerful message
+ daves review
+ Nathan Lane At His Best
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The Giver3088 reviews
Lois Lowry
Laurel Leaf, 2002
better than expected
+ Beautiful Read
+ Easy reading
+ Amazing.
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The Pearl 497 reviews
John Steinbeck
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Steinbeck Captures the Heart of an Immortal Lesson
+ Literary Classic? [3.5 stars]
This book is criminally unknown. In just under 100 pages, Steinbeck weaves the immortal truth that worldy wealth cannot guarantee happiness or joy into a classic tale of a South American native couple who discover the joys and woes of finding an incredible pearl. They first think that the pearl ...
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The Ox-Bow Incident (Modern Library Classics)49 reviews
Walter Van Tilburg Clark
Modern Library, 2001
An American classic and a classic Western
+ I didn't appreciate it years ago
+ Classic novel about mob justice
+ Tink-tink-a-link went the meadow lark
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Faithful Elephants: A True Story of Animals, People, and War34 reviews
Yukio Tsuchiya
Sandpiper, 1997
Beautiful
+ Important historocal document
+ Excellent!
I just attended a Peace Prize Forum in Sioux Falls, SD, and this book was part of a curriculum for teaching children about peace and war. I think it is one of the most powerful books I have ever read.
This is a tender book about how war affects life, in a way accessible for children, and equally ...
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The Princess Trilogy: Boxed Set 11 reviews
Jean P. Sasson
Windsor-Brooke Books, 2002
The Princess Trilogy: Boxed Set
+ Eye opening
+ Educational and very well written
+ A Must Read
+ Women need to read--men need to read
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel560 reviews
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
I wasn't expecting this!!!!
+ A 21st century 1984 by George Orwell
+ Great Review
This book was written very well. I had the creeps while I was reading it. It reminded me of the movie "Children of Men" and the book "The Giver". The entire time I was reading this book, I kept thinking of a certain female vice presidential candidate. I am afraid that she would love the form of ...
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The Power of One: A Novel370 reviews
Bryce Courtenay
Ballantine Books, 1996
Inspiring
+ The Power of One
+ Above and Beyond
+ 200 More Pages???
+ I Usually Don't Write Reviews ...
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One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest310 reviews
Jack Nicholson, Louise Fletcher
Warner Home Video, 1997
Must Have
+ Good time, good price, great product.
+ Jack Nicholson
+ Product was exactly as advertised! Thanks!!
+ Greast role ever!
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Wild Swans : Three Daughters of China353 reviews
Jung Chang
Touchstone, 2003
Excellent presentation
+ Rather tedious
+ eye-opening, couldn't put it down; everyone should read this book.
+ A must read non-fiction account of Cultural Revolution
+ memoire extraordinaire
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The Kite Runner2517 reviews
Khaled Hosseini
Riverhead Trade, 2004
Ki
+ Wonderful
+ Fantastic
+ powerful and moving
+ Could Not Put it Down
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The Screwtape Letters369 reviews
C. S. Lewis
HarperOne, 2001
Enlightening read for committed (and thinking) Christians
+ Screwtape Letters
+ Agree with Most Helpful Critical Review
+ Funny (and Serious) as Hell !
+ Insights on The Operation of the Realm of Darkness
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A Lesson Before Dying14 reviews
Don Cheadle, Cicely Tyson
Hbo Home Video, 2000
Hello! This is an American Masterpiece!
+ "I'm happy, tonight. I'm not worried about anything. I'm not fearing any man."
+ There are more important lessons to be learned than death with dignity
Hello! This is an American Masterpiece! Where are the critics? Where are the Oscars? This is Americana at its very best! At Amazon's current $6.99 it is a steal. Make sure you have some tissue's available. It's a heart warming tear-jerker of a movie.
Old aunt Emma, Jefferson, the feisty ...
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Murder in the First53 reviews
Christian Slater, Kevin Bacon
Warner Home Video, 1999
The Story of Alcatraz
+ Murder in the First
+ Possibly Bacon's best
+ QUIK delivery,perfect new condition! Thanks!!!
+ good movie
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Survival In Auschwitz71 reviews
Primo Levi
Touchstone, 1996
primo levi
+ Vivid Portrayal of Horror
+ "...man is bound to pursue his own ends by all possible means, while he who errs but once pays dearly."
+ Direct and Powerful
+ Excellent! Excellent! Excellent!
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The Killing Fields95 reviews
Sam Waterston, Haing S. Ngor
Warner Home Video, 2001
Excellence!!!
+ Imagining the Unimaginable
+ The hardest movie for me to watch
+ Chilling
+ The Khmer Rouge
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City of Joy29 reviews
Patrick Swayze, Pauline Collins
TriStar Pictures, 2004
city of joy
+ Lighten-up
+ The primeval shock!
The movie came fast, it was in great condition, had no problems in transaction. Great Seller. Thanks
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Schindler's List (Widescreen Edition)606 reviews
Liam Neeson, Ben Kingsley
Universal Studios, 2004
Review of Schindler's List
+ A Classic and Must See
+ Schindler's List
+ Schindler's List
+ Wonderful Movie
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