The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom292 reviews Slavomir Rawicz The Lyons Press, 2006 An Amazing Story, If True + Outstanding Read! + Fraud or Not, It's Compelling-as + A good read. + Human endurance is unbelievable             Corelli's Mandolin: A Novel399 reviews Louis De Bernieres Vintage, 1995 Captain Corelli's Mandolin...Bernieres' masterpiece + Enjoyed it, but... + Book Review of Corelli's Mandolin + A Rich Slice of Life             The Most Of P.G. Wodehouse12 reviews P.G. Wodehouse Touchstone, 2000 A Great Intoduction to Wodehouse + Great introduction to Wodehouse's genius... + Attempting the Impossible + A lovely book + Great Introduction to Wodehouse             Lincoln's Dreams57 reviews Connie Willis Spectra, 1992 unexpected treat + Metaphors of Real Life Lincoln's Dreams is one of those rare books you buy twice if you lose it or someone borrows it and does not return it. It was different than anything I've ever read before! Lincoln's Dreams inspired me to know more about the civil war; I did web research and I purchased 3 history books... still ...             The Pine Barrens24 reviews John McPhee Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 1978 Another Treasure from McPhee + Ballad of the Old Pineys + The Pinelands + Anything by John McPhee + Must read for all NJ residents             A Town Like Alice63 reviews Nevil Shute Ballantine Books, 1987 Straight to the Moon, Alice... + A Town Like Alice + One of my very favorites. + Entreprenuerial romance             Impossible Things23 reviews Connie Willis Spectra, 1993 Masterful short stories + A Must Read, Witty and Hilarious A collection of stories by Connie Willis, one of the modern masters of the science fiction short. "The Last of the Winnebagos" -- I remember reading this story years ago and not caring for it that much. Rereadiug it ten years later, I find it much more appealing. In one sense it is a mystery story; ...             The Ascent of Rum Doodle11 reviews W.E. Bowman Random House UK, 2001 Sir Edmund Hillary Meets Monty Python + You'll laugh out loud + Very silly British humour - one of the funniest books I've ever read + This Book Cracks Me Up! + Best Climbing Book Ever Written             The Book Thief384 reviews Markus Zusak Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2006 Still haunting after over a year... + Five stars!!! + An awsome book!!! + One of the best books I've ever read             The Story of My Boyhood and Youth4 reviews John Muir BiblioBazaar, 2006 Dig Harder + Awesome John Muir + Good for learning the "Inner Muir" + An interesting, if dry, memoir             Endurance: Shackleton's Incredible Voyage390 reviews Alfred Lansing Basic Books, 1999 Remedy + Just Incredible Account ,Absolutely Incredible + Amazing Testament into the Power of Leadership + Endurance: Shakleton's Voyage + Endurance:Shackleton's Incredible Voyage             Time and Again175 reviews Jack Finney Touchstone, 1995 Favorite Book of All Time + Movie credit for author Jack Finney? I read this book years ago but still hold it as my favorite book of all time. I cannot think of another book that describes detail in a way that you feel you are not reading at all but actually watching a movie. I highly recommend this book!             I Capture the Castle227 reviews Dodie Smith St. Martin's Griffin, 1999 One of my ALL TIME FAVORITE Novels!!! + I loved it!! + Enchanting! + it captivated me + Courtesy of Mother Daughter Book Club.com             The Scent of Water A Fawcett Crest Book, 1963             Middle Window3 reviews Elizabeth Goudge Amereon Ltd, 1976 My favorite book for the last 20 years!!! And I read a lot! + Read this book time and again.... + love and reincarnation A perfect romance story. Well written and totally engrossing! Combine Scotland, a lively and intelligent group of characters, and a little reincarnation, and viola!             A Time to Dance, No Time to Weep2 reviews Rumer Godden William Morrow & Co, 1987 --FASCINATING STORY-- + Rich memoir of Godden's first forty years. In her autobiography, Rumer Godden takes us through the years 1907 to 1946. She was the second of four daughters born to British parents who made their home in India. She tells magical stories of her life in India and how the colorful and lush country influenced her as a writer. The family seemed ...             Never Cry Wolf : Amazing True Story of Life Among Arctic Wolves82 reviews Farley Mowat Back Bay Books, 2001 The Amazing Lives of Wolves + A taste of real arctic adventure + Enthralling + wolf             The House on the Strand36 reviews Daphne du Maurier University of Pennsylvania Press, 2000 Brilliant 'time travel' novel + Bizzarre, but one of the best time-travel stories + A book I couldn't put down! The House on the Strand is narrated in the first person by Dick Young, who is staying at his friend Magnus's house in Cornwall and agrees to become a guinea pig for an incredible experiment. Magnus, a brilliant biochemist, has invented a powerful drug which takes the user back to the early 14th ...             Doomsday Book435 reviews Connie Willis Spectra, 1993 Very competent time travel tale + Too long, but a very good read Time travel is one of my favorite science fiction categories and Doomsday Book does not disappoint in this area. It's very much character based though and anyone seeking a high tech novel should look elsewhere. About all we learn of the time travel method is that there is a device called "the net" ...             Cold Comfort Farm44 reviews Stella Gibbons Penguin Classics, 1996 minty-fresh + One of my all time favorite reads....... + Cold Comfort Farm + Gibbons' use of language make this a hilarious parody + Clever, Hilarious, Absurb, Unforgettable