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uglies uglies trilogy book | 1 | amazing book | book exciting way cliffhanger ending really enjoyed | fresh repackaging bestselling uglies boksthe series started whole dystopian trend | scott westerfeld | juvenile fiction | 5 |
the black death | 0.833333 | comprehensive thorough study | anyone interested life politics th century philip zieglers book essential reading construction takes reader origins great plague sweep across europe medical knowledge remedies period described ghastly flagellants persecution jews remedies designed avert inevitable ziegler details arrival disease west england deadly remorseless progress throughout england wales scotland irelandhis research prodigious local areas discussed occasionally interspersed literature age extraordinarily moving information gleaned research fairly presented margin error possible noted relevant explanationthe social economic consequences great plague still matter dispute amongst historians ziegler tackles thorny discussion firstly roots peasants revolt given airing conclusions drawn highly elective statistics drawn different parts country various historians reader vexatious clear anyone else engaged quotscoring pointsquot local outcomes result quothorses coursesquot single common factor scarcity labour raising wages unprecedented degree enabling mobility labour hitherto unavailable quasifeudal society striking reader perhaps fact given circumstances took nearly years demands peasants revolt met fullas whether plagues subsequent outbreaks created watershed british history surely superfluous question historian one apparently constantly raised population believed million estimated first two plagues died would miracle life political otherwise remained given remaining walking talking human beings doubtless pressing concerns enhanced exacerbated dearth population politics never die peopleas ziegler avers vacuum left education provided scope new ideas doctrines written vernacular english one eventual outcome legal redistribution land major issue old skills forever lost new ones inventedthe hierarchy established church emerge much credit taking care possessions crisis endear population large post plague major landowners attempting reimpose preplague wages feudal conditions strictly freeholders probably laid first paving slabs path majority acceptance henry viiis reformationin england anticlericalism manifested wyclif lollardy crisis faith social repercussions comparisons drawn social climate great war obviously case made fact whilst times circumstances change people dontphilip ziegler written seminal thought provoking work time treated fellow historians equitably courteously real achievement | groundbreaking history black death unleashed revolutionary change across medieval world ushered modern age catastrophic plague beset europe neighbours black death human tragedy abruptly halved entire populations caused untold suffering also brought cultural economic renewal scale never witnessed world plague made panoramic history bubonic plague revolutionized labour trade technology set stage europes global expansion james belich takes readers across centuries continents shed new light one historys greatest paradoxes europes dramatic rise begin wake black death belich shows plague doubled per capita endowment everything even decimated population many people disposable incomes demand grew silks sugar spices furs gold slaves europe expanded satisfy demandand plague provided means labour scarcity drove use waterpower wind power gunpowder technologies like waterpowered blast furnaces heavily gunned galleons musketry fasttracked plague new crew culture disposable males emerged man guns galleons setting rise western europe global context belich demonstrates mighty empires middle east russia also flourished plague european expansion deeply entangled chinese peoples throughout world | james belich | history | 5 |
the witch of blackbird pond a dell yearling book | 1 | excellent book | read book first time ive read several times book worn reading im going get another copy soon writing detailed could see everything head read love characters book especially kit nat characters seem real story never gets boring ending good one favorites | orphan kit tyler travels barbados grew live strict puritan uncle connecticut | elizabeth george speare | juvenile fiction | 5 |
under the dragon travels in a betrayed land | 1 | well written uninteresting uninformative | book indisputably well written taught nothing burma didnt already know rather dull much book author uses small stories different characters tell story burmas recent history repressive practices stories arent interesting many cases captivating book didnt find travel literature politically informative fiction concise lacklusterpaul | expression pain burma uses novelistic techniques weave together patient endurance stricken inhabitants together fragility immense charm studies lives individual burmese encounters author makes us feel weight regime labour girls work buildingsites appallingly exploitative conditions drunken pirates profit chaos | rory maclean | travel | 3 |
queen of the damned book of vampire chronicles | 1 | queen damned | end second novel vampire chronicles lestat awoken akasha mother music queen damned consequences action become apparent vampires world makes way san fransisco lestats concert begin put plans actionin days leading concert vampires humans experiencing disturbing dream redhaired twins wish know means drawn concert answers witness events unfold vampire assassins attempt destroy lestatakasha saves lestat destroys many enemies night takes lestat leaves order get lestat back friends need delve deep history redhaired twins queen herselfthis novel many separate storylines interweave reader treated coming together climax lestat akasha course many old friends make appearances louis armand marius also khayman ancient maharet another ancient jesse human paranormal investigator personal ties vampires introduced novel found readable first three novels bit action bit less philosophy | sequel vampire lestat intertwines stories rock star vampire lestat beautiful twins haunted gruesome tragedy akasha mother vampires dreams godhood reissue | anne rice | fiction | 4 |
the far side gallery | 1 | essential first collection best singlepane comic strip ever | gary larsons singlepane comic strip finest thing ever printed newspapers comic section reading one caption hey look zog something epiphany larson without peer frankly spoiled comics arent fun anymore havent time think time could read far side calvin hobbes time golden age far im concerned book probably essential sampler far side larson continued excellent think certain amount selfawareness occurred later first collection perhaps random least topical hard decide collections superb theres really one solution | farworks inc rights reserved far side larson signature registered trademarks farworks inc | gary larson | humor | 5 |
jingo | 1 | one best | one best books terry pratchett jingo gem | isnt much island rises one moonless night depths circle seajust square miles silt old ruins unfortunately historically disputed lump land called leshp floating directly ankhmorpork city alkhali coast klatchwhich spark enough ignite glorious international pastime called war pressed patriotic service commander sam vimes thinks leading loyal watchmen female watchdwarf lady werewolf battle local malefactors rather uncomfortably wellarmed strangers klatchian desert war simply greatest crimesand sir samuels sworn duty seek criminal masterminds wherever may hiding lock away real damage even ones side | terry pratchett | fiction | 5 |
the speed of trust the one thing that changes everything | 1 | trust | te speed trust one books good read business recommended multiple occasions good book | explains trust key catalyst personal organizational success twentyfirst century guide businesspeople demonstrates inspire trust overcoming bureaucratic obstacles | stephen r covey rebecca r merrill | business economics | 5 |
hightech heretic reflections of a computer contrarian | 0 | hightech heretic review | opinion book hightech heretic extremely repetitive reading first chapter sounds whole book going different reasons technology used classroom however first chapter turned rest book new information provided throughout entire book also believe book long subject many chapters book even read something agreed difficult come back point book held interest subject technology book also held interest teaching opinion book could used resource discussed things depth teaching technology intertwined would recommend book anyone also would never read book believe good resource book give positive negative aspects teaching computer resource believe book one sided would recommend anyone | author silicon snake oil offers provocative controversial critique educational applications benefits computers provides commonsense look technology best utilized controlled modern world reprint first printing | clifford stoll | education | 1 |
providence | 1 | nice story | really enjoyed book dealt issues come many peoples lives struggles even christians nice relax read people deal | part love story part supernatural thriller completely engrossing peoplefrom acclaimed author hit netflix series development peacock original series executive producers dark beauty book providence kept night characters made heart little biggerjessica knoll new york times bestselling author luckiest girl alive best friends smalltown new hampshire jon chloe share intense nearmystical bond jon declare love soul mate kidnapped plans normal life permanently dashed four years later jon reappears different bigger stronger memory time gone jon wants pick chloe left offuntil horrifying instant realizes possesses strange powers pose grave threat everyone cares afraid hurting chloe jon runs away embarking journey answers meanwhile providence rhode island healthy college students townies connection one another inexplicably dropping dead troubled detective prone unexplainable hunches charles eggs debenedictus suspects theres serial killer work starts asking questions eggs plunged shocking whodunit never could predicted intense mesmerizing voice caroline kepnes makes keen powerful observations human connection love identity dangerously blur together named one best books year real simple providence novel doesnt fit one boxits tender dark eerie cool heartbreaking also affirmation power love kepnes perfectly captures characters struggle pain unique unconventional way every pageevery sentenceis delightful surprisesara shepard new york times bestselling author pretty little liars caroline kepnes cool right minute providence terrifically conceived executed kepnes exhilarating poppy unexpected voicethe new york times book review addictive horrortinged romance thatll keep guessingentertainment weekly | caroline kepnes | fiction | 5 |
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on a wicked dawn cynster novels | 0.333333 | boring | read loved every book cynster series however one plain boring became bored early story put picked back later try gave disappointed stephanie laurens wonderful author stories always keep interested much cant put advise skipping one altogether sorry stephanie | amelia cynster stunned hear words lucien ashfordthe enigmatic sixth viscount calverton man always lovedjust handsome rogue passes feet dawn breaking shes already risked scandal lying wait outside london home though torn indignant affront astonished relief shes nevertheless thrilled luc agreed outrageous marriage proposal however rather submitting hasty wedding amelia planned exasperating lord insists wooing properlyin public private longs time alone learn seduction master yet frustratingly often find beneath stifling gaze ton method behind viscounts madnesshe secret reason wooing amelia like desirable things passion price | stephanie laurens | fiction | 1 |
how to make in the stock market automatically | 1 | dont need analize stock charts | book teaches manage amount money stock amount cash reserve buy stock market goes much sell market goes | trusted thousands investors worldwide since bestselling classic reveals robert lichellos revolutionary formula earning profits stocks mutual fundsautomatically unlike investment strategies focus stock selection aim relies timeand designed work kind market size investment lichello originally developed aim response heartbreaking collapse great bull market today ideas relevant ever aim easy dependable works simply put money lichello updated reformulated aim todays market aimhi aim high intensity already done millions | robert lichello | business economics | 4 |
econometric analysis of cross section and panel data | 0.761905 | five stars books | bought book comprehensive intermediateadvanced text panel data approaches book good tables datasets figurescompared books topic understandable book compared books mathematician understand must least intermediate econometrics gujarati intermediate course | second edition comprehensive stateoftheart graduate level text microeconometric methods substantially revised updated second edition acclaimed graduate text provides unified treatment two methods used contemporary econometric research cross section data panel methods focusing assumptions given behavioral content book maintains appropriate level rigor emphasizing intuitive thinking analysis covers linear nonlinear models including models dynamics andor individual heterogeneity addition general estimation frameworks particular methods moments maximum likelihood specific linear nonlinear methods covered detail including probit logit models multivariate tobit models models count data censored missing data schemes causal treatment effects duration analysis econometric analysis cross section panel data first graduate econometrics text focus microeconomic data structures allowing assumptions separated population sampling assumptions second edition substantially updated revised improvements include broader class models missing data problems detailed treatment cluster problems important topic empirical researchers expanded discussion generalized instrumental variables giv estimation new coverage based authors recent research inverse probability weighting complete framework estimating treatment effects panel data firmly established link econometric approaches nonlinear panel data generalized estimating equation literature popular statistics fields new attention given explaining particular econometric methods applied goal tell readers work certain obvious procedures numerous included exercises theoretical computerbased allow reader extend methods covered text discover new insights | jeffrey m wooldridge | business economics | 5 |
asperger syndrome long term re | 1 | nice | great book helped dealing issues also helping good relationship wife | fully updated dsm new edition ashley stanfords bestselling book continues offer invaluable relationship guidance couples one partners autism spectrum exploring aspergerasd traits stepbystep book emphasizes value understanding offers solutions worked couples | ashley stanford | family relationships | 5 |
a country of our own a novel of the civil war at sea | 1 | forget tv read book | sequel much enjoyable first mr poyer settled eased bit nautical jargon im anticipating third book relish want know happened hank minter minta | stirring new historical epic volume two authors powerhouse civil war sea trilogy features huge cast fictional historical characters charts tumultuous exploits confederate states navy | david poyer | fiction | 4 |
mutiny on the amistad the saga of a slave revolt and its impact on american abolition law and diplomacy | 0.75 | exceptional historical account amistad | mutiny amistad dr howard jones exceptional piece historical research reader wishes read exceptional historical treatise buy book one fully comprehends roles spain england united states cruelty slave trade reading book one comprehend race initially still significant factor cultural life politics united states dr jones congratulated balance historical presentation insightful view cultural history wellif seriously interested events amistad world created incident greatly appreciate dr jones scholarship grateful serious historian given us fine account amistad | volume presents first fullscale treatment instance history african blacks seized slave dealers freedom returned home jones describes joseph cinqu led revolt spanish slave ship amistad caribbean seizure ship american naval vessel near montauk long island arrest africans connecticut spanish protest violation property rights created international controversy amistad affair united lewis tappan abolitionists put law nature trial united states refusal accept legal system claimed dispense justice permitting artificial distinctions based race color mutiny resulted trial us supreme court pitted former president john quincy adams federal government jones vividly recaptures compelling dramathe famous slavery case dred scottthat climaxed courts ruling free captives allow return africa | howard jones | history | 5 |
harry potter and the sorcerers stone | 1 | wonders modern world | people said thing kids interested anymore video games tv wrong behold magic harry potter harry help millions children world wide rediscover joys reading pick harry cant put book goes new year harry hogwarts school learns world around children run imaginitive world flying broomsticks potion classes know harry end beating arch enemy book keeps egde seat end harry plot twists wonderful humor capture heart child adult sit back relax enter world harry pooter discover much fun | celebrate years harry potter magic harry potter never even heard hogwarts letters start dropping doormat number four privet drive addressed green ink yellowish parchment purple seal swiftly confiscated grisly aunt uncle harrys eleventh birthday great beetleeyed giant man called rubeus hagrid bursts astonishing news harry potter wizard place hogwarts school witchcraft wizardry incredible adventure beginthese new editions classic internationally bestselling multiawardwinning series feature instantly pickupable new jackets jonny duddle huge child appeal bring harry potter next generation readers time pass magic | j k rowling | juvenile fiction | 5 |
the hobbit there and back again | 1 | peter jackson started | sophomore high school first read book since read probably times written papers college taken studies text class lord rings trilogy book must anyone enjoys literature whether fantasy history fiction non | adventures welltodo hobbit bilbo baggins lived happily comfortable home wandering wizard granted wish | john ronald reuel tolkien | adventure stories | 5 |
genesis memory of fire trilogy | 0.833333 | hard stop reading entire trilogy | originally purchased first volume trilogy memory fire reading pages first volume genesis rushed get remaining two volumesgaleano amazing ability write even translation compelling magnificent historicalfictional style narrative flows year year centuries volumes gives reader wealth knowledge reshapes many historical accounts taught suspect case whether one citizen united states notcertainly north american reader os galeanos triology whether reading page surprises work spans immense ammount time reader perhaps historian amazed degree utterly swept historynot historian perhaps enough say literary quality volumes compelling read three volumes given set away someone read purchased read yet againaccusations bias work foundations historical evidence improper perhaps enough say galeano writes distinctly latin american perspectivethese volumes poetic fashion despite terrible events history record | three books american book awardwinning memory fire trilogy available single volume first time eduardo galeanos memory fire trilogy defies categorizationor perhaps creates passionate razorsharp lyrical history north south america birth continents indigenous peoples end twentieth century three volumes form haunting dizzying whole resurrects lives indians conquistadors slaves revolutionaries poets first book genesis pays homage many origin stories tribes americas paints verdant portrait life new world age conquistadors second book faces masks spans two centuries years colonial powers plundered newfound territories ultimately giving way rising tide dictators final installment century wind galeano brings story twentieth century fractured continent enters modern age popular revolts blaze north south celebrated series landmark contemporary latin american writing brilliant document culture | eduardo galeano | history | 5 |
john adams | 0 | got christmas needed | pleased shipping speed product arrived wonderful condition well | chronicles life americas second president including youth career massachusetts farmer lawyer marriage abigail rivalry thomas jefferson influence birth united states | david mccullough | biography autobiography | 5 |
a cat | 1 | charming book | charming book wonderfully witty engaging text beautiful drawings capture moods inner life every cat ive ever met im planning give christmas presents every catlover know really treat | mystery cat never ultimately defined michaels comes close possible revealing essence cat content cat cat owned anybody cat imagines things nothing know sure cat reminds us much world remains unknown novels stories essays leonard michaels proved one incisive observers human behavior know every bit perspicacious chronicler americas favorite pet domestic cat elusive elegant often humorousmuch like subjectmichaels gives us unfathomable animal never quite seen yet always known series meditations aphorisms anecdotes along original illustrations frances lerner cat compendium feline behavior love letter marvelous creature | leonard michaels | pets | 5 |
death du jour | 1 | reader | first reichs novel never read cornwell thought story rivetting late work couldnt put first leave could get home get stuck recommended everyone plan read deja dead cant wait death decisions nice touch entice us chapters end du jour tempe amazing heroine twist turns plot exciting medical detail fascinating final chapter ties loose endsbrilliant well done dr reichs please | one recent skeleton among ancient bones raises questionsand dangerfor forensic anthropologist temperance brennan newly repackaged thriller new york times bestselling author kathy reichs tempe brennan stuck teaching archaeology field school students uncc charleston south carolina stumbles upon recent skeleton among ancient bones starts asking questions shes expert might called lucky local police shes already skeleton leads free street clinic patients begun go missing wound dead going blame charismatic televangelist oversees clinic shady doctor practices clinic staff ryan montreal though may come visit tempe juggle detective galiano old flame town investigating disappearance wealthy young woman phenomenally high stakes business one dead body save couple lives maybe along corpses tempe investigates sick moral logic mastermind behind operation kathy reichs returned tempe america put middle sinister trafficking ring thats local global suspense intense world riveting kathy reichss books expert smart taut energy best plot best writing ever | kathy reichs | fiction | 5 |
the importance of being earnest | 1 | mother bon mots | love play cannot imagine read able revel insane logic plot script consists almost entirely epigrams even though play given frenzy wit characters likable welldrawn mere vehicles gag lines problem play short | four great comedies oscar wilde lady windermeres fan woman importance ideal husband importance earnest written height controversial irish authors powers last doomed decade remain among mostloved mostquoted drama english language along salome darkly decadent dramatization bible story immortal plays continue pack theatres adapted every kind media macmillan collectors library edition importance earnest plays echoes book form wilde originally insisted plays published includes illustrations aubrey beardsley afterword ned halley part macmillan collectors library series stunning clothbound pocketsized classics gold foiled edges ribbon markers beautiful books make perfect gifts treat book lover | oscar wilde | fiction | 5 |
easy prey | 1 | many dead bodies many girlfriends | lucas davenport called head investigation strangulation death supermodel aliieee maison society party following photoshoot investigation soon uncovers body sandy lansing stuffed closet complications begin story unfolds deaths followed evidence drug use lesbian sex incest murders interspersed complicated family personal relationships people involved given interrelated aspects plot narrative jumped around great deal complicated influence lucas personal relationships plotreaders series know lucas estranged former fiancee weather karkinnen since horrific hospital shootout sudden prey story allows lucas weather chance begin reconnect meanwhile former girlfriend fellow cop marcy sherrill plays crucial role story lucas fascinated attracted aliee girlfriend former model taken pottery joel corbeau add complication distracted chance meeting college girlfriend rekindles old memories perhaps another female integral plot rose marie roux still chief police worried political complications widespread media attention finally lucas needs call old friend ellie kruger sister mary joseph advice againwith added backdrop lucas personal relationships times lucas old friend del capslock seem even confused reader top gamei enjoyed book found fast engaging read read lucas davenport fan rather devotee prey series recently started series reading books sequence thus disappointment long time readers represented break style earlier works lucas case causes reevaluate life relationships murders clearly means end author thus case confusing elements seem quite contrived relative sandfords books finally solution last unsolved murders ending book foreshadowed police procedurals classic detective storiesthus goal get know lucas book good job character development four stars basis includes usual supporting cast expected clever exchanges del lucas disappointed expecting book follows model previous books prey series many one two star reviews indicate definitely felt wothwhile read recommend easy prey prepared book transitions series straight police procedurals stories involving character development complex storylines interrelated subplots | dont miss john sandfords brandnew thriller masked prey available lucas davenport thriller internationally bestselling novelist john sandford life highprofile model death focus media firestorm thats demanding action lucas davenport especially one men suspect murder series bizarre seemingly unrelated slayings rock city davenport suspects connection runs deeper anyone imagined one leads ingenious killer ruthless anyone feared readers love prey series john sandford knows know detonating gutlevel shocks good thriller new york times book review best lucas davenport story far man fine touch outlaws stephen king golden prey sandfords trademark blend rough humor deadly action keeps pages turning smileinducing wrapup reveals fates number quirky memorable characters publishers weekly golden prey appears limit john sandfords ability keep new breath blood flowing lucas davenport series series must reading already bookreportercom sandford always top list great mystery writers writing appeal lead character fresh ever huffington post sandford consistently brilliant cleveland plain dealer | john sandford | fiction | 3 |
chariots of the gods | 0.375 | original insightful | chariots gods works erich von daniken stimulate imagination although others criticize work cry quotunscientificquot quotdoubtfulquot pertaining evidence methods certain work based pure speculation develop hypothesis observation form theory two initial steps solving scientific problem problem puzzles hundreds thousands years mystified best brightest society von danikens one possibilitythere many many things take granted everyday quotprovenquot someone finds alien corpse inside pyramid world premier tv exclusive always doubtthe approach used quothard sciencequot paleontology anthropology history like based pieces fragments often little guesswork one interpretation coming individual outside boxalso work one opinion im sure hes right also wrong reviewers say histories great minds give ridicule majority disbelief einstein would never achieved modern physics would postponed indefinitely likewise gregor mendel genetics madame curie founder radiation chemistry nobel prizes would defeated early careers riduculous ideas andorgender respectivelyall quothardquot scientists thank skeptics | author attempts explain perplexing archaeological discoveries stone figures easter island various temple cave drawings | erich von diken | history | 5 |
colours in the steel fencer book | 1 | begins | k j parkers talent evident though earlier work quite amazing engineer trilogy fascinating story mysticism sort plays part recommend series | special introductory price epic novel blood betrayal intrigue perimadeia famed triple city mercantile capital known world behind allegedly impregnable walls everything availableincluding information allow enemies plan one devastating sieges time man called upon defend perimadeia bardas loredan fenceratlaw weary work world loredan one surviving members maxens pitchfork legendary band soldiers waged war plains tribes rendering attack perimadeia impossible loredan problems city court cases settled lawyers arguing swords words enemies easily made winning one particular case loredan unwittingly become target young woman bent revenge last thing needs responsibility saving city | k j parker | fiction | 4 |
the corrections | 0.75 | brilliant | corrections sprawling family saga often laugh loud funny ultimately deeply affecting poignantfranzen master art storytelling deft blend wry humor along accurate portrayals family make book hugely enjoyableso never mind prepublishing hype book received franzens rejection oprah winfreys endorsement quite possibly best book ive read year deserving hype national book award | enid lambert begins worry husband starts withdraw lose negativity depression faces parkinsons disease winner national book award reprint first printing | jonathan franzen | fiction | 5 |
the legend of zelda ocarina of time official strategy guide bradygames strategy guides | 0.5 | helpful imformative easy understand | okay long describe sojust play gamesaid cheerfuly | zelda introduces element time travel zelda series strategy guide help gamers take advantage bestiary weapons magic items secrets | bradygames staff debra mcbride brady games | games | 5 |
easytomake teddy bears all the trimmings | 1 | quotbearmaking highly addictivequot | never life thought could learn ro make teddy bears certainly couldnt afford quotpopularquot artist bears book teaches make bears stepbystepthe patterns true size enlarging necessary lots good tips type fabric choose even make clothes bears quotmust havequot anyone thinking bearmaking quotprosquot | captivating teddies bunnies puppies kittens elephants creating delightful stained glass projects | ed sibbett | crafts hobbies | 5 |
the princes of ireland the dublin saga | 0.722222 | better publishers weekly suggests | liked london sarum probably like book well written standard opinion better forest mind worst mr rutherfurds booksif read mr rutherfurd best comparison later books james michener introduction works book less adequate represents first half story much ends mid storythis make lovely beach book nicely rambling several generations interesting characters set variety historical settings pretensions high literature good read | internationally bestselling author london sarum magnificent epic love war family life political intrigue ireland course seventeen centuries like novels james michener princes ireland brilliantly interweaves engrossing fiction wellresearched fact capture essence place edward rutherfurd introduced millions readers human dramas lifeblood history first bestseller sarum bestseller london captivated audiences gripping narratives follow fortunes several fictional families ages princes ireland sweeping panorama steeped tragedy glory ireland epitomizes power richness rutherfurds storytelling magic saga begins prechristian ireland clever refashioning legend cuchulainn culminates dramatic founding free irish state interlocking stories wonderfully imagined cast characters monks noblemen soldiers rebels craftswomen writers rutherfurd vividly conveys personal passions shared dreams shaped character country takes readers inside major events irish history reign fierce mighty kings tara mission saint patrick viking invasion founding dublin trickery henry ii gave england foothold island plantations tudors savagery cromwell flight wild geese failed rebellion great famine easter rebellion rutherfurds wellcrafted storytelling readers witness rise fenians late nineteenth century splendours irish cultural renaissance bloody battles irish independence though experiencing momentous impact firsthand tens millions north americans claim irish descent generations people enchanted irish literature visitors flock dublin environs year year princes ireland appeal anyone relishes epic entertainment spun master | edward rutherfurd | fiction | 4 |
winter of discontent dorothy martin mysteries no | 1 | good series | enjoyed reading along rest books thsi seriesi sad series ended seemed like main characters hada lot detecting left themhttpwwwamazoncomwinterdiscontentdorothymartinmysteriesdpbvylscrefnttatepdpt | de bestseller logo uitgegroeid tot de bijbel van antiglobalisten en auteur naomi klein wordt gezien als het intellectuele boegbeeld van de beweging die zich verzet tegen de dominantie van het neoliberalisme terwijl worden geconfronteerd met een volgende economische crisis blijft haar analyse van onze kapitalistische bedrijfs en merkenwereld accuraat en krachtig logo een met talloze feiten onderbouwde kritiek op neoliberalisme globalisering massacultuur en uitbuiting maar het k een hartstochtelijk verhaal mensen die zich inzetten voor democratie aan de basis voor kleinschaligheid cultuur en milieu kortom voor een samenleving waarin de mens centraal staat | naomi klein | fiction | 5 |
beauty and the beast broadway musical soundtrack | 1 | outstanding soundtrack | beauty beast soundtrack outstanding bought four year old daughter seeing broadway production boston absolutely loves consistently plays toy tape recorder also requested tape riding car soundtrack quality clarity stage show possessed even contains narration speaking parts soundtrack must anybody loves beauty beast | vocal selections features pianovocalguitar arrangements songs alan menken howard ashman tim rice disney broadway smash guest beauty beast belle gaston home long must go human cant love maison des lunes mob song matter something transformationbeauty beast reprise | alan menken | music | 5 |
his dark materials trilogy | 0.333333 | excellent story | loved first story third like potato chips cant one | northern lights introduces lyra orphan lives parallel universe science theology magic entwined lyras search kidnapped friend uncovers sinister plot involving stolen children turns quest understand mysterious phenomenon called dust subtle knife joined journey boy possesses knife cut windows worlds lyra learns truth parents prophesied destiny two young people caught war celestial powers ranges across many worlds leads thrilling conclusion amber spyglass epic story pullman tells spellbinding adventure featuring armoured polar bears magical devices witches daemons also audacious profound reimagining miltons paradise lost utterly entrancing blend metaphysical speculation bravura storytelling dark materials monumental enduring achievement | philip pullman | fiction | 5 |
the girl who talked to ghosts a true story | 1 | incredible read | finished reading book found really really wonderful style simple straightforward didnt skimp details living quotoutside sidewalksquot wisconsini held breath family moving house onto foundation slippedi got chills author started telling ghosts inhabited housei laughed misadventures children living experiencesi fell love little kathryn innocencethis would good book read children afraid mystical things good book adults yearning simpler timeall book thoroughly enjoyable | youll find everything rationally explained mabe youll believe ghosts | dean c young | ghost stories | 5 |
me talk pretty one day turtleback school library binding edition | 1 | funny | talk pretty one day second naked funny read | worm fun respecting earth never taking baths many children relate funny character diary worm teachers pet worm makes surprising discoveryteachers birthdays means worm friends find perfect present teacher mrs mulch diary worm teachers pet level one read book means perfect kids learning sound words sentences | doreen cronin | juvenile fiction | 5 |
the dead zone | 1 | reading tequila | big fan dead zone tv show starring anthony michael hall couldnt help comparing book show read knowing pretty much expect watched show book less impact would gone reading without expectationsthe television show made mostly minor changes interest able produce show long term personally liked changes better book walts role book tiny isnt even sheriff johnny never impregnated sarah jj greg stillson story line least favorite aspect show ended major part bookread today dead zone loses lot scare potential horror isnt particularly traumatic felt lot like paranormal thriller johnnys psychic ability race prevent stillson caused armageddon anything else stephen king ability really flesh characters making horror true focal point books dead zone features lot inner struggle moral dilemma mostly johnny sarah stretching beyond johnnys parents sheriff notwalt bannermanthe dead zone isnt horrific gory thrilling psychological nature best stephen kings works solid king classic | man awakens year coma discover powers see visions past present future power drives insane | stephen king | fiction | 4 |
heart of darkness heritage club series | 1 | different look colonialism | classic story thought provoking different perspective colonialism civilization providing depth look darkness imperialism bring | originally published comprehensive annotated bibliography writings joseph conrad works covering years also includes indexes authors secondary works periodicals newspapers foreign languages primary titles part series annotated bibliographies english literature transition valuable resource students literature | bruce teets | literary criticism | 5 |
out of the dust | 1 | great book | fantastic book highly recommend open eyes teaches family values gives hope | acclaimed author karen hesses newbery medalwinning novelinverse explores life fourteenyearold billie jo growing dust bowls oklahoma | karen hesse | juvenile fiction | 5 |
eragon inheritance book one | 0.777778 | star wars | reading pagesmy thoughts ive already seen star wars new hopea young boy destined something greater wise older man helps along raise arent true parents home destroyed burned killing family member resultits hard see outline came fromthe writing good feist rosenberg entertainment wait good book come | one boy one dragon world adventure eragon finds polished stone forest thinks lucky discovery poor farm boy perhaps buy family meat winter stone brings dragon hatchling eragon soon realizes stumbled upon legacy nearly old empire overnight simple life shattered thrust perilous new world destiny magic power ancient sword advice old storyteller guidance eragon fledgling dragon must navigate dangerous terrain dark enemies empire ruled king whose evil knows bounds eragon take mantle legendary dragon riders fate empire may rest hands | christopher paolini | dragons | 3 |
principles and practice of palliative care and supportive oncology | 0.071429 | valuable text | reviewi wrote favorable formal review book new jersey medicine either october november issue might want quote | unlike textbooks subject focused end life th edition principles practice palliative care supportive oncology focuses supportive oncology fact goal textbook provide source help inspiration care patients cancer written readerfriendly format textbook offers authoritative uptodate reviews research clinical care best practices also practical clinical applications help readers put everything learn use | ann m berger john l shuster jr jamie h von roenn | medical | 5 |
the tao of daily living | 0.8 | surprise delight | imagine surprise delight find another book heider wonderful tao leadership work provides application taoist principles real world daily experiences love artwork love conceptsthanks new view heider | perfect book readers interested taoism want little daily inspiration tao daily life combines ancient eastern wisdom practical applicationperfect busy western readers derek lin taoist master expert eastern philosophy brings deep knowledge timehonored chinese spiritual thought system twentyfirst century one simple reason tao survived ages intact works writes lin principles tao extremely effective applied life philosophy whole nothing less practical useful guide living life way smooth peaceful full energy using powerful medium stories short dharma talks lin illuminates taoist secrets engages reader inherent wisdom result reader tao daily life notice certain changes including composed ease various situations able handle challenges difficulties less effort achieving better results experiencing greater power clarity areas life spiritual journey described derek lin becomes worthwhile exploration anyone take | derek lin | selfhelp | 5 |
prey | 0 | youve enjoyed past crichton titles | youll love one novel vintage michael crichton plenty suspense learn little emerging technology might little biased like subject nanotechnology dont know anything subject order enjoy booki gave five stars terms crichton books books genre | tropical rainforests cover earths surface yet home half worlds species book looks biology behaviour predators prey describing live together harmony balance vital wellbeing whole world one series books aims provide understanding unique ecosystems rainforest describes amazing plants animals interact addresses local global environmental conservation issues | michael chinery | predation biology | 5 |
im still your mother | 1 | im still mother get along grown children | book really helpful grown sons trouble cutting strings jealous bit daughter laws worried kids money problems seeing grandbabiesjane really hits head ideas lets realise wow job overstill struggle much betterit help anyone kind grown child | warmly written supportive guide older parents want maintain close relationships grownup children offers practical ideas strengthening family bonds guiding children toward personal fulfillment reprint | jane adams | family relationships | 5 |
orphans of chaos | 0.3 | nominated nebula award | review correction reviewer andreas muegge munich germany states main character book premiss book orphans held orphanage long reached age majority staff destroyed records ages pretending younger nowhere book age character stated clues amelia actually phaethusa daughter sun titan quote homer reach isle thrinachia grazing many cows many fat flocks sheep sungods seven herds cows many fine flocks sheep herd flock fifty beasts births increase deaths diminish pastured goddesses lovelyhaired nymphai named phaethousa lampetie whose father sungod hyperion whose mother bright neaera borne bred took away remote thrinakia live tend fathers sheep herds curling horns homer odyssey amelia phaethusa phaethusa contemporary bronzeage greek hero safely assume twenty indeed assume two thousandthe goddess let us scotch rumor starts | john c wright burst onto sf scene golden age trilogy next project ambitious fantasy sequence last guardians everness wrights new fantasy tale five orphans raised strict british boarding school begin discover may human beings students school age world around children begin make sinister discoveries amelia apparently fourthdimensional victor synthetic man control molecular arrangement matter around vanity find secret passageways solid walls none previously colin psychic quentin warlock power comes different paradigm view inexplicable universe able coexist laws nature orphans kidnapped true parents robbed powers raised ignorance superbeings human pagan gods fairyqueens cyclopes seamonsters witches things even stranger children must experiment learn control strange abilities order escape captors publishers request title sold without digital rights management software drm applied | john c wright | fiction | 3 |
buck fever a blanco county texas novel | 1 | excellent book | author easily creates comfortable cast characters brush strokes good plot line humor great writing lot superfluous prose right amount tell story without boring interludes definitely going read author highly recommend book | deer season around corner game warden john marlin busy answering poaching complaints situation takes deadly turn man deer suit found shot circle ranch lovesick buck deer stirs trouble blanco county texas confronted invasion colombian drug smugglers comic debut mystery reprint | ben rehder | fiction | 5 |
snap | 1 | killer amongst | possible ever truly know someone story sex infidelity murder victor sinclair grew appeared everyone else perfect home raised parents life home victor less perfect parents planning get divorce fathers constant infidelity perfect world starting fall apart extreme emotional pain wanted others feel painlucio dutch done written another suspenseful sensational novel readers lucio get great characters suspense drama invite become dutch reader trust let | teenage boy hunts mothers killer man booker prizelonglisted novel true heir great ruth rendell mail sunday uk jacks mother disappeared road get help put elevenyearold boy charge two sister wait shoulder road stifling brokendown car three children bicker whine play ispy mother never comes back long hot summers day nothing ever fifteenyearsold jack still chargesupporting sisters way evading social services meanwhile young woman across town wakes find knife beside bed note reading could killed police tracking mysterious burglar call goldilocks habit sleeping beds houses robs woman doesnt see point involving police jack suddenly may verge finding killed mother gold dagger awardwinning author blacklands reaffirms reputation masterful twisty crime fiction unnerving suspense novel marilyn stasio new york times | belinda bauer | fiction | 5 |
slaughterhousefive | 0 | rushed finish book | liked found depressing full thoughts dont agree perhaps simply dont want agree im deep thinkeri wanted get end didthe story certainly described glory war well veteran would probably agree thatreading made want write famous vietnam war novel could start something like thisi first saw vietnam deck uss dupont dd dark night wasnt far eye could see coast glowed bright day illumination flares floated slowly little parachutes think meant keep vc getting good nights sleep cozy tunnels hearlife destroyer wasnt bad least food good time time navy seals would come alongside swift boats good meal icecream note shrunken heads ropes around necks shrunk said | special fiftieth anniversary edition kurt vonneguts masterpiece desperate painfully honest attempt confront monstrous crimes twentieth century time featuring new introduction kevin powers author national book award finalist yellow birds selected modern library one best novels time slaughterhousefive american classic one worlds great antiwar books centering infamous world war ii firebombing dresden novel result kurt vonnegut described twentythreeyear struggle write book witnessed american prisoner war combines historical fiction science fiction autobiography satire account life billy pilgrim barbers son turned draftee turned optometrist turned alien abductee vonnegut billy experiences destruction dresden pow unlike vonnegut experiences time travel coming unstuck time instant bestseller slaughterhousefive made kurt vonnegut cult hero american literature reputation strengthened time despite banned censored libraries schools content language precisely elements vonneguts writingthe political edginess genrebending inventiveness frank violence transgressive witthat inspired generations readers look differently world around find confidence say something authors wideranging norman mailer john irving michael crichton tim obrien margaret atwood elizabeth strout david sedaris jennifer egan j k rowling found inspiration vonneguts words jonathan safran foer described vonnegut kind writer made peopleyoung people especiallywant write george saunders declared vonnegut great urgent passionate american writer century offers us model kind compassionate thinking might yet save us fifty years initial publication height vietnam war vonneguts portrayal political disillusionment ptsd postwar anxiety feels relevant darkly humorous profoundly affecting ever enduring beacon eras uncertainties poignant hilarious threaded compassion behind everything cataract thundering moral statementthe boston globe | kurt vonnegut | fiction | 4 |
the teaolive birdwatching society | 1 | teaolive bird watching society | loved book ladies would right plot early demise people use bull kill someone genius bad didnt work would recomend book lazy sunday afternoon reading | coconut cake grits poisoned turtle stew birdwatching ladies tiny teaolive georgia share lot interests including murder retired judge l hyson breed yankee picked wrong southern woman trick bully steal members teaolive bird watching society plot revenge judges marriage friend sweet turns greedy grab land control town rescue beulah zion wildwood named hymns sweet problem wannabe murderers southern matrons civilized generation one remain polite even planning kill man get away | augusta trobaugh | fiction | 5 |
smillas sense of snow | 1 | wordy complex | story grabs beginning takes visual feast words however gets really complicated takes many different directions information technical nature requires detailed explanation book since particular author likes use lots lots words takes long time get story fact story takes many directions including going backwards story seem finish one started read book club give good recommendations book club review either enjoy visual explanations country set much felt | presents story smilla qaavigaaq jasperson investigates danish companys files uncover mystery behind sixyearold neighbors deadly fall | peter heg | fiction | 2 |
collapse how societies choose to fail or succeed | 0.571429 | eyeopening | overall excellent book fascinating historical studies past civilizations drew book presentation todays situation left much greater awareness seriousness todays environmental challengesi particularly impressed authors avoidance overused stereotype common many proenvironment works industry necessarily bad environmental steward diamond admirable job contrasting good bad environmental stewardship industry motivating factors lead either situationtwo small nitpicks first pace book gets somewhat tedious times result tend lend credibility arguments second conclusion greenland norses clinging christian beliefs significant factor downfall overstated would correct identify problem simply norses clinging outward cultural manifestations mainland european christianity look christian religious practices around world today shows numerous examples outward manifestations christian religion adapted particular needs local situations cultures | jared diamonds followup pulitzerprize winning guns germs steel author explores climate change population explosion political discord create conditions collapse civilization diamond also author upheaval turning points nations crisis environmental damage climate change globalization rapid population growth unwise political choices factors demise societies around world found solutions persisted guns germs steel diamond traces fundamental pattern catastrophe weaves allencompassing global thesis series fascinating historicalcultural narratives collapse moves polynesian cultures easter island flourishing american civilizations anasazi maya finally doomed viking colony greenland similar problems face us today already brought disaster rwanda haiti even china australia trying cope innovative ways despite societys apparently inexhaustible wealth unrivaled political power ominous warning signs begun emerge even ecologically robust areas like montana brilliant illuminating immensely absorbing collapse destined take place one essential books time raising urgent question world best avoid committing ecological suicide | jared diamond | history | 4 |
passion from the past harlequin presents | 1 | stars | back even gideon maitland arrived courtneys groomed future chairman reputation devastatingly attractive man preceded hardly likely laura jamieson thought would ever look twice humble secretary like look way fact much look made quite clear interested indeed might ended happily jealous lisa harlow decided put spoke wheelmy thoughts gave stars im sure liked either characters first thought gideon hero seemed aloof beginning story didnt really see fall heroine heroine laura one super making fool kinda remote seemed pretty naive opinion young immediately fall gideon shes gideon im mistaken although endclose end gideon explain actions acted certain way opinion acted bit like aloof semibastard first half book opinion already formed unable forgive actions laura seemed young immediately married going taking care young child think needs see world first etc making big commitment ready made family harlequin anyhoo main characters didnt really charm gave stars however storywise plot flow entertained | read classic romance usa today bestselling author carole mortimer available first time ebook wanted herfor revenge becoming handsome gideon maitlands secretary overwhelming office assistant laura didnt think gideon ever even noticed soon learns wrong gideon seen wants herin bed gets know complex widowerwhose motives defy analysislaura finds inexperienced feelings growing powerful boss feel discovers gideon gained affections revenge originally published | carole mortimer | fiction | 3 |
winning strategy and lore of the national game of texas first edition | 0.888889 | one best instructional books ever written | dennis great job one one perfect beginner novice socalled quotexpertquot explains terms perfectly assuming nothing recommend anyone wants learn great new game hats dennis | choice outstanding academic title groundbreaking resource strongly recommended libraries health welfare institutional depots essential university collections especially catering social studies programs library journal starred review children adults spend great deal time activities think play including games sports hobbies without thinking deeply almost everyone would agree activities fun relaxing entertaining however play many purposes run much deeper simple entertainment children play various functions competition following rules accepting defeat choosing leaders exercising leadership practicing adult roles taking risks order reap rewards adults many games sports serve harmless releases feelings aggression competition intergroup hostility encyclopedia play todays society explores concept play history modern society united states internationally scope encompasses leisure recreational activities children adults throughout ages dice games roman empire video games today entries two volumes include coverage professional sports sport teams instead cover hundreds games played earn living informal activity aspects playfrom learning competition mastery nature socialization cooperationare included simply enough encyclopedia explores play played fun key features available print electronic formats provides access fascinating literature explored questions psychology learning theory game theory history depth considers affects play child adult development particularly health creativity imagination contains entries describe adult childhood play games dozens cultures around world throughout history explores sophisticated analyses social thinkers huizinga vygotsky suttonsmith well wide variety games toys sports entertainments found around world presents cultures diverse ancient middle east modern russia china nations far flung india argentina france key themes adult games board card games childrens games history play outdoor games amateur sports play education play around world psychology play sociology play toys business video online games subject mostly consider lighthearted play research topic generated extensive sophisticated literature exploring range penetrating questions twovolume set serves general nontechnical resource academics researchers students alike essential addition academic library | rodney p carlisle | education | 5 |
isabels bed a novel | 1 | book heart | book find wonderfully layered truth surface funny lighthearted read deeper novel find laughs giggles isabels bed lot heart tells good story harriet mahoney comes terms writing ability relationship xboyfriend finds new friends new home struggles see isnt necessary write published book high paying job degree university make happy find voice live loud thats harriet mahoney really enjoyable read cant help love book | traveling isabel krugs cape cod dream house order gather information sensational biography tabloid writer harriet mahoney encounters femme fatales soapoperalike philosophies becomes inspired fall love tour | lipman | fiction | 4 |
house of many shadows | 0.5 | house pain | reading great books written michaels second time disappointed think require lengthy break novels one book nice parts saves form one star opinion descriptions house characters enjoyed reading meg andys relationship cozy see two people spend much time alone try solve mystery cousins haunted house lived come eighty five percent book conversations got redundant speed reading last hundred pages avoid growing gray hairsbarbara michaels books fall two categories either jealous person trying drive main heroine crazy real ghosts one falls one categories expected mystery wasnt interesting wish old fashioned historical liking hard follow megs ideas people whos lives trying map yet never heard meg used hallucinations issues health strangely disappeared know moment moved sylvias house became haunted impeccable timing easy way writer spin lame ghost storyi dont even know else say wasnt scary read shook fear real trying recall one frightening moment eyes closing form boredom frightfully boring attest think book needed flesh blood characters make interesting hard suspect anyone since two people present chaptersi would recommend books michaels enjoyable one really liked master blacktower walker shadows wait come buried rain nice mix characters light romance make interesting evil old relatives villains light civil war ghosts michaels loves recycle seriously needs stay far far away kasia | ghosts intrigue murder long ago sit heart house many shadows gripping gothic romance new york times bestseller barbara michaels car crash leaves meg rittenhouse suffering strange hallucinations invitation recuperate elderly relatives crumbling mansion pennsylvania hills seems like answer prayers couldnt wrong remote old house miles anywhere terrible sights sounds become even worse suddenly eerie black shapes dance shadows mocking meg haunting threatening presence kind considerate andy brenner caretaker reassures terrifies andy also sees dark spectres | barbara michaels | fiction | 2 |
one hundred years of solitude | 1 | incredible | clear cut simple book amazing prose beautiful one finds hard put book mystical story woven marquez unforgettable easiest books best never would recommend book anyone everyoneit true pleasure read | one th centurys enduring works one hundred years solitude widely beloved acclaimed novel known throughout world ultimate achievement nobel prizewinning career novel tells story rise fall mythical town macondo history buenda family rich brilliant chronicle life death tragicomedy humankind noble ridiculous beautiful tawdry story buenda family one sees humanity history myths growth decay macondo one sees latin america love lust war revolution riches poverty youth senility variety life endlessness death search peace truth universal themes dominate novel whether describing affair passion voracity capitalism corruption government gabriel garca mrquez always writes simplicity ease purity mark master alternately reverential comical one hundred years solitude weaves political personal spiritual bring new consciousness storytelling translated dozens languages stunning work less accounting history human race | gabriel garcia marquez | fiction | 5 |
the pelican brief | 0 | typical john grisham style | enjoyed book grisham wants capture attention reader works although unbelievable elements book unrealistic elements necessary wish government would react opinion students often also intresting book beginning parts story trough book get end connect everything like big puzzle book written typical john grisham style fast intresting | two supreme court justices dead murders remain unsolved darby shaw brilliant beautiful new orleans legal student draws speculative legal brief links deaths uncovers astonishing presidential conspiracy boyfriend atomised car bomb becomes clear somebody intent silencing darby good somebody stop nothing preserve secrets pelican brief fast furious daily telegraph rattling good story new york times would highly recommend real pageturner frederick forsyth sunday express | john grisham | assassination | 4 |
interview with the vampire | 0.333333 | recommended friendlast one recommendations take | book rambles endlessly louiss angst troubled soul lack thereof yet nothing really happens dreary book narrative painful read ann rice needs psychiatric help learn write good sentence learn develop tensionexpectation plot book finished kept assuming must get better never dont bother one | recounting first two hundred years life vampire tells erotic alliance claudia whose passions forever locked body child | anne rice | fiction | 1 |
the dickson baseball dictionary | 1 | think know everything baseball think | friend several years ago invited us baseball reliquarys annual shrine eternals peoples hof mr dickson one candidates inducted told us came concept dictionary time young children ballpark book defines terms explains historical development possible first use term fascinating keep cold one snacks watching game play ball | definitive work language baseballone five best baseball books wall street journal hailed staggering piece scholarship wall street journal indispensable guide language baseball san diego uniontribune dickson baseball dictionary become invaluable resource love game drawing dozens nineteenth early twentiethcentury periodicals well contemporary sources dicksons brilliant illuminating definitions trace earliest appearances terms well known obscure edition includes terms individual entries photos impressively comprehensive nation book delight everyone youngest fan hardcore aficionado | paul dickson | sports recreation | 5 |
beggars in spain | 0.4 | drivel | character development poor nil plot vague unfocused theres reason care happens characters world writing style stilted uninspired give one miss | world slightest edge mean difference success failure leisha camden beautiful extraordinarily intelligent one evergrowing number human beings genetically modified never require sleep considered interesting anomalies leisha sleepless outcasts victims blind hatred political repression shocking mob violence meant drive human society ultimately earth leisha camden chosen remain behind world envies fears gift world marked destruction devastating conspiracy freedom revenge | nancy kress | fiction | 1 |
scottish witchcraft the history and magick of the picts llewellyns modern witchcraft series | 1 | makebelieve | usual buckland taken liberties truth claims get lot information someone record far better books better information many scottish websites | ancient misty highlands scotland modernday america come secrets solitary witchcraft practice scottish witchcraft explores pectiwita craft picts mysterious early keltic people scottish pectiwita tradition differs many ways wicca englandthere little emphasis worship gods though living blending magick everyday lifemany people attracted modernday wicca unable contact join coven pectiwita path solitary witch first time full details solitary branch old ways learn history picts origins beliefs learn make simple tools use work magic stepbystep instructions brought touch complete harmony nature explore celebrations talismans song dance herbal lore runes glyphs recipes learn practice religion city groups ray bucklands contact late aidan breac descendent th | raymond buckland | history | 2 |
the martian chronicles time reading program | 1 | timeless classic failures humans | unlike science fiction stories written improvements scientific knowledge rendered depictions environments planets completely incorrect one stood test time reason fundamentally story mars satire humans behave first human explorers land mars encounter martians humans astonished reaction martians martians celebrate arrival consider humans insane cases kill themunfortunately martians humanintroduced disease wipes nearly leaving planet essentially empty greedy exploitative humans begin colonize planet turning extension earth civilization many ways society earth deteriorated brutal censorship ideas books burned existence manner similar bradburys classic fahrenheit racial bigotry raw form south also topic one story chronicles blacks southern united states manage purchase rockets leave earth mars finally prospect global nuclear war earth human inhabitants mars fly back earth annihilated war breaks people mars fly back small number people managed flee earth war martians leftwith clear historical parallel european colonization western hemisphere obvious backdrop bradbury created story unfortunately realistic depiction exploration planets take place rather changed better dramatic event humans likely change environment planet worst | tranquility mars disrupted humans want conquer space colonize planet escape doomed earth | ray bradbury | fiction | 5 |
foreign policy theory in menems argentina | 1 | normative ir theory third world | carlos escude provides strikingly original approach international relations theory using argentina frame reference finds mainstream theory lacking perspective peripheral states claims realist liberal theories lead normative flaws harmful interests citizensescude convincingly explains problem language international relations discourse unconscious discussion states individuals theorists negative effects citizens peripheral states state viewed individual constituent parts considered subordinate whole language heargues legitimizes state allows repression citizenryhe attacks realism waltz morgenthau number issues especially refusal theorize states great powers escude rightly points peripheral countries destabilize international system thus excluded analysesfurthermore realists consider goals economic development might important states political military power perspective escude closer rosecrance traditional realist analysisyet escude claims share morgenthaus methodological approach theory thus terms theory peripheral realism peripheral realism realism support selfinterested behavior however escude asserts futile attempt design scientific international relations theory thus emphasizes normative elements peripheral realismmany realists would object terminology escude believes peripheral states commit economic development includes acquiescence great powers ability negatively affect development periphery policies focus citizen welfare escude argues contribute national wellbeingthe title book quite misleading volume minimally concerned argentina much less meneminstead pulls selected examples argentinas foreign policy order highlight escudes points escude asserts argentinas nonconfrontational foreign policies since citizencentricthe withdrawal argentina nonaligned movement decision cancel condor ii according escude contribute eliminate obstacles argentine development although generate development although argentinas social economic policies menem probably citizencentric escude claims foreign policy sphere elimination traditional confrontation western great powers constitutes damagecontrol citizencentricwhile escudes analysis thought provoking many scholars disagree conclusions international relations theorists likely resist escudes assertion partially responsible underdevelopment repression many parts south furthermore escudes insistence third world submission greatpower dominance make thana scholars uncomfortable | carlos escude explains rationale dramatic changes argentinas foreign policy following inauguration president carlos menem decades confrontation west argentina abandoned intermediaterange ballistic missile project left nonaligned movement thrown united states gulf war reestablished friendly relations britain undertaken course unilateral disarmament escude argues changes reflect argentinas recognition citizens poor vulnerable nations asked pay price attempts engage power politics attempts often endanger nations citizens increase subordination world affairs moreover argues mainstream international relations theory tends obscure processes dealing states individuals whose ultimate priority survival political independence stateasperson fiction generalized ir discourse obscures fact democracy citizens state paramount following distinction logical consequences escude undertakes thorough deconstruction ir theory citizencentric perspective perspective argues inspired menem governments dovish foreign policies | carlos escud | political science | 5 |
the variable man | 0.75 | invariably good scifi story | middle twentysecond century terra aka earth expanded influence throughout solar system vast yet weak empire rules rest galaxy terrans war empire generations never position prevail adversaries however invention new weapon fasterthanlight bomb may finally shift balance power favor unfortunately due accident timetravel man form twentieth century ends midst existence seems cause uncertainty sophisticated prediction computers terran military establishment relies planning attack visitor past thus variable man man whose existence undermines brings lot indeterminism military plansthis longish story short novella one finest examples pkds scifi writing skills story well developed although vantage point todays scifi many loose ends nave plot developments story charm vintage scifi almost laughably simpleminded view nd century technology vidphones poor mans versions iphones inaccurate presentation science looking polished technologically sophisticated story disappointed hand tired predictable mechanistic stories read today enjoy raw rough ideas aim immediate impact definitely enjoy variable man | philip k dicks variable man short science fiction story story first published year magazine named planet stories | philip k dick | fiction | 5 |
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purity in death in death book | 1 | fantastic futuristic romantic thriller | summer new york brutal tempers flaring trifling things new york police security department kept busy leading lieutenant eve dallas reaching end rope louis cogburn low level drug dealer sells children suddenly goes berserk killing someone injuring another person dies eve catches caseat scene blood bath notices louiss computer message absolute purity achieved orders computer brought headquarters officer specializing computers examines eight hours later officer goes berserk killing peer injuring another hes killed eve immediately realizes virus computer passed humans causing die purity seekers organization dedicated destroying hurt innocents takes credit louiss death pediophile found dead message louis received eve realizes smoke terrorists fast mete brand vigilante justicethis fifteenth death series fresh innovative first book ongoing saga characters growing evolving readers liking even secondary cast almost much adore hero heroine purity death heroines husband provides technical advice eve time figures terrorists brings justice jd robb written another fantastic futuristic romantic thrillerharriet klausner | eve dallas must face impossible someone unleashed computer virus may able spread machine man | j d robb nora roberts | fiction | 5 |
let freedom ring winning the war of liberty over liberalism | 0.357143 | breath fresh air | im reading paperback edition book sean hannity hosts radio show pm following rush markets book hannity talks liberals democrats hostile get viewpoints questioned hannity also tells us liberal bias media conservatives republicans successful talk radio offers statistics rush came along radio stations programmed newstalk number grown hannity credits clinton years reason talkradio became successful people different view werent given proper spotlight national media ones opposing view anything clinton branded rightwing radicals bigoted chauvenistic part hillary clintons petproject dreaming vast rightwing conspiracy hannity calls rush babe ruth talk radio accurate page hannity talks liberal immigration plan name calling liberals pete wilson called racist democrats didnt want open borders california immigrants statistics show majority wont become legal productive eventually abuse social programs way living however usual republicans oppose liberal plan open borders collectively called racists careful cautious come country ever cant apply pre concept country post wreckless hannitys point last chapters hannity often said immigration rules enforced mightve chance terrorists wouldnt advanced superior massacre wouldve watched became legal give book stars great says lot things republicans new people political process must know hannity also hosts show fox news channel liberal partner alan colmes stat people downplay cnn competition larry king whose career fabulous read political views something close ted kennedy sean hannitys book breath fresh air honest opposed al frankens book whose title alone says shows hes catering segment america simply hates things republican george bush matter right also suggest purchase newest book quotdeliver us evilquot contains reasons distrust question liberalism | hardhitting provocative first book fastestrising conservative voice country sean hannity hottest phenomenon tv talk radio today gutsy takenoprisoners interviews commentary fox news channels hannity colmes made one networks popular personalities ascendance top talk radio world abc radios sean hannity show huge devoted conservative following ensured place alongside rush limbaugh bill oreilly one countrys influential commentators let freedom ring sean hannity offers survey worldpolitical social culturalas sees drawing stories life inspiration political figures like ronald reagan george w bush recounts experiences shaped perspective dramatic issues face america today terrorism national security economy liberal media bias education faith character family america meets challenges post worldabroad homesean hannitys position clear engaged war ideas must win civilization stake | sean hannity | political science | 5 |
a roundheeled woman my latelife adventures in sex and romance | 0.5 | idea execution | little explored subject noncelebrity nonrich middle class educated woman horny get sexual fulfillmenti never seen subject discussed often older women written write somehow beyond bored transcendent sexual desireand intrigued idea author sex men met classifieds pre internet dating corresponded exchanged photos flew meet themthe one third book deals concrete details steps leading steps constituting sexual acts get really goal oriented enjoyed reading planning trepidations disappointment meeting men first time disillusionment sex continue lover soured herthe two thirds book dealing extraneous distracting matters poorly written found skipping whole pages time parts pure drivel laced ohmygods laden halfprocessed thoughts perhaps hastily slapped together independent pieces really turned long studies fathers sex life bought mailed pornography father mothers youth middle age death beautiful unparalleled woman yadda yadda four boyfriends prior son bad immature sex decades agothe bad parts go seemed like one educated went draft red pen read like first drafts badwhat frustrating juska mentions lightly fails focus truly interesting aspects life writes pages lbs overweight subconsciously wanted make undesirable raising son single parent mean obese people purposely stay way want sexual want attractive intriguing thoughts go themshe casually mentions put mind losing weight succeeded losing lbs wow going lbs normal weight woman astonishing success story gives details kept weight say diets ferociously rather mentions eating knishes well sumptuous restaurant dinners also never discusses exercise many american women failed miserably atanother subject mentions without introspection developmentally delayed youth neighbor childhood masturbated front may made touch years old hmmm repeated incident contribute later poor self esteem obesity desperation sexual approval intriguing subject justicein conclusion think could done better job exploring important subjects leave bad two thirds add stories encounters strange men sex amoral ahistorical perverse joyous devilmaycare ways editor would made stick number | turn next march would like lot sex man like want talk first trollope works small ad new york review books jane juska placed ad new york times response overwhelming took sabbatical teaching time respond meet men result engaging funny utterly frank account exploits high time someone revealed fact older single people eager sex intimacy younger counterparts jane juskas brave honest memoir raises eyebrows blood pressure undoubtedly inspiring account one womans daring adventures sex romance | jane juska | biography autobiography | 3 |
cowboy and cowgirl poems | 1 | definitely hidden treasure | first saw books cover thought little hokey pleasantly surprised decided see sort mishmosh written inside find elegant warmly written pages mr gatrell quickly earned respect writer romantic book also quaint coffee table conversation piece stars look forward future works mr gatrell | heart soul west seen eyes women cowgirlpoets writing horses haymaking cowboy courting living free lineillustrations throughout | virginia bennett | poetry | 5 |
dr snakes voodoo spellbook | 0.909091 | fascinating voodoo hoodoo introduction application | fascinating introduction voodoo hoodoo practical application various techniquesspells curses folk magickfor anyone interested subjectthis book provides subtle yet exciting introduction southern style voodoo hoodoo religion voodoui read book one sitting could put small coffeetable style book packed short spells stories explain subject concise entertaining manner atfirst seems like book voodoo doll quaint gift set feel book writings within inspiring conducive comprehending general overview southern voodoo hoodoonew orleans style voodoo foundation book contains brief introduction many aspects voodoo hoodooaside great spells particularly enjoyed section reading playing cards tarot cards historically playing cards derived tarot cards quite practical meanings card typical card deck given listing correspondences per suitif enjoy section playing cards much purchase following beautiful standard deck begin using techniques per doktor snakethen work way correspondences lovely book comes card deck fortune tellers deck predict future playing cards jane lyle isbn deck particularly good feel look gypsy voodoo witchcraft practitionerwith antiqued stylekeep mind doktor snakes voodoo spellbook spells curses folk magic needs doktor snake general overview subject personal account thereofyet fascinating little book packed spells ideas stories inspiration wellworth pricei pleased book inspired research however want indepth research suggest voodou visions dont passup doktor snakes book thoughit worth owning playing card tarot correspondences | bring back lost lover keep enemies bay attract fame fortune see future avert evil eye voodoo many guises millions adherents yet remains shrouded secrecy sometimes fear voodoo spellbook dr snake renowned practioner voodoo guides reader safely shadowy world voodoo shy away human passions treats honestly respect voodoo teaches acolyte fullfil desires mete revenge gain personal power dr snakes simple spells reader learn gain love sex money power health wellbeing packaged kit lucky mojo doll used voodoo doll mojo charm | doktor snake | body mind spirit | 4 |
why revival tarries | 1 | read book every months | read book every months grounding force brings back basics god book reminds utter dependency upon god need prayer power holy spirit young authors righting relevance write reverencemy favorite quote book sinning man never prays praying man never sins good stuff | leonard ravenhills call revival timely suplrst published forty years ago message fearless often radical expounds disparity new testament church church today revival tarries contains heart message aw tozer called ravenhill man sent god appeared critical moment history old testament prophets included questions group individual study ravi zacharias refers book shaped memore dramatically | leonard ravenhill | religion | 5 |
applying ethics a text with readings | 0 | quick service | text great condition delivery quicki would use seller | help students discover ethical issues implications surrounding todays compelling social dilemmasfrom genetic engineering cloning terrorism use torturewith applying ethics text readings th edition framed authors helpful introductions supported variety readings cases reflect sides topics explored bestselling book offers balanced introduction ethics today important notice media content referenced within product description product text may available ebook version | julie van camp jeffrey olen vincent barry | philosophy | 5 |
mein kampf | 0 | adolfmainkkamf | actualy read book yet son holocost second genetion interesing read person become monster full haterred others unfortunately extreme among people hain power deploying dark absurd thinking | hitlers infamous political tract first published widely translated since edition contains detailed introduction analyses hitlers background ideology ruthless understanding political power | adolf hitler | germany | 5 |
up from slavery an autobiography | 1 | exslaves biography | booker washington wrote lively narrative life deserves attention today first couple pages startling nonchalant way relates doesnt know year birth exact location certainty father hand describe tiny dimensions cabin lived life like slaves washington went humble beginnings fine education life meritoriously helping fellow negroes improve education vocational endeavors book good reminder stark conditions large barriers present slaves making transition free members society following civil war | acclaimed autobiography booker washington makes case lifting race education washington uses personal story example birth slave parents virginia plantation struggle go school adult achievements public speaker black leader washington outlines forty years life emphasizing overcame great obstacles order pursue education hampton university adult opened school black students tuskegee alabama later established successful vocational schools throughout book washington describes educational philosophy hopes dreams african americans unabridged version booker washingtons life story first published | booker t washington | biography autobiography | 5 |
flu the story of the great influenza pandemic of and the search for the virus that caused it | 0 | spain flu pandemics | book wtitten scientific journalist describes pandemic influenza history discovering cause | fascinating true story worlds deadliest disease great flu epidemic felled young healthy virtually overnight estimated forty million people died epidemic raged children left orphaned families devastated many american soldiers killed flu killed battle world war area globe safe eskimos living remote outposts frozen tundra sickened killed flu numbers entire villages wiped scientists recently rediscovered shards flu virus frozen alaska preserved scraps tissue government warehouse gina kolata acclaimed reporter new york times unravels mystery lethal virus high drama great adventure story delving history flu previous epidemics detailing science latest understanding mortal disease kolata addresses prospects great epidemic recurring important done prevent | gina kolata | social science | 5 |
classical style | 0.375 | utility interpretation | analysis valuable describingexplaininganalysing classical style way assists actual performance piano music style excellent comments interspersed throughout | detailed analysis musical styles forms developed mozart haydn beethoven | charles rosen | music | 5 |
how to cook everything simple recipes for great food | 1 | cookbook everyone | mark bittman written several cookbooks one favorite recipes practical easy understand good especially useful novice cook gives good advice section book great gift newlywed couple young person starting hisher | provides stepbystep guide art cooking including recipes tips preparing foods including appetizers soups salads breads meats vegetables fruits beverages desserts | mark bittman | cooking | 5 |
howell equine handbook of tendon and ligament injuries howell equestrian library | 0.8 | important information educated horseowners | following review released appaloosa journal online oct title howell equine handbook tendon ligament injuriesreviewed jennie archer aj editorial assistantif need guide tendon ligament injuries outlines basics legs work get injured theyre treated excellent guide sensible unbiased source book handy reference horse diagnosed injuryit outlines exactly happened anatomy long usually takes recover common treatments treatment options available book handy reference important information educated horseperson know | plainlanguage medical guide horse owners trainers painful potentially debilitating tendon ligament injuries among common serious physiological problems facing performance horses severity ranges minor injuries end careers even horses life however proper treatment injuries overcome permanent damage minimized writing concise accessible language equine veterinarian linda schultz provides uptodate information identifying treating managing tendon ligament injuries youll review basic anatomy understand injuries occur discover effects horseshoeing tendons ligaments youll see exactly shouldnt critical healing processplus youll learn communicate effectively veterinarian ensure horse soon back feet job features latest treatment options alternative therapies includes sample controlled exercise schedule guidelines recuperation times explains treatment acute injuries directed therapy well current surgical techniques discusses benefits drawbacks support wraps boots bandages | linda b schultz dvm phd | pets | 5 |
night kites | 1 | great high school read | posting reviews favorite books remembered book read long ago high school didnt read pleasurei read toi book report book kerr delighted find enjoyed book fact read one day book stuck even today impressed writing style author felt like placed right middle story characters colorful still see mind story wonderful quotcoming agequot novel caught attention age thats still think great read fact may read againi would highly recommend readers ages | whole world blown apart seventeenyearold confronts love betrayal brothers illness brave deeply compassionate novel e kerr life going great seaville high senior erick rudd hes good student girlfriend hell probably marry hes straight path college best friends girlfriend lets know shes attracted seventeen going twentyfive nicki marr blond green eyed gorgeous soon erick seeing sly guilt ridden deception erick isnt prepared happens next finds brother pete whos ten years older lives new york sick aids erick stunned didnt even know brother gay pete told fiveyearold erick night kites dont think dark theyre afraid different erick parents deal petes illnessand erick handles relationship nickiare make book unforgettable fearless profoundly affecting stay long last page turned ebook features illustrated personal history e kerr including rare images authors collection | m e kerr | young adult fiction | 5 |
shooter the autobiography of the topranked marine sniper | 0.465116 | review shooter | things ive come expect book whose primary focus sniping contain brief history art background training equipment shooter contains little material however excellent material concerning war iraq authors ideas effective mobile sniping teams modern warfareif looking reference work sniping book others nowhere pegler sniper gilbert better read interested use snipers evolving would definitely recommend giving shooter readoriginally rated book low rereading would change rating starstiger mckee | jack coughlin marine corps topranked sniper man personally brings americas military muscle enemys front door twenty years active service accumulated one impressive records corps ranging many worlds hot spots operation iraqi freedom alone recorded least thirtysix kills thirteen single twentyfourhour period shooter coughlin written highly personal story deadly craft taking readers deep inside invisible society offlimits outsiders heroic battlefield memoir careful study exceptional man carries forward one deadliest legacies us military | sgt jack coughlin casey kuhlman donald a davis | biography autobiography | 2 |
pride prejudice penguin classics | 0.333333 | p p relation | book well earned reputation wonderful would much inclined place romance section library alongside civil disobedience wuthering heights hold dont turn red yet reasoning book well thought much considered depth plot characterization thought approaching immaculate title appropriate book pride prejudice relation happiness austen dosnt go farther dosnt explore depths beyond treading seashore could allowed dip toe slough forty fifty pages pride rebuked truth told love recovered something required book following realms happiness suffering perhaps hasnt properly looked classic must give something wonderful heartfelt read put sessions bronte dostoevskyfor read w p pride prejudice tolstoy killed andrei austen killed darcy oh dosnt darcy reming andrei darcys taller perhaps andreis pride control lolola good readshe longer angel music | timely update jane austens pride prejudice national book award finalist ibi zoboi skillfully balances cultural identity class gentrification heady magic first love vibrant reimagining beloved classic smart funny gorgeous retelling starring characters color zuri benitez pride brooklyn pride family pride pride afrolatino roots pride might enough save rapidly gentrifying neighborhood becoming unrecognizable wealthy darcy family moves across street zuri wants nothing two teenage sons even older sister janae starts fall charming ainsley especially cant stand judgmental arrogant darius yet zuri darius forced find common ground initial dislike shifts unexpected understanding four wild sisters pulling different directions cute boy warren vying attention college applications hovering horizon zuri fights find place bushwicks changing landscape lose zoboi skillfully depicts vicissitudes teenage relationships zuris outsize pride poetic sensibility make sympathetic teenager contemporary story race gentrification young love publishers weekly antiracist childrens ya reading list | ibi zoboi | young adult fiction | 4 |
lets do it again arabesque | 1 | null | like storyline characters malcolm cute dad cutier friend monique along miracle trifiling good read going right collection | fairy tale last past midnight reader favorite niobia bryant hes man used getting wants meets gabriel cress heir familys restaurant empireand expected behave seduce housekeeper beneath monica darbys shy exterior siren makes jaded new yorker burn gabes meddling family surprise inheritance raise doubts cant ignore clock strike twelve budding affair harlequin desire luxury scandal desirewelcome lives american elite | niobia bryant | fiction | 4 |
the ezekiel option political thrillers option | 0.857143 | wellwritten wellresearched welltimed | readers stephen coonts liberty vince flynn memorial day brad meltzer zero game brian haig presidents assassin jake thoene firefly michael lawson inside ring might find novel worthwhile read politics power position poison add prophecywhat differentiates eo rosenbergs previous two explicit intersection physical spiritual realms supernatural book la stephen king dean koontz frank peretti poses paradox world really spiritual undercurrent driving characters affecting political forces novel grid power democracy battles power dictatorship main character bennett emerges david five stonesi dont problem rosenberg weaving beliefs eo creative freedom way art appreciators viewing michelangelos david feel pressured endorse story behind masterpiece tolerant societies plenty room novelists faiths history literary world always supported consider arabian nights many tales islamic underpinnings aladdin sinbad ali baba classicsto fair ending eo bit abrupt would liked read destruction invading forces greater detail considering amount time book devoted prophecy events leading wars end knows perhaps aftermath covered first chapters next novel since brief epilogue points something comeoverall wellwritten wellresearched welltimed novel best rosenberg three knowledge washington moscow makes eo come alive every piece political history book actually happened ride bad dont read novels twice | new york times bestselling author joel rosenberg brings readers thrilling new novel russias richest oil baron killed moscow suddenly teeters verge political chaos tehran races complete nuclear arsenal washington finds dangerously divided european allies dead night hills overlooking jerusalem senior white house advisor uncovers chilling ancient conspiracy real mornings headlines woven writings hebrew prophet ezekiel years old eerily prescient descriptions mode | joel c rosenberg | fiction | 5 |
outsiders | 1 | book terrific | outsiders great book ponyboy handome year old teling story quotgreaserquot quotrumblesquotfights quotsocsquot rich preppy people chapter four could put book reding review doubt buy book good love ps se hinton wrote | struggle three brothers stay together parents death quest identity among conflicting values adolescent society | s e hinton | bullying | 5 |
why men love bitches from doormat to dreamgirl a womans guide to holding her own in a relationship | 1 | men love bitches doormat dreamgirl | sherry argovs men love bitches delivers unique perspective men attracted strong woman stands saucy detail every page | describes men attracted strong women offers advice ways woman relate men gain mans love respect | sherry argov | family relationships | 5 |
in the company of liars | 1 | original idea style | generally dont like stories written backwards chronologically last david ellis book hadnt read try half way could see wisdom writing fashion think hands lesser author wouldnt worked well written developed intriguing story many surprises move forward really backward keeps tension level high throughout entire book couple questions end would beginning book end reading would preferred made clearer felt like needed find someone read discuss ellis books always interested glad read | year first plague victim reached english shores panic erupts around country small band travellers comes together outrun deadly disease unaware something far deadly fact travelling illassorted company scarred trader holy relics conjurer two musicians healer deformed storyteller concealing secrets lies heart strange cold child narigorm reads runes law order breaks across country battle survival becomes ever fierce narigorm mercilessly compels fellow travellers reveal truth turn driven cruel unnatural death | karen maitland | fiction | 4 |
blood and gold the vampire marius the vampire chronicles | 1 | treasure | book tells story marius throughout many years language perfect vampire lived long anne rice outshined another great works | former mentor vampire lestat tells story begins ancient roman empire made blood god druids follows darkest bloodiest centuries european history first printing | anne rice | fiction | 5 |
incubus dreams anita blake vampire hunter book | 1 | drawn | fact anita sleeping guys regular basis including accidents get old fast im sure need drag descriptions well beyond purpose theme book well long could picture whole scene head would pages anita thought color like flower saw carpet reminded oh dunno carpet burn got one time bored vampire hunter fan disappointed | role consort jeanclaude seductive master vampire city anita blake faced dangerous conflict interest assists search vampire serial killer stalking strippers | laurell k hamilton | fiction | 1 |
between the worlds | 0 | author search plotunfortunately never finds one | several years ago read quotthe hide seek filesquot author excellent bookthinking ms march undoubtedly one good book ordered read quotbetween worldsquotperhaps ms march one good book sincerely hope worlds wasnt one read books two mentioned timea typical paragraph worlds one given quoti want unquiet ghost woman hovering glades groves endlessly circling old stones calling calling ever simply life unvoiced everquotthe story centers around lerryn female lover tarn also deals problems past loves present children amp grandchildren explores issues women accused witchcraft past need womens land | tyler henry clairvoyant star es hit reality series hollywood medium tyler henry comes two worlds captivating memoir journey medium thus far dying doesnt mean say goodbye tyler henry discovered gift communicating departed ten years old experiencing sudden accurate premonition grandmothers deathwhat tyler would later describe first experience knowingnesslife would never twenties tyler renowned practicing medium star smash hit e reality show hollywood medium tyler henry goto clairvoyant celebrities vips simply looking closure healing worked hollywoods biggest names including khloe kardashian amber rose margaret cho jaime pressly monica potter despite struggling accept rare talent tyler grew embrace finally found courage share withand ultimately changethe world first time tyler pulls back curtain living life medium first memoir fearlessly opens discovering gift adolescent truly like communicate passed power symbolism readings lessons learn departed loved ones unparalleled honesty tyler discusses complex fascinating gift changed perception afterlife importantly readings impact relationships closest friends family theyre gone | tyler henry | biography autobiography | 2 |
the giver | 1 | powerful book | giver fascinating warning often misguided desire achieve perfect society without crime confrontations kind unpleasantness lowry takes desire extreme showing would surrender order reach ideal unrealistic goal unfortunately would include makes us human good bad although ending left readers dissatisfied think lowrys message would watered tacked superficial happy ending appease like fiction sunny stands lowrys warning convincing showing hard change status quo particularly status quo meticulously enforced regulated might seem surface make book inappropriate younger readers opposite true read book understand dangers giving much artificial culture appearance civilized fact devoid things ultimately make us human life worth living read giver tandem audience einstein another thoughtful book memory ethical choices | given lifetime assignment ceremony twelve jonas becomes receiver memories shared one community discovers terrible truth society lives | lois lowry | juvenile fiction | 5 |
higher than everest an adventurers guide to the solar system | 1 | entertaining introduction wonders solar system | book paul hodge presents highly informative yet nontechnical easytoread introduction unique features many planets moons solar system book written style travel guidebook give reader idea would like actually present many unique places worlds around usthe main thing learned book modest geological features planet compared planets instance mt everest pales comparison mt olympus mars many mountains venus grand canyon shallow valley compared valles marineris mars even huge cliff tiny uranian moon miranda dwarfs earth unlike technical textbook book informal tour informs stimulates imagination inspires wonder worlds near usmy one criticism concerns pictures book contain excellent pictures real simulated complement text well could used though many available since cassini probe reached saturn titan entire surface venus mapped perhaps pictures included future editioni would recommend book anyone interest geology planetary science curious solar system easy read even dont much background science open eyes great variety beauty worlds beyond | exciting tour spectacular sites solar system essential reading armchair adventurers | paul hodge | science | 4 |
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the hungry tide a novel | 0.333333 | hungry amitav ghosh | ghoshs writing transported immersed another place completely unfamiliar yet clearly portrayed good characters interesting intertwined stories worth time like good writing wanted finished decide ghosh novel take next | three lives collide island india engrossing tale caste culture introduces readers littleknown worldentertainment weekly easternmost coast india bay bengal lies immense labyrinth tiny islands known sundarbans settlers life extremely precarious attacks tigers common unrest eviction constant threats moment tidal floods may rise surge land leaving devastation wake place vengeful beauty lives three people collide piya roy marine biologist indian descent stubbornly american search rare endangered river dolphin journey begins disaster thrown boat crocodileinfested waters rescue comes form young illiterate fisherman fokir although language powerfully drawn sharing uncanny instinct ways sea piya engages fokir help research finds translator kanai dutt businessman delhi whose idealistic aunt uncle longtime settlers sundarbans three launch elaborate backwaters drawn unawares hidden undercurrents isolated world political turmoil exacts personal toll powerful ravaging tide national bestselling author gun island hungry tide winner crossword book prize finalist kiriyama prize great swirl political social environmental issues presented story thats full romance suspense poetrythe washington post masterfulpublishers weekly starred review | amitav ghosh | fiction | 4 |
i had trouble in getting to solla sollew | 1 | funny book | hilarious book seusswe especially liked last linenow troubles going troubles | perennial favorite perfect gift anyone starting new phase life dr seuss tackles struggles everyday lifesdifficult people bullies bad weather political unrest even crowdsin rhyming picture book trouble getting solla sollew hero stubs toe decides find less troublesome place live soon hes journey city solla sollew banks beautiful river wahhoo never troubles least encounters midwinter jicker perilous poozer pompelmoose pass soon finds confronting problems might actually easier running away funny story read purely entertainment trouble getting solla sollew ideal sparking discussions messagethat best way deal obstacle tackling headonmakes perfect gift ages occasionsespecially graduations | dr seuss | juvenile fiction | 5 |
one for the money | 1 | grandma mazur kills | love books stephanie plum series meeting grandma mazur especially grandmas gun laughing loud one revisit often one favorite mysteries times | available special th anniversary edition discover began new york times bestselling author janet evanovichs first snappily written fastpaced witty usa today novel beloved stephanie plum series featuring feisty funny heroine comes roaring like blast fresh air washington post meet stephanie plum bounty hunter attitude stephanies opinion toxic waste rabid drivers armed schizophrenics august heat humidity hydrocarbons part great adventure living jersey shes product burg bluecollar pocket trenton houses attached narrow cars american windows clean god forbid late dinner served six work money stephanie blackmails bailbondsman cousin vinnie giving try apprehension agent stephanie knows zilch job requirements figures new pal elprimo bounty hunter ranger teach takes catch crook first assignment nail joe morelli former vice cop run charge murder one morellis inamorato charmed stephanie virginity age sixteen theres still powerful chemistry chase interestingand could also extremely dangerous | janet evanovich | fiction | 5 |
night | 0 | sad necessary read | cried book peoples cruelty hardness heart saw glimpses hope throughout important never forgeta recommended read | wonderful new version classic poem every family edition night christmas lavishly illustrated renowned artist charles santore criticallyacclaimed illustrator wizard oz snow white little mermaid others hardcover edition classic night christmas featuring fourpage gatefold embossed foilstamped cover since first published anonymously night christmas enchanted children story st nicholas climbing chimney filling stockings springing back sleigh many families read poem every year beautiful hardcover edition treasure cherished poem faithfully reproduced accompanied charles santores stunning illustrations | clement moore | juvenile fiction | 4 |
darkness | 1 | impressive | lately hadnt read good vampire novels came across one particuliar well detailed plotted saffy romance also turned series started reading couldnt possibly stop sam siciliano earned new fan | horror fans ages twisted tale happens town plagued darkness youre afraid dark town plunged darkness without warning strange things rise one else see source darkness may scariest thing | christopher krovatin | juvenile fiction | 5 |
xena warrior princess official guide to the xenaverse | 1 | excellent source refrerence material | books gives wonderful depth look beginning great show lucy lawless comments highlight quite blunt hopefully edited much also interest view behind scenes production work enthuansim exhibited artists essential book fan | guide television series offers photographs guide first two seasons shows biographies cast crew assorted trivia little know facts xenaverse | robert weisbrot | performing arts | 4 |
jonathan strange mr norrell signed | 0.666667 | kindle edition problems | left rating forced refers poor quality ebook content storyi like book far read point translation kindle done well many places multiple words row without spaces less frequently first letters missing words yet often enough deserves mentionthis something experienced kindle books read | hugoaward winning epic new york times bestseller basis bbc miniseries two men change englands history bring magic back world midst napoleonic wars people believe magic long since disappeared england reclusive mr norrell reveals powers becomes overnight celebrity another practicing magician emerges young daring jonathan strange becomes norrells pupil two join forces war france strange increasingly drawn wild perilous forms magic soon risks sacrificing partnership norrell everything else holds dear susanna clarkes brilliant first novel utterly compelling epic tale nineteenthcentury england two magicians first teacher pupil rivals emerge change history | susanna clarke | fiction | 1 |
the body pelican books | 1 | best book laymen medical info | want know inner workings body book anthony smith writes average person understand body runs detailed clustered w medical jargan hard understand read book years ago looking time copygot nowjust like merriamwebster dictionarythis one book never part w | sophie writes father away sea strip style illustrations page contrast sophies life fathers yrs | philippe dupasquier | childrens stories | 5 |