Hold On for the Whole Ride
Book title: The Time Traveler's Wife (Harvest Book)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
I found "The Time Traveler's Wife" thoroughly enchanting on a level not many books capture. With the exception of "The Da Vinci Code," "My Fractured Life," and "The Secret Life of Bees" it is hard to book that comes close to "The Time Traveler's Wife" in the sheer ability to capture the reader and hold on. No knocks against other authors - I read hundreds of fantastic books a year but not all of them grab me for the whole ride. "The Time Traveler's Wife" is original, grabs you from the start, and is fully satisfying.
EAN: 9780156029438
Pages: 560
Publisher: Harvest Books
Authors:
Audrey Niffenegger
The Zoo Story (Can I possibly add one more star?)
Book title: The American Dream and Zoo Story
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
I am in the middle of directing The Zoo Story for a high school educational production for a drama class. Through analyzing it, I have really gotten an understanding of how true this is on how people interact w/ eachother. It is similar with the Cable Guy, how a guy gets to know ALL about another and within moments, is in a life or death combat with him! It's an amazing piece and horribly disturbing. One of my favorites! You would not regret getting this...even if the Zoo Story takes up 25% of the book. (It's still GREAT)
EAN: 9780452278899
Pages: 128
Publisher: Plume
Authors:
Edward Albee
The Fair Tax
Book title: The FairTax Book
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
I read this book in one sitting and when I finished sat back and daydreamed on how nice it would be to get 100% of my paycheck. How nice it would be for me, not the Government to decide when and how to spend MY money. I guess the only thing to do now is to write my elected officials to see where they stand on the Fair Tax Plan. Because as far as I am concerned. If they don't think HR-25 is a good idea for this country, they will not have my vote in the next election, AND I WILL BE TAKING NOTES.
EAN: 9780060875411
Pages: 208
Publisher: Regan Books
Authors:
Neal Boortz
John Linder
Teacher's Dream
Book title: War Game
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This is a rare book for anyone who loves to teach and learn about history. Michael Foreman has taken a remarkable event (i.e. The Christmas Day Truce of WWI)and created a timeless tale. His book is packed with wonderful illustrations, and contains many facts about the Great War. Foreman has also woven primary documents from the time period throughout the book; most of which are in the form of propaganda posters. Overall, this book comes highly recommended, and it will be a shame if it is not re-printed soon!
EAN: 9780140371390
Publisher: Gardners Books
Authors:
Michael Foreman
Great even for 2 year olds
Book title: Today I Feel Silly: And Other Moods That Make My Day
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
I bought this book for my granddaughter when she was two. It is her favorite book and mine. The pictures are interesting, the words are fun to read and it always helps to reassure that all feelings are okay to express even the bad ones. I enjoyed this book so much I bought all the books that Curtis had written for her. This book is one children will enjoy when you read to them and still enjoy when they are old enough to read themselves.
EAN: 0000060245601
Pages: 40
Publisher: Joanna Cotler
Authors:
Jamie Lee Curtis
Oh La La...
Book title: Fantasy Lover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
I'll never look at a book the same way...only because I'll be thinking it might be a book about a man that was cursed into it to be a sex slave for like 2,000 years. Whoozer! This was so awesome. Julian is the perfect guy...hense the title 'Fantasy Lover'. Another great book by Sherrilyn Kenyon! Check out 'Dark Pleasures' now these are books that can only be said like this 'Able to rock you world!' Aya
EAN: 9780312979973
Pages: 320
Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
Authors:
Sherrilyn Kenyon
Pratchett strikes again - better than ever
Book title: Feet of Clay (Discworld Novels (Audio))
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
This bok is not quite as gag-driven as Soul Music - bieng more on a phisisophical note - but it is excelent. The Watch returns, with all our old favorites (Vimes, Carrot, Angua, and so on) as weel as Cherrry Littlebottom, a dwarf who is daring and newfangled enough . .that she will actually wear earrings and a skirt. Lord Vetinari does not dissapoint, especially in his figuring out who is poisining him before anyone else (but letting Vimes figure it out independantly anyway.)
EAN: 9780552145732
Pages: 3
Publisher: Trafalgar Square Publishing
Authors:
Terry Pratchett
International Organizations In Their Legal Settings (Kirgis)
Book title: International Organizations in Their Legal Setting (American Casebook Series)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
The work covers many pertinent areas; such as, international legal capacity, international organizations, dispute settlement
mechanisms, the formation of European communities, the charter
of the United Nations and a fair amount of relevant case studies.
The book is scholarly. It is for serious students of world government, the structure of governmental organizations,
international law, international protocols and the legal
dimensions of world trade.
EAN: 9780314016430
Pages: 1119
Publisher: West Publishing Company
Authors:
Frederic L., Jr. Kirgis
Awesome book (and prequels) no matter what some say.
Book title: The Art of Star Wars, Episode II - Attack of the Clones
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
The first time I really started Really liking Star Wars was with The Phantom Menace. Personally, I don't go in for the dissecting crtisicm kind of thing. So Yea, there may be a some flaws, but to me there was more right than wrongs.
So about this book; I am crazily into art, and my copy of this one
is starting to look worn out. It is an amazing collection of conceptual art (drawings, paintings, digital designs, ect.) arranged chronologicaly paralleling the script. I believe that when
I started studying the works of Iian McCaig, Dermot Power, and others; my ideas and artwork really took off, and seeing the quality and height of what I wanted to reach laid out inspired me
greatly. Well, in all, this book is brilliantly executed and would be awesome to look at for any Star Wars fan or art fanactic.
EAN: 9780345431257
Pages: 224
Publisher: Del Rey
Authors:
George Lucas
A Teacher Who Loves This Book
Book title: Across the Wide and Lonesome Prairie: The Oregon Trail Diary of Hattie Campbell, 1847 (Dear America)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
This is the first Dear America story I have read and I am thrilled to find a book/series that brings history to life for young readers. I am a 4th grade teacher in California and this book is a perfect read out loud for my students. The western movement is part of our California social studies curriculum, and the diary formula helps put a human face to the dreams and hardships of the pioneer experience.
EAN: 9780590226516
Pages: 168
Publisher: Scholastic Inc.
Authors:
Kristiana Gregory
