Wonderful Feel Good "Light" Reading
Book title: Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
I was thrilled with this sequel. I love the style in which Fielding writes; it gives the reader a real since of what life is actually like through Bridget's eyes and leaves out all of the "fancy fluff" that can be tedious. Once I began reading this book I could not put it down until 4 hours later when I realized it was 3am! It is so much fun to read and the ending leaves you feeling all warm and happy. We have all been in "Bridget Situations" and I'm sure we can all totally relate to her daily life. It is wondefully witty and, in Bridget's drunken terms "blurdy hurd terput down!"
EAN: 9780140298475
Pages: 338
Publisher: Penguin Books
Authors:
Helen Fielding
Great Book, Complete, Rigorous, Not an easy read though
Book title: Digital Control Systems
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
I'am primarily a VLSI Design engineer working on a product requiring digital control. I'am using this Book along with Ditial Control by Franklin to understand the subject. This book is very comprehensive and the author takes pains to go into the details. I highly recommend it as a reference. For a newbie engineer (Yours truly) with limited time, this book has been a tough read. However if you are a student with enthu. to learn and time to burn, this is a Great book.
EAN: 9780195120646
Pages: 784
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Authors:
Benjamin C. Kuo
Best of the first four Pigeon novels
Book title: Firestorm (Anna Pigeon Mysteries (Paperback))
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This is a tight mystery with a great setting and group of characters. Anna Pigeon, park ranger detective, is stranded with a group of firefighters in a burned forest. When one of the firefighters is murdered, it's up to Anna to figure out whodunit while waiting to be rescued. In addition, the romance between Anna and FBI agent Frederick Stanton slowly builds (from a distance). I can't wait to start the next book!
EAN: 9780380725823
Pages: 336
Publisher: Avon
Authors:
Nevada Barr
Masterpiece
Book title: Guardians of the West (Book 1 of the Malloreon)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
I absolutly loved this book. Its a thrilling opener to a whole new quest envolving many of the most beloved characters from the Belgariad. Garion now a yong king is once again facd with peril and must follow the path of prophecy. Of course not alone, he's accompained by several of the old favorites from the Belgariad along with many new characters which will instantly take a hold on your heart. Which old characters return, well just read and find out I'm sure youll be pleased to find out. Over all this book was an excellent begening to the malorean series that has kept me reading for hours unwilling to put the book down.
EAN: 9780345352668
Pages: 448
Publisher: Del Rey
Authors:
David Eddings
A book that will help lead us into the new millenium.
Book title: Underworld
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Don Dellilo once again proves he is one of our greatest contemporary masters of literature with his ambitious and panaromic novel "Underworld." Dellilo gives us his masterpiece, a multi-plex peep show into the last half our of century, a view on how we live and die in this country. A novel that illuminates and enlightens, and like "White Noise," a work of art that will help lead us into the new millenium. -Mike Le Hollywood, CA
EAN: 9780330354325
Pages: 827
Publisher: Picador
Authors:
Don DeLillo
Only thing better than reading harry potter is listing to it
Book title: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
When I read the Harry Potter series I loved it. Then I got Harry Potter on Tape. I can say the only thing better than reading Harry Potter is listening to it. Jim Dale does an inceadable job with all of the stories cariters. His voice is so great that sometimes I have to remined my self it is only one man. Of course the J.K. rowling serisers is great and jim Dale takes it to the next level. Even if you own the book you should get the tapes too.
EAN: 0038332175202
Pages: 309
Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books
Authors:
J.K. Rowling
teaches a lesson about being less fortunate
Book title: Lucy's Wish (Orphan Train Children)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
I read this to my 10 y/o daughter last night before bed; we both thought it was really good. My daughter is homeschooled by me and she has special needs and she thought it was apalling how the handicapped children were treated by their own parents. She was upset to see how Lucy was evicted and had no place to go; kids nowdays usually don't have that misfortune. I love Nixon's books and I thought this was a very accurate piece of historical fiction, good for 3-6th grade.
EAN: 9780440413066
Pages: 128
Publisher: Yearling
Authors:
Joan Lowery Nixon
A gripping book on what it means to love God.
Book title: Loving God
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Chuck Colson is a great story teller, and he gives many gripping illustrations of what it means to love God in our everyday lives. He then ties it in with relevant Scripture passages. It's a very engaging read, and you won't be disappointed with it.The big lesson I got from it is that loving God is not just something that we say with our lips. But it's something that we demonstrate with what we do with our time and with our lives. I was especially touched by the story of the woman who shows her love for God by donating her lunch hour every day to leading a prayer and Bible study time at a nearby prison. She has six kids at home. But she felt compelled to do something extra for Jesus each day. The book is full of examples like this, and it turned out to be very satisfying.
EAN: 9780310214397
Pages: 352
Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company
Authors:
Charles Colson
This is a wonderful, but adult, book.
Book title: Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
There are places so familiar that to be orginal requires a tremendous act of strength and creativity on the part of the author. Certainly few fictional locations are as well-known to us as is OZ, both Baum's and Hollywood's. Gregory Maguire's feat is that much more amazing for it's ability to transform us to a new and exciting world with (vaguely) familiar characters and locales. I thoroughly enjoyed the characterizations, especially Glinda as an effete, spoiled, intellectual lightweight. The illustrations are few but beautifully rendered in a woodcut-like style. I did not care for the typeface nor its size (too small), but the book was well worth the effort
EAN: 9780060573768
Publisher: HarperAudio/ReganBooks
Authors:
Gregory Maguire
The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern changed my life!
Book title: The Destructive Narcissistic Pattern
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
This is an excellent book which thoroughly addresses the signs of symptoms of the narcissistic personality. For years I used to think, "If I could only find the right words,I could explain to my husband how much his behavior is hurting me and others." Professor Brown has a deep understanding of what the experience is like for a family member. She not only addresses the behavior of the person with narcissistic behavior, but the thoughts, feelings and experience of loved ones. She gives guidelines and coping strategies to establish clear boundaries.
EAN: 9780275960179
Pages: 200
Publisher: Praeger Publishers
Authors:
Nina W. Brown
