books about: all-american

books about: all-american

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All-american

John Darnton

Knopf, 2008

Black & White & Dead All Over intrigues and commands one's interest throughout
"It was a lifeless body, and not just any body. It was Ratnoff." When Ratnoff's secretary, Ellen Butterby, discovers his body in the New York Globe's newsroom, the newspaper's future is thrown into chaos. Senior editors grapple with the fact that one of their own ...

Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s American Heroes: Robert Smalls, the Boat Thief

Jr., Robert F. Kennedy

Hyperion Book CH, 2008

Rutgers University Project on Economics and Children
As a young slave in Beaufort, South Carolina, Robert Smalls worked in the McKee house with his mother, who regularly reminded him of the harsh conditions she had experienced as a field slave and the brutal treatment of other slaves in Beaufort. These lessons deepened ...

All the Pretty Horses

Cormac Mccarthy

Vintage, 1993

Definitely a Acquired Taste
I have looked at some of the reviews here, and am a bit surprised as the number of people who hated this book. It is a challenge to read, but this is no "Ulysses." The main themes can be understood with a little careful attention. Some have compared McCarthy's style to ...

Bright Lights, Big Ass: A Self-Indulgent, Surly, Ex-Sorority Girl's Guide to Why it Often Sucks in the City, ...

Jen Lancaster

NAL Trade, 2007

Jen Lancaster ROCKS!
Jen Lancaster says out loud what you think, but don't say. She's mean, and tells it like it is, and you've gotta love her for it! This book will make you laugh out loud as any woman can find bits of herself in this book.

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

Helpful
I have been looking for more indepth study of liberalism written by someone who isn't one. This works well for me.

"Why Are All The Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?": A Psychologist Explains the Development of ...

Beverly Daniel Tatum

Basic Books, 2003

5-Star Review
Fast shipping and received the item in excellent condition. Thank you; I look forward to ordering from you in the future!

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening ...

Edward C. Smith

Storey Publishing, LLC, 2000

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible
Excellent book - I checked it out at a local bookstore so I knew it was what I wanted. Next year will be our first year with a garden so we're excited to read this book over the winter to prepare. GREAT book for new gardeners.

All Together Dead (Southern Vampire Mysteries, Book 7)

Charlaine Harris

Ace, 2008

What an action packed climatic ending
This book was jammed packed full of action and we learn some new things about the vampires (like about Pam's past, Eric's present feelings etc. A good portion of the book takes place at the Vampire Summit and we are introduced to a whole new group of vampires, ...

The Border Trilogy: All the Pretty Horses, the Crossing, Cities of the Plain (Everyman's Library)

Cormac Mccarthy

Everyman's Library, 1999

the single most influential series i've read in my life
Cormac McCarthy has the amazing abilitly to envoke emotion using description of action and place. One never gets inside of his characters heads directly (at least not in this particular series) and yet it is the most emotionaly powerful series i have ever encountered. ...

Cooking with All Things Trader Joe's

Deana Gunn, Wona Miniati

Brown Bag Publishing, LLC, 2008

Fabulous book!
This is a GREAT cookbook - full of fantastic ideas and recipes. I shop at Trader Joe's for almost all of my groceries, and I've often thought I'm not using all of their ingredients as well as I could - this book not only gave me great recipes, it gave me great ideas on ...

Barack Obama: An American Story: An American Story (All Aboard Reading)

Roberta Edwards

Grosset & Dunlap, 2007

A Basic Reader for Kids and Adults Alike
I originally bought this little book for my granddaughter, a kindergartener who idolizes Barack Obama, and one copy for myself. When the book arrived, I quickly read it because I always do the grandmother-preview of all the books I buy for the grandkids. Lo and behold ...

Lamb Special Gift Ed: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal

Christopher Moore

William Morrow, 2007

Perfect
Given to me to read by a friend, I could not put it down. Very few books outside the Catcher & The Rye have ever pulled off the first person narrative so well. I am giving this out to all of my brothers & sisters (7 of them) for Christmas.

Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out

Candlewick, 2008

A Life Long Love Affair
Our White House: Looking In, Looking Out This book is the natural outcome of all those speeches and interviews David McCullough has given around the country claiming again and again, "our children don't know enough about history." And this book couldn't come at a ...

Y'all Come Eat

Jamie Deen, Bobby Deen

Meredith Books, 2008

Another helpful cookbook by the Deen Brothers
I enjoyed the Deen Brothers' first cookbook, but I must say that I've been enjoying their second cookbook (this one) even more---if that is possible! This cookbook is much more personal than the Deen Brothers' first cookbook. In the first cookbook , the brothers ...

My Custom Van: And 50 Other Mind-Blowing Essays that Will Blow Your Mind All Over Your Face

Michael Ian Black

Simon Spotlight Entertainment, 2008

Poop More - Laugh More - Live Longer
Outrageously crude humor. Free your mind of the limitations imposed by polite society. Read this book. Sara Silverman is quoted on the back cover as saying "Fun to read while you're pooping." That is exactly what the book is for. Each essay is only three or four ...