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Ben and Me: An Astonishing Life of Benjamin Franklin by His Good Mouse Amos

Robert Lawson

Little, Brown Young Readers, 1988

Ben and Me
ISBN 0440420385 (which now belongs to another book) - Really well-done, tongue in cheek "biography" of Benjamin Franklin, a man who is "undeniably stupid at times", according to Amos, the mouse, whose brilliant ideas seem to be all that stand between Franklin and ...

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 4: Unstoppable

Joss Whedon

Marvel Comics, 2008

A Suitable Ending to a Stunning Series
I am going to miss Whedon and Cassaday's run with 'Astonishing X-Men.' During the 1980s and 90s X-men stories got so convoluted it was difficult to follow all the characters, much less explore the complex relationships between them. But Astonishing X-Men, from the ...

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 2: Dangerous

Joss Whedon, John Cassaday

Marvel Comics, 2005

Joss Whedon and John Cassaday continue to astonish
Collecting "Astonishing X-Men" issues 7-12, this trade paperback features the X-Men versus a newly-sentient Danger Room. Action, fisticuffs, technology gone wild, it's all here. Sound pretty simple, though, to support a six-issue arc? Well, in the old days of more ...

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 1: Gifted

Joss Whedon, John Cassaday

Marvel Comics, 2004

This is What The "X-Men" Are All About
Cyclops, Beast, Emma Frost, Kitty Pryde, and Wolverine. these are the Astonishing X-Men, set out to protect the very people that hate them, and now someone has found a "Cure" for the mutation chromosome people are calling a "disease".This is one of the greatest X-men ...

Bruchko: The Astonishing True Story of a 19-Year-Old American, His Capture by the Motilone Indians and His ...

Bruce Olson

Charisma House, 2006

awesome book
Even though I haven't gotten a chance to read this book since it arrived a week ago, I'm giving it 5 stars because my husband got a hold of it first and read it before me and absolutely loved it, and now I've ordered the next book for him. My son now has the book, so ...

The Golden Ratio: The Story of PHI, the World's Most Astonishing Number

Mario Livio

Broadway, 2003

another mysterious and fascinating irrational number like pi and e
Several years ago I prepared a review for amazon on this book. Since that time there have been many others to contribute. There are those like me who found it fascinating and gave it five stars, others that gave it a 4 or a 3 because they quibbled with the author over ...

Excuse Me, Your Life Is Waiting: The Astonishing Power of Feelings

Lynn Grabhorn

Hampton Roads Publishing Company, 2003

It isn't "all about us, It all starts with us" individually.
I loved this book for many reasons One being it deals with ones well being. Yes many people I have recommended this to and even given as gifts, have found it difficult to put these good feelings into practice. I feel it is or was difficult as it proves the authors ...

The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian ...

Wade Davis

Simon & Schuster, 1997

The Destruction Of Eurocentric Myths And Lies
An international best-seller that was published in 10 languages, Harvard ethnobiologist Wade Davis destroys the Eurocentric preconceptions and lies about the nature of zombies and voodoo practices in Haitian culture. Davis weaves his journey with history, customs ...

Astonishing X-Men Vol. 3: Torn

Joss Whedon

Marvel Comics, 2007

Best X-Men run ever?
Torn, the third volume in Whedon and Cassaday's stellar Astonishing X-Men run, captures the essence of both the X-Men as a brand and the characters themselves. For those who are familiar with Grant Morrison's run on New X-Men, the Astonishing X-Men series represents ...

Courageous Souls: Do We Plan Our Life Challenges Before Birth?

Robert Schwartz

Whispering Winds Press, 2006

The Big Picture
Everything always makes sense when you can see the big picture. This book provides a glimpse into why events we perceive as "bad" happen, through a varied collection of individual cases. Our lives in this "reality" are just learning experiences, to expand our ...

In the Womb: Witness the Journey from Conception to Birth through Astonishing 3D Images

Peter Tallack

National Geographic, 2006

FASCINATING
This is an excellent product that demonstrates the genius of our Creator and documents the fact that a baby is human life long before birth.

The Crystal Skulls: Astonishing Portals to Mans Past

David Childress, Stephen S. Mehler

Adventures Unlimited Press, 2008

MUST READ Book for Skullkeepers and the Curious
I've been privileged to hear both David Hatcher Childress and Stephen Mehler speak on a variety of topics at conferences over the last several years, so I was particularly excited to learn about the publication of this book. Both authors are passionate about what they ...

Devil at My Heels: A Heroic Olympian's Astonishing Story of Survival as a Japanese POW in World War II

Louis Zamperini, David Rensin

Harper Paperbacks, 2004

Couldn't put this one down!
This tale reads like Candide or Forest Gump, but of course this isn't fiction. The life of Louis Zamperini is, in a word, incredible; it's no wonder that they know as the Greatest Generation. Anyone who is interested in WWII, military service, or survival tales will ...

The Serpent and the Rainbow: A Harvard Scientist's Astonishing Journey into the Secret Societies of Haitian ...

Astonishing Hypothesis: The Scientific Search for the Soul

Francis Crick

Scribner, 1995

Eloquent argument
I love the part at the very end where Dr. Crick serves some delicious food for thought, making one think, "Gee whiz, maybe these archaic superstitions known as 'The World's Religions' are not based on any logic."