books: coming of the

books: coming of the

books:

Coming of the

Jane Green

Viking Adult, 2008

Fun, beachy read
I loved this book. I wasn't surprised, as I am a huge Jane Green fan, and this book did not disappoint. The book was so richly detailed that you feel like you're right there on Nantucket! Bottom line, if you're looking for a deep, philosophical read, this ain't it, ...

Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 ...

James Wesley Rawles

Xlibris Corporation, 2006

A good reference manual in story form.
So the book hinges upon a imminent The End of The World As We Know It scenario. Which fits in frighteningly well with the current failing world economy. The story is a bit stiff but has a interesting and discernible plot but relatively static characters. The "gun show" ...

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)

J. K. Rowling

Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007

Best Book Yet
All I can say is Rowling over excelled her writing, and coming from her, thats saying quite a lot! This book has everything to sum up this legendary series, including tragic deaths and impossible plot twists that only Rowling can possibly come up with. What can I say? ...

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (Book 6)

J. K. Rowling

Scholastic, Inc., 2005

perfect.
got my item on time just as i ordered it. no surprises. i would purchase from this seller again.

Crash Proof: How to Profit From the Coming Economic Collapse (Lynn Sonberg Books)

Peter D. Schiff, John Downes

Wiley, 2007

We're Busted!
Peter Schiff is to "Crash Proof" as Joel Rosenberg is to Epicenter: Why the Current Rumblings in the Middle East Will Change Your Future. Both are clear, concise and high accurate. Others have eloquently set forth the crux of the author's book. Crash Proof was one ...

Paper Towns

John Green

Dutton Juvenile, 2008

It will make you laugh and cry in the same minute...
Paper Towns is an amazingly well written book. It is about a boy and girl. The boy is Quentin Jacobson and the girl is Margo Roth Spiegelman. When they were younger, they found a body in a local park. After a late night talk about the man and his suicide, Margo and ...

The Power of One: A Novel

Bryce Courtenay

Ballantine Books, 1996

Excellent Read
This book is an excellent read for teens and up... specifically boys. The underdog rises to the top through life lessons and great friendships (the book follows boyhood to college). A wonderful, classic style drama, this book will be enjoyed over and over again.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Book 5)

J. K. Rowling, Mary GrandPré

Scholastic Paperbacks, 2004

great! and no more "kids novel"
"the order of the phenoix is even darker than the last. but still captures the struggles of normal teenagers. the characters are great and interesting. the story is long and complex. but you will have to read it more than once to truely enjoy it.

What I Saw And How I Lied

Judy Blundell

Scholastic Press, 2008

even better than I hoped!
I have a lot of respect for the National Book Award. There are so many awards out there now, so many groups who want to put their sticker or quote on the front cover of a book, that sometimes, it's hard to know which ones are really meaningful. For me, the National ...

The Story of Edgar Sawtelle: A Novel (Oprah Book Club #62)

David Wroblewski

Ecco, 2008

Enjoyable and thought-provoking, if not a bit drawn out
I was disappointed when I put down this book after reading the last page. In fact, I spent a few minutes bewildered that it was over and looking for things I must have missed in the last few chapters. I will agree with another rewiewer who stated that this book ...

Coming of Age in Mississippi

Anne Moody

Delta, 2004

Coming of Age
A must read for anyone interested in first hand accounts of the Civil Rights movement in the United States.

Breath: A Novel

Tim Winton

Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008

`I've bored people in bars and lost a marriage to silence.'
The novel opens with the middle-aged Bruce Pike, then a paramedic, attending the scene of a death that everyone else considers (or wants) to be a suicide. Bruce doesn't believe that it is and thus begins the body of the novel where Bruce recalls his youth (during the ...

How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion

Daniel H. Wilson

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

Robots
I have this brother who loves stuff like this. He like the book. He always reads things that will never happen, but enjoys the what ifs.

Random Family: Love, Drugs, Trouble, and Coming of Age in the Bronx

Adrian Nicole LeBlanc

Scribner, 2004

Every American should read this book
This is nonfiction about a culture most Americans know nothing about. It is a revealing look into a lifestyle that includes welfare, drugs, single motherhood, sexual abuse, and domestic abuse. If you ever find yourself asking "How could they live like that?" or "How ...

Who Is Coming to Our House? (Board Book)

Joseph Slate

Putnam Juvenile, 2001

Simple and sweet.
This gentle story, told in simple rhyme, shows animals in a stable getting ready for a special guest. The block-print art, rich in earth-tones, gives a humble and loving feel to the scene. Each animal does what it can to prepare the stable, and when Mary and Joseph ...