books about: eccentric     books:     Eccentric      Stargirl (Readers Circle) Jerry Spinelli Laurel Leaf, 2004 Stargirl The characters in this wonderful story jump out of the book, bypass your brain and go straight to your heart. Leo, the narrator feels very much like every high school student must feel, and it is portrayed perfectly in the text. Every single experience he has rings ...             Mr. Monk is Miserable Lee Goldberg NAL Hardcover, 2008 More compulsive, page-turning fun in this all-new, original mystery starring the popular TV detective. Monk already ruined a trip to Germany for his longsuffering assistant Natalie. The least he can do is accompany her on a detour to France?and try not to ruin that too. In fact, Monk throws Natalie for a loop by announcing that he wants to visit ...             Mr. Monk and The Two Assistants (The Monk Series) Lee Goldberg NAL Hardcover, 2007 Fun fun fun What a nice surprise to have Sharona back! I'm almost at the end of this book and I'll be sad to finish, it's so much fun to read. I'm not able to watch Monk on USA Network so I either watch the few released to the "regular" networks or rent the DVD's. Reading the ...             Pillage Obert Skye Shadow Mountain, 2008 Fanfreakingtastic fun The opening to this novel is as creative and fun as anything I've read in an awfully long time. This is his funniest work, in my opinion, the wit really pops. The mark of a great story is a flawed protagonist that despite wanting to strangle them from time to time, ...             A Book of Ages: An Eccentric Miscellany of Great and Offbeat Moments in the Lives of the Famous and Infamous, ... Eric Hanson Harmony, 2008 humorous, reflective, informative, chock full of biographical tidbits Eric Hanson strings together bits and chunks of personal stories and history through the lives of writers, artists, politicians and others in our milieu. If you wonder about where are on on the path of life compared to others, if you love biographies but don't have ...             Mr. Monk in Outer Space (Monk) Lee Goldberg NAL Hardcover, 2007 Mr. Monk has new murders to solve Mr. Monk is an obsessive-compulsive - and also a great detective who consults for the San Francisco Police Department. They only call him in for the really tough cases, like the murder of Conrad Lorber, CEO of fast-food giant Burgerville. And then the murder of Conrad ...             Love, Stargirl Jerry Spinelli Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2007 A Teacher's Perspective This piece of CRF features a young girl who is quirky, wise beyond her years, and homeschooled. She has moved away from her first love and is writing a journal which is, in fact, a letter to him. In the process of fitting into a new place, Stargirl becomes a bit of a ...             Mr. Monk Goes to Germany (Monk) Lee Goldberg NAL Hardcover, 2008 A book for a really bad day If everything is going wrong in your life....have I got a book for you. "Mr Monk Goes to Germany" is light and funny and entertaining on every page. It's sure to put you in a better mood. The book starts off with a major catastrophe. Monk has lost a sock and ...             The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the ... Simon Winchester Harper, 2008 Excellent Story A fantastic story about a man and his passion for life and work and about a country so far ahead yet so far behind. I am no historical buff but this (audio) book made me keep wanting to get into my car so that I could hear more. The storyteller is good to listen to and ...             Eccentric Glamour: Creating an Insanely More Fabulous You Simon Doonan Simon & Schuster, 2008 I LOVE Simon!!! I have loved Simon since the first time I saw him on those VH1 "I love the..." series. He is extremely witty, wry, and hilarious. True, not everyone will "get" his sense of humor and sarcasm, but for those who do, this book is a great read. No, it's not Hemmingway, ...             The Poet of Tolstoy Park: A Novel Sonny Brewer Ballantine Books, 2006 The Poet of Tolstay Park The Poet of Tolstay Park Henry Stuart is 67 and suffering from a life-threatening illness. Being a retired professor, a widower, and father of two grown sons, most people in the same circumstances would have hunkered down in the "familiar" to wait for the end. Not ...             When the White House Was Ours Porter Shreve Mariner Books, 2008 Loosely based on Porter Shreve's own childhood, When the White House Was Ours is the atmospheric and captivating story of a family's struggle to stay together against great odds. It's 1976, and while the country prepares to celebrate the bicentennial, Daniel Truitt's family is falling apart. His father, Pete, has been fired from yet another ...             The Towers of Trebizond (New York Review Books Classics) Rose Macaulay NYRB Classics, 2003 Eccentric And Touching The Towers of Trebizond might mislead a reader who picks it up into thinking it to be a standard travel account of a journey to Turkey and the Middle East in the 1950s. However, the famous first line "Take my camel, dear . . ." will soon warn that there is much much ...             Gadget Nation: A Journey Through the Eccentric World of Invention Steve Greenberg Sterling, 2008 What an Amusing and Fun Book! Thumbs up for Steve Greenberg! I just bought your book last night and it is hilarious!! My son and I went to dinner last night and while we were waiting for our order, we were going through the book. Well, we had a grand old time looking at all the kool inventions and ...             The World According to Garp (Modern Library) John Irving Modern Library, 1998 Like watching a fifty car pile-up. Reading John Irving's "Garp" is like viewing a horrific car wreck. You know you should turn away, but it's too real, too raw not to watch. "Garp" is filled with images that will haunt me for a very long time. In fact, in the beginning they were so powerful, I almost ...          products you might be interested in search for books assistants, eccentric, fantastic, miscellany, scientist, trebizond      toavi.com    web randomly chosen Amazing Stories - November 1929