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Redeeming Love
Francine Rivers
Multnomah Books, 2007
Not your average romance
First I have to say that this is one of the best books I have ever read.
Francine Rivers is an amazing Christian writer. She is not preachy at all (and if you think she is then please don't read anybody like Lori Wick!).
2nd- This is a GRAPHIC book. It's not for ...
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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2001
Hyperboles Aside; Read It and See...
"Well they say its kind of frightening how this younger generation swings, You know its more than just some new sensation... At an early age he hits the streets, wind up tied with who he meets / You know its more than just an aggravation." --David Lee Roth, from Van ...
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Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
Hampton Sides
Anchor, 2007
Excellent
This book was so enjoyable I hated to see it end. I fell in love with the man and the era all over again. What a neat person this Kit Carson was and the tale was so aptly rendered by Hampton Sides. It was a fun book as well as interesting book to read. Kit had a ...
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One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey (Annivers
Sam Keith, Richard Proenneke
Alaska Northwest Books, 2003
Very inspiring book
Excellent book to read. I believe everyone will enjoy this and the story of this amazing person. Easy to read diary-like story of Dick Proenneke's 16-month life alone in a beautiful wilderness of Alaska. Page by page you'll be thrilled to continue on reading and it ...
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Quest for the Living God: Mapping Frontiers in the Theology of God
Elizabeth A. Johnson
Continuum International Publishing Group, 2007
a new classic?
When I discovered that Elizabeth Johnson had just written a new theology of God I knew I was in for a treat. EJ's "She Who Is" has become one of my most cherished books of theology on the nature of God and wonderfully "Quest for the Living God" is of similar high ...
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Undaunted Courage : Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West
Stephen Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1997
Undaunted Courage
I will keep it simple. Next to the Holy Bible ~ best book I ever read. I have since then read several of Stephen Ambrose's books and highly recommend them. He and his family put many years of research in before writing any book. I have travelled across the country ...
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Sarah, Plain and Tall
Patricia MacLachlan
HarperTrophy, 1987
awesome
This is a great book that leaves you with a good feeling when you finish. A warm story of motherless children who wish to have a mother and want to help their father to find one. She is from the coast and he is a farmer... could this work? Read the book I recommend ...
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Johnny Appleseed
Reeve Lindbergh
Little, Brown Young Readers, 1993
A Cherished Legend told with Beautiful Simplicity
The story of Johnny Appleseed has long been a favorite, cherished legend of the American frontier for generations of young children, and this magical collaboration between poet Lindbergh and illustrator Jakobsen is a sweet and simple way to introduce it. Both poem and ...
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The Brain That Changes Itself: Stories of Personal Triumph from the Frontiers of Brain Science (James H. ...
Norman Doidge
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
The Brain is an amazing machine
This is a fantastic and challenging read! It breaks old ideas and challenges us to consider new thoughts on how versatile the brain might be. This is a great read for teachers, parents, and anyone who works with really young children. There is great help given to ...
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The Sign of the Beaver
Elizabeth George Speare
Yearling, 1994
Great read aloud!
I have used Sign of the Beaver as a read aloud just about every year I have taught! I teach 4th grade, and have always had great reviews from my students. The text and vocabulary are advanced for some fourth graders, so it is a terrific way to expand their vocabulary ...
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A Promise to Believe In (The Brides of Gallatin County, Book 1)
Tracie Peterson
Bethany House Publishers, 2008
I give it 3 1/2 stars but don't let that deter you!!
I want to say that this book was enjoyable to read. It had an interesting story and a little bit of humor. It is very different from Peterson's Broadmoor Legacy books and even further from her last series, the Ladies of Liberty.
This book opens with the death of ...
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The Savage Garden
Mark Mills
Berkley Trade, 2008
A Great Read
This was a very well written and interesting book.....a bit "heavier" than a light summer read, but difficult to put down.
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Quantum Healing: Exploring the Frontiers of Mind/Body Medicine
Deepak Chopra
Bantam, 1990
long time favorite
Deepak Chopra is a long time favorite of mine. I have read Quantum Healing several times and I ordered the CD just to hear Dr. Chopra's voice. He has such a beautiful attitude toward the human condition.
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Crabgrass Frontier: The Suburbanization of the United States
Kenneth T. Jackson
Oxford University Press, USA, 1987
A classical look at the suburbs of the United States
Jackson writes one of the seminal studies in urban history relating to the suburbs. The end conclusion is that suburbs have not been beneficial to the United States. This tracks things from the start of suburbanization to the downfall of downtowns. Race relations are ...
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Lonesome Dove
Larry McMurtry
Pocket, 1988
Wow!
Now that was a good book. Larry McMurtry is an amazing writer, so whitty. I fell in love with the characters; so much that it's been weeks since I read the book and I still can't stop thinking about them.
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