books about: innocence

books about: innocence

books:

Innocence

Edith Wharton

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

Brilliant from start to finish!
A proper New York gentleman; that is precisely what Newland Archer is. Accepting of the harsh social codes put forth by society, compliant with the rules set in stone by his forefathers. Newland is a mother's dream. A true abider of the law and civilization, in ...

The Museum of Innocence

Orhan Pamuk

Knopf, 2009

Book about love and obsession
I loved this book. The fact that Orhan Pamuk is Turkish and that his writings have to be translated into english intrigued me as well as he being a Nobel Prize winner in literature. His discription of Istanbul in the 70's put you right there. Reading this book was ...

Stolen Innocence: My Story of Growing Up in a Polygamous Sect, Becoming a Teenage Bride, and Breaking Free of ...

Elissa Wall, Lisa Pulitzer

William Morrow, 2008

Could not put this book down
Elissa is an amazingly brave young woman - as are the very few others brave enough to seek life outside their culture.

Carnal Innocence

Nora Roberts

Bantam, 2000

One of Nora's best...
One of Nora Robert's best books... great story, well paced, fantastic supporting characters (she creates an entire community), a very surprising nice touch with a boy character (Cy) - just enough mystery/suspense without being gruesome and carried away - and as always ...

The Age of Innocence (Barnes & Noble Classics)

Edith Wharton

Barnes & Noble Classics, 2004

Not so innocent "Age"
Nobody knew the hypocrises of "old New York" better than Edith Wharton, and nobody portrayed them as well. In "The Age of Innocence," Wharton took readers on a trip through the stuffy upper crust of 1870s New York, wrapped up in a hopeless love affair. Newland ...

Agents of Innocence: A Novel

David Ignatius

W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Agents of Innocence:
Another great novel by David Ignatius. Had a hard time putting the book down to even eat.

Actual Innocence: When Justice Goes Wrong and How to Make it Right

Barry Scheck, Peter Neufeld, ...

NAL Trade, 2003

Innocents are executed every year here in US
It happens all the time: "Justice" system executes innocent people, who are built cases to and made guilty... because of the bureaucracy and the need for a "scapegoat" Because the policemen could not find the true criminal.

The Awakened Mage (Kingmaker, Kingbreaker)

Karen Miller

Orbit, 2007

Kingmaker, Kingbreaker
The Awakened Mage is character driven fantasy at it's finest. That being said, not too much happens over the course of this novel. The first 500 pages are more for setting the stage of the big battle, and resemble the first book in it's lack of progress. Don't ...

The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town

Ron Franscell

St. Martin's True Crime, 2008

A Former Casper Resident
As a former Casper resident and classmate of both Becky Thomson and the author, Ron Franscell, I felt a deep need to fully understand what happened in my hometown all those years ago. Rather than being a gruesome, sensation-seeking retelling of a high-profile murder, ...

The Road of Lost Innocence: The True Story of a Cambodian Heroine

Somaly Mam

Spiegel & Grau, 2009

Devastating Story That Will Make You Angry, Sick, Sad, and Hopefully Inspire You To Do Something.
A few weeks ago a friend came across this book when they were delayed at an airport. After reading it they sent me an email about a book that made them so angry, that they had figured out what they wanted to do to change a little bit of this world. A week later an ...

Hear No Evil: My Story of Innocence, Music, and the Holy Ghost
Matthew Paul Turner

WaterBrook Press, 2010

Every Life Has a Soundtrack. If you?ve ever had the opening bars of a song transport you back in time or remind you of a pivotal spiritual moment, Matthew Paul Turner?s honest?and frequently hilarious?musings will strike a chord. Straightforward and amusing, Hear No Evil is Turner?s ?life soundtrack,? a compilation of engaging personal ...

Death of Innocence: The Story of the Hate Crime That Changed America

Mamie Till-Mobley, Christopher Benson

One World/Ballantine, 2004

TOUCHING, DISTURBING AND UNFORGETABLE
Reader take heed. This is truly a difficult read; an emotional read and one that will haunt you. It is a book, a story which should be required reading in all of our schools. This is actually several stories all told in one book through the eyes and thoughts of ...

The Age of Innocence (Signet Classics)

Edith Wharton

Signet Classics, 2008

Love, Loneliness, and the Strictures of Society.
Imagine living in a world where life is governed by intricate rituals; a world "balanced so precariously that its harmony [can] be shattered by a whisper" (Wharton); a world ruled by self-declared experts on form, propriety and family history - read: scandal -; where ...

Songs of Innocence and Experience: Shewing the Two Contrary States of the Human Soul, 1789-1794 (Oxford ...

William Blake

Oxford University Press, USA, 1977

Blake's most popular illuminated works in a fine edition
These are Blake's most popular and accessible works, by far. The poems combined with the wonderful drawings make powerful and memorable statements that stay in your heart and mind. Several, such as "The Tyger", "The Chimney Sweeper", and "London", are very well ...

From Innocence to Entitlement: A Love And Logic Cure for the Tragedy of Entitlement

Jim Fay, Dawn Billings

Love & Logic Press, 2005

Must read!!!!!
I just received the audio version of this book and have listened to the first half. I think this explains so many of the bad behaviors we are seeing in children, mine included. (6yrold) I work at a childcare center and we are constantly trying to manage children that ...