books about: legendary

books about: legendary

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Legendary

Hamlet (The New Folger Library Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

Washington Square Press, 2003

If you want to read Shakespeare its has to be The new folger Library
If you ever thought about reading Shakespeare but was turned off or intimidated by the old english, not so with the new folger editions. Your basically reading the play on all the right sided pages , with the left pages reserved for all the definitions and explanations ...

Pope Joan: A Novel

Donna Cross

Ballantine Books, 1996

Excellent Historical Fiction
When this novel was released, there was some minor brouhaha about how it's "untrue", "there was never a female pope", "the author is taking liberties", etc. The kind of controversy that sprang up when "The Da Vinci Code" was released, though nowhere near that level. ...

The New Gold Standard: 5 Leadership Principles for Creating a Legendary Customer Experience Courtesy of the ...

Joseph Michelli

McGraw-Hill, 2008

World Class Leadership and Results
Joseph Michelli in his book "The New Gold Standard" shares the ultimate principles of lasting success. He is right when he says :"Great businesses grow their people, their communities, their customer base, and their profitability".He also says "Ritz Carlton leadership ...

Hamlet (No Fear Shakespeare)

William Shakespeare

SparkNotes, 2003

Golden Gate to Shakespeare
Bravo to the writers, editors, and publishers of the entire No Fear Shakespeare series. Rendering Shakespeare into prosaic, colloquial American English not only explains what Shakespeare was saying, but reveals how much better he said it! Here's a few examples from ...

Easy Company Soldier: The Legendary Battles of a Sergeant from World War II's "Band of Brothers"

Don Malarkey, Bob Welch

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Excellent Book
Having read the "Band Of Brothers" by Ambrose and the books written by Maj. Dick Winters which were all great books and very interesting, Don Malarky also came up with a very good one. He sure lasted a lot longer in combat than the average infantryman. He seemed very ...

Intrepid: The Epic Story of America's Most Legendary Warship

Bill White, Robert Gandt

Broadway, 2008

Gandt & White "Ace" It....
Another naval aviation book success from the computers of Bob Gandt and Bill White, a non-fiction one this time that already has been number 518 on the best sales list of Amazon.com after only three days on the street. This book was also selected by the Military Book ...

Wizardology: The Book of the Secrets of Merlin (Ologies)

Master Merlin, Dugald Steer

Candlewick, 2005

Entertaining book for the younger reader
My daughter really liked this book. I didn't read it so I can't say too much more than that.

Escape from the Deep: A Legendary Submarine and Her Courageous Crew

Alex Kershaw

Da Capo Press, 2008

An inspiring story....
As the son of a career sailor who served on submarines (USS Baya, SS-318, USS Menhaden, SS-377, and USS Segundo, SS-398) from the late 40's until his retirement in 1963, some of my earliest memories are of going to work with him and eating ice cream in the galley when ...

Christmas in Camelot (Magic Tree House, No. 29)

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

For the dreamer
Ever wanted to escape into a book with a child and feel young again? This book combines fantasy and Christmas into one story that is something to treasure and share with someone young at heart.

Way of the Turtle: The Secret Methods that Turned Ordinary People into Legendary Traders

Curtis Faith

McGraw-Hill, 2007

Being A Turtle Doesn't Mean You Are Slow
Take a group of intelligent people, teach them a classic trend following trading system, give them some money to trade, and what do you have? One of the most fascinating trading stories ever told. This book is an eyewitness account of the story of the Turtles, told ...

The Anatomy of Motive : The FBI's Legendary Mindhunter Explores the Key to Understanding and Catching Violent ...

John Douglas, Mark Olshaker

Pocket, 2000

The Best in the Series
Real info and facts on serial killers. The behind the scenes look at the killers that we don't get from the news. An excellent and well-written book. Also check out Robert Ressler's books.

The Endurance: Shackleton's Legendary Antarctic Expedition

Caroline Alexander

Knopf, 1998

Inspiring and Beautiful
A dear friend gave me this book when it was released and I became hooked on all things "Polar". The Frank Hurley photos alone are worth the price of the book. If you really want a treat, check out the photos under a magnifying glass---there are many interesting details ...

Lavinia

Ursula K. Le Guin

Harcourt, 2008

Beautiful prose!
Le Guin proves her literary prowess once again in this brilliant rethinking of Virgil's classic The Aeneid. With a beautiful simplicity of prose, Le Guin recreates the world of Lavinia, destined mother of the Roman Empire, and gives voice to a character who lacked a ...

Hood (King Raven Trilogy, Book 1)

Stephen R. Lawhead

Thomas Nelson, 2006

This was a beautifully wrought tale!
I absolutely loved this novel. Now of course I am a former history major and a medieval/dark age "junky" so the material is right up my alley. But I love the weaving in of various languages, the well worked in view of the church and actions of the churchmen. The ...

The Craft of Intelligence: America's Legendary Spy Master on the Fundamentals of Intelligence Gathering for a ...

Allen W. Dulles

The Lyons Press, 2006

Better than spy fiction
Allen Dulles said that "(i)n our time, the United States is being challenged by a hostile group of nations that profess a philosophy of life and government inimical to our own" and "(t)oday's intelligence service also finds itself in the situation of having to maintain ...