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Dauntless (The Lost Fleet, Book 1)
Jack Campbell
Ace, 2006
Writes like David Webber used to write
I'll keep this short. This is the first "couldn't put it down" book I've read in a long time.
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What Is the What (Vintage)
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2007
a must read
Dave Eggers' writing is superb and really allows the voice of Valentino Achak Deng, one of the Sudanese Lost Boys, to really come out. It's a very touching story and gives you a view on a part of Africa most people know nothing about.
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The House at Sugar Beach: In Search of a Lost African Childhood
Helene Cooper
Simon & Schuster, 2008
A powerful memoir
Helene Cooper's memoir of growing up in Liberia is one of those books that you just can't put down. I was pretty groggy there for a few days after reading late into the night!
Because I grew up in the U.S. at the same time as the author, I was captivated by the ...
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Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution
T. J. English
William Morrow, 2008
An unexpected gem.
I picked this book up in a situation where very little was available to me. It looked interesting, but wasn't something I'd have picked out from a larger selection. I'm really happy my selection was limited.
It's great when a good author with solid research skills ...
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The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true ...
Somaly Mam
Spiegel & Grau, 2008
This woman is amazing
Wow. I want to say there are no words to describe what this book will make you feel, but I'm going to try anyway.
Somaly Mam is the kind of person we all hope we could be, were we faced with the horrors she has lived. Sexual slavery, rape, abuse - she survived all ...
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The Lost Boy: A Foster Child's Search for the Love of a Family
Dave Pelzer
HCI, 1997
This is a great follow up!
I also enjoyed this book as much as A Child Called "IT". This also made me cry as much as as the first one. I could not put it down as well.
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Valiant (The Lost Fleet, Book 4 of 6)
Jack Campbell
Ace, 2008
Great SCI FI book
This is book 4. You should read the book in order. This is the best group of books I have read in a long time. If you like non-stop action these books are for you. Well worth your money.
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Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10
Marcus Luttrell
Back Bay Books, 2008
Lone Survivor
Lone Survivor should be a must read for every American. I bought 3 more books for friends to read. The sacrifice, discipline and attitude of the Navy Seal in the book really made me realize how lucky we are to have people like him serving our Country. His first hand ...
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Temple At The Center Of Time: Newton's Bible Codex Finally Deciphered and the Year 2012
David Flynn
Prophecy Publications, 2008
Outstanding Work!!
I am VERY please to have come across this work! I am a "numbers cruncher" kinda guy and a Born Again believer in the Lord Jesus Christ. This book will strengthen your faith as you see God's work in time and space. It will also encourage you as you see the TIME is ...
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Knuffle Bunny: A Cautionary Tale (Bccb Blue Ribbon Picture Book Awards (Awards))
Hyperion Book CH, 2004
A Humorous and Adorable Story
My children's favorite books that are worn from reading them so much is Knuffle Bunny and Life's Little Lessons: An Inch-By-Inch Tale of Success.The latter comes with a fabulous reading guide for parents that is invaluable if you're like me who likes to teach my ...
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Lost Balls: Great Holes, Tough Shots, and Bad Lies
Charles Lindsay
Bulfinch, 2005
The best coffee table book in the house
This book's photographs are absolutely brilliant! I first saw the book walking through a store and picked it up only to open up to a page where a golf ball was stuck in a pile of poo. I was flipping pages before you knew it and every shot had me smiling, laughing, ...
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Courageous (The Lost Fleet, Book 3)
Jack Campbell
Ace, 2007
ruffled around the edges
Though extremly well written and graphically depicted beyond all expectations, i did find that much of what happens in the book must be simply accepted. For instance, HOW BIG are some of these ships, compared to actual objects, foot ball stadium? and is there ...
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Churchill, Hitler, and "The Unnecessary War": How Britain Lost Its Empire and the West Lost the World
Patrick J. Buchanan
Crown, 2008
Magnificent, epochal work.
For all the World War Two history buffs who have ever pondered such questions as 'Why the British Army was not annihilated at Dunkirk' or 'Why the Germans never built much of a Navy'... here is a book that provides extremely plausible explanations for these puzzles. ...
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Renegade (The Lost Books, Book 3) (The Books of History Chronicles)
Ted Dekker
Thomas Nelson, 2008
More
I preread this book for my son. It is a great adventure. Poopoo to all the nitpickers. I got behind the characters and enjoyed the adventures.
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Fearless (The Lost Fleet, Book 2)
Jack Campbell
Ace, 2007
An engageing writer does it again
Jack really does a great job grabbing your attention. He makes you want to know what's going to happen next. Part of his success is character development. You believe in these characters.
His understanding of the battles is inspired and he gets the points across to ...
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