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An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming
Nigel Lawson
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
A breath of fresh air
Here in California, everybody's gone nuts over global warming hysteria. It's become like the Inquisition of the middle ages, where dissent against orthodoxy is not tolerated. Fortunately, Nigel Lawson wrote this book, which in its 100 pages manages to debunk some of ...
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An Outrageous Affair
Penny Vincenzi
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
Author Penny Vincenti
She is such a great writer that I have ordered and read all of her books.
Delivery time was excellent as usual. Wish local bookstores would carry more English writers. All her books get a 5 star rating from me.
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Ma Gastronomie
Fernand Point
Overlook/Rookery Hardcover, 2008
The REAL Chef of all time
Fernand Point was the greatest chef of all time. This is especially evident when one considers that his apprentices included Paul Bocuse and Jean Banchet. Point was so driven a cuisinier that he literally died in his kitchen, of a heart attack. During the German ...
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John Stuart Mill Victorian Firebrand: Victorian Firebrand
Richard Reeves
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
On Mill
A very good look back on the life of the famous public thinker and activist.
Richard Reeves provides the basic information necessary for a modern reader to understand John Stuart Mill's impact on his own age and afterwards, especially as related to the concept of ...
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No Angel
Penny Vincenzi
Overlook TP, 2004
GRIPPING
How fortunate that I discovered Penny Vincenzi! Her books are captivating and I can't get enough.
Rarely is my interest held throughout ANY novel but the two I've read thus far - SHEER ABANDON and NO ANGEL
- were books I couldn't put down! I have two more from the ...
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The Overlook (Harry Bosch)
Michael Connelly
Vision, 2008
Great Reading
Like all Michael Connelly books this is great reading. I enjoyed it from the very beginning to the very end. I highly recommend it.
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Church Signs Across America
Steve Paulson, Pam Paulson
Overlook Hardcover, 2007
Fun Book!
This book was exactly what I wanted. Pictures of church signs on every page without commentary. The only words are at the bottom of each photo where it tells what city and state the photo was taken in.
It is a small, hardcover book that makes a great gift.
Some of ...
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Into Temptation (Lytton Family Trilogy)
Penny Vincenzi
Overlook TP, 2006
Loved this trilogy!
This was the best trilogy's I have ever read. I am sorry it's over now. I agree with all the other readers on how great these books were. I am also suprised most people have never heard of these books. I love the old English family saga's. I also loved Barbara ...
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Something Dangerous
Penny Vincenzi
Overlook TP, 2005
Something Dangerous
I thoroughly enjoyed Penny Vincenzi's trilogy. The size of the books can be rather daunting and may often solicit comments from strangers regarding this ,but they are a fast read.
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Gone Tomorrow
P.F. Kluge
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
A book for book lovers- hilarious and gripping
I've been waiting for another book by Kluge to come along for years, when I saw this one in Entertainment Weekly I jumped at the chance to get my hands on a copy early at the bookstore up the street. I wasn't disappointed. Gripping and inspiring to be sure, but ...
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Drawing is Thinking
Milton Glaser
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
For more than fifty years Milton Glaser has designed much of the world we experience every day. His posters, books, albums, restaurants, advertisements, and so much more have made him the preeminent force in design in America. Drawing upon an amazing vocabulary of images and techniques, Glaser has now created his most personal book. Based on his ...
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Nothing Serious
P.G. Wodehouse
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
Humorous Tales of Love, Golf and Unexpected Contretemps!
P. G. Wodehouse was our greatest comic craftsman in the 20th century. His finely polished plots and similes slide through the mind like the finest ice cream does through the palate. That brilliance is always at its brightest in his short stories, and this collection ...
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Smogtown: The Lung-Burning History of Pollution in Los Angeles
Chip Jacobs, William Kelly
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
A wonderful surprise!
I must admit that what first drew me to this book was its cover. When I saw that it was a history of LA pollution, I almost put it down because I was afraid to read more bad news about how the world is falling apart. I am so glad I gave it a chance, though, because ...
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The Dice Man
Luke Rhinehart
Overlook TP, 1998
Brilliant !!!
For the philosofically inclined. This book is easy to read, extremely funny and gives the reader profound insights into the mystery of personality/ego. If you like this kind of litterature you should read Naive Super by the norwegian author Erlend Loe.
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The Lolita Effect: The Media Sexualization of Young Girls and What We Can Do About It
M. Gigi Durham
Overlook Hardcover, 2008
The Cover Story
To those who may find the cover art hypocritical.
Might it be the cover is to grab the attention of someone who might not otherwise read the book? And NEEDS to read the book? Yes, maybe it sell more books, but to reach those who need the message, you need to reach ...
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