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Off the Deep End
W. Hodding Carter
Algonquin Books, 2008
Humorous
I am a masters swimmer with four kids so I can really relate to him trying to get out of the house on a daily basis to train for the Olympics. I was more interested in the types of training that he was doing to prepare for the trials and less interested in his family ...
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The Lady in the Palazzo: At Home in Umbria
Marlena de Blasi
Algonquin Books, 2006
IF YOU'RE GOING TO UMBRIA YOU MUST READ THIS BOOK
What a wonderful book. What a wonderful lady. I read this book the month before my trip to Umbria this Spring and I've recommended it to my entire family and to all of my friends. Everyone I know who has read it has fallen in love with Orvieto! Orvieto is a fabulous ...
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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
Richard Louv
Algonquin Books, 2008
TEN Star Great book!!!!
Cannot recommend this book enough whether you live in a city, suburb or rural area.
Nature is all around you as the book says, and sadly to many children have no idea what trees are in their neighborhood, or what that flower called a dandelion is growing thru the ...
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Rock On: An Office Power Ballad
Dan Kennedy
Algonquin Books, 2008
Greatest Book!
Hey this is one funny book! Buy it read it laugh a lot. I loved it and I know next to nothing about music just about nothing about working in an office..and nothing about being a guy. BUT I loved it. Very funny. Very smart writer. !
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Educating Esme: Diary of a Teacher's First Year
Esmé Raji Codell
Algonquin Books, 2001
Wonderful Read
This book is a great book for anyone looking at the teaching profession. I used it in an education introduction class and it is very insightful as well as just a great read. This is a real life personal experience in the first year of teaching for Esme, and shows the ...
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Enslaved by Ducks
Bob Tarte
Algonquin Books, 2004
Great Book
Enslaved by ducks is hilarious. I highly recommend it to anyone who has ever had (or wants) a lot of pets. It is a quick read and I found myself laughing out loud many times with others wondering what was so funny. Bob Tarte certainly captures the essence of the ...
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Water for Elephants: A Novel
Sara Gruen
Algonquin Books, 2007
This rube was hooked
As an animal-lover and not a fan of the circus, I felt a little wary of the setting and subject matter when beginning to listen to the unabridged audio version of WATER FOR ELEPHANTS. But soon I was totally hooked by the two narrators, young and old voices of Jacob, ...
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Breakfast with Buddha: A Novel
Roland Merullo
Algonquin Books, 2007
This book changed my life
I loved reading Breakfast with Buddha. It was an easy and fun read. The story flowed and the characters were interesting and likeable. I could not put it down and then parts of it continued to come back to me throughout the following days. I reread it and shared it ...
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Gossip of the Starlings
Nina de Gramont
Algonquin Books, 2008
When Catherine Morrow is admitted to the Esther Percy School for Girls, it's on the condition that she reform her ways. But that's before the charismatic and beautiful Skye Butterfield, daughter of the famous Senator Butterfield, chooses Catherine for her best friend. Skye is a young woman hell-bent on a trajectory of self-destruction, and she ...
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Mudbound
Hillary Jordan
Algonquin Books, 2008
Mudbound
A masterfully written, multi-faceted novel that is destined to become a classic! Hillary Jordan has done a fabulous job of interweaving many complex issues - poverty, women's rights, racism, dysfunctional families - into one very readable and enjoyable body of work. ...
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An Arsonist's Guide to Writers' Homes in New England: A Novel
Brock Clarke
Algonquin Books, 2007
A painful Joy to read
No two people I know laughed in the same places. Yet, we all laughed, here.
Others will have to explain why. I can't. In part, I'd suggest this was fine, pathetic human characterization, the likes of Bellow's Henderson (The Rain King)and Nabokov's nanny ("Speak ...
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How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike
Esmé Raji Codell
Algonquin Books, 2003
great reference
I am very pleased with this purchase and found it to be a great value. I didn't realize what a huge book I would receive and I am thrilled with the information crammed inside. There are so many wonderful ideas with book lists galore. I have actually carried this book ...
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Dream Golf: The Making of Bandon Dunes
Stephen Goodwin
Algonquin Books, 2006
If you love golf, this is a must read!
If you play golf and want to get a flavor for the vision of how a destination like Bandon Dunes became a reality, this is a must read. Bandon is one, if not, the most special golf location in the world. I have played in Scotland and Ireland and Bandon has a purity ...
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Southern Belly: The Ultimate Food Lover's Companion to the South
John T. Edge
Algonquin Books, 2007
John T. Edge, "the Faulkner of Southern food" (the Miami Herald ), reveals a South hidden in plain sight, where restaurants boast family pedigrees and serve supremely local specialties found nowhere else. From backdoor home kitchens to cinder-block cafés, he introduces you to cooks who have been standing tall by the stove since Eisenhower was in ...
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The $64 Tomato: How One Man Nearly Lost His Sanity, Spent a Fortune, and Endured an Existential Crisis in the ...
William Alexander
Algonquin Books, 2007
Hilarious and informative
I love this book. Even though I garden on the west coast, I could so relate to so many of the stories. And, I learned a few little tricks and pieces of trivia along the way. I highly recommend this book to any gardener, or even if you just want a good laugh and ...
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