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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2004
There but for" the Grace of God "(?) go you and I
I loved this book. Krakauer (as Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster) manages to give an even-handed account of a quintessentially controversial topic. This book delivers a detailed but never boring, account of Mormon history, and its ...
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Bird by Bird: Some Instructions on Writing and Life
Anne Lamott
Anchor, 1995
You Need Broccoli
Titles are important. I probably wouldn't have read a book entitled Some Instructions on Writing and Life, but I was captivated by one titled Bird by Bird. What could such a book tell me about life and writing? Whatever it was, the title itself held the promise of ...
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The Handmaid's Tale: A Novel
Margaret Atwood
Anchor, 1998
Incredible Novel
This novel was assigned to our incoming seniors as summer reading. I was a bit incredulous about the book. As I started reading I just couldn't put it down. The irony in this book is incredible. While some of the content may be disturbing it is relevent to the plot.
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Into Thin Air: A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 1999
I couldn't put this book down!
I saw the Frontline documentary "Storm over Everest" by David Brashears which features interviews with several of the individuals mentioned in the book. You definitely get two different perspectives when watching the documentary and reading this book, but both ...
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On Chesil Beach
Ian Mcewan
Anchor, 2008
Fascinating. Painful.
Some 46 years ago (good Lord, I was alive then), we spoke so little about sex and ardor. Ian McEwan chooses this time to open up what is little more than an elongated story about lost love. Like much of his writing, "On Chesil Beach" brings us to a turning point... ...
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A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail
Bill Bryson
Anchor, 2006
A MUST for any past, present or future hiker
Heard A WALK IN THE WOODS, written and read by Bill Bryson
It is the true tale of the author's attempt to walk the 2,100 Appalachian
Trail, which stretches from Georgia to Maine . . . although he ultimately
was not successful in completing the entire AT (as it is ...
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Into the Wild
Jon Krakauer
Anchor, 2007
Provoking
This story shares a tale about life and death--real life and real death. Make no mistake, you know how this ends. But it's not the ending--it's the journey. It's about the people left behind, and the effect one soul can have when paths cross on the street called ...
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Legacy of Ashes: The History of the CIA
Tim Weiner
Anchor, 2008
A Valuable Piece Of Scholarship.
Tim Weiner's "Legacy Of Ashes" is a valuable work of scholarship that dives into the complex history of the CIA and in the process also gives us a valuable set of histories of our country and its role in the world. Some have accused Weiner of being "biased" or ...
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Things Fall Apart: A Novel
Chinua Achebe
Anchor, 1994
A classic, with good reason
This is an extraordinary book in its ability to narrate both a story of cultural dissonance and an overarching tale about the human condition. Achebe's novel broaches the subject of morality, but demonstrates that even the concept of "evil" is subject to a cultural ...
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Choke
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2002
Quite a...ahem... vivid book.
This book surprised me at first with it's vivid commentary on sexual situations occuring between the sex-addicted main character and random women. Being someone that appreciates a good writer, I quickly learned that the author isn't so much a pervert, as someone with a ...
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A Million Little Pieces
James Frey
Anchor, 2005
saved my life
I wrote a review years ago after I read this book.
Still today, regardless of all the notoriety, I give thanks to James for writing this book. Unless someone has walked in the shoes of very early sobriety and recovery from drug addiction as well as alcohol abuse ...
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The Good Husband of Zebra Drive (No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency)
Alexander Mccall Smith
Anchor, 2008
Shaken up and put back together
If you have already read previous volumes in the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series, you are familiar with the main characters: Precious Ramotswe, Grace Makutsi, Mr. J.L.B. Matekoni, Charlie and the never-named "younger apprentice." This time around, though, ...
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The Da Vinci Code
Dan Brown
Anchor, 2006
Brilliant
I've read a few of the reviews and I cannot understand where they are coming from. First of all the book is a fictional one, no one said it was true, secondly even if it were true ,so what? It's not like someones committed murder ,Jesus happens to marry and settle ...
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Survivor: A Novel
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2000
Great Service
Book arrived quickly and in great condition. I would buy from this seller in the future.
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The Hot Zone: A Terrifying True Story
Richard Preston
Anchor, 1995
Great Novel
This book is incredible and I highly recommend it to anyone, especially if you are a fan of virology, epidemiology, or just a book that you don't want to put down! I found myself unable to stop reading as the beginning really grabs you and pulls you in. It's ...
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