books by Vintage     books:     Robert B. Laughlin   Pioneers of Jazz G...   Vintage      The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 Wise, in His Own Way, Beyond his Years Christopher Boone, the narrator of this story, is a fifteen year old Rain Man. He is as gifted mathematically as Dustin Hoffman was in the movie, but he's as helpless as he was as well, he's socially without a clue. He sees things differently than others, in his words, ...             The Pyramid: The First Wallander Cases (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Henning Mankell Vintage, 2009 Well Written Introduction to Mankell's Wallander This book provides a good introduction to Kurt Wallander and background to his character. The writing is true to the Wallander series and can be read alone, without reading the other Wallander books. Mankell gives good insights into Wallander's psyche on both a ...             Push: A Novel Sapphire Vintage, 1997 Sadly realistic There are critics of this book who dismiss the story as being too far-fetched and unrealistic.... Some critics have even written this character off as merely an expression of multiple sociological hypotheticals and insist that nobody can have that many dramatic and ...             Rules for Radicals Saul Alinsky Vintage, 1989 A clear, foolproof blueprint for social change. In the tradition of the Roman historians, here's my bias: I'm a Reagan republican, a Sarah Palin, Glen Beck & Rush Limbaugh fan, grimly clinging to my guns and religion, and I don't shop at WalMart. Got that? OK - enough about me, what about Professor Alinsky? ...             The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America Erik Larson Vintage, 2004 Loved the World's Fair of 1893 with the Ferris Wheel-Fascinating! I expected to like the serial killer aspect of this work the best. However, I found myself totally captivated instead by all the details of getting the World's Fair of 1893 underway in Chicago. The Ferris Wheel was invented for this fair as American engineers vied to ...             The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (Vintage) Stieg Larsson Vintage, 2009 A wonderful beginning to a brilliant trilogy... As others have mentioned , there is a twinge of sadness that goes along hand in hand with the Millennium Trilogy of which this is the beginning. As the books and characters captivate heart and imagination the thought that they will have died with their ...             Thinking in Pictures (Expanded, Tie-in Edition): My Life with Autism (Vintage) Temple Grandin Ph.D. Vintage, 2010 My review Offers great insight into the world of autism, which is important to me since I have an 8-year old autistic son. Has definitely added value to the way the whole family relates with him.             Cutting for Stone (Vintage) Abraham Verghese Vintage, 2010 Wow, Excellent storyteller! I read about 30 novels a month, and rarely does one stand out as "Cutting For Stone". This book is one of those unique story/ sagas that the reader never wants to end!             The Girl Who Played with Fire (Vintage) Stieg Larsson Vintage, 2010 a must read author Part 2 of a trilogy. make sure you read book one: The Girl with the dragon tatoo first to add to the enjoyment. Book one starts slowly but once it grabs you it keeps you there, the same goes for this one, can't wait for the third book to be released in May. ...             The Lost City of Z: A Tale of Deadly Obsession in the Amazon (Vintage Departures) David Grann Vintage, 2010 GREAT READ! This book is GREAT! The story is fascinating and takes you on a wild ride. One of the best books I have read! Like the author, I am no outdoorsy person so can relate to his experiences.             Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard) Jeff Lindsay Vintage, 2009 Darkly Dreaming Dexter (Book 1) The book was in excellent condition and it arrived promptly. The book itself was amazingly intense. I greatly enjoyed it! I'm a big fan of the Dexter books and television series!             Don't Sleep, There Are Snakes: Life and Language in the Amazonian Jungle (Vintage Departures) Daniel L. Everett Vintage, 2009 For both your minds. Daniel Everett might not be the best writer, but he got a story to tell... First of all: the book is split in two parts, which the author clearly separated and that's how we should evaluate them: Part 1 is the story how Everett came to live with the Amazonian ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 Excellent and provacative for those with bipolar My psychiatrist recommended this the first time I was re-diagnosis-ed from severe depression to bipolar disorder, and I wanted to learn everything I could about this disorder. It was written by Kay Jamison and was her road-map through bipolar and how she led a ...             The House on Mango Street Sandra Cisneros Vintage, 1991 The House on Mango Street is Where the Heart Is Living on Mango Street sounds as if it would be sunny, colorful, and beautifully exotic. For Esperanza Cordero in Cisneros' novel, her small, worn house and shabby neighborhood is nothing like a dream. Various vignettes describing elderly neighbors, playmates, and ...             Faceless Killers Henning Mankell Vintage, 2003 "The insecurity in this country is enormous. People are afraid. Especially in farming communities like this one." Set in Sweden in 1990, Henning Mankell's first Kurt Wallander mystery begins with a dramatic, Raymond Chandler-esque scene. An elderly farmer from Lannarp, an "insignificant farming village" in southern Sweden, awakens early with a sense of unease: "Something is ...          products you might be interested in search for books amazonian, departures, language, night-time, obsession, wallander      toavi.com    web we recommend Wise, in His Own Way, Beyond his Years randomly chosen book: ASTD Models for Human Performance Improvement