books about: rebellion

books about: rebellion

books:

Rebellion

Nora Roberts

Silhouette, 2006

Reality and Fantasy Join Forces
Startling romance tangled with the reality of the Battle of Culloden of 1746. As a young girl growing up in Glenroe Forest, Scotland, Serena MacGregor must face the horror of watching her mother brutally attacked and raped in their home after a group of English ...

Do Hard Things: A Teenage Rebellion Against Low Expectations

Alex Harris, Brett Harris

Multnomah Books, 2008

Great Read for everybody
I picked up this book at my cousins house while I was visiting PA. It belonged to her young son (17 yrs). I could not put it down. When he ask if he could read "his" book I felt guilty and ordered my own. I plan on sharing it with every teen I know. This is a ...

The Siege of Krishnapur (New York Review Books Classics)

J.G. Farrell

NYRB Classics, 2004

Masterful Recreation of the British Under Siege in the Great Mutiny
"The Siege of Krishnapur', the second of J.G. Farrell's now classic works on the British Empire, (see also Troubles (New York Review Books Classics) and The Singapore Grip (New York Review Books Classics)) is a fictionalized account of the Siege of Lucknow during the ...

How To Survive a Robot Uprising: Tips on Defending Yourself Against the Coming Rebellion

Daniel H. Wilson

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

Hilarious
This book was absolutely hilarious. I bought it for one of my close friends, and we had a lot of fun going over the facts in the book about various survival techiques. It felt a little like a copy of the Zombie guide, but the book is completely different in design and ...

The Whiskey Rebels: A Novel

David Liss

Random House, 2008

The Wake They Leave Behind Them
Imagine a world in which James Bond has no fancy cars, no computers, no sexy aides de camp, and his overland slog from Philadelphia to Pittsburgh takes longer than a slow boat across the Atlantic. That's what David Liss offers us in "The Whiskey Rebels," an espionage ...

No True Glory: A Frontline Account of the Battle for Fallujah

Bing West

Bantam, 2006

Very accurate and explained things I didn't understand during the Battle.
This book is a very good book about the battle. I served with the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force during this battle during Operation Phantom Fury. After returning home and seeing this book I immediately bought it. When you are on the ground even with a high level of ...

The Works of Josephus: Complete and Unabridged, New Updated Edition

Flavius Josephus

Hendrickson Publishers, 1980

Fascinating View into the Ancient Past
Josephus is an important proof for the Biblical Account, and an important read for scholars interested in the Jewish wars with Rome, the Destruction of Jerusalem, and other events of the age from an eyewitness.

Outlander

Diana Gabaldon

Delta, 1998

A Keeper!
I bought this book when it first came out in hardcover in 1991. I still have that first edition, autographed by the author. I also have two lending copies in paperback, and am about to buy the Kindle version, just so I can have it with me all the time. I also have ...

Crazy Sexy Cancer Survivor: More Rebellion and Fire for Your Healing Journey

Kris Carr

Skirt!, 2008

not just for cancer patients!
I caught Kris Carr's documentary on TLC and was really impressed with how real, raw, and relatable she was. I got her first book and couldn't wait to get this one too. Her message of being true to yourself and finding strength in seemingly impossible situations is ...

They Poured Fire on Us From the Sky: The Story of Three Lost Boys from Sudan

Benson Deng, Alephonsian Deng, ...

PublicAffairs, 2006

Written from the heart.
My favorite little independent bookshop, Latitude 33, recommended I read this when they found out I was interested in African Affairs. Melanie, the manager, said that she and several of her book club customers read the book and loved it. That was encourgement enough ...

The Last Mughal: The Fall of a Dynasty: Delhi, 1857 (Vintage)

William Dalrymple

Vintage, 2008

Masterful, Commanding, Brilliant History
Having just returned from Delhi and a "tour" of the Red Fort, I found myself on a rainy week-long vacation in New Hampshire. I had purchased this book months ago and finally decided to read it. I wish I had done so before my long journey to India, as "The Last Mughal" ...

Rise to Rebellion: A Novel of the American Revolution

Jeff Shaara

Ballantine Books, 2004

Bringing the revolution back to life
The events of the 1770's are roughly known by most Americans from their early school days, where we learn about the Boston Tea Party, the opening shots of the Revolutionary War in Lexington and Concord, and the signing of the Declaration of Independence in Philadelphia ...

Black Majority: Negroes in Colonial South Carolina from 1670 Through the Stono Rebellion (Norton Library)

Peter H. Wood

W. W. Norton & Company, 1996

Excellent Overview
This study of slavery in early SC is well researched and well written, a social history told in narrative style with a clearly defined chronological structure. Makes a great companion to Philip Morgan's Slave Counterpoint.

The Fires of Jubilee: Nat Turner's Fierce Rebellion

Stephen B. Oates

Harper Perennial, 1990

Learning the truth about the legend
Nat Turner led the largest slave rebellion in American history. That is an indisputable fact. Unfortunately, not much else is known about the life of this legendary figure. Why did he do what he did? How was he able to do it? What was it about the man that made ...

Vengeance: The True Story of an Israeli Counter-Terrorist Team

George Jonas

Simon & Schuster, 2005

An eye-opener on the nature of counter-terrorism
I read "Notes on a controversy" at the end of the book first, because this justification of the text by the author deals with the issue of veracity. The book has apparently been attacked on this score, and of course the very nature of the subject excludes the ...