books: the last days     books:     The last days      The Last Days of the Incas Kim MacQuarrie Simon & Schuster, 2008 Last Days of The Incas Last Days of the Incas is a splendid book, a complex story well told. Readable and compelling. What I particularly enjoyed: bookending the narrative of fall of the Inca empire with the 20th century hunt for Machu Picchu, Vilcabama, and other Inca sites; inspired ...             The Last Days of Socrates (Penguin Classics) Plato Penguin Classics, 2003 Philosopher at bay In Athens, during the fifth century B.C., the Sophists were wise men. They were not philosophers, or scientists, they were itinerant teachers. Socrates was a moralist and a religious man. Plato was forty years younger than Socrates. THE APOLOGY and the CRITO are ...             The Last Campaign: Robert F. Kennedy and 82 Days That Inspired America Thurston Clarke Henry Holt and Co., 2008 What politics should be about One of the best campaign books I have ever read. As he did in "Ask Not," Thurston Clark brings out the back-story of a great moment in history. In this case, RFK's decision to run for president, despite his many misgivings about doing so. It chronicles his ...             Nemesis: The Last Days of the American Republic (American Empire Project) Chalmers Johnson Holt Paperbacks, 2008 A Great American Patriot Chalmers Johnson is one of America's greatest heroes for writing INFORMATIVE books that display his critical thinking. We must know what is going on with our American country and we must understand that the mainstream media is part of the empire umbrella. (For example, ...             The Garden of Last Days: A Novel Andre Dubus III W. W. Norton, 2008 Do not pay attention to the negative reviews and read this book! I really enjoyed "House of Sand and Fog" and I enjoyed this book just as much. Dubus is an excellent writer with an ability to portray an array of vastly diverse characters while setting an amazing tempo. His vivid descriptions within one terrifying night made me ...             The Last Days of Old Beijing: Life in the Vanishing Backstreets of a City Transformed Michael Meyer Walker & Company, 2008 Learn about Beijing before it's forever changed Michael Meyer has crafted an engaging, sometimes funny, sometimes sad account of his life in Beijing. The people, places and occurences draw you into everyday situations in Meyer's current life. The mix of historical references is just right for those without a ...             Push Not the River James Conroyd Martin St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 A Polish Love Story in the Time of King Stanislaw This excellent novel, which gets its name from the Polish proverb "Push not the river; it will flow of its own accord", is the story of two cousins, both countesses, who are in love with the same untitled man in a period of eightieth century history, a time when ...             Left Behind: A Novel of the Earth's Last Days (Left Behind No. 1) Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Tyndale House Publishers, 1996 I Like It I love this book. I had to force myself to but it down so I don't read though it all at once. I find that the characters are very real, and other than the initial event (the Rapture) all of the following events sound realistically possible (in a novel). I have read ...             Kingdom Come: The Final Victory (Left Behind #13) Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Tyndale House Publishers, 2007 Kingdom Come I love this book.. I have the whole series of Left Behind Books now. It keeps you on the edge of your seat trying to guess whats going to happen next.             The Last Days (Political Thrillers Series #2) Joel C. Rosenberg Tyndale House Publishers, 2006 Another Fantastic Book What can I say about this Joel Rosenberg's book that has not been said about any of his other books. But I must say that he has written may great books including this one. You must read the entire series from beginning to end. Do yourself a favor, read the books in ...             The Rapture: In the Twinkling of an Eye--Countdown to the Earth's Last Days (Before They Were Left Behind, ... Tim LaHaye, Jerry B. Jenkins Tyndale House Publishers, 2007 The Rapture I absolutely loved this book and the series.....being a Christian, I am so thankful that God is in control. These books are so humbling to me!             Wild Nights!: Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway Joyce Carol Oates Ecco, 2008 Sad Nights Wild Nights, the latest from Joyce Carol Oates, is a collection of five longish short-stories, each of which fantasizes about the end days of one of America's best known and most respected writers. As indicated by the book's complete title, there are stories about ...             A Woman Rides the Beast: The Roman Catholic Church and the Last Days Dave Hunt Harvest House Publishers, 1994 An eye-opener for everyone of any faith I took some time to read some of the reviews both good and bad and found that many that posted both good and bad reviews are a little off track. You might think that I'm anti-catholic after reading this post, but I am truly not. God loves those who love Him and I'm ...             The Last Days of Dogtown: A Novel Anita Diamant Scribner, 2006 Gripping novel Could not put it down! Anita Diamant's "The Last Days of Dogtown," like "The Red Tent," is a chick book (although my husband also likes them), but extremely well written and researched. Diamant's fluid and lovely writing style, historical perspective, thoughtful ...             The Last Jihad, The Last Days, The Ezekiel Option (Political Thrillers Series 1-3) (Audio CD Collection) Joel C. Rosenberg Brilliance Audio, 2007 great story Great book I thought, if you like this type of story try Soft Target by Conrad Jones, that is a real shocker of a novel it challenges your ideals and feelings of radical Islam and makes you wonder who is really to blame for their position, all wrapped up in a brilliant ...          products you might be interested in search for books backstreets, collection, dickinson, political, thrillers, transformed      toavi.com    web we recommend I Like It randomly chosen book: New Labour in Power