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The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales
Oliver Sacks
Touchstone, 1998
Wonderful
This is an amazing book. It completely changes a reader's perspective on the study and practice of Neurology. While not every observation may yet be backed by research, the way that Dr Sacks approaches a problem is unique and inspiring. Read it before you start your ...
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Batman: The Man Who Laughs
Ed Brubaker
DC Comics, 2008
My Favorite Joker Story
Don't get me wrong, I did like "The Killing Joke". But I think that this story is so much better. The Killing Joke seemed so rushed to me, and this one didn't feel that way at all. I read the first joker story from Batman #1 (1940) before I read this, just because I ...
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The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl
Timothy Egan
Mariner Books, 2006
The American dust bowl and the grit and gumption of those who will never forget
Subtitled "The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl", this 2006 non-fiction account of this American tragedy is historical writing at its best. The author is a Pulitizer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. I loved his simple but ...
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Mountains Beyond Mountains: The Quest of Dr. Paul Farmer, a Man Who Would Cure the World
Tracy Kidder
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004
Another living hero
Paul Farmer is to Haiti what Greg Mortenson is to Pakistan. These are the people who best represent the American citizens to the world and I'm sure there are so many out there who do great sacrifice in their personal lives to help others. Besides being a well-told ...
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The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren
Jonathan Lopez
Harcourt, 2008
Reads like a mystery
I like mysteries, intrigue, politics, and history. I picked up The Man Who Made Vermeers because it was one of the best sellers in my local bookstore. One of the salespeople told me that customers who read crime fiction had been buying it, and I can really see why. The ...
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The Man Who Loved China: The Fantastic Story of the Eccentric Scientist Who Unlocked the Mysteries of the ...
Simon Winchester
Harper, 2008
Excellent Story
A fantastic story about a man and his passion for life and work and about a country so far ahead yet so far behind. I am no historical buff but this (audio) book made me keep wanting to get into my car so that I could hear more. The storyteller is good to listen to and ...
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Polk: The Man Who Transformed the Presidency and America
Walter R. Borneman
Random House, 2008
Superb Biography of Polk
As the book's subtitle suggests, this is an account of a President who had an enormous impact on the contiguous 48 states. He was a brilliant visionary and leader. The author has done an excellent job of research and tied it all together into an enjoyable, fascinating ...
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A Thousand Hills: Rwanda's Rebirth and the Man Who Dreamed It
Stephen Kinzer
Wiley, 2008
Fascinating and Insightful Read
I read this book in preparation for trip to Rwanda later this year. Mr. Kinzer has done exhaustive research into the history or Rwanda from the early 20th century through the present. From the time of Belguin colonialism, the rise of the RPF in Uganda and the ...
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Heaven Is Real: Lessons on Earthly Joy--From The Man Who Spent 90 Minutes In Heaven
Don Piper, Cecil Murphey
Berkley Hardcover, 2007
Heaven is Real Review
This is one of the best writen books out today. Mr. Piper's book is very inspiring and gives people hope.
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The Richest Man Who Ever Lived: King Solomon's Secrets to Success, Wealth, and Happiness
Steven K. Scott
Doubleday Business, 2006
Best Kept Secrets Revealed!
I have gained a lot of insight for daily living and dealing with people in business and relationships thru the book The Richest Man Who Ever Lived. This is not a religious book of do's and don'ts, it is a back to basic how-to book that should be curriculum in high ...
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Couples Who Pray: The Most Intimate Act Between a Man and a Woman
Squire Rushnell, Louise DuArt
Thomas Nelson, 2008
Changing lives...changing marriages
Wow...this book doesn't just promise to change your marriage. It really delivers. It's got the research to prove it, yet it reads like a conversation with a trusted friend. Husband and wife, SQuire Rushnell and Louise DuArt have combined their entertainment backgrounds ...
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Crashing Through: The Extraordinary True Story of the Man Who Dared to See
Robert Kurson
Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008
What would you do?
What would you do if you had been blind since you were three years old, and forty-two years later an ophthalmologist told you that there was a new form of stem cell surgery that could restore your vision? Would you do it? If you had never seen your children and ...
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The Man Who Invented Florida (A Doc Ford Novel)
Randy Wayne White
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 1997
A human story, not a thriller
I stopped reading the Doc Ford novels after a while because, despite being top of the line Florida thrillers, the histrionic violence and action just got to be too much. Now I find myself wishing RWW would write more stories like The Man Who Invented Florida. This is ...
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Men Who Can't Love: How to Recognize a Commitmentphobic Man Before He Breaks Your Heart
Steven Carter
M. Evans and Company, Inc., 2004
Wonderful wonderful book!!!!!
I was driving myself CRAZY trying to figure out what I had done wrong because my boyfriend of 2 years had just sent me roses for our 2 year anniversary and 11 days later broke up with me and was seeing someone else less than a week later. I read this book and oh my ...
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The Man Who Smiled (Vintage Crime/Black Lizard)
Henning Mankell
Vintage, 2007
Wonderful Reading For A Cold Winter Night
At the beginning of THE MAN WHO SMILED, another of Henning Mankell's brilliant Kurt Wallander mysteries, the Swedish detective is on leave from the Ystad Police Force and is contemplating resigning because of remorse over having killed someone in self-defense. Full of ...
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