books about: towns

books about: towns

books:

Towns

Our Town: A Play in Three Acts (Perennial Classics)

Thornton Wilder

Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2003

The Face of Eternity and the Mind of God
By most accounts Thornton Wilder (1897-1975) considered himself a teacher rather than a writer--a curious situation given than he won numerous literary awards, including three Pulitzers. Among these prize-winners was OUR TOWN, first staged in 1938. It is generally ...

The Other Boleyn Girl (Movie Tie-In) (Boleyn)

Philippa Gregory

Touchstone, 2008

Wonderful piece of historical fiction!
I simply couldn't put this book down! Just read one bit at the bookstore and I promise you won't be disappointed! It is well written, creative, and NEVER a dull moment in the life of the court! I loved how the author revived the Boleyn family and created such ...

The Catholic Youth Bible Revised: New American Bible

Brian Singer-Towns

Saint Mary's Press, 2005

Catholic Youth Bible
Excellent Easy to use Bible. Great for the Young adults in our lives. Makes great sense out of scripture. Hard to Find and Usually expensive, Extremely reasonable on Amazon.

The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook: Your Self-Treatment Guide for Pain Relief, Second Edition

Clair Davies, Amber Davies

New Harbinger Publications, 2004

It worked, and apparently it is not quackery
The author ties his narrative to medical research, along with the enthusiasm of convert. There is a good chance this is actually a revolutionary technique. I am no expert, but my apprentice blundering is easing the pain in my ears that is apparently a consequence of ...

Paper Towns
John Green

Dutton Juvenile, 2008

When Margo Roth Spiegelman beckons Quentin Jacobsen in the middle of the night—dressed like a ninja and plotting an ingenious campaign of revenge—he follows her. Margo’s always planned extravagantly, and, until now, she’s always planned solo. After a lifetime of loving Margo from afar, things are finally looking up for Q . . . until day breaks and ...

The Darkest Night: Two Sisters, a Brutal Murder, and the Loss of Innocence in a Small Town

Ron Franscell

St. Martin's True Crime, 2008

Heartbreak Bridge
A very real,true, Heart breaking story of two beautiful and young girls who had everything in life to live for. But a crazed killer, a bridge, a dark night, changed all that forever. This book will pull you right into the heart of the story and will keep you there even ...

Sula

Toni Morrison

Vintage, 2004

Sexy Sula Seduces You and Those Around Her [160][78]
Morrison's writing style is unique and demanding - and most readers like it like that. "Sula" is a simple story about complicated people which Morrison paints in terribly artful language. It is drama, it is insightful prose, and it is a great reading novel. Bad ...

The Clique Summer Collection #5: Claire (Clique Series)

Poppy, 2008

Courtesy of Teens Read Too
Sadly, this is the last book in the fabulous CLIQUE SUMMER COLLECTION series. It really ends with a bang, however! Claire is back in Florida with her old best friends, and then Massie shows up. How can Claire handle having a group of friends that are not as ...

Bridge of Sighs: A Novel (Vintage Contemporaries)

Richard Russo

Vintage, 2008

Nostalgic novel with literary ambitions
Richard Russo's first novel since EMPIRE FALLS lists heavily toward nostalgia. BRIDGE OF SIGHS is set in Thomaston, New York. There is a working class neighborhood, the West Side; a middle class neighborhood, the East Side; and the Borough where the owner of the ...

My Sister's Keeper: A Novel

Jodi Picoult

Washington Square Press, 2005

All I can say is wow
Wow best book I have ever read. The characters are interesting the plot is compelling ad the plot has a nasty turn at the end. I would rate this billions of stars if i could. Im 15 and this book made me BAWL. I loved it it has scientific and medical aspects, lovey ...

The Catholic Youth Bible New Revised Standard Version: Pray It, Study It, Live It

Saint Mary's Press, 2005

Excellent
It is the perfect bible for teenagers. Teenagers now a days have a lot of questions about the contents of the bible & this bible comes with the answers! With historical notes & fun facts inserted, this bible makes it fun to read it!

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 9-12: Dolphins at Daybreak / Ghost Town at Sundown / Lions at Lunchtime / ...

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2003

Great books
My children love these books. I read some of them to see what they are reading and I was happy with them

Seedfolks (Joanna Colter Books)

Paul Fleischman

HarperTeen, 1999

Almost certain to make my best reads of the year list.
Paul Fleischman, Seedfolks (Harper Collins, 1997) I've read a lot of books in the past few weeks, as I often do right around the new year for some reason. The best of them this year was Seedfolks, a kids' book about a community garden in Cleveland and how it came to ...

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)

Christopher Alexander

Oxford University Press, USA, 1977

Not just for architects - good for software engineers too
This book talks specifically about what works and doesn't work when building cities and towns and how to take the human element into consideration when doing so. However, I found its conclusions and most of its patterns applicable to software engineering. There are ...

Rule #1: The Simple Strategy for Successful Investing in Only 15 Minutes a Week!

Phil Town

Three Rivers Press, 2007

Rule #1 finally makes sense of it all
For the first time, i feel like i have the tools to start looking at stocks, individually. I am already well invested in work retirement plans with mutual funds, and am, of course, unhappy wiht the results of the past 8 years. But, with these tools, my son and I are ...