books: true tales

books: true tales

books:

True tales

Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

A Book for the Intellectually Honest Seeking Truth About American History
It is very unfortunate that people use the review process to attack a book which they are very unlikely to have read. It is always fascinating that the very same people who so often lecture to all of us about "tolerance" are the least so. It is particularly bothersome ...

Knucklehead: Tall Tales and Almost True Stories of Growing up Scieszka

Jon Scieszka

Viking Juvenile, 2008

Knucklehead
This is an awesome funny book. My husband was raised in Michigan and has a sweet routine of telling my two boys ages 6 and 11 stories of his childhood at bedtime every night. He found this book and bought it for our 11 year old. He loves it. Last night he read it ...

The True Story of Hansel and Gretel

Louise Murphy

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2003

Fascinating...
I'm not sure what I expected from this book when I purchased it, but was intrigued with the author's idea to take a well-known fairy tale and turn it into a fascinating drama. I was not disappointed. Needless to say, this book is not for the faint of heart. ...

The True Story of the Three Little Pigs

Jon Scieszka

Puffin, 1996

A Fresh and Funny Perspective
"Everybody knows the story of the Three Little Pigs. Or at least they think they do. But I'll let you in on a little secret. Nobody knows the real story, because nobody has ever heard my side of the story." This is what Alexander T. Wolf (but you can call him ...

Queen of the Road: The True Tale of 47 States, 22,000 Miles, 200 Shoes, 2 Cats, 1 Poodle, a Husband, and a ...

Doreen Orion

Broadway, 2008

Great Fun!
I read about this book on Jen Lancaster's site and picked it up! It was a fun read with lots of laugh out loud moments! Our bookclub has added it on as an 'honors' read for the month of October. (meaning in addition to the original pick!) So far I have heard great ...

Weird Hauntings: True Tales of Ghostly Places (Weird)

Joanne Austin

Sterling, 2006

Reminds me of the old days...
Weird Hauntings by Joanne Austin is quite good for a book of ghost tale compilations. This is from the same team that does the entire "Weird" series of books (Weird U.S., Weird Arizona, etc.), and reminds me of the best of the books that I would find at my local ...

The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure

William Goldman

Harvest Books, 2007

Romance and adventure and political documentation!
There are so many times whilst reading this book that I just wanted to roll my eyes like no other... but then again, that's part of the charm of this nearly surreal, satirical fairy tale that still manages a heart of gold. The set-up is that this is an abridged ...

The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy ...

Rick Beyer

Collins, 2005

Unbelievable stories!
I am a social studies teacher and my jaw dropped reading these short tidbits on historical events -- this is such a great writer in easy-to-understand language. My students love it when I tell them stuff like this you'll never find in a textbook.

The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life

Laurie Notaro

Villard, 2002

Way too funny!
Laurie Notaro has become my favorite author. She talks about her life with such honesty and humor. Sometimes you laugh and sometimes you shake your head thinking "been there, done that". I would love to have coffee with her sometime and just chat!! A must read.

Whatever You Do, Don't Run: True Tales of a Botswana Safari Guide

Peter Allison

The Lyons Press, 2007

LOL
Yes, I did laugh out loud. I should have read it before my trip to the Okavango. I read botanical, animal books, but none captures the experience like this one!. However, since you tend to find amusing what you relate to, I would have missed much. Afterwards, it ...

I Love Everybody (and Other Atrocious Lies): True Tales of a Loudmouth Girl

Laurie Notaro

Villard, 2004

I love everything she writes - funny, quirky, will lift your spirits!
Although I feel compelled to note, right up front, that humor is tricky and what one person finds funny may not appeal to another, I still think this book is one that MOST readers will find laugh out loud funny. I love every book Notaro has written and they've found a ...

Party Monster: A Fabulous But True Tale of Murder in Clubland

James St. James

Simon & Schuster, 2003

Love this book!
oh James St. James! I fell in love with the movie and wanted to read the book oringinally titled Disco Bloodbath, yet its price was always so high. I stumbled on the Party Monster book and bought two, sending one to my son. We both read the book nonstop until done. We ...

Autobiography of a Fat Bride: True Tales of a Pretend Adulthood

Laurie Notaro

Villard, 2003

Laugh Out Loud Funny
This is my first Laurie Notaro book and it was by random fate that it got thrown into my carry-on bag while packing for a trip to the beach. I got some funny looks and even some comments about the interesting title. To be fair, most people probably overheard me ...

Royalty's Strangest Characters: Extraordinary But True Tales from 2,000 Years of Mad Monarchs and Raving ...

Geoff Tibballs

Anova Books, 2005

A Fascinating and Irreverent Romp Through History
In this remarkable book, fifty royal individuals are briefly profiled, spanning a period from the third century BC to the present day. In these profiles, the author has gone to great pains to focus on these individuals' various types and degrees of weirdness: from ...

Travelers' Tales Thailand: True Stories

Travelers' Tales, 2002

Fabulous Thailand
I love collections of stories about any one country, all rendered in one book. They allow true insight into the geography, demography, religion, and customs. This book on Thailand is superb. The stories about the cities, villages, the parks, the forests, people, ...