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Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation
Joseph J. Ellis
Vintage, 2002
I learned something new about a familiar subject
Even though I'd seen and heard multiple items about the founding generation, I was pleasantly surprised that I learned something new from this work...namely that the discussion of the location of the new capital was seriously sidetracked by an abolitionist delegation's ...
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The Audacity of Hope: Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream (Vintage)
Barack Obama
Vintage, 2008
Reclaiming America
I first feel the need to note that many of the negative reviews of this book are from people that have not actually read the book and never had any intention of voting for Barack Obama. Hence the reason for disliking the book and the ideology presented in the book. ...
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The Thirteenth Tale: A Novel
Diane Setterfield
Washington Square Press, 2007
Eerie!
This book is exactly what I hoped it to be upon picking it up. It strangely reminds me of a dark roasted coffee- rich and deep and flavoful. It's a brilliantly woven yarn with layers of complexity and so mysterious as it leads you to the next unexpected twist lurking ...
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The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America
Erik Larson
Vintage, 2004
An exciting while informative read!
The Devil in the White City is an exciting book. Thank heavens, since it is non-fiction, I knew that it ended well, otherwise I would have died from the suspense. I got such a rich perspective on what it takes to pull off an event like a World's Fair, or The Olympics ...
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The Road (Oprah's Book Club)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage Books, 2007
Heartwrenching. A slow burn up to the worthwhile end.
Of course I'd heard plenty about this book before I picked it up, and I was afraid it would be overrated and since my expectations were high I'd be disappointed. I wasn't.
You know the plot is about a man and his young son who spend their days moving from the ...
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The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
Mark Haddon
Vintage, 2004
Fantastic
This book is a book that all teachers should read! Really lets you look into the mind of an autistic child. I could see some of my previous students and now understand better why they were the way they were.
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
Dispassionately Compelling
Like most of Camus' works, The Stranger's plot is simple but the meaning is trivially existentialist and compelling. The Stranger begins with the death of narrator Meursault's mother. After napping on the bus to her retirement home, Meursault is disengaged and unmoved ...
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros
Vintage, 1991
Hairs!!!
Hairs chapter is my favorite.....it's short and sweet.....as a latina, i can really appreciate having immediate family so rich in differences....that is the beauty of being latino, is that we are so unique!
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You Can Heal Your Life (Gift Edition)
Louise Hay
Hay House, 1999
Wonderful book
I obviously have a different view of Western Medicine than the major rebuttal against Ms. Hay's book. Several years ago, I was diagnosed with cancer and given less than six months to live. When I walked out the door of my Dr. office, I never looked back, nor did I ever ...
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What Is the What (Vintage)
Dave Eggers
Vintage, 2007
So good it hurts
This book is magnificent. I don't think I've ever enjoyed or appreciated a book more. Through the narrative of Valentino Achek Deng, Eggers manages to tell an important contemporary story about Sudan and Africa while also providing moving insight about America and ...
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A Lesson Before Dying (Oprah's Book Club)
Ernest J. Gaines
Vintage, 1997
Book leaves you thinking...
This was a book you wanted to keep reading. It was easy reading and worth every minute.
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The Elements of Style, Fourth Edition
William Strunk Jr., E. B. White
Longman, 1999
A Must For the College Bound
We traditionally give this as part of a high school graduation present and have received many notes of thanks over the years.
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A Raisin in the Sun
Lorraine Hansberry
Vintage, 2004
What Happens To A Dream Deferred?
Produced in 1959, A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first Broadway play written by a black woman: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), a memorable author who based the central story on an incident that occurred in her own family and which eventually evolved into a landmark ...
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Beloved
Toni Morrison
Vintage, 2004
a story of guilt
I have to admit, I approached this novel with quite a bit of trepidation. It was an Oprah's book club pick, which generally means depressing, and I tend to be leery of "highly acclaimed" books. Maybe a bit of reverse snobbishness. But I've been making a point lately of ...
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Oh, the Places You'll Go! (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss
Random House, New York, 1990
Classic Seuss
We bought this book for our daughter graduating high school. We wanted her to know that the sky was the limit for her. This says it all.
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