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Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ's Childhood Pal
Christopher Moore
Harper Paperbacks, 2003
Not for those who believe the Bible is absolute truth....
+ GREAT LAUGH OUT LOUD SPOOF
+ Moved to the top of my favorite book list
+ You'll laugh out loud.............a LOT!
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Mysteries of the Middle Ages: The Rise of Feminism, Science, and Art from the Cults of Catholic Europe
Thomas Cahill
Nan A. Talese, 2006
Answer to ancient questions
Thomas Cahill went to a heck of a lot of research to be able to put together centuries of history and facts and stories to get such an organized telling of what was really happening during those dark times. Along with watching 'Da Vinci Code', I started asking myself questions, and several answers ...
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Catch-22
Joseph Heller
Vintage, 1994
The insanity and inanity of war
+ CATCH-22 a masterpiece.
+ A Great Read
War, for all its glory, gore, bloodshed, tragedy and horror, in the end is often one continuous story of insanity and inanity. People find themselves in circumstances that to the outsider, might seem quite funny. So goes this book; Catch-22, by Joseph Heller. Probably one of the great 20th ...
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Blood and Thunder: The Epic Story of Kit Carson and the Conquest of the American West
Hampton Sides
Anchor, 2007
great choice for history buffs & western fans
+ Excellent
+ Blood and Thunder recommended for non-history buffs
+ Great Book
+ An amazing epic of American History
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Arundel
Kenneth Roberts
Down East Books, 1995
Roberts at his Best
+ A good story brilliantly told!
+ Historical Fiction well written
+ Pinnacle of American Historical Fiction
+ A moving adventure in history
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Old Man And The Sea (Scribner Classics)
Ernest Hemingway
Scribner, 1996
Great transaction
+ the super old man
+ Excellent Novel, Okay publication
+ Classic for a reason
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The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
Sherman Alexie
Grove Press, 2005
That's How I Do Life Sometimes By Making The Ordinary Just Like Magic... -Sherman Alexie
+ Amazing
+ stories as evocative as any novel
+ Very good writer
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Shutter Island
Dennis Lehane
HarperTorch, 2004
Too Smart for My Own Good
+ Very unpredictable story.
+ fun and intriguing read
I solved the anagram on page 205 and from that I predicted the entire last half of the story. LeHane should have hidden such a revelatory clue a little better. It is like a major spoiler right in the middle of the story, making the last half a bit of a chore instead of the breathless progression it ...
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The Chris Farley Show: A Biography in Three Acts
Tom Farley, Tanner Colby
Viking Adult, 2008
I could not put the book down, it was excellent.
+ Fabulously enlightening and sad
+ Simply Amazing
+ Fatty Falls Down... And We're All Worse Off For It
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The Killer Angels
Michael Shaara
Birlinn Ltd, 2006
Pivotal Three Days.
I was always interested in Americas' Civil War and had read some excellent books on the subject such as "A Brotherhood of Valor", "Through Blood and Fire at Gettysburg", "Battle Cry of Freedom" but "The Killer Angels" is a very special one.
Late Michael Shaara has performed an excellent research ...
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Undaunted Courage: Meriwether Lewis, Thomas Jefferson, and the Opening of the American West (Lewis & Clark ...
Stephen E. Ambrose
Simon & Schuster, 1996
Undaunted Courage
+ Must Read
+ Extraordinary
+ GREAT AMERICAN JOURNEY - MUST READ LEWIS & CLARK
+ The tale of the Lewis and Clark expedition
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story.
McCarthy has carved out a ...
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Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The: A Novel (P.S.)
Ron Hansen
Harper Perennial, 2007
What A Great Read!
+ poor jesse
+ A Fantastic Western
Look, I don't know how much of the "novel" THE ASSASSINATION OF JESSE JAMES BY THE COWARD ROBERT FORD is true; I don't know how much of the dialogue and interaction and actions of the characters actually took place, or were embellished by a very gifted Ron Hansen.
But does it matter? The ...
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Arundel
Kenneth Roberts
Down East Books, 1995
Roberts at his Best
+ A good story brilliantly told!
+ Historical Fiction well written
+ Pinnacle of American Historical Fiction
+ A moving adventure in history
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No Country for Old Men (Vintage International)
Cormac McCarthy
Vintage, 2007
The Coin Has No Say
+ Great writing
+ Whipped Through That One
Cormac McCarthy has a unique and memorable writing style. What you read stays with you because it takes a little effort to internalize it. His storytelling is largely symbolic, as well. If you can read what's between the paragraphs, you'll get the rest of the story.
McCarthy has carved out a ...
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