August 2012 | Quotes From Hitch

The Ancient Roman World (The World in Ancient Times) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I got this book for my 10 year old son for his study of Ancient Rome. What a wonderful book. It has the depth of an adult book, yet is written at a young person's level. The Latin and Greek roots and primary source quotes are an added bonus.Click Here to see more reviews about: The Ancient Roman World...

Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants (Sisterhood of Traveling Pants, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)With a new twist, this coming-of-age novel steals the genre for me. Ann Brashares takes us on a magical ride with the Traveling Pants and the best friends who comprise the sisterhood. Each girl experiences a different, new, aspect of life and their personality during their first summer apart in their...

The Girl in the Red Coat Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)While I still don't know why some people survived the Holocaust and others didn't, I do know why Roma Ligocka survived: she provides testimony. Her story begins as a toddler tells her tale of fear in the Krakow Ghetto. Scarcely more than an infant when the Jews were forced to wear Jewish stars on their...

The American Dream From an Indian Heart Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)An easy, wonderful read. Doesn't take much time to read the book ... but if used as a workbook or life motivator if could take a long time to apply the very good, yet simple, princples Dhanam shares. He uses real life experiences he has seen and lived to share the blessings of living in this wonderful...

A Man Called Peter: The Story of Peter Marshall Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The description of Peter's passing is alone worth the price of this book. Catherine (wife) tells how she sat quietly by his body, draped and covered on the hospital bed, and became aware that his presence and another presence was there in the room with her, which she describes as "vivid" and "transcendent"....

Painting from Life: Explorations in Watercolor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)For students or admirers of life drawing, this book is an inspiration! The style is loose, fresh and spontaneous. The beautiful art works on each page take us from drawings to watercolors, from portraits to abstraction. Lew explores a wide variety of approaches to color, light and shape.The book is pure...

How Math Explains the World: A Guide to the Power of Numbers, from Car Repair to Modern Physics Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is made abundantly clear in this fascinating book that certain sub-disciplines in mathematics are extremely useful in describing the physical world in which we live. It is made equally clear, and admitted by the author, that many other of its sub-disciplines are (at least currently) completely useless...

The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents: From Washington to F.D.R. (Freethought Library) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)very good. it has letters by clergy's and others who wrote about the beliefs of the presidents very interestingClick Here to see more reviews about: The Religious Beliefs of Our Presidents: From Washington to F.D.R. (Freethought Library)The religious beliefs and church preferences of America's presidents...

A Vietnam Trilogy: Veterans and Post Traumatic Stress, 1968, 1989, 2000 Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Raymond Mansour Scurfield takes the reader through an account of pyschiatric casualties of the Vietnam war that is unlike any other book on the era that I've ever read. This is not simply a tale of the horrors of the war...though they are illustrated throughout...but is a first-hand view from one who...

Catholics and the New Age: How Good People Are Being Drawn Into Jungian Psychology, the Enneagram, and the Age of Aquarius Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Pacwa, a Jesuit priest, gives a balanced and systematic treatment of the New Age movement. There are no emotional tirades and scathing attacks. This book is rigorous and scholarly (includes endnotes, a glossary and bibliography) yet very readable. He gives the history and logical arguments against these...

Lessons From the Field: Applying Appreciative Inquiry (Revised Edition) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is rare that we would describe a business book as beautiful, but this one truly is. Not only is the artwork subtle and well integrated to contribute to the physical beauty of this book, there is beauty in each story or lesson. You will find well written, detailed case studies on the application and...

Introducing HTML5 (Voices That Matter) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)HTML5 is creating more and more a name for itself in our industry, but while it excites those on the cutting edge of web technology, many are left feeling uncertain about it. Its ongoing development has been victim of politics, fragmentation and more, leaving few to have a good grasp of its current status....

Reflections on the Spirituality of Gregorian Chant (From Solesmes about the Chant) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Based on a series of lectures to youth in the 1980s, Dom Hourlier's book is a beautiful, thought-provoking and spiritually uplifting overview of the plainsong we call Gregorian Chant. Good musical and spiritual reading; anyone at all interested in the Chant should read this volume.Click Here to see more...

The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation: An Easy-to-Use Guide with Clear Rules, Real-World Examples, and Reproducible Quizzes Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been an English professor for fifteen years, and my advice is that people interested in improving their grammar find a better book than this one. It is full of errors. I care very much about getting students to write and speak properly (for many it's a key to success), and that's why I am so disappointed...

Confucius Say: Comical Quotes by Asia's Favorite Philosopher Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you want to know my response to this book, just take a look at the cover: big ol' LOL! This book is filled with many very funny jokes. It is perfect for reading out loud to a group of people, which makes it even more enjoyable than simply reading alone, although either way, it can brighten your day...

SCIENCE FICTION SECRETS: From Government Files and the Paranormal Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have to start by saying how immensely I enjoyed this book. Having skipped out of town for a "last ditch" retreat to the Isle of Palms off the coast of sunny South Carolina, I enjoyed this book in between jogs on the beach and the occasional swim. Cuba Libre' and cigar in hand, I lounged by the pool...

Chicken Soup for the Breast Cancer Survivor's Soul: Stories to Inspire, Support and Heal (Chicken Soup for the Soul) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As the co-author of this book, I have to thank the amazing story contributors who wrote deep and moving stories about their journey through breast cancer in order to help those who have been newly diagnosed, their families and friends. This book would not have been possible without their courage, strength,...