December 2012 | Quotes From Hitch

In Fifty Years We'll All Be Chicks: . . . And Other Complaints from an Angry Middle-Aged White Guy Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you already know Adam's body of work I don't need to convince you. For those looking to judge the book by the cover and are just looking to complain how the 'man show guy' is being a 'sexist pig' - take the time to read the pages and, if you have an open mind, you will find yourself laughing at his...

The Exorcist Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)William Peter Blatty's seminal novel of demonic possession took the nation and much of the world by storm when it was published in 1971, and the movie adaptation of The Exorcist ranks as one of the most famous horror movies of all time. Many, many readers over the years have described it as a quite unsettling...

Spiritual Authority Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Watchman Nee is, to me, a perfect example of a person with no "Christian" culture. Living in China, when he read the Bible, he had no premeditated bias, and his insights are astounding. This book focuses on God's authority, his delegated authority, and why it is crucially important, for your own sake,...

Chicken Soup for the Military Wife's Soul: Stories to Touch the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit (Chicken Soup for the Soul) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Americans salute our military and are so very proud of those serving at home and abroad. But we often forget the wives who make homes for these heroes and tend to their children. The Chicken Soup Series has provided tributes to the women who serve too. These stories take the reader from the sad times...

On My Honor: Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts Are Worth Fighting for Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)On My Honor Why the American Values of the Boy Scouts are Worth Fighting For is a great book about the Boy Scouts of America. The author Rick Perry, Governor of Texas and an Eagle Scout is donating the proceeds to the Boy Scouts of America legal fund. The book begins with the history of Scouting. The...

Oscar Wilde's Wit and Wisdom: A Book of Quotations (Dover Thrift Editions) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"I can resist everything except temptation.""There is no sin except stupidity.""It is only shallow people who do not judge by appearances.""It is always with the best intentions that the worst work is done."These laconic aphorisms are just the tip of the iceberg of Wilde's impressive, yet oftentimes...

Junie B. Jones and That Meanie Jim's Birthday (Junie B. Jones, No. 6) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Junie B. is shattered when her big mouth causes her to be uninvited to the biggest birthday bash in town. Being the only one in Room Nine who is not invited is just about more than she can stand. Read about the hilarious antics of Junie B. as her family struggles to help her deal with this catastrophe....

The Anatomy of Hope: How People Prevail in the Face of Illness Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I devoured this book of pure inspiration while recovering from my second cancer diagnosis with a 17-month period. As soon as I finished reading it, I wrote to my several oncologists, at three hospitals on 2 continents, to recommed that it be placed in every oncology waiting area and every chemotherapy...

Picasso's One-Liners Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This little book consists of Picasso's pen and ink drawings that he completed with one line (never picking the pen up off of the paper. Matadors, bulls and harlequins are among the subject matter of the drawings. There are occaional quotes interspersed throughout the book. This a cute little book that...

Wit and Wisdom of Robert E. Lee, The Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It was with great disappointment that I read in 15 minutes a book whose title had promised so much. A small, thin book to begin with, "Wit and Wisdom" is heavy on white space between too few quotes. The quotes that are collected herein appear to have been collected carelessly with little concern for...

The Empty Space: A Book About the Theatre: Deadly, Holy, Rough, Immediate Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Yes: Brook is a genius.Yes: This work is of great value to any theatre artist.BUT!!! This book is rather dense, and those who are unfamiliar with major movements and theories in the last century of theater may find themselves a bit lost when Brook begins to talk about Artaud and the "Holy Theater" or...

The Gift of Being Yourself: The Sacred Call to Self-Discovery Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Perhaps the best book on Christian Identity I've read and the best book I've read this year. Benner drives home the profound yet paradoxically simple nature of our relationship to self and others through our relationship with the Divine. In "The Gift of Being Yourself" Benner outlines practical ways...

Charles de Foucauld Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Antier's task with this book is an admirably ambitious one. The story of Charles de Foucauld, or Charles of Jesus, is as intricate and intimidating as it is powerful and inspiring, and because it is a story of redemption, compassion and hope taking place within a bleak era for both Christianity and the...

Diary of a Worm Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Diary of a Worm" is a prime example of how the right combination of illustrator and author can make an amazing book!As part of the Junior Girl Scout "Books Badge," I asked my 12-year-old Girl Scouts to read a review of "Diary of a Worm," then read the book and see if they agreed with the reviewer's...

Pretending to Be Normal: Living With Asperger's Syndrome Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I am proud of this writer for sharing her insights. The Autism Spectrum has many variations. She is definately on the highest end of the functional curve. It took me 40 years to understand enough about humans, their world with its complex social instituational and workplace expectations to keep a job....

Middle Passage Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book was mandatory for my African American Literature course and I am glad that it was. It is impossible for anyone to imagine today what it would have been like for Africans to be taken from the comfort of their homes to be slaves in America. The only thing we could compare it to is being abducted...

No Pity : People with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)As a deaf person and an educator, I find myself very involved whether I like it or not in being an activist. I was taking a law class on disability law, and the second footnote in the required text was on this book. That intrigued me, and when I read the reviews about the book, I was even more intrigued....