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America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who Shaped a Nation
Review Date: 9/4/2013
Helpful Score: 1


If you grew up or have spent time on the east coast this will be a good book to read of the early history of the area. Time period of 1469 to 1789.


The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care
The Best Friends Approach to Alzheimer's Care
Author: Virginia Bell, David Troxel
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/29/2007


Great resource for Alzheimer's Care.


Busting Vegas: The MIT Whiz Kid Who Brought the Casinos to Their Knees (Audio CD) (Abridged)
Review Date: 10/18/2008


fast moving, interesting


Cut And Run
Cut And Run
Author: Carla Neggers
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/2/2008


Fast read


A Death in Belmont (P.S.)
A Death in Belmont (P.S.)
Author: Sebastian Junger
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 45
Review Date: 3/7/2008


Well done crime book by author of The Perfect Storm.


Ed Emberley's Big Orange Drawing Book
Ed Emberley's Big Orange Drawing Book
Author: Edward R Emberley
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 3/6/2008
Helpful Score: 1


Fun book for parents and children to draw Halloween themed monsters, spiders, haunted houses.


Empire of the Summer Moon: Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanches, the Most Powerful Indian Tribe in American History
Review Date: 8/18/2013
Helpful Score: 1


Well worth reading. Descriptions and history of the west and Texas from 1800's to 1900 is compelling. Tells the story of the changes in the lives of the Comanche nation and the last chief who led them, Quanah Parker. He was the son of a pioneer woman camed Cynthia Parker who was kidnapped during a Comanche raid and who grows up with the tribe.


Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World
Gestures: The Do's and Taboos of Body Language Around the World
Author: Roger E. Axtell
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 10/20/2007


Fun, amusing book of impact of gestures around the world


The Help
The Help
Author: Kathryn Stockett
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.5/5 Stars.
 2485
Review Date: 9/5/2011


Great book.


Holy Cow : An Indian Adventure
Holy Cow : An Indian Adventure
Author: Sarah Macdonald
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
 110
Review Date: 12/11/2007


Fun book that highlights a personal experience in India. Must read for persons making travel to India.


Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Into Thin Air : A Personal Account of the Mt. Everest Disaster
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 17
Review Date: 4/20/2007


Excellent.


The Last Gunfight: The Real Story of the Shootout at the O.K. Corral -- and How It Changed the American West (Audio CD) (Unabridged)
Review Date: 8/26/2012


Narration of this book is excellent. Good history of the southwest.


Marley and Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Marley and Me : Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog
Author: John Grogan
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/6/2008
Helpful Score: 1


Whether you own a dog or not the book reminds you why they are man's best friend.


Middlesex
Middlesex
Author: Jeffrey Eugenides
Book Type: Audio CD
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 3/6/2008
Helpful Score: 1


This has been the best audio book that I have ever listened to. The story is so very well developed and exceptionally read with a post script from the author. I only wish the author had 10 more books.


Mortal Prey (Lucas Davenport, Bk 13) (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Review Date: 9/18/2010


Lots of action. Good read.


A Secret Life: The Lies and Scandals of President Grover Cleveland
Review Date: 7/14/2014


The personal life of Grover Cleveland is explored in this book. Having lived in Buffalo New York it was very interesting to hear of the influential families that were part of the late 1880's in this part of Western New York. Grover Cleveland is a two term president that I don't remember ever learning about in US History courses. Now I know why!


Silent Witness (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Silent Witness (Audio Cassette) (Unabridged)
Author: Richard North Patterson, T. J. Edwards, Narrator
Book Type: Audio Cassette
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 4
Review Date: 5/4/2009


Murder, suspense over 30 years. The initial murder takes place in 1967 when a small Midwestern town's star athlete is the suspect in the murder of his girlfriend. Almost thirty years latter he is an attorney and his best friend becomes his client in another murder. This is a great book to listen to on cassettes.


The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge
The Snake Charmer: A Life and Death in Pursuit of Knowledge
Author: Jamie James
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 8
Review Date: 7/2/2014


Fast read of a scientist's life and death in pursuit of Kraits and cobras in Burma.


A Thousand Splendid Suns
A Thousand Splendid Suns
Author: Khaled Hosseini
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 5/4/2010


The characters assist the reader to understand the significance of historical events in the context of life in a part of the world that Americans often have never seen. Recommend reading it.


U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 21)
U is for Undertow (Kinsey Millhone, Bk 21)
Author: Sue Grafton
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 305
Review Date: 3/6/2011


Just ok as a story


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