http://www.goodreads.com/review/list_rss/87894 en-US Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:58:51 -0700 60 http://www.goodreads.com/ 200 41 http://www.goodreads.com/images/layout/gr_logo.gif 26541036 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:58:51 -0700
author: Shannon Hale
name: M
average rating: 4.20
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 07/08
date added: 07/10/08
shelves:
review:
I enjoyed this book. It was a fun quick read. The characters besides Miri aren't super developed, but she is an interesting character and the book went quickly.
]]> 18949320 Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:56:36 -0700
author: Meg Cabot
name: M
average rating: 3.50
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 07/08
date added: 07/10/08
shelves:
review:
These were light, fun stories. A couple felt like we only got part of the story though. But I enjoyed the quick easy read.
]]> 2044416 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:48:34 -0700
author: Dave Barry
name: M
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2007
rating: 4
read at: 06/08
date added: 06/27/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
I am very late in reading this book for the book club I originally was going to read it for, but it was a good story. I couldn't put it down after the first few chapters and before I knew it, I was done. I love the way the characters of Peter Pan come about in this fanciful adventure. It is a fun story.
]]> 22869156 Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:44:24 -0700
author: Louisa May Alcott
name: M
average rating: 3.61
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 06/08
date added: 06/27/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
I listened to this book on tape. It was a wonderful story for driving. It is a fun story. If you like a little romance, a little suspense/mystery, and historical fiction, you'll enjoy this book.
]]> 23223288 Wed, 04 Jun 2008 13:10:28 -0700
author: Arthur Golden
name: M
average rating: 3.95
book published: 2008
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
date added: 06/04/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 13083985 Thu, 29 May 2008 09:34:04 -0700
author: Alice Sebold
name: M
average rating: 3.65
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/29/08
shelves:
review:
I would probably go with 3.5 stars if I could. It is a fascinating read and interesting. The study of how the individuals cope with the loss and the ideas of heaven are lovely and interesting. The "miraculous" event at the end was odd and it feels like the book just peters out to the end. But it was a fun read.
]]> 9587123 Sat, 24 May 2008 08:39:54 -0700
author: Cormac McCarthy
name: M
average rating: 3.93
book published: 1992
rating: 3
read at:
date added: 05/24/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 21652562 Sat, 24 May 2008 08:34:41 -0700
author: Jane Yolen
name: M
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1988
rating: 4
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/24/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
Quick simple read, takes you into the world of some Holocaust victims. Fascinating and well done, written at a young adult level.
]]> 21652372 Sat, 24 May 2008 08:33:15 -0700
author: Lawrence J. Cohen
name: M
average rating: 4.26
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/24/08
shelves: parenting
review:
I didn't make it all the way thru. I skipped around and enjoyed the stories and ideas, but overall had a hard time getting into it since I think I am already a playful parent. I'm sure it is full of good ideas and is great for others, just wasn't the most helpful book to me.
]]> 21652400 Sat, 24 May 2008 08:31:56 -0700
author: Kay Threadgill
name: M
average rating: 3.00
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/24/08
shelves:
review:
It is a bit outdated as several things in my edition no longer exist. But it is a great resource for activities otherwise.
]]> 9587116 Mon, 05 May 2008 15:09:52 -0700
author: Jane Austen
name: M
average rating: 4.17
book published: 1818
rating: 3
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/05/08
shelves:
review:
After spending 5 months trying to get thru the first 50 or so pages, I finally was drawn in to this book and interested in finishing it! It's a pretty good story, and was a good read, after surviving the long and lengthy introduction.
]]> 13084153 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:19:28 -0700
author: Michael Pollan
name: M
average rating: 4.11
book published: 2001
rating: 3
read at: 03/08
date added: 05/05/08
shelves: gardening
review:
Not Pollan's best work, but fascinating to read.
]]> 9587111 Mon, 05 May 2008 13:17:31 -0700
author: Markus Zusak
name: M
average rating: 4.44
book published: 2006
rating: 5
read at: 05/08
date added: 05/05/08
shelves: classics
review:
This was a thoroughly engaging and engrossing read. I loved it. What a wonderful story.
]]> 18948868 Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:29:53 -0700
author: Nancy E. Turner
name: M
average rating: 4.50
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/29/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
I could not put the book down, I had to know what happened. I have always liked historical pioneer fiction, and this one is lovely. It was interesting to watch Sarah grow older, more aware of others, more aware of herself and her needs, to watch her grow as a person. Lovely story, very enjoyable read.
]]> 11733460 Tue, 25 Mar 2008 21:30:54 -0700
The middle third of the book is interesting and inspiring and thought provoking. The first third is necessary for background and character development. But the last third is fluff. While all three parts are interesting from a travelogue perspective, they aren't equally awesome in other ways.

I liked the book almost - but I don't really think it is a worthy recommend to everyone read. There are some people who will enjoy it, and some who will find it worthless. She is a likable character and a good writer, I personally was disappointed in the last part of the book. I really liked it 2/3rds of the way thru and was eager to finish and then just thought "That's it?"

Who hasn't had problems with self esteem? Wondering about how life would be on a different path? Questioning the bigger picture. From this perspective I found her likable and easy to relate to as she went on her own journey to figure things out in three lovely locales. Maybe it is the depth of differences between her values and mine that make me question that anything worthwhile was learned in Indonesia, I don't know.

I really liked Michalyn's review of this book. Find it.

]]>
author: Elizabeth Gilbert
name: M
average rating: 3.81
book published: 2008
rating: 2
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/25/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
2.5 stars if I could. Almost 3, but not quite.

The middle third of the book is interesting and inspiring and thought provoking. The first third is necessary for background and character development. But the last third is fluff. While all three parts are interesting from a travelogue perspective, they aren't equally awesome in other ways.

I liked the book almost - but I don't really think it is a worthy recommend to everyone read. There are some people who will enjoy it, and some who will find it worthless. She is a likable character and a good writer, I personally was disappointed in the last part of the book. I really liked it 2/3rds of the way thru and was eager to finish and then just thought "That's it?"

Who hasn't had problems with self esteem? Wondering about how life would be on a different path? Questioning the bigger picture. From this perspective I found her likable and easy to relate to as she went on her own journey to figure things out in three lovely locales. Maybe it is the depth of differences between her values and mine that make me question that anything worthwhile was learned in Indonesia, I don't know.

I really liked Michalyn's review of this book. Find it.


]]> 13084084 Tue, 18 Mar 2008 10:37:52 -0700
At the same time, I do recommend it as interesting food for thought on the way we think about food, what we are told about food, what food really is, and who decides what is best for us to eat.

The first part of the book explains the history of the science of nutritionism and where the food pyramid originated. This is an interesting history discussion, reminding me somewhat of The Gospel of Food by Barry Glassner in style (Which he cites as a source.) Part two of the book was the hardest for me, as it was the most technical, but it is interesting as he discusses the problems with nutritionism reductionist science and uses several examples including omega 3's, the lipid hypothesis, the idea of orthorexia, and more. Part three is where the most interesting stuff is though and I found myself really wanting to skip ahead to it and thought it way to short when I did get there. It discusses in detail his 7 word, 3 phrase basic guideline: Eat Food, Not too much, Mostly Plants.

He does fall into the reductionist nutritionism trap that he refutes quite often. He recognizes this at one point, but not all the time. For example, he decides to accept the study saying a glass of wine a day is good for you, and it must be the alcohol in the wine that has the effect. Could it be the fermentation? Or something else? Maybe that's just a matter of personal indulgence, but it is one of the things that bugged me.

He also praises the farmer's market (which are great), without pointing out that many of them are full of people selling stuff right from the supermarket and you have to be careful to know if they are really a farm, or a seller for farmers, or just someone selling food at the market. Or that most CSA's have a very long waiting list. And what about the pick your own farms? Those aren't mentioned. Perhaps he's trying to get more people to go to the farmer's market but I suspect that most people interested in reading such a book have been to a farmer's market and may not know if they've been taken.

His guidelines are good ideas overall. Of course, for the don't buy anything your great grandma wouldn't recognize as food, I have to go farther back than my great grandparents b/c they were big into vitamins and supplements and only died 10 years ago.

I am left wondering if I should increase our food budget, (as American's spend only 10% on average on food, as compared to French & Italian at 15% and Spanish at 17%. I am also feeling inspired to be more diligent about going to farmers markets and pick your own farms. I have been thinking about many of his guidelines for the past couple days, wondering how he would apply them to this or that situation and then deciding it's up to me, not the author to decide how to implement things in my life.

I did learn more about the slow food movement. He is a bit of a stickler on some of the food manners. Eat only at the table, and snacking is not kosher. Ummm...do you remember what it's like to have small kids with very small stomachs? Nevertheless, I have decided to make a concerted effort to plan and serve breakfast, lunch & dinner at regular times in our house as much as possible, at the table and not allow myself to do other things while eating, but to focus on eating and enjoying my family. After a day and a half, it's been very positive. How will it go in the future? I don't know. But I'm trying to listen more to my internal food cues and let my kids listen to theirs.

Why do you eat? Merely to provide yourself with nutrition for other activities? I hope not. Food is more than that. ]]>
author: Michael Pollan
name: M
average rating: 4.09
book published: 2008
rating: 4
read at: 03/08
date added: 03/18/08
shelves: food
review:
This was a harder read for me than The Omnivore's Dilemma. It is full of useful and interesting info, but it wasn't written in the same style of writing. It isn't about his journey meeting or visiting people to learn about this stuff, it's just a ton of facts, studies, and more packed in efficiently. I had a much harder time reading it as a result.

At the same time, I do recommend it as interesting food for thought on the way we think about food, what we are told about food, what food really is, and who decides what is best for us to eat.

The first part of the book explains the history of the science of nutritionism and where the food pyramid originated. This is an interesting history discussion, reminding me somewhat of The Gospel of Food by Barry Glassner in style (Which he cites as a source.) Part two of the book was the hardest for me, as it was the most technical, but it is interesting as he discusses the problems with nutritionism reductionist science and uses several examples including omega 3's, the lipid hypothesis, the idea of orthorexia, and more. Part three is where the most interesting stuff is though and I found myself really wanting to skip ahead to it and thought it way to short when I did get there. It discusses in detail his 7 word, 3 phrase basic guideline: Eat Food, Not too much, Mostly Plants.

He does fall into the reductionist nutritionism trap that he refutes quite often. He recognizes this at one point, but not all the time. For example, he decides to accept the study saying a glass of wine a day is good for you, and it must be the alcohol in the wine that has the effect. Could it be the fermentation? Or something else? Maybe that's just a matter of personal indulgence, but it is one of the things that bugged me.

He also praises the farmer's market (which are great), without pointing out that many of them are full of people selling stuff right from the supermarket and you have to be careful to know if they are really a farm, or a seller for farmers, or just someone selling food at the market. Or that most CSA's have a very long waiting list. And what about the pick your own farms? Those aren't mentioned. Perhaps he's trying to get more people to go to the farmer's market but I suspect that most people interested in reading such a book have been to a farmer's market and may not know if they've been taken.

His guidelines are good ideas overall. Of course, for the don't buy anything your great grandma wouldn't recognize as food, I have to go farther back than my great grandparents b/c they were big into vitamins and supplements and only died 10 years ago.

I am left wondering if I should increase our food budget, (as American's spend only 10% on average on food, as compared to French & Italian at 15% and Spanish at 17%. I am also feeling inspired to be more diligent about going to farmers markets and pick your own farms. I have been thinking about many of his guidelines for the past couple days, wondering how he would apply them to this or that situation and then deciding it's up to me, not the author to decide how to implement things in my life.

I did learn more about the slow food movement. He is a bit of a stickler on some of the food manners. Eat only at the table, and snacking is not kosher. Ummm...do you remember what it's like to have small kids with very small stomachs? Nevertheless, I have decided to make a concerted effort to plan and serve breakfast, lunch & dinner at regular times in our house as much as possible, at the table and not allow myself to do other things while eating, but to focus on eating and enjoying my family. After a day and a half, it's been very positive. How will it go in the future? I don't know. But I'm trying to listen more to my internal food cues and let my kids listen to theirs.

Why do you eat? Merely to provide yourself with nutrition for other activities? I hope not. Food is more than that.
]]> 17768401 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:48:19 -0700
author: Chinua Achebe
name: M
average rating: 3.70
book published: 1975
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 03/14/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 17768396 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:48:13 -0700
author: Nathan Azrin
name: M
average rating: 3.14
book published: 1989
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 03/14/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 17768322 Fri, 14 Mar 2008 15:47:05 -0700
author: Marc Weissbluth
name: M
average rating: 4.14
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 03/14/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 15638226 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:51:16 -0800
author: Nigella Lawson
name: M
average rating: 3.90
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: cookbooks
review:
I think I'd enjoy this book more in the summer when the berries are fresh and yummy. It's a fun cookbook overall.
]]> 15638047 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:49:39 -0800
author: Nigella Lawson
name: M
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: cookbooks
review:
This is my favorite Nigella book because of the organization around feasts and traditions. I thought that was a fun way to organize a cookbook. Obviously you can cook the recipes at other times, but it even includes a version of "funeral" potatoes which made me laugh. Learning more about English cooking is definitely interesting with her as the guide.
]]> 15637826 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:48:02 -0800
author: Nigella Lawson
name: M
average rating: 4.15
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: cookbooks
review:
This cookbook is fun, with amusing recipes and writing.
]]> 15637740 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:47:49 -0800
author: Nigella Lawson
name: M
average rating: 3.98
book published: 2002
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: cookbooks
review:
This is a fun Nigella cookbook. The pictures, organization and writing made it a fun read and we're planning to try out some recipes this week, though I'm sure their good or she wouldn't be so popular right?
]]> 15242440 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:42:46 -0800
author: Nigella Lawson
name: M
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2002
rating: 3
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: cookbooks
review:
I liked some of her other books better. :) This is as fun book, but not my favorite Nigella cookbook.
]]> 13084059 Sun, 17 Feb 2008 13:28:00 -0800
author: Barbara Kingsolver
name: M
average rating: 4.22
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/17/08
shelves: favorites, gardening
review:
From the beginning this book sucked me in with its beautiful descriptions. The author writes beautifully. The story is interesting, the idea of eating only local foods from farmers markets or grown yourself. It could have been pretty dry fare but was full of stories and interesting tidbits that make it inspirational, informative, and fun to read. Full of recipes and ideas for cooking, freezing, drying and canning foods as well as information on where to go to learn more about various topics, it is more than a good non-fiction book, it is a resource guide as well.
]]> 12123290 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 09:45:32 -0800
author: Jan Fennell
name: M
average rating: 3.96
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at: 02/08
date added: 02/12/08
shelves: dogs
review:
This book was long & comprehensive on how to train your dog in a gentle way to see you as the alpha. Her solution to so many irritating dog behaviors comes back to basic method of teaching your dog that you are the leader of the pack and will take care of them. Good stories & anecdotes, well written methods. Very helpful & recommended.
]]> 13083693 Sun, 27 Jan 2008 20:46:29 -0800
This book was just okay. Nothing special. The characters were pretty caricatured at the beginning, making it hard to get into. There were several interesting story lines and so it was an okay read, but the people weren't super fascinating or thought provoking for me.

It's not really about genealogy though, its about race. And it takes itself too seriously like this is an important social commentary book. There is some family history, they don't do any serious research to prove anything though so its really just a nice novel.

How some of the side characters were used and present for specific purposes irritated me. Saundra & Corrine for instance. Who was the book really about? Dana's journey? Her husband's? Or the father's? Or the grandmother's? I think the idea was how all the story lines went together and they were all really dealing with similar issues though they didn't realize it, but that was not strong enough in the book for me.

I just don't know I would really recommend it to anyone, so I'm glad I didn't buy it but borrowed it from the library!]]>
author: Barbara Delinsky
name: M
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/27/08
shelves:
review:
I picked this up b/c of the whole genealogy thing. I enjoyed the Melungeon book I read recently about genealogy stuff and I enjoy doing family history research so I thought I'd enjoy more books in a similar genre.

This book was just okay. Nothing special. The characters were pretty caricatured at the beginning, making it hard to get into. There were several interesting story lines and so it was an okay read, but the people weren't super fascinating or thought provoking for me.

It's not really about genealogy though, its about race. And it takes itself too seriously like this is an important social commentary book. There is some family history, they don't do any serious research to prove anything though so its really just a nice novel.

How some of the side characters were used and present for specific purposes irritated me. Saundra & Corrine for instance. Who was the book really about? Dana's journey? Her husband's? Or the father's? Or the grandmother's? I think the idea was how all the story lines went together and they were all really dealing with similar issues though they didn't realize it, but that was not strong enough in the book for me.

I just don't know I would really recommend it to anyone, so I'm glad I didn't buy it but borrowed it from the library!
]]> 13084880 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:31:54 -0800
author: James Herriot
name: M
average rating: 4.34
book published: 2004
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 13084871 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:31:50 -0800
author: James Herriot
name: M
average rating: 4.35
book published: 1999
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 13084868 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:31:48 -0800
author: James Herriot
name: M
average rating: 4.33
book published: 1972
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 13084558 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:29:00 -0800
author: Richard H. Pitcairn
name: M
average rating: 4.62
book published: 2005
rating: 0
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:
Full of recipes and info about feeding and caring for your pet naturally. Interesting read.
]]> 13084317 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:26:10 -0800
author: Eric Schlosser
name: M
average rating: 3.92
book published: 2001
rating: 4
read at: 03/07
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:
More than you probably wanted to know about where your food may come from. Sappy parts about cowboys and independent restaurants are a nice balance to the disgust you feel reading about slaughterhouses.
]]> 9587086 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:06:17 -0800
author: Stephen Crane
name: M
average rating: 3.17
book published: 1982
rating: 4
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/21/08
shelves:
review:
I listened to this book on CD. It forced me to really listen to the story, which is really well written, but hard to hear. Fascinating book, if I had read it on paper, I probably would have missed half of the good stuff in it, skipping over it too fast. You can really feel like you are there, right beside the main character in the war. What is war like on a person's psyche?
]]> 11733442 Thu, 17 Jan 2008 14:50:09 -0800
author: Shannon Hale
name: M
average rating: 4.38
book published: 2005
rating: 4
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/17/08
shelves: book-club-reads
review:
This was a lovely read. The writing was very visual. I felt like I could see everything happening in the story. It was a lovely interpretation of the fairy tale.
]]> 12123955 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:17:48 -0800
author: C.S. Lewis
name: M
average rating: 4.19
book published: 1950
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 01/09/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 12123797 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:16:02 -0800
author: Gail Carson Levine
name: M
average rating: 4.22
book published: 1997
rating: 4
read at:
date added: 01/09/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 12123793 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:15:58 -0800
author: Heidi Murkoff
name: M
average rating: 3.33
book published: 2002
rating: 2
read at:
date added: 01/09/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 12123788 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:15:47 -0800
author: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (The)
name: M
average rating: 4.91
book published: 1830
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 01/09/08
shelves:
review:

]]> 12123639 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:14:50 -0800
author: Philip Pullman
name: M
average rating: 4.07
book published: 1995
rating: 2
read at: 01/98
date added: 01/09/08
shelves:
review:
I think this book has a great premise and beginning, but it got rather strange at the end. I was not hooked or interested in reading the rest of the series.
]]> 11733324 Wed, 09 Jan 2008 21:11:37 -0800
Also, she talks as if her training ideas are unique and they really aren't. I've read and heard many of the ideas in other places. ]]>
author: Tamar Geller
name: M
average rating: 4.00
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 01/08
date added: 01/09/08
shelves: dogs
review:
This is a good book to read, but it isn't thorough enough to be a stand alone training book. It is more a biography with helpful tips and interesting anecdotes. There just isn't enough info to be the total basis for dog training. I really did enjoy the book and got some good ideas that I am using, but I don't feel like all of my questions are answered or addressed, so I'll keep reading other books!

Also, she talks as if her training ideas are unique and they really aren't. I've read and heard many of the ideas in other places.
]]> 9587073 Sun, 16 Dec 2007 19:45:31 -0800
It started off really slow and took a while to get into the story. It is also fairly intense - requiring school-like concentration to read in spots, so I wasn't always in the mood for it.

The book is filled with anecdotes from the author's life as well as her wry tongue-in-cheek comments about the world from her viewpoint.

I enjoyed the book. I am southern by heritage, but mostly midwestern in raising, and answering the question "Where are you from?" has always elicited an answer too long for the innocent asker. So I identify with her "identity crisis" to some degree, while pondering the need to belong from a religious perspective, since she is agnostic and I am religious.

I do feel like it is an endorsement to some degree for DNA testing, which isn't affordable to all, and is still in the infancy stages, but fascinating. ]]>
author: Lisa Alther
name: M
average rating: 3.38
book published: 2007
rating: 3
read at: 12/07
date added: 12/16/07
shelves:
review:
This book is filled with history. I probably learned more about world history from her tellings of possible theories about the melungeons than I did in all of my high school history classes combined.

It started off really slow and took a while to get into the story. It is also fairly intense - requiring school-like concentration to read in spots, so I wasn't always in the mood for it.

The book is filled with anecdotes from the author's life as well as her wry tongue-in-cheek comments about the world from her viewpoint.

I enjoyed the book. I am southern by heritage, but mostly midwestern in raising, and answering the question "Where are you from?" has always elicited an answer too long for the innocent asker. So I identify with her "identity crisis" to some degree, while pondering the need to belong from a religious perspective, since she is agnostic and I am religious.

I do feel like it is an endorsement to some degree for DNA testing, which isn't affordable to all, and is still in the infancy stages, but fascinating.
]]> 9587099 Wed, 12 Dec 2007 22:00:49 -0800
author: Shannon Hale
name: M
average rating: 3.52
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 12/07
date added: 12/12/07
shelves: favorites
review:
I'm not even a crazed Austen lover, and I loved this book. It's fun, it's full of great imagery, you can relate to the main character and feel like you are in her head and they are your thoughts. It is a refreshing & escaping read. It is one to read and reread and daydream about the characters and the possibilities. What a fun book. :)
]]> 9818502 Sat, 08 Dec 2007 21:18:55 -0800 This is the story of his life, as he experienced recent history that has shaped our era with the corporatocracy and all that. A different look at what really happened in many events, and why the world hates America. Good times. :)
It is a fun read that can bring up some interesting questions. It would be a really fun book club book to discuss. ]]>
author: John Perkins
name: M
average rating: 3.64
book published: 2007
rating: 5
read at: 12/07
date added: 12/08/07
shelves:
review:
A book that had me interested in the history & economics and enjoying reading about it!
This is the story of his life, as he experienced recent history that has shaped our era with the corporatocracy and all that. A different look at what really happened in many events, and why the world hates America. Good times. :)
It is a fun read that can bring up some interesting questions. It would be a really fun book club book to discuss.
]]> 9587283 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:44:33 -0800
author: Louis Sachar
name: M
average rating: 4.24
book published: 1978
rating: 5
read at: 01/95
date added: 11/26/07
shelves:
review:
I grew up reading this series and loving it. They are quirky and fun.
]]> 9587262 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:43:57 -0800
author: Louis Sachar
name: M
average rating: 4.06
book published: 2000
rating: 5
read at: 01/05
date added: 11/26/07
shelves:
review:
What a great book!
]]> 9587211 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:42:07 -0800
author: Shel Silverstein
name: M
average rating: 4.37
book published: 1385
rating: 5
read at:
date added: 11/26/07
shelves:
review:

]]> 9587160 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:41:49 -0800
author: Dan Brown
name: M
average rating: 3.62
book published: 2005
rating: 3
read at: 06/06
date added: 11/26/07
shelves:
review:
Better than the more popular Davinci code, written in the same style, but with a more fun ending IMHO. :) Good quick read.
]]> 6249582 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:36:21 -0800
author: J. Howard Garrett
name: M
average rating: 4.36
book published: 1998
rating: 4
read at: 10/07
date added: 11/26/07
shelves: gardening
review:
Great resource for gardening in TX, lots of useful charts and information. One of the better ones IMHO.
]]> 6740513 Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:35:05 -0800
author: Naomi Aldort
name: M
average rating: 4.42
book published: 2006
rating: 4
read at: 11/07
date added: 11/26/07
shelves: parenting
review:
This is a good book about learning to shut up and listen to your kids and learn how to teach them the way you really want to. While things aren't addressed perfectly, there are many good ideas and the stories can be helpful. A great conversation starter at a book club. Be a peaceful parent. :)
]]> 8556675 Fri, 02 Nov 2007 06:09:23 -0700