Annette J. Dunlea's Blog, page 656

My Book Recommendation – The Horse Boy

Title: The Horse Boy: The True Story of a Father's Miraculous Journey to Heal His Son
 
Author: Rupert Isaacson
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: Penguin (7 Jan 2010)
ISBN-10: 0141033630
ISBN-13: 978-0141033631
Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 2.4 cm 
Product Description
One familyÂ's epic journey to rescue their son . . . Rupert and Kirstin Isaacson were heartbroken when they learned that [...:]

My Favourite Joseph O NeillBook 2 – This Is The Life

Title: This is the Life
 
Author:  Joseph O'Neill
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: HarperPerennial (30 April 2009)
ISBN-10: 000730921X
ISBN-13: 978-0007309214
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
Product Description
The debut novel from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. James Jones is slipping steadily through life. He has a steady job as [...:]

My Favourite Joseph O Connor Book 2 – This Is The Life

Title: This is the Life
 
Author:  Joseph O'Neill
Paperback: 220 pages
Publisher: HarperPerennial (30 April 2009)
ISBN-10: 000730921X
ISBN-13: 978-0007309214
Product Dimensions: 19.2 x 12.8 x 1.8 cm
Product Description
The debut novel from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. James Jones is slipping steadily through life. He has a steady job as [...:]

My Favourite Joseph O Neill Book 1 – Blood Dark Track A Family History

Title: Blood-Dark Track: A Family History
 
Author:  Joseph O'Neill
Paperback: 352 pages
Publisher: HarperPerennial (30 April 2009)
ISBN-10: 0007309252
ISBN-13: 978-0007309252
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 13 x 2.3 cm
Product Description
A fascinating family memoir from Joseph O'Neill, author of the Man Booker Prize longlisted and Richard & Judy pick, 'Netherland'. Joseph O'Neill's grandfathers — one Irish, one Turkish — were both [...:]

My Book Recommendation – Seeing Further

Title: Seeing Further: The Story of Science and the Royal Society: 350 Years of the Royal Society and Scientific Endeavour
 
Author: Bill Bryson
Hardcover: 496 pages
Publisher: HarperPress (7 Jan 2010)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0007302568
ISBN-13: 978-0007302567
Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18 x 5.2 cm
Product Description
Edited and introduced by Bill Bryson, with contributions from Richard Dawkins, Margaret Atwood, Richard Holmes, Martin [...:]

My Favourite Jeanette Winterson Book 2 – The Powerbook

Title: The Powerbook
 
Author:  Jeanette Winterson
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Vintage; New Ed edition (3 May 2001)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0099285436
ISBN-13: 978-0099285434
Product Dimensions: 19.9 x 12.9 x 1.9 cm 
Product Description
To avoid discovery I stay on the run. To discover things for myself, I stay on the run. "The PowerBook" is twenty-first century fiction that uses past, present and future [...:]

My Favourite Jeanette Winterson Book 1 – Battle of the Sun

Title: The Battle of the Sun
 
Author: Jeanette Winterson
Hardcover: 400 pages
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (2 Nov 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 140880042X
ISBN-13: 978-1408800423
Product Dimensions: 20.2 x 13.2 x 3 cm 
Product Description
Jack is the chosen one, the Radiant Boy the Magus needs in order to perfect the alchemy that will transform London of the 1600s into a golden city. [...:]

My Book Recommendation Gypsy Boy

Title: Gypsy Boy: One Boy's Struggle to Escape from a Secret World
 
Author: Mikey Walsh
Paperback: 288 pages
Publisher: Hodder Paperbacks (4 Feb 2010)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0340977981
ISBN-13: 978-0340977989
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.8 x 2 cm
Product Description
Mikey was born into a Romany Gypsy family. They live in a closeted community, and little is known about their way of life. [...:]

My Favourite Anita Shreve Book: 2 – A Change in Attitude

Title: A Change in Altitude
 
Author:  Anita Shreve
Hardcover: 304 pages
Publisher: Little, Brown (5 Nov 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 1408700719
ISBN-13: 978-1408700716
Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.8 x 2.8 cm 
Product Description
Margaret and Patrick, married just a few months, set off on a great adventure ? a year living in Kenya. While Patrick practices medicine, Margaret works as a photojournalist, capturing [...:]

My Favourite Anita Shreve Book : 1 – Testimony

Title: Testimony
 
Author:  Anita Shreve
Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Abacus (4 Jun 2009)
Language English
ISBN-10: 0349119023
ISBN-13: 978-0349119021
Product Dimensions: 19.6 x 12.6 x 2.2 cm
Product Description
At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that they were caught on videotape. A Pandora's box of [...:]