Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraqinitiated by Muhammad on January 11, 2007 I found this book to be very well written, thorough and well researched with comprehensive use of participants'/soldiers'/generals' views to build a very clear story of how we've gotten ourselves to t ....
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Beautiful Lies: A Novelinitiated by carol on January 11, 2007 WOW!!! I predict a wonderful future for Lisa Unger's first novel, "Beautiful Lies." I forecast its presence on the NY Times Bestseller List for many a moon. However, unlike a number of successful best ....
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Jesus: A Revolutionary Biographyinitiated by prakash on January 11, 2007 Based on Crossan's acclaimed and controversial The Historical Jesus ( LJ 2/1/92), this elegant new reconstruction popularizes and occasionally elaborates on that earlier work. Gone is the massive docu ....
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A Passage to India by E. M. Forsterinitiated by rajni on January 10, 2007 I've read and enjoyed several Forster books, but "A Passage to India" tops them all. The plot concerns the arrival in Chandrapore, India of Ms. Quested and her potential mother-in-law, Mrs. Moore. The ....
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I, Claudius by Robert Gravesinitiated by sonali on January 10, 2007 deals sympathetically with the life of the Roman Emperor Claudius and the history of the Julio-Claudian Dynasty and Roman Empire, from Julius Caesar's assassination in 44 BC to Caligula's assassinatio ....
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LOLITA by Vladimir Nabokovinitiated by rajni on January 10, 2007 Lolita seems to me an assertion of the power of the comic spirit to wrest delight and truth from the most outlandish materials. It is one of the funniest serious novels I have ever read; and the visio ....
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Slow Burn: A Novel by Julie Garwoodinitiated by sonali on January 09, 2007 Three pretty sisters, Southern belles all, deal with death threats, romance, and an unexpected inheritance in this agreeable romantic thriller. Joyce Bean's polished narration kicks the whole thing up ....
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THE AUDACITY OF HOPE, by Barack Obamainitiated by carol on January 09, 2007 With his second book The Audacity of Hope, Obama engages themes raised in his keynote speech at the 2004 Democratic National Convention, shares personal views on faith and values and offers a vision o ....
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FOR ONE MORE DAY by Mitch Albominitiated by martin on January 09, 2007 This is the story of Charley, a child of divorce who is always forced to choose between his mother and his father. He grows into a man and starts a family of his own. But one fateful weekend, he leave ....
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - J.K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Potter_and_the_Deathly_Hallows) It's official! J.K. Rowling gave readers a very magical holiday present by revealing the title of Book 7: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
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Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince - J.K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Half-Blood-Prince-Book/dp/0439784549/sr=1-3/qid=1168242294/ref...) The long-awaited, eagerly anticipated, arguably over-hyped Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has arrived, and the question on the minds of kids, adults, fans, and skeptics alike is, "Is it worth ....
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Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - J.K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Order-Phoenix-Book/dp/0439358078/sr=1-5/qid=1168242294/ref=sr_...) As his fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry approaches, 15-year-old Harry Potter is in full-blown adolescence, complete with regular outbursts of rage, a nearly debilitating crush, ....
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Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban - J. K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stone-Rowling/dp/0747573603/sr=1-7/qid=1168242294...) For most children, summer vacation is something to look forward to. But not for our 13-year-old hero, who's forced to spend his summers with an aunt, uncle, and cousin who detest him. The third book i ....
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Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J. K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Philosophers-Stone-Rowling/dp/0747573603/sr=1-7/qid=1168242294...) It's hard to fall in love with an earnest, appealing young hero like Harry Potter and then to watch helplessly as he steps into terrible danger! And in J.K. Rowling's Harry Potter and the Chamber of S ....
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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - J. K. Rowlinginitiated by Kins on January 08, 2007 (http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Sorcerers-Stone-Book/dp/0439554934/sr=1-6/qid=1168242294/ref=s...) Author : J. K. Rowling. Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded b ....
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