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books: a tale from

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Tales from the Hood (Sisters Grimm, Book 6)

Michael Buckley

Amulet Books, 2008

Another 5 star addition to the Sisters Grimm series!!
I really enjoyed this book! From the first page to the last I was sitting on the edge of my seat! Sabrina is growing up, painfully but surely. I completely understand what she's going through! And Puck is well, maturing! Daphne is growing up too, I don't know about ...

Tales from the Perilous Realm

J.R.R. Tolkien

Houghton Mifflin, 2008

Early Tolkien Writing
You need to know that I'm a Tolkien fan who reads the Lord of the Rings trilogy every year and always discovers something new. I've also read The Hobbit, The Silmarillion and The Children of Turin. Tales from the Perilous Realm is enjoyable reading based upon its own ...

The Greatest Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

Rick Beyer

Collins, 2003

Excellent Gift for Father and Husband!
I gave this book as a gift to both my father and husband and they raved about how great it was!

Tales from the Dad Side: Misadventures in Fatherhood

Steve Doocy

William Morrow, 2008

A Warm and Hillarious Journey Through Fatherhood
I really enjoyed reading this funny account of Steve's journey through his childhood and as he becomes of father and his journey. I laughed so hard at times that I had tears in my eyes. I would recommend this book to everyone. Thank you Steve for thinking of our ...

Tales From Pixie Hollow 4 copy Box Set (Disney Fairies)(Trouble for Tink, Lily's Pesky Plant, Vidia and the ...

RH Disney

RH/Disney, 2006

Well Worth Buying
Hi, All, if you have any young children, who want to know about tinkerbell, and pixie's, then buy this to read to them at bedtime, there are some good stories, about tink and all her friends, it wood make a good christmas present, for someone, who likes this sort of ...

Dark Mission: The Secret History of NASA

Richard C. Hoagland, Mike Bara

Feral House, 2007

There will always be naysayers
It never ceases to amaze me how throughout time, no matter what the subject, no matter what the evidence, there are those who have a mental block to anything other than what our government has told us. I chuckle sometimes, but then realize just how powerful we could ...

The Greatest Presidential Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy

Rick Beyer

Collins, 2007

Greatest Presidential STories never told
I married a history buff, and never know what to get him as a gift. I usually go through old used book sales looking for out of print history books (which are so contradictory and funny) for him to read and compare to the present day truth (ok, who knows). I love it ...

The Greatest War Stories Never Told: 100 Tales from Military History to Astonish, Bewilder, and Stupefy ...

Rick Beyer

Collins, 2005

Unbelievable stories!
I am a social studies teacher and my jaw dropped reading these short tidbits on historical events -- this is such a great writer in easy-to-understand language. My students love it when I tell them stuff like this you'll never find in a textbook.

Jan Karon's Mitford Cookbook and Kitchen Reader: Recipes from Mitford Cooks, Favorite Tales from Mitford Books

Jan Karon

Viking Adult, 2004

Good down home cookin
This is a delightful book. If you are in love with Mitford and its people you will love this. You get all their wonderful recipes with snippets of the books they are in. Fantastic. Guaranteed to make you mouth water, and after making a few of these recipes, you ...

Screen Doors and Sweet Tea: Recipes and Tales from a Southern Cook

Martha Hall Foose

Clarkson Potter, 2008

Takes me back to my Great Aunt Sallie's back porch
Any time of the year that I pick up this lovely book, I am transported to a place and time. It looks like this: I'm wearing a pastel-colored cotton dress, my hair is newly washed and hanging down my back, the rocking chair I am sitting in, on Great Aunt Sallie's ...

A Sea of Words, Third Edition: A Lexicon and Companion to the Complete Seafaring Tales of Patrick O'Brian

Dean King, John B. Hattendorf, ...

Holt Paperbacks, 2000

An Excellent Companion Volume For The Series
Covering all of the arcane terms and characters from the age of Napoleonic Fighting Sail, this book makes an excellent companion for the Aubrey/Maturin series by Patrick O'Brian. From an "Able Seaman" to a "Younker", "a Sea Of Words" covers the terms needed to ...

From the Borderlands: Stories of Terror and Madness

Stephen King, Whitley Strieber

Warner Books, 2004

borderlands
FROM THE BORDERLANDS ARRIVED ON TIME AND IN EXCELLANT CONDITION. i HAVE READ IT YET. iT WAS PACKAGED VERY GOOD

Tales from Q School: Inside Golf's Fifth Major

John Feinstein

Back Bay Books, 2008

Q School
Couldn't put it down. If you're a golfer this is a must read. If you aren't a golfer, but like real drama this is also for you. Feinstein gives you everything you need to understand it all and be intrigued. He's a terrific writer.

On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft

Stephen King

Scribner, 2000

Learn the Craft
Stephen King may be thought of as a hack, but one doesn't get that idea after reading about what he thinks of his profession. The book is chock full of good, simple, insights that will help the writer convey meaning in every word. The following are the best points he ...

The Idiot Girls' Action-Adventure Club: True Tales from a Magnificent and Clumsy Life

Laurie Notaro

Villard, 2002

I've found my people!
I bought this book for the title alone. When reading it I found myself laughing out loud. I re-read several sections more than once because I thought they were so funny -- I've also subjected my husband, friends and daughters to my "readings". My girlfriends and ...