books about: amis

books about: amis

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Amis

Betsy Byars

HarperCollins, 1997

Tornado by Betsy Byars
I use this book every year with my third grade class when studying a unit on tornados. They do a storyboard summarizing each chapter. They laugh all through the book. The LOVE it! I am glad I found it on Amazon because it is very difficult to locate for purchase. ...

Time's Arrow

Martin Amis

Vintage, 1992

"At such times, I conclude, the soul can only hang in the dark, like a white bat, and let the darkness have the day."
philosophizes the doppelganger-narrator of this marvelous book that resides within the body of an elderly, paralyzed man, (p 10) "Flanked by the great guitars of the ears, his hair lay thin over the orange-peel scalp, in white worms." Not a fan of those who try to help ...

Thanks to Nicki (American Girl Today)

Ann Howard Creel

American Girl Publishing Inc, 2007

A Young Girl's Gift
Thanks To Nicki By Ann Howard Creel Illustrated by Doren Ben-Ami Nicki is doing such a good job training Sprocket, the service dog, that her worst fears may be coming true. Nicki may soon loose the dog she has come to love. It doesn't seem to matter that ...

The Birth House: A Novel (P.S.)

Ami Mckay

Harper Perennial, 2007

Great Read
This book is my next recommendation for our September book club meeting. It is filled with historical information about the role of midwives in the early part of 20th century; before, during, and after WWI. This book also focuses on the varied roles of women during ...

Clinton Anderson's Downunder Horsemanship: Establishing Respect and Control for English and Western Riders

Clinton Anderson, Ami Hendrickson

Trafalgar Square Books, 2004

Excellent book
I bought this book due to the highly rated feedback that it received and have not been disappointed. I am in the market for my very first horse and was looking for any training information that I could get my hands on. Clinton's book gives actual exercises that can ...

Everyday Drinking: The Distilled Kingsley Amis

Kingsley Amis

Bloomsbury USA, 2008

Kingsley Amis never disappoints
In a strange sort of way, Kingsley Amis does for drink what Anthony Bourdain does for food: with enormous humor and joy in life, both authors just say "go for it." It is probably no coincidence that they both loathe vegetarians, especially vegans. I am not ...

Lucky Jim (Penguin Classics)

Kingsley Amis

Penguin Classics, 1993

"O lucky Jim, /How I envy him."
The British literary theorist Terry Eagleton characterized Kingsley Amis as a "racist, anti-Semitic boor, a drink-sodden, self-hating reviler of women, gays, and liberals." Well well! And what is the reader of "Lucky Jim" to think of such a venomous outpouring of ...

House of Meetings (Vintage International)

Martin Amis

Vintage, 2008

I'm speechless
Wow! Oh, wow! ... That is all I could say for a while. That's all I can say even now. What a magnificent piece of literature. Not since `The Corrections' by Franzen have I encountered such a masterful ownership of language, clarity and depth of thought, and so ...

Money

Martin Amis

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1986

A savage funny monologue
This is a novel written in the early 80's and is one long monologue about money and what chasing money, having money( and not having money) does to John Self the central character. He is a successful Ad director but at heart a fast talking East end boozing womaniser ...

The Quilt: A History and Celebration of an American Art Form

Elise Schebler Roberts

Voyageur Press, 2007

I'm really enjoying this book.
Just got the book yesterday, and sat with it in my lap all evening. It's big - coffee table size - and heavy. The pages are thick, and it just feels good to turn them. The pictures and text are wonderful, the font is clear and easy to read. In particular, the ...

The Rider's Pain-Free Back: Overcome Chronic Soreness, Injury and Aging, and Stay in the Saddle for Years to ...

James Warson, Ami Hendrickson

Trafalgar Square Books, 2007

Good book!
I bought this book pre-order and it arrived very quickly. The author knows his stuff. I am an x-ray tech by trade, so nearly everything I read was understandable to me. He wrote the book so everytone could understand it- medical terms were explained, and there was ...

Geoff Teall on Riding Hunters, Jumpers and Equitation: Develop a Winning Style

Geoff Teall, Ami Hendrickson

Trafalgar Square Books, 2006

valuable resource
This book would appeal most to the amateur competitor on the 'A' circuit or an aspiring trainer who is just about to start coaching at that level. It's essentially an experts recipe for success at this competitive level. If you're already a competitor at that level and ...

The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom

Martin Amis

Knopf, 2008

Hey Islamists: prepare to know fear.
Mr. Amis expresses the bile that many of us feel for these deformed, ugly, self-proclaimed 'religious' 'men.' The Islamists don't design planes, don't administer flight training, don't create or offer much of anything. They fail to evangelize as other religious people ...

Old Jules (Third Edition)

Mari Sandoz

Bison Books, 2005

Masterpiece of Western Americana
This is a book you can't put down once the first sentence leaps off the page at you. Vividly told, with accompanying pictures of the land and the people, it is one that was surely deserving of the literary honors it received upon it's first publishing. It is a story ...

Entre Amis: An Interactive Approach, 5th Edition

Michael D. Oates

Houghton Mifflin, 2005

Good.
The book I received was shrink wrapped and in great condition. The CD was included. If this is the edition you need, then go for it. The book is very basic.