books: an american legend

books: an american legend

books:

An american legend

HarperCollins, 1981

Special
A person who was one of the most influential in my life gave this to me as a gift. After reading the book, the gesture impacted me that much more. I buy this for anyone that means something to me. This type of book should be shared by all. Silverstein is a master who I ...

Maps and Legends

Michael Chabon

McSweeney's, 2008

A needed critical counterpoint
Pulitzer-prize winning Chabon speaks to me and for me in this book of essays on writing. Chabon believes that fiction, specifically short fiction, has lost its power because of the limitations placed upon it by critics and other literary types, who turn up their noses ...

Icarus at the Edge of Time

Brian Greene

Knopf, 2008

Unique and Unexpected...Magnificent short tale
Brian Greene brings science and mythology together in a simple, weighty and somewhat haunting story. Who knew relativity could send shivers down the spine? Somewhere between science, science fiction and space opera, this book is beautifully produced and creatively ...

People of the Nightland (First North Americans)

W. Michael Gear, Kathleen O'Neal Gear

Tor Books, 2008

Nightland
People of the Nightland was hard to get thought it took me about half of the book before I started liking it. What I liked about the book was it delt with Global Warming somthing that we are delling with now. If You are a fan of the People series this is a pritty good ...

The 101 Most Influential People Who Never Lived: How Characters of Fiction, Myth, Legends, Television, and ...

Dan Karlan, Allan Lazar, ...

Harper Paperbacks, 2006

A fun and informative take on its subject(s)
Though I can and would quibble with who made their list (for example I probably would have been more inclined to include Hannibal Lechter and less inclined to include Buffy the Vampire Slayer) but I can't quibble with their mission. In history, mythology, ...

The Shadows (Vampire Huntress Legends)

L. A. Banks

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

L.A. Does It Again!!
All of L.A. Banks' Huntress series is exciting, but ... The Shadows was so action-packed that I could not put it down at all!!! In fact, I was so engrossed in what I was reading that I was searching for more pages at the end of the book! My suggestion is to read the ...

To Seduce A Sinner (The Legend of the Four Soldiers)

Elizabeth Hoyt

Forever, 2008

A perfect love story
Melisande Fleming had watched Jasper Renshaw- Lord Vale for six years. Watched him take other women to his bed as she blended in all too well, so well, he did not give her much notice at all; let alone remember her name. Melisande saw an opportunity before her to have ...

Fables

HarperCollins, 1983

One of my FAVORITE books as a child
I'm 21, going on 22 in April, but this was always one of my favorite books (next to Shel Silverstein's Where The Sidewalk Ends). My favorite was Cat and His Visions. My mother would read it slowly and deliberately, licking her chops like the cat would. I noticed that ...

Two Old Women: An Alaska Legend of Betrayal, Courage and Survival

Velma Wallis

Harper Perennial, 2004

A Woman's Must Read!
Every woman needs to read this. It goes to prove that we ALWAYS have value no matter our age. It is our duty to keep strong and push ourselves to stay focused and sharp, not relying on others or blaming our circumstances. I loved the old women's adage, "we will die ...

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 ...

Seabiscuit: An American Legend

Laura Hillenbrand

Ballantine Books, 2003

Five Years Later, This Is Still The Best Sports Book I've Ever Read
When I finished reading this book five years ago, I thought "Wow, that is the greatest sports book I have read." Well, I still think that way and I've read some great sports literature since. It's the combination of fascinating mini-biographies of Seabiscuit's ...

Legends of Texas Barbecue Cookbook: Recipes and Recollections from the Pit Bosses

Robb Walsh

Chronicle Books, 2002

Loved it
I'm a Texan living in CA and it made me homesick. Beautifully designed and well written. Many BBQ books are full of impossible recipes but this book seems mangeable. I love the history he explains, which I didn't know, and I'm a BBQ nut! Thoroughly recommended.

The Darkness (Vampire Huntress Legends)

L. A. Banks

St. Martin's Griffin, 2008

Awesome!!
I have been reading the whole series and this one keeps up with the others. I thought it was great. Definitely one to tell otehrs about.

The Way to Rainy Mountain

N. Scott Momaday

University of New Mexico Press, 1976

A timeless journey
The Way to Rainy Mountain by N. Scott Momaday; illustrated by Al Momaday. Highly recommended. Rainy Mountain, a "single knoll [that] rises out of the plain in Oklahoma," is an old landmark for the Kiowa people. It is a land of bitter cold, searing heat, summer drought, ...

The Thirteenth (Vampire Huntress Legends)
L. A. Banks

St. Martin's Griffin, 2009

The final story in the now cult favorite Vampire Huntress series. The entire Neteru Guardian team is on the run, having now been labeled as America's most-wanted terrorists following the gruesome demon battle that felled the Washington Monument and crashed the front doors of the White House. The Anti-Christ is positioned for emergence, the ...