books by Brooks

books by Brooks

books:

Brooks

The Gypsy Morph (The Genesis of Shannara, Book 3)

Terry Brooks

Del Rey, 2008

Escape to the Promised Land
The Gypsy Morph (2007) is the third fantasy novel in the Genesis of Shannara subseries, following The Elves of Cintra. In the previous volume, Hawk and Tessa returned from the gardens of the King of the Silver River. Logan Tom was unconscious after his fight against ...

The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead

Max Brooks

Three Rivers Press, 2003

"Exellent read"
The Zombie Survival Guide by Max Brooks is amazing. It has humor, but is totally serious the entire length of the book. I feel that if a Zombie Outbreak happens anytime soon I will be better prepared having read mentioned book. A must for Zombie, Horror, and Survival ...

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

Max Brooks

Three Rivers Press, 2007

A wonderfully different zombie story
Now that the Zombie War is over, it is time to start examining what went right and what went wrong. But, the author moved beyond all that, interviewing the survivors of "World War Z" to get their story - a boots-on-the-ground view of the trauma and the tragedy. This is ...

Year of Wonders

Geraldine Brooks

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2002

Unexpectedly, A Great Read
A story about the plague that is set in England in the 1600's isn't one that I would have likely read had it not been chosen by my book club. However, I'm glad that I read it, and highly recommend it to others. Even if you're someone who doesn't generally read books ...

Armageddon's Children (The Genesis of Shannara, Book 1)

Terry Brooks

Del Rey, 2007

Worth the read
I actually read book 2 first and was glad to read book 1 to fill in the holes that I had. Very enjoyable.

March

Geraldine Brooks

Penguin (Non-Classics), 2006

I Loved Meeting Mr. March And Hearing His Story
This is one of the most Pulizer-worthy novels I've read in a long while. The novel tells the previously untold story of the absent father in Louisa May Alcott's Little Women (Signet Classics). In Little Women, the reader only gets to know Peter March through his ...

The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering, Anniversary Edition (2nd Edition)

Frederick P. Brooks

Addison-Wesley Professional, 1995

Excellent & Highly Recommended Book
I have read this book twice now. Once in college and once again now 5 years later. While I did not get much out of it 5 years ago, now that I have been in the industry a few years, it is a VERY good re-read.

The Elves of Cintra (Genesis of Shannara)

Terry Brooks

Del Rey, 2008

Great entertaining read
Armageddeon's Children was my first Terry Brooks novel and I was hooked on this trilogy once it was finished. This book, the 2nd in the trilogy, did not fail to earn my love. It picks up exactly where the 1st book left off. As the title suggests, most of this book ...

People of the Book: A Novel

Geraldine Brooks

Viking Adult, 2008

A wonderful story
Book and manuscript conservator, Dr.Hanna Heath is brought to Sarajevo, after the Bosnian war, to examine what the authorities hope will be a huge find..a Haggadar or ancient Hebrew manuscript, written in the early 15th century. Hanna discovers some unusual tiny clues ...

I Wasn't Ready to Say Goodbye (Updated Edition): Surviving, Coping and Healing After the Sudden Death of a ...

Pamela Blair, Brook Noel

Sourcebooks, Inc., 2008

A grief survival manual
I highly recommend this book to anyone who has to make sense of living through this difficult time. It follows a timeline from the death time and assists the reader to make sense of what has had to be dealt with. The advice is practical yet lovingly given. The book ...

Nine Parts of Desire: The Hidden World of Islamic Women

Geraldine Brooks

Anchor, 1995

nine parts of desire...ten parts intrigue
Geraldine Brooks takes us inside her personal trip trough the Islamic world and gives as close to an UNBIASED view of the treatment of Islamic women that i could imagine. she is careful to point out the reasons that are given for wierd practices. She doesn't shy away ...

Frank Lloyd Wright The Houses

Alan Hess

Rizzoli, 2005

Almost As Good As Being There
This is a necessary book for all who study architecture. Why? Because the photography conveys something close to the reality of Mr. Wright's works, especially so when it comes to the interiors. When I was studying architecture in college in the 1970s, the BEST ...

Raising Resilient Children : Fostering Strength, Hope, and Optimism in Your Child

Robert Brooks, Sam Goldstein

McGraw-Hill, 2002

A mother of two school aged children LOVES THIS BOOK
I must say I'm tempted to give away every single other parenting book I own. This book is the first book to ever "speak" to me. I've spent some time trying to figure out why this book touched me so much. It hit me - resilience is the BIG picture - I CAN operate and ...

unSpun: Finding Facts in a World of Disinformation

Brooks Jackson, Kathleen Hall Jamieson

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007

Un Spun- Finding Facts
I loved the Book! Great information for someone that wants to learn the political system. Since there is so much propaganda out there, this was a great book to understanding some of it. Short and to the point...not a big book...but long on fact finding.

Cultural Intelligence: A Guide to Working with People from Other Cultures

Brooks Peterson

Intercultural Press, 2004

Cultural Intelligence
Cultural issues are not a new topic, but this book is so well written that it quickly becomes an interesting read and valuable learning tool for almost all of us, because of the world we live in, now and in the future. The author begins by explaining the importance of ...