books about: collections

books about: collections

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Collections

Gan Golan, Erich Origen

Little, Brown and Company, 2008

The Devil is in the Details of the Drawings
The original children's book on which this was based was the one my daughter learned to read with and is still a treasured book in our house. I was a little leery of how good a parody of this could be, but found it to be a wonderful parody of both the administration ...

How to Read Literature Like a Professor: A Lively and Entertaining Guide to Reading Between the Lines

Thomas C. Foster

Harper Paperbacks, 2003

great book for students
This is a lively, friendly, entertaining book that is great for students. It discusses how to read, to to really read literature. But as a practiced reader I found that it didn't teach me much, though it would be great for a freshman or sophmore.

My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands

Chelsea Handler

Bloomsbury USA, 2005

hilarious...
This book is hilarious. If you like watching Chelsea Handler, this is like reading a transcript from a standup act. I read it in one day, and I wish she would sleep around enough to write a second volume.

The Clique Summer Collection #4:Kristen (Clique Series)

Poppy, 2008

Kristen sets sail on the Love Boat... With the rest of the Pretty Committee scattered across the globe, Kristen is stuck in summer school at OCD, making good on her scholarship commitments. No sleepover horse camp, no Hawaiian spa, no Spanish vacation, not even a trip to Orlando. But when Kristen scores a job looking after hang-ten hottie Dune ...

The Clique Summer Collection #3: Alicia (Clique Series)

Poppy, 2008

Best of the Summer Collection So Far!!
As for the Summer Series, Massie was pretty good, Dylan was disappointingly not well-written, so I picked up Alicia with some reservation. It was fabuloso times ten!! I loved the story line set in the beautiful five star Hotel Lindo in Spain. We get to know Nina once ...

When You Are Engulfed in Flames

Hachette Audio, 2008

This book is a collection of interesting essays
This book is a collection of essays about the interests and experiences of David Sedaris. He is a well travelled, intelligent, curious man. My favorite chapter is The Smoking Section. This is about the three months he spent living in Tokyo while trying to quit ...

Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink

Random House, 2007

Seventy Years of Great Writing about Dining Out, Food, Beverages, and Dieting
In praising Secret Ingredients, I'm torn between praising the writing style or the content more highly. Both are superb. As a reading experience, you'll find your mouth watering, your mind remembering tastes and aromas you haven't experienced in years, your eyes ...

The Official SAT Study Guide

The College Board

College Board, 2007

The Official SAT Study Guide
I really appreciate the fact that the shipment was done expeditiously and it was as expected.Thanks.

Magic Tree House Boxed Set, Books 1-4: Dinosaurs Before Dark, The Knight at Dawn, Mummies in the Morning, and ...

Mary Pope Osborne

Random House Books for Young Readers, 2001

great for the imagination
I bought the set as a gift for my nephew, whom is in second grade. Hoping to spark his interest in reading. The Magic Tree House books were the first books that grabbed my own sons interested when he began reading. He would devour a book in a couple of days and ...

Ben & Jerry's Homemade Ice Cream & Dessert Book

Ben Cohen, Jerry Greenfield, ...

Workman Publishing Company, 1987

Nearly perfect recipe book
I have a number of ice cream recipe books, and I also have my mother's custard-style ice cream recipe from way back. While I love custard-style ice cream, it is a lot of work, and sometimes I just want to throw together some ingredients and toss them into my MUSSO ...

Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes

Edith Hamilton

Grand Central Publishing, 1999

A classic introduction.....
I remember being captivated by this book and its stories when I was in the 5th grade. I recently bought it for my 5th-grade daughter, when she started reading the "Pendragon" series, so she would have a better understanding of the mythological references in that ...

The Clique Summer Collection #2: Dylan (Clique Series)

Poppy, 2008

this is an amazing book
this is the best book ever. if you enjoyed reading the clique, then you will love this book.

Love Letters Of Great Men And Women: From The Eighteenth Century To The Present Day

C. H. Charles

Kessinger Publishing, LLC, 2007

Simply Amazing
Like most I bought this book because I assumed is was the one from the Sex and the City movie. I don't think it is, but it's an amazing book all the same. The authors' writing is so beautiful, and the choice of letters reveal so much about the historical figures that ...

The Man Who Mistook His Wife For A Hat: And Other Clinical Tales

Oliver Sacks

Touchstone, 1998

Extremely Helpful
This book has helped me in so many ways to understand the human mind. I can't say enough about this book, except to tell people to buy it.

Armageddon in Retrospect

Kurt Vonnegut

Putnam Adult, 2008

Pleased
It has been a while since I read Kurt Vonnegut books, but this one helped me remember why I liked his writing so much. I was afraid this was going to be left overs but it is not and it is a great wrap up of Vonnegut's work.