books about: fate

books about: fate

books:

Fate

Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies

Jared Diamond

W. W. Norton, 2005

Fascinating!
It took me a while to open this book, as I was absolutely convinced that, with a title like Guns, Germs and Steel, the subject could only be war. Eventually, however, I opened the book, and was absolutely fascinated by it. The premise of the book is Yali's question. ...

Are We Rome?: The Fall of an Empire and the Fate of America

Cullen Murphy

Mariner Books, 2008

America and Rome - a flawed analogy
I have never bought the argument that the United States' eventual decline is an historical inevitability and perhaps even now underway. Those who use this argument love to hold up Ancient Rome as their analogy - a great and seemingly indestructible empire eventually ...

The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

Drew Westen

PublicAffairs, 2008

Want to Win? Read this Book!
Drew Westen's The Political Brain describes why Democrats routinely lose to Republicans despite being right on the issues. Democrats approach elections like job interviews, whereas Republicans see elections as dates. Specifically, Democrats foolishly believe that ...

Heart Fate (Celta's HeartMates, Book 7)

Robin D. Owens

Berkley Trade, 2008

Deeply thoughtful paranormal romance
Robin Owens' Celta series explores different ways that love can heal personal and social traumas, with a good dose of humor and fantasy. Her telepathic animal companions ("Fams") add delightful points of view to the narrative. Heart Fate brings together Lahsin, a ...

Ever

Gail Carson Levine

HarperCollins, 2008

Ever-Gail Carson Levine
*SPOILERS* Bittersweet ending as always in Levine's gorgeous books. You know, I'm really not sure why I like her books so much, they have a lot of what I hate about fantasy books (random names, little exposition). Hers are just somehow really amazing, easy to ...

The MacGregors: Serena ~ Caine: Playing The Odds\Tempting Fate (The Macgregors)

Nora Roberts

Silhouette, 2006

Good
Sold as advertised, shipped out quickly, packaged well. I'd buy from this seller again.

Cloud Atlas: A Novel

David Mitchell

Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2004

Highly unique and worthwhile
Cloud Atlas is composed of six stories intricately weaved together. Each story is told in a different style and time, and each is interrupted at a suspenseful moment and then concluded later in the book. This is a masterful execution of a unique device, coupled with ...

Banana: The Fate of the Fruit That Changed the World

Dan Koeppel

Hudson Street Press, 2007

Mangu de Platano
I am deeply grateful to Koeppel for the tribute he paid to Phil Rowe, the United Brands banana/plantain breeder in Honduras who died in 2001. Koeppel never met him but obviously captured a strong sense of who Phil was and his important contribution to world food ...

The Fate of Africa: A History of Fifty Years of Independence

Martin Meredith

PublicAffairs, 2006

Extremely well-written recent history that makes you sad and mad
In only 688 pages Martin Meredith succeeds in capturing the recent history of more or less the whole of (sub-Saharan) Africa, throwing in a few countries above the Sahara for good measure. After a brief introduction, he starts off at independence of most countries, and ...

The Political Brain: The Role of Emotion in Deciding the Fate of the Nation

Drew Westen

PublicAffairs, 2007

People vote their passions!
The Republican Party, to its credit, has exploited this fundamental principle of politics for decades, while many Democratic candidates have retreated into a "safe" strategy of not offending the electorate. This has lead to an extremely unhealthy state of ...

The Rape of Europa: The Fate of Europe's Treasures in the Third Reich and the Second World War

Lynn H. Nicholas

Vintage, 1995

great book on art looting
The Rape of Europa is an eye-opening book. Nicholas has done a tremendous amount of research that reveals the almost unimaginable extent of Nazi art looting during World War II. But the book never gets bogged down in details. The chilling story moves along quickly. I ...

The Soul's Code: In Search of Character and Calling

James Hillman

Grand Central Publishing, 1997

Life-Changing Perspective
After reading Moore's "Care of the Soul," I decided to move on to his teacher, James Hillman. And I am glad I did. This book gave me pause to conduct my own personal "archetypal autobiography," an exercise that has utterly transformed my life. Hillman's insights ...

Fate is the Hunter

Ernest K. Gann

Simon & Schuster, 1986

Read through in few sittings - -
This is one of those books that has a sneak ending - best appreciated by reading through at a steady rate (which only makes sense once the climax of the book is revealed). The stories, anecdotes and tales seem almost trite and mundane - but build to the showdown, for ...

Fool's Fate (The Tawny Man, Book 3)

Robin Hobb

Spectra, 2004

A perfect end to Fitz's tale
I have reviewed other books of Hobb in the Fitz saga so feel free to read my comments. This was the last book in the magnificent Tawny Man series and I will keep my comments brief. If you have never read any of Hobb's books, yes you are missing out on an icon in ...

Fortune and Fate
Sharon Shinn

Ace Hardcover, 2008

The compelling new novel in the national bestselling ?superior fantasy series? ( Publishers Weekly ). National bestselling author Sharon Shinn?s ?lyrical and entertaining? ( Kirkus Reviews ) Twelve Houses books have captivated readers and critics alike with their irresistible cocktail of fantasy, romance, and adventure. Now Shinn returns with a ...