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The Forgotten Man: A New History of the Great Depression

Amity Shlaes

Harper Perennial, 2008

Every American Should Read This Book
Amity Shlaes has written a timely and provocative book. As our presidential election nears, one can hear Republicans and Democrats alike arguing for more government action, more government-sponsored bailouts, more government intrusion into the market. As one ...

Essays on the Great Depression

Ben S. Bernanke

Princeton University Press, 2004

Rigorous and Authoritative. The Best Book on Great Depression Economics
Bernanke rigorously explains the economics of the Great Depression. A massive monetary contraction (reduction in the money supply) was the cause of the Great Depression, in large part due to the flawed gold standard that was created following World War One. The massive ...

Forgotten Ways, The: Reactivating the Missional Church

Alan Hirsch

Brazos Press, 2007

Fantastic! Provokes good thinking and self examination!
Alan's written a great reminder: The Truth of the Word is increasingly being hidden from view by the organized church. Unintentionally perhaps, but it's the net effect. Additionally, the not-yet-Christians have gotten an increasingly distorted view of who Jesus is ...

The Pirate King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, Book 2)

R.A. Salvatore

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Just Good, not Great
I thoroughly enjoyed the Pirate King. Great intrigue, fight scene descriptions and dialogue (The world's gone Gutbuster ! :) There definitely is a twist at the end, although I am still deciding if I agree with it. The ruminations of Drizzt were right on point. I ...

The Orc King: Transitions, Book I (Transitions)

R.A. Salvatore

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Fresh
I must say that even though I love this series, the past few trilogies have been repetitive, very repetitive and somewhat bland. The Orc King is different than those others: it reshapes virtually everything we have come to know in Salvatore's world. For example ...

The Worst Hard Time: The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl

Timothy Egan

Mariner Books, 2006

The American dust bowl and the grit and gumption of those who will never forget
Subtitled "The Untold Story of Those Who Survived the Great American Dust Bowl", this 2006 non-fiction account of this American tragedy is historical writing at its best. The author is a Pulitizer Prize winning reporter for the New York Times. I loved his simple but ...

Forgotten Realms Player's Guide: A 4th Edition D&D Supplement (Forgotten Realms Supplement)

Wizards RPG Team

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Another coup de grace
The content is impeccable, and arguably more interesting than some of the things in the core. The Spellplague in particular seems to have set the creative juices ablaze. I am pleased.

America's Hidden History: Untold Tales of the First Pilgrims, Fighting Women, and Forgotten Founders Who ...

Kenneth C. Davis

Collins, 2008

Amazing
If you're into history, this book will open your eyes to what the time was like during early America. Very enlightning and interesting.

Forgotten: A Novel

Mariah Stewart

Ballantine Books, 2008

Dark, twisted, and dubious.
Forgotten: A Novel is a dark, twisted tale that mirrors the real life psychopathic exploits of some of the wort serial killers ever to infect society. Sheldon Woods is the monster in this book and just think of him as mix between the Green River Killer and Jeffery ...

Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide, 4th Edition

Bruce R. Cordell, Ed Greenwood, ...

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Let's Get the Facts Straight
The new FRCG is not perfect. Far from. But let's get the facts straight here people. The Forgotten Realms Campaign Guide is not a "travesty" nor is it "the end of the Realms." A quick look at the people writing the book will reveal as much, many of whom have worked ...

Ascendancy of the Last (Lady Penitent)

Lisa Smedman

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Good read, but tried to do a little too much
First off, I think Lisa Smedman is one of the Forgotten Realms best authors and I really enjoyed the House of Serpents series. I also love the War of the Spider Queen and early Salvatore books (though admitedly I'm getting tired of the Drizz't books - how much can a ...

Freedom from Fear: The American People in Depression and War, 1929-1945 (Oxford History of the United States)

David M. Kennedy

Oxford University Press, USA, 2001

An Iluminating Book
I've never read a book this long (858 pp) before for pleasure, but I found the Freedom book so illuminating. I am 87 yr old and the book covers my youth, from age 8 to 23--and oh, did I experience personally the depression and the war! It was good to fill in the ...

Blackstaff Tower: Ed Greenwood Presents Waterdeep

Steven E. Schend

Wizards of the Coast, 2008

Excellent fantasy storytelling
While I have had the pleasure to meet Steven E. Schend, I have never read anything related to Dungeons & Dragons before in my life. Despite being surrounded by people who are fervent D&D players, I've never played a single game of it myself. With that in mind, I picked ...

The Orc King (Forgotten Realms: Transitions, Book 1)

R.A. Salvatore

Wizards of the Coast, 2007

More Drizzt, not enough
I loved this story line. Not enough pages. I have reread it too many times. ...better to start from the beginning. DOnt forget to include the cleric quintet

The Legend of Drizzt Boxed Set, Books I-III (The Legend of Drizzt)

R.A. Salvatore

Wizards of the Coast, 2007

Love it.
Great stories, great characters, although only the main character is sketched out completely. Good read.