books about: inheritance

books about: inheritance

books:

Inheritance

Christopher Paolini

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008

MUCH better than 'Eldest', MUCH more like 'Eragon'!!!
'Brisingr" is MUCH better written than 'Eldest'. Although I still feel that 'Eldest' was a good read, I felt 'Eldest' was written more by the editors, than by Paolini, so therefore, less of Paolini's "soul" came through. I was almost tempted to not buy 'Brisingr', ...

Eragon (Inheritance, Book 1)

Christopher Paolini

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2003

MUCH better than the MOVIE version ...
OK, so we all get it that Christopher Paolini (CP) incorporated a lot of other works of fiction into his. That being said, let's move on ... I watched the movie version [on HBO multiple times] of this book for almost a year before reading the book. I originally ...

Inheritance 3-Book Hardcover Boxed Set (Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr)

Christopher Paolini

Knopf Books for Young Readers, 2008

The best epic in recent years
Unlike what the previous commentor wrote, this epic stands alone. While I have not read the third book yet, Brisingr, this has been the best experience of a saga in my lifetime. The original Star Wars trilogy came out before my time, and the original episodes that ...

Eragon (Inheritance)

Christopher Paolini

Laurel Leaf, 2007

Very Engaging!
I had so much fun reading this story. It took a little to get going, but once it did I had a hard time putting it down! There seems to be some criticism that it lacks in originality, however, it's sort of a staple of the 'Fantasy' genre to include include the ...

Being Elizabeth

Barbara Taylor Bradford

St. Martin's Press, 2008

Queen E. the First moved to the 20th Century
I really enjoyed reading what Elizabeth the First might have been like if she had lived in the 20th. century, and had been head of a corporation instead of the queen of England. The book was over 400 pages, but I finished it in two days, since it was very easy to read. ...

Eldest (Inheritance)

Christopher Paolini

Laurel Leaf, 2008

A new Tolking?
Whit a history, from a time that`s are long gone. Where dragons almost are history, a world in war. Where we find a boy, who is more then a orphan child. This book is a great fantasy book. I am sure that the writer, is going to have a bright future like a Fantasy ...

The Ultimate Gift (The Ultimate Series #1)

Jim Stovall

David C. Cook Distribution, 2007

More than a novel!
Everyone got a piece of the pie when Red Stevens died- a portion of his multibillion dollar estate- except for Jason, the 24 year old fictional character in Jim Stovall's "the Ultimate Gift". Born with a silver spoon and never having worked a day in his life, Jason was ...

Dreams from My Father: A Story of Race and Inheritance

Barack Obama

Three Rivers Press, 2004

Dreams From My Father
This is the most compelling story that really resonates with me. Barak Obama's life connects with a little bit of everyone no matter your race or background. In his book, Barak Obama articulates the near and distant relationships specifically with his grandparents and ...

The Boleyn Inheritance (Boleyn)

Philippa Gregory

Touchstone Books, 2007

Wonderful
Great and human writing showing this time in history. I read it again and again.

The Official Filthy Rich Handbook

Christopher Tennant

Workman Publishing Company, 2008

Witty dissection of a subculture
If, like me, you find the immoderately rich kinda fascinating in their loathsomeness--think Goldie Hawn in the guilty-pleasure movie, Overboard--this book will totally feed that fascination. It's also quite impressive as a tour de force of McSweeney's-esque ...

Head First Object-Oriented Analysis and Design (Head First)

Brett D. McLaughlin, Gary Pollice, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2006

Fantastic introduction or refresher on object oriented concepts
How I wish I'd had this book earlier in my programming career! The Head First series use a novel teaching style that is designed to be engaging and informative and to work for a wide range of people. We all learn in different ways so this book uses them all to make ...

Annie Freeman's Fabulous Traveling Funeral

Kris Radish

Bantam, 2006

A "Must Read"
I read this book because it sounded intriguing. I've recommended it to many people and sent it to a friend who could be a participant if I had my own "traveling funeral". It's funny,serious, heart-touching and very real. this is one of the very few books I'm keeping to ...

Galactic Corps: Book Two of the Inheritance Trilogy (The Inheritance Trilogy)
Ian Douglas

Eos, 2008

War is forever The people on Earth no longer remember how the human race was nearly obliterated centuries earlier during the terror visited upon them by the merciless Xul. But the Star Marines, thirty thousand light years from home, know all too well the horror that still lives. In the year 2886, in the midst of the intergalactic war that ...

Sense and Sensibility (Penguin Classics)

Jane Austen

Penguin Classics, 2003

Loving Tension and a Fine Balance
Jane Austen's comforting classic is based on the dichotomous relationship between reason (Elinor) and emotion (Marianne). Austen's greatness lies in her backing out of the box of 19th-century literary moralism and seeing the areas of gray in human relationships and ...

Star Strike (The Inheritance Trilogy, Book 1)

Ian Douglas

Eos, 2008

Wow!
I recall reading Semper Mars some years back and not being very impressed. I don't know what has changed, but I devoured this one and I'm working on doing the same for all the rest. I bought and read all the Heritage series and blasted through them in a couple of ...