books about: land

books about: land

books:

Land

Life in the Valley of Death: The Fight to Save Tigers in a Land of Guns, Gold, and Greed

Alan Rabinowitz

Island Press, 2007

Awesome account of getting stuff done in Burma
While there has been a lot of criticism of Alan Rabinowitz's efforts in Myanmar, this book should put them to rest. Rabinowitz makes clear his desire to incorporate local stakeholders in the Hukawng Tiger Reserve and give them a surprisingly open voice in an otherwise ...

The Land of Mango Sunsets

Dorothea Benton Frank

Avon, 2008

A Vacation in a Book
Any Dorothea Benton Frank book is a reason to rejoice, and "Mango Sunsets" will make you long for a house on the Carolina coast, with a deep porch and a frosty glass of peach iced tea. Her words draw you in like the tide, and, just like beachcombing, you will find many ...

The Innocent Man

John Grisham

Dell, 2007

An Amazing Read!
Usually, I prefer to read fiction, but I found myself hooked on this book from the opening pages. It concerns the wrongful conviction of Ron Williamson, a former baseball player, fallen on hard times, for the murder of waitress Debbie Carter. The book gives a great ...

Marvel Zombies: Dead Days

Robert Kirkman, Mark Millar, ...

Marvel Comics, 2008

Zomberific
I've been a big fan of Marvel comics and I was very excitied when I first read Marvel Zombies. I thought it was pretty clever and I enjoyed the style of art that it contained. But Marvel Zombies Dead Days is way better, both in story and art. Dead Days is divided ...

Kandide and the Secret of the Mists: The Calabiyau Chronicles-book 1

Diana S. Zimmerman

Noesis Publishing, 2008

Enchanting, Magical, Life Altering Thrill Ride
If you enjoy literature that delivers chills and thrills, a life assessing message and cannot be scientifically explained, "Kandide and the Secret of the Mists" is a must read. Kandide is an arrogant, pampered and vain princess in the Land of Calabiyau, her ...

The Much Too Promised Land: America's Elusive Search for Arab-Israeli Peace

Aaron David Miller

Bantam, 2008

A Crucial read for understanding America's role in the Mideast
There is no end of reasons for anyone interested in Israel and Palestine to read this book. Miller worked for the State Department for a quarter century, under six different Secretaries of State and five presidents. The two Camp David summits essentially bookend his ...

The Disneyland Encyclopedia: The Unofficial, Unauthorized, and Unprecedented History of Every Land, ...

Chris Strodder

Santa Monica Press, 2008

Lots of info in a compact, readable package
(Not sure why the first reviewer gushed about the book but only gave it two stars.) Author Chris Strodder has written a very comprehensive but easily readable history of just about everything that's ever existed in the Original Magic Kingdom. This is the kind of ...

The Icebound Land (Ranger's Apprentice, Book 3)

John Flanagan

Philomel, 2007

3rd in the Ranger's Apprentice Series for Youth
After the events in the previous book, Will and Evanlyn have been kidnapped and taken to Skandia. And Will's mentor Halt has sworn to rescue them, no matter what it takes. This installment followed two main storylines, jumping back and forth between Will and ...

The Waste Lands (The Dark Tower, Book 3)

Stephen King

Signet, 2003

Wait til you get to the end of this one!
King takes no vacation from his imagination with this book, the third in the great series, The Dark Tower. The world his small team inhabits is getting more strange with every page. I loved the way Jake re-entered the story, it was very shocking and delightful at the ...

SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea

John Lofty Wiseman

Collins, 2004

Excellent survival handbook
Excellent survival handbook. It is very well written and has illustrations for everything that is taught, plus it comes the British SAS, a source that has been using these techniques for a long time. It provides extensive information on subjects that are critical and ...

Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable...

Rob Roy

New Society Publishers, 2006

The best available guide I've found yet
An excellent reference for those who are interested in Earth Bermed and Earth Sheltered houses. His attention to detail in the excavation and foundation chapters is worth the price of the book alone. Especially when there is a lack of in depth internet resources ...

A Land Remembered

Patrick Smith

Pineapple Pr, 1996

A Land Remembered
This is an excellent book. We're not sure if it's such a page turner because we're from Florida or because it's exciting and informative and interesting but either way, every single person we've turned on to it has liked it.

The Icebound Land: Book Three (Ranger's Apprentice)

John Flanagan

Puffin, 2008

Good Book for Kids
This book was great. However, i wished that I could've seen more action in the book. The author did put in a great load of details in the book. This book didn't have as much action as the first, second or fourth book. But many events took place in the book so it isn't ...

A Concise Introduction to Logic (with CD-ROM) (Concise Introduction to Logic)

Patrick J. Hurley

Wadsworth Publishing, 2005

A concise Intro t Logic
Very specific definitions and a good text for review of a systematic approach to learning logic.

Frommer's Australia 2008 (Frommer's Complete)

Ron Crittall, Marc Llewellyn, ...

Frommers, 2007

I am planning a second visit based on descriptions in Frommer's Australia 2008
This well-organized book breaks down places to see in Australia by thier states. The sixteen Best of Australia lists; descriptive reviews of hotels and suggested itineraries; and 'Fun Facts' such as where to cuddle a koala are interesting to note. I am already planning ...