books by Harcourt

books by Harcourt

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Harcourt

The Man Who Made Vermeers: Unvarnishing the Legend of Master Forger Han van Meegeren

Jonathan Lopez

Harcourt, 2008

Reads like a mystery
I like mysteries, intrigue, politics, and history. I picked up The Man Who Made Vermeers because it was one of the best sellers in my local bookstore. One of the salespeople told me that customers who read crime fiction had been buying it, and I can really see why. The ...

How I Became a Pirate

Melinda Long

Harcourt, Inc., 2003

Wonderful Book
I ordered this book as a gift for my 5 year old nephew. He loves this book and reads it at least twice a day. If you have a little buckaroo, he or she will love this adventure.

Life of Pi: Deluxe Illustrated Edition

Yann Martel

Harcourt, 2007

One terrific read!
I don't know what to add about this book. It is based on a true story,the central character is now a Canadian citizen, one fact I can add to anyone who bothers to read my reveiw.He is alive,living in the midwest,and about 5 years younger than myself. If you love ...

Cold in Hand

John Harvey

Harcourt, 2008

Welcome back Charlie!!
First Sentence: It was the curious time, neither day nor night, not even properly dusk, the light beginning to shorten and fade, the headlights of a few overcautious drivers raising a quick, pale reflection from the slick surface of the road, the main route back into ...

Death with Interruptions

Jose Saramago

Harcourt, 2008

Nobel Prize Winner Hits it Again - Another chilling "What-if" journey...
Saramago takes us on another haunting and chilling "what-if" journey (similar to Blindness & Seeing). This story is set in an unnamed country in modern Western Europe. On the first day of the New Year, no one dies -for unknown reasons. The populace rejoices over ...

Animal Farm and 1984

George Orwell

Harcourt, 2003

Worthy literature that transcends the genre of political fable
This is a handsome republication of Orwell's two most renowned works, Animal Farm and 1984. Even if you're just looking for 1984, this edition is to be commended; it comes with a fine introduction by today's leading Orwell enthusiast, Christopher Hitchens, and the ...

Ms. Hempel Chronicles

Sarah Shun-lien Bynum

Harcourt, 2008

Humanities teacher approved!
I read "Yurt" in the New Yorker, was anxious for more, and The Ms Hempel Chronicles delivered. As a teacher of adolescents, I was struck at how Bynum nailed the emotional dynamic of the classroom, relationships between teachers and students, the internal struggles of ...