books by HarperCollins Publishers

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Margaret Stevens

HarperCollins Publishers, 2005

Possibly the best available book on Botanical Painting
What a fabulous book! If you paint flowers in watercolour or are enrolled on a course of Botanical Illustration, as I am, then this is the book for you. Written by Margaret Stevens in association with the Society of Botanical Artists, the book takes the reader ...

Rebel (The Starbuck Chronicles #1)

Bernard Cornwell

Perennial/HarperCollins Publishers, 2001

An Amazing Story
I picked up this book after reading Cornwell's pre-history "Stonehenge." I did not put the book down for three days. The novel is extremely well written and very very entertaining. I went on to read all four of the novels in the Civil War series and each one is ...

Winston's War

Michael Dobbs

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2003

A great work
I picked this book up in Bangkok as I was browsing through a second hand book store, and didn't expect much until I read that this was a novel by the guy who wrote House of Cards, To Play the King and The Final Cut. As mentioned above, this covers the events leading ...

The Boy Next Door

Meggin Cabot

HarperCollins Publishers, 2002

an excellent fluff novel...
i had heard of miss cabot through her books the princess diaries....this one was interesting because she tells the whole story through emails.....i had read one other writer who had done this ( rocki st. claire ) and she had done a good job with the format.... miss ...

Rick Warren's Bible Study Methods: Twelve Ways You Can Unlock God's Word

Rick Warren

HarperCollins Publishers, 2006

Good nuts and bolts book for Bible Study
While others enjoy Kay Arthur's inductive method study books (I own Discover the Bible for Yourself & How to Study Your Bible), I have found this book to probably be one of the most practical in my library. As another person mentioned, this is an update of an older ...

Power of 10: The Once-A-Week Slow Motion Fitness Revolution (Harperresource Book)

Adam Zickerman, Bill Schley

Quill / HarperCollins Publishers, 2004

slow lifting feels better
If you're interested in the idea of lifting weight slowly, there are 3 books, that I am aware of, to consider: 1) Super Slow: The Ultimate Exercise Protocol, by Hutchins 2) The Slow Burn Fitness Revolution, by Hahn 3) Power of 10, by Zickerman To sum up 1-3: ...

Smithsonian Intimate Guide to Human Origins

Carl Zimmer

HarperCollins Publishers, 2005

Excellent Teaching Tool
Finally, an explanation of evolution that is easy for the lay person to understand. The book is clear, concise and informative. A lot of detail is left out, but, I think that for the beginner, it is very appropriate. I have tried to read a lot of the books discussing ...

Hiding from Love

John Townsend

HarperCollins Publishers, 1996

Hiding From Love: The Book that Helped Change My Life
Hiding From Love provided me with the insight I needed to understand all the why's I had dealt with my entire life. At the age of 45 I was finally able to understand why I had felt so "unlovable", "insecure" and "stupid" as a child, that there were very valid reasons ...

Codependent No More: How to Stop Controlling Others and Start Caring for Yourself

Melody Beattie

HarperCollins Publishers, 1992

Codependent No More
I haven't finished reading it yet but just by reading introduction and couple of chapters, I knew that book was what I was searching for... It is just what I need to get through difficult time...

Scary Stories Treasury; Three Books to Chill Your Bones: Scary Stories to Tell in the Dark/ More Scary ...

Alvin Schwartz

HarperCollins Publishers, 1985

Awesome
I remember this from when i was younger, the stories scared me so much. now that i am grown, i have all three books in one and i like to read the stores sometimes to remember the times when i was a child.

The History of Costume: From Ancient Mesopotamia Through the Twentieth Century

Blanche Payne, Geitel Winakor, ...

HarperCollins Publishers, 1992

Best Resource for Actors and Costumers
This new edition of one of the best costume history books I've ever seen is very welcome. This edition has all of the power of the original with an added preface and a further, more detailed chapter on 20th Century dress. I have learned more about period details ...

Preparing for Jesus: Meditations on the Coming of Christ, Advent, Christmas and the Kingdom

Walter Wangerin Jr.

HarperCollins Publishers, 1999

Your were There: at the Manger ...
I enjoyed using this little book during this past Advent and Christmas. Walter Wangerin Jr. has used his wonderful gift writing to give us a series of daily meditations that are a great help in focusing the mind, heart and imagination of the reader on the deepest ...

The Frog and Toad Treasury

Arnold Lobel

HarperCollins Publishers, 1996

Why do I love Frog and Toad?
Why do I love Frog and Toad? I'm not really sure. Not much really happens in these stories. The illustrations are beautiful but rather small. The eponymous friends carry on their friendship through mild misunderstandings and misadventures, always ready to forgive each ...

The SAS Survival Handbook

John Wiseman

HarperCollins Publishers, 1995

Good as a pocket survival guide.
This book is great. It tells you basic needs for survival like how to find water, make shelter and purify water. It is just a great book. If you frequently travel to different places like jungles or forests and you want to know how to survive in the wild if you get ...

The Monsters and the Critics

J.R.R. Tolkien

HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 1997

Good stuff for the serious student of Tolkien
This book is hard to find in the US, and in fact, my copy was sent from the UK. But, it was well worth it. This is a collection of Tolkien's essays and lectures on diverse topics - Beowulf; On Faerie Stories; Sir Gawain and the Green Knight; English and Welsh, and ...