books by Harvest Books

books by Harvest Books

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Jose Saramago

Harvest Books, 1999

Very strong and disturbing story
This book definetely will bring up a reaction from its readers. The narration style gives the impression that the reader is watching the story evolve in front of them, a clever approach given the subject. The part of the story which takes place in the hospital is ...

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

Ted Kerasote

Harvest Books, 2008

LUCKY DOG!
The brilliance and vulnerability of the author's writing challenged me to be a better human to my canine friends. Thank you, Ted. Thank you, Merle. Every time I hear Handel's Hallelujah Chorus, I'll remember you fondly and lift my heart in joyful appreciation for ...

Those Who Save Us

Jenna Blum

Harvest Books, 2005

A moral quandary in time of war
"Those Who Save Us" by Jenna Blum is another of the terrific debut novels I've recently chanced upon. Since I can't do any better than the synopsis on the back cover, I've copied it here as follows: "For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her ...

The Little Prince

Harvest Books, 2000

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I don't know how to begin to describe The Little Prince. In some ways it is like reviewing love itself. While many books have touched me emotionally, this short children's story has gone farther and deeper than any other. Everything about it is perfection: sweet, sad, ...

The Time Traveler's Wife

Audrey Niffenegger

Harvest Books, 2004

One of my favorites.
This is the type of book that makes images of cold windy days, the color of fall leaves, and big cups of coffee pop into your brain. It's just beautiful. It's hard to put into words how lovely it truly is. I actually couldn't really process it once I finished, ...

The Reluctant Fundamentalist

Mohsin Hamid

Harvest Books, 2008

Wonderfully nuanced insight into Pakistan and the US
I was hooked at the first page. I love the narrator's style: you are the listener and can just imagine sitting opposite Changez in Lahore's Old Anarkali: definitely those who have been, and I hope also those who have not. Since, I believe, this book gives a wonderfully ...

Free to Choose: A Personal Statement

Milton Friedman, Rose Friedman

Harvest Books, 1990

The principles of economic freedom are found in this book. A must read!
The relationship between freedom and economics is undeniable. Also undeniable is the relationship between government and freedom. Milton Friedman brilliantly makes a clear persuasive case for the perpetuation of free markets and the elimination of big government, ...

Mistakes Were Made (But Not by Me): Why We Justify Foolish Beliefs, Bad Decisions, and Hurtful Acts

Carol Tavris, Elliot Aronson

Harvest Books, 2008

what a terrific book!
I'm not usually a big fan of 'self-help' books, but I was caught by the title and couldn't resist. What a terrific book! Well written and accessible, the authors do a very good job of making their many points about the mechanisms of self-justification (and why we ...

Cosmicomics

Italo Calvino

Harvest Books, 1976

A home in Cosmos
Ever since our ancestors started looking into the night sky, the saw patterns and connections between the stars, moons and planets, and used stories and myths to imbue those patterns with meaning and structure. With the big hindsight of the scientific worldview, all ...

Life of Pi

Yann Martel

Harvest Books, 2004

Great Fable
This book rates in my top 5 right next to The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho. What you need to keep in mind is that it is a STORY, a FABLE, not meant to be perceived as reality. Although, I found a lot of it believable. Maybe not the meerkat island, but even that bit of the ...

Le Petit Prince (French Language Edition)

Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

Harvest Books, 2001

AMAZING
I'm not gonna write a paragraph about this literature, but i will say this... I cried and laughed and at the end i felt overwhelmed with this book..its all there and i think everyone should read it. the best book ever. Ive read a lot. This one has my heart.

The Places In Between

Rory Stewart

Harvest Books, 2006

Outstanding Must Read book
This is an extraordinary book. How many people do you know who would set off alone on foot across Afghanistan just after 9/11 armed with a stick? I had just read Three Cups of Tea so it was not unlikely for me to gravitate to this book, after seeing Rory on a CNN ...

The Ivey Guide to Law School Admissions: Straight Advice on Essays, Resumes, Interviews, and More

Anna Ivey

Harvest Books, 2005

Highly Recommended!
I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book! Anna Ivey, former Dean of Admissions at The University of Chicago Law School, provides an insiders guide filled with practical advice for any aspiring law student. It's not too often you will come across a book written by ...

The Whistling Season

Ivan Doig

Harvest Books, 2007

Fantastic.
Growing up in Nebraska, small country schoolhouses were still around untill recently. I thought the storytelling writing style of Ivan Doig was fantastic, and he paints a vivid picture of the time through the eyes of a young boy. A great read.

The Seven Storey Mountain

Thomas Merton

Harvest Books, 1999

After "The Confessions," maybe the best-ever 'autobiography of Faith'
Today I delivered a gift copy of this book to a widow, "Grace" whose husband had been my late father's closest childhood friend. A week earlier, Grace had asked: "Have you ever read Thomas Merton's SEVEN STOREY MOUNTAIN? I read it in 1953; and found it very moving. ...