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Stranger in a Strange Land
Robert A. Heinlein
Ace Trade, 1991
Mindblowing, if you can grok it.
This novel is an absolute masterpiece. As with any great Science Fiction [this is the rare hard fiction variety], paradigms dissolve to explore humanity, spirituality and other topics on levels normally taboo to mainstream minds. This novel may be read on a multitude ...
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Your Body Belongs to You
Cornelia Maude Spelman
Albert Whitman & Company, 2000
Great for very young children
This book is the best one I found on this topic for very young and innocent children. My daughter scares very easily so I needed something that would not scare her but help her understand she needs to keep her privates covered. This helped but we still have occasions ...
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The Stranger
Albert Camus
Vintage, 1989
American translation brings out stylistic subtleties
(This is a review of the Matthew Ward translation; black an dwhite cover)
This is a newish translation, done by an American rather than the British translation that had previously been the only English version of this French classic. It seems Camus was heavily ...
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I'm a Stranger Here Myself: Notes on Returning to America After 20 Years Away
Bill Bryson
Broadway, 2000
funny...and insightful
nothing like looking at the US from the eyes of a stranger. What a beautiful perspective. There were many times I was laughing out loud when I read this book. Also a great gift for those who are travelers. you will not be disappointed.
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The Berenstain Bears Learn About Strangers (First Time Books(R))
Stan Berenstain, Jan Berenstain
Random House Books for Young Readers, 1985
Great stranger danger book for children
The Berenstain Bears did a great job explaining strangers and how to act around all strangers. Very appropriate for young children.
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Stranger in Paradise (Jesse Stone Novels)
Robert B. Parker
Putnam Adult, 2008
Love Jesse...Hate Jenn
I love this Jesse Sone novel. If you like Jesse you will like this book. It is more of the "same".
That being said...
I am sick of Jenn. Enough of her already! Get over her!
Enough drinking for Jesse. That is getting old.
I enjoy reading all of the Jesse Stone ...
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Wayside School Boxed Set: Wayside School Gets a Little Stranger, Wayside School is Falling Down, Sideway ...
Louis Sachar
HarperTrophy, 1996
Great book for kids!
Here's my 9-year-old son's review:
I think this book is appropriate for kids, because it has funny stories about kids you don't see every day and kids who do strange but hilarious things. It's even more fun that the author uses himself as a character in the book - ...
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger: An Invitation Worth Considering
David Gregory
WaterBrook Press, 2005
a thoughtful interaction with Jesus
I just finished this book and I must say I was surprised. It was very good. My initial worry was that it would be fluffy, but the portrait of Jesus struck the right balance between his being compassionate and winsome on the one hand, but far from passive or a push-over ...
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One Bite With A Stranger (The Others, Book 6)
Christine Warren
St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2008
Great book. I'm glad it's been expanded.
I loved this story when I originally read it as Fantasy Fixed. The expanded version is much better.
Personally, I appreciate the opportunity to buy the complete "Others" series. I missed some of them when they were only available at Ellora's Cave.
I will happily ...
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Strangers in Death (In Death)
J.D. Robb
Berkley, 2008
Strangers In Death
When I happened upon Naked In Death and finished, I was hooked. I immediately started to purchase all the books in order and could not stop.I did not think when I first read the synopsis of Naked In Death that I would be interested in a futuristic police/romance book ...
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Don't Laugh at Me (Reading Rainbow Book)
Steve Seskin, Allen Shamblin
Tricycle Press, 2002
excellent!
This is wonderful resource to deal with bullying. I use it both in my classroom and with my own children.
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Dinner with a Perfect Stranger/Day with a Perfect Stranger Boxed Set
David Gregory
WaterBrook Press, 2007
Very enlightening
These books really made me think about God and Jesus in a different way.
I couldn't put them down and loved them. I purchased this set for my Dad, who has emphysema and is, what I would consider, a fallen Catholic. I hope he gets some enlightenment out of them.
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Stranger Than Fiction: True Stories
Chuck Palahniuk
Anchor, 2005
Guilt & Redemption
Reading Chuck Palahniuk's collection of oddball 'strange-but-true' stories, articles written for various magazines about twisted people and their twisted little hobbies, is like watching "America's Most Terrifying Videos" or reading "Ripley's Believe It or Not." You ...
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Strange and Stranger: The World of Steve Ditko
Blake Bell
Fantagraphics Books, 2008
Ditko, a fascinating and uncompromising artist
This is an incredibly entertaining book. Looking at the cover, one can tell they are not looking at just another comic book artist. Opening the book one sees the first glimpse of Ditko, a five page black and white story called "Stretching Things". The story is a ...
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Snowy Night with a Stranger
Jane Feather, Sabrina Jeffries, ...
Pocket Star, 2008
Warm up on a winter's night with three passionate love stories from three shining New York Times bestselling authors! Jane Feather leads an unwitting Yuletide traveler down a twisting path.... Edward Vasey, Viscount Allenton, is journeying precariously through a snowstorm when his coach is overtaken by high-waymen! Robbed of his money, Ned ...
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