books about: sun

books about: sun

books:

Sun

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun: A Memoir of Africa

Peter Godwin

Back Bay Books, 2008

When a Crocodile Eats the Sun
Peter Godwin's book, titled above, is a very worth while read. In plain dialogue he lets the rest of the world know what is really going on in Zimbabwe in the most sensitive way possible through his own families lives. The book is beautifully written, I couldn't put ...

SCJP Sun Certified Programmer for Java 6 Exam 310-065

Katherine Sierra, Bert Bates

McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, 2008

All you need
An excellent, effective Java guide that I would recommend even without regard for the certification. It has all you need to know to pass - just make sure you go through the end-of-chapter quizzes.

Half of a Yellow Sun

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Anchor, 2007

I absolutely loved it!
This book is great. If I wasn't so anti-violence and war I could have easily finished this book in a day. A great read for all Nigerians, especially young Igbos.

The Art of War

Sun Tzu

Shambhala, 2005

Bare but Flawless
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R20YM6VZTDJYEB This is a magnificent book that tells as much about psychology as it does military strategy.

A Raisin in the Sun

Lorraine Hansberry

Vintage, 2004

What Happens To A Dream Deferred?
Produced in 1959, A RAISIN IN THE SUN was the first Broadway play written by a black woman: Lorraine Hansberry (1930-1965), a memorable author who based the central story on an incident that occurred in her own family and which eventually evolved into a landmark ...

Got Sun? Go Solar: Get Free Renewable Energy to Power Your Grid-Tied Home

Rex A. Ewing; Doug Pratt

PixyJack Press, LLC, 2005

To be fair...read on...
To be fair, I have not read this book. Why 5 stars? The book is a for-profit venture by the author, so recovery of time, effort, & energy is important for revenue reasons. So why write this review? After spending nearly 12-18 hours perusing AMAZON's book list on solar ...

A Thousand Splendid Suns

Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead, 2007

One of the Few Bestsellers that Deseves the Hype
First off, I must say that this is an important book. There are some reviewers who claim that Khaled Hosseini must have written this with the western reader in mind. This may be true, but in my opinion it is a good thing. He has brought the plight of Afghanistan into ...

The Art Of War

Sun Tzu

Filiquarian, 2007

Ancient Timeless Knowledge
While this book is barely 70 pages long, the classic strategies in it are concise and valuble, quite timeless. The book was written 2500 years ago as a basic primer on strategy - and has withstood the test of time. It won't take long to digest the book - but that gives ...

The Sun Also Rises

Ernest Hemingway

Scribner, 2006

Hemingway at his best
A timeless classic -- that still moves me, even now - years after my first reading!

A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini

Riverhead Trade, 2008

Preacher Vol. 6: War in the Sun

Garth Ennis

Vertigo, 1999

Definitely the most action packed Preacher
The 6th installement in the 9 volume Preacher series, definitely the most action packed Preacher of them all. Garth Ennis(Punisher, Hellblazer, Hitman) and Steve Dillon(Punisher, Supreme Power:Nighthawk) did a great job, tanks, guns, blood, and violence, what more ...

The Bookseller of Kabul

Asne Seierstad

Back Bay Books, 2004

Honest and candid account
Asne Seirstadt writes an honest and candid account of her four months of life with an Afghan family, following the fall of the Taliban and the end of the reign of terror they subjected the Afghan people to. She spent these months with the family of Sultan Khan who- ...

The Art of War by Sun Tzu - Special Edition

Sun Tzu

El Paso Norte Press, 2007

Timeless
Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R15PR8H4737MEJ This is a magnificent book that tells as much about psychology as it does military strategy.

Head First Servlets and JSP: Passing the Sun Certified Web Component Developer Exam (Brain-Friendly Guides)

Bryan Basham, Kathy Sierra, ...

O'Reilly Media, Inc., 2008

Good Surprise on Delivery by Amazon
I ordered for 'Head First Servlets & JSP' which shows 2004 edition on web-site. But much to my Surprise, I got March 2008 (2nd Edition) of the Book which is the latest version for the SCWCD 1.5 exam. Thanks to Amazon for giving the best. -Sandeep Parmar

Killer View

Ridley Pearson

Putnam Adult, 2008

Highly recommended for any general-interest listening audience
Christopher Lane's vocal talents include over 150 audiobooks, so he spices well Ridley Pearson's Killer View, a story of a missing skier and a sheriff whose rescue team begins vanishing. Friendships, biohazard potentials and murder coincide to challenge Walt's ...