books about: true

books about: true

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Liberal Fascism: The Secret History of the American Left, From Mussolini to the Politics of Meaning

Jonah Goldberg

Doubleday, 2008

A Book for the Intellectually Honest Seeking Truth About American History
It is very unfortunate that people use the review process to attack a book which they are very unlikely to have read. It is always fascinating that the very same people who so often lecture to all of us about "tolerance" are the least so. It is particularly bothersome ...

90 Minutes in Heaven: A True Story of Death & Life

Don Piper, Cecil Murphey

Revell, 2004

Best book I've ever read...
This book is truely inspirational. When I first started reading this book it captured my attention to the point I could not put it down. The fact that it is a true story is intriuging. It is very well written. The author almost makes you feel as if you are right beside ...

Mason-Dixon Knitting Outside the Lines: Patterns, Stories, Pictures, True Confessions, Tricky Bits, Whole New ...

Kay Gardiner, Ann Meador Shayne

Potter Craft, 2008

Great second effort.....
If you have not seen the first Mason Dixon book, you are missing out on a treat. As fun to read as the projects are fun to make. I just got this and found almost every project enticing, but will start first with the Fair Isle afghan inspired by a wallpaper in ...

If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer

Goldman Family

Beaufort Books, 2008

Chilling!
As I was reading "If I Did It: Confessions of the Killer" I had to keep reminding myself that this was a true story. I read it in two days. I cannot imagine how I would feel if the murderer of my children described the crime in blood curling detail like the killer ...

The Obama Nation: Leftist Politics and the Cult of Personality

Jerome R. Corsi

Threshold Editions, 2008

Finally the Truth is getting past the Biased media ...
This is a fantastic read and documents Obama's past. A must read for anyone who is looking for facts, not media biased coverage, of Obama. The references are clear and consise, allowing the reader to know where the information came from and frankly helps underscore ...

Murder by Family: The Incredible True Story of a Son's Treachery and a Father's Forgiveness

Kent Whitaker

Howard Books, 2008

Only by God's Grace
It feels intrusive to write a "review" of what Kent Whitaker has gone through. In "Murder by Family" Kent shares his journey and his experience living through the murder of his wife and son as planned by his other son. The book is uniquely Kent's. No one else can ...

The Road of Lost Innocence: As a girl she was sold into sexual slavery, but now she rescues others. The true ...

Somaly Mam

Spiegel & Grau, 2008

This woman is amazing
Wow. I want to say there are no words to describe what this book will make you feel, but I'm going to try anyway. Somaly Mam is the kind of person we all hope we could be, were we faced with the horrors she has lived. Sexual slavery, rape, abuse - she survived all ...

Many Lives, Many Masters: The True Story of a Prominent Psychiatrist, His Young Patient, and the Past-Life ...

Brian L. Weiss

Fireside, 1988

Great reading, thought provoking!
Dr. Weiss has written an easy to read and fascinating book on the concept of reincarnation. It's made me think more about this belief and makes me want to read more about it and what spiritual journeys we're following. Very thought provoking.

Making Jack Falcone: An Undercover FBI Agent Takes Down a Mafia Family

Joaquin "Jack" Garcia

Touchstone, 2008

Going deep undercover....
I love undercover cop stories and this one takes the cake, better yet it is true! MAKING JACK FALCONE is true crime but it reads like a best-selling mob thriller. I am sure this story has already been optioned by Hollywood. This is the story of Cuban born ...

The Devil in the White City: Murder, Magic, and Madness at the Fair that Changed America

Erik Larson

Vintage, 2004

Creepy-cool slasher history
Creepy-cool history of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, intertwined with the history of the serial killer H. H. Holmes who was operating at and around the Fair and may have accounted for anywhere from 9 (confirmed) to 50 (suspected) to even 200 (conjectured) murders. ...

Order 66 (Star Wars: Republic Commando)

Karen Traviss

Del Rey, 2008

The Star Wars universe for the over-30 set
I have enjoyed this book and the whole series tremendously. It is far more mature than any of the recent Star Wars fare, less sci-fi and more character driven. This is a great series for those who are more concerned with good writing than with absolute video game and ...

The Monster of Florence

Douglas Preston

Grand Central Publishing, 2008

Entirely unique in true crime, from the story that inspired Silence of the Lambs
I think the authors might overdo the mentions of Thomas Harris in the book, but it is an interesting footnote that Harris extensively researched the Monster of Florence killer for his "Hannibal" series. The Monster of Florence is unique in several ways I think. Many of ...

Enough: True Measures of Money, Business, and Life
John C. Bogle

Wiley, 2008

Enough! is a piece of work that simply has not been seen by the likes of Jack Bogle before. Sure, the world knows of his legendary financial mind. He is the Father of Index Investing. He is the founder of Vanguard. He is St. Jack. And now he wants to share his own journey, filled with famous characters and telling anecdotes, that aims to teach ...

Here's the Story: Surviving Marcia Brady and Finding My True Voice

Maureen Mccormick

William Morrow, 2008

Excellent
The Brady Bunch was a show that I discovered only in reruns as I was a little young when it first aired. By the time I did watch it, I was in my teens and thought the whole show was a bit of a joke and could not understand its cult following - however, over the years, ...

Havana Nocturne: How the Mob Owned Cuba and Then Lost It to the Revolution

T. J. English

William Morrow, 2008

An unexpected gem.
I picked this book up in a situation where very little was available to me. It looked interesting, but wasn't something I'd have picked out from a larger selection. I'm really happy my selection was limited. It's great when a good author with solid research skills ...