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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #1: Precipice
LucasBooks, 2009
hipp! hipp! hooray!
does john jackson miller have a limo or something? he may not make lots or any money off of this book,but he deserves five stars a two thumbs up AND a LIMOUSINE
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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
Del Rey, 2009
Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #2: Skyborn
Another good short story that couldn't stand alone without prior knowledge of the SW universe. That being said, I liked this continuation of the Lost Tribe story. Taken from the perspective of a native on the planet, it gives a more unique view of the Sith that ended ...
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The War of the Worlds
Public Domain Books, 2009
Still a great story
Still Well's greatest literary achievement, it tells a story that's gripping, human, and powerful. Imitated a zillion different times in a zillion different ways, there's still something primal and evocative about this story.
Probably the most impressive thing ...
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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #4: Savior
LucasBooks, 2010
Just wish installments were longer
Well written. Continues the story. Recommend reading first three installments before starting #4.
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The Art of War
Public Domain Books, 2009
Great insight
I've always wanted to read this book, and when I saw it for free I just had to go for it. It's not the smoothest read, but the principles throughout this book can be used in battle, sports or business. Download it and see if you can't apply some of what's in here to ...
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War and Peace
Public Domain Books, 2009
What a bargain.
I read this when I was in Vietnam and declared it the "best book I've ever read." I'm going to revisit it with this Kindle version. I have qualified the "greatest ever" with Ken Follett's "Pillars of the Earth" though I suspect it doesn't meet the critics' ...
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Billy Boyle: A World War II Mystery
Soho Press, 2006
World War II Up Close And Personal
Despite the gloom and gore of wartime, this is an upbeat story. Told in first person, it puts the reader right there with Billy Boyle as he adjusts to being in the thick of things when he assumed, since General Eisenhower is his uncle, that he would have a nice safe ...
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Star Wars: Lost Tribe of the Sith #3: Paragon
LucasBooks, 2010
not bad for a free book
These e-books are good for free books, but something about the way they are written I find them hard to follow at times. Overall though, if you're reading the current Fate of the Jedi story line it's a good tie in that fills in some of the back story of the Sith.
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The Malacca Conspiracy
Zondervan, 2010
Suspenseful, Scary realistic
On the back cover it says, "Hang on...and hold your breath!" - they weren't kidding!! Action happens from the very first chapter and doesn't stop until the end. I'm grateful to have received a review copy of a book that shows evil trying to take over and the people ...
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The Iliad
Public Domain Books, 2004
The ground is dark with blood
With many books, translations are negligible, with two obvious exceptions, one is the Bible, and surprisingly the other is The Iliad. Each translation can give a different insight and feel to the story. Everyone will have a favorite. I have several.
For example:
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Night (Oprah's Book Club)
Elie Wiesel
Hill and Wang, 2006
An Entertaining Book
Night by Elie Whitney is surely a book that will keep you entertained. The book is about the story of the holocaust a subject the Author Elie Whitney lived first-hand showing the readers the strong feelings she felt, the dreams she longed for, and the Night she'd ...
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The Way of Kings (Stormlight Archive, The)
Brandon Sanderson
Tor Books, 2010
What Epic Fantasy should be. Sanderson is at the top of his game.
The Way of Kings is the first in a multi-volume Fantasy Epic from New York Times best-selling author Brandon Sanderson, now known best as the author chosen to finish out one of the most beloved series known to modern Fantasy, namely The Wheel of Time. However ...
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Matterhorn: A Novel of the Vietnam War
Karl Marlantes
Atlantic Monthly Press, 2010
Amazingly eye opening!!
God bless all the men who put a huge part of their lives into this war. The ones who lived and died! You all deserve a purple heart!! This novel was extremely hard to read at times due to the situations these young boys were put through. This story was a huge eye ...
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The Things They Carried
Tim O'Brien
Mariner Books, 2009
Most truthful account of Vietnam...
if you believe that truth is a mixture of hard facts and individual perceptions. In one of O'Brien's stories, "The Sweetheart of the Song Tra Bong," fictional Tim O'Brien says that he could never trust the tales of his friend Rat Kiley because he blurred the lines of ...
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The Book Thief
Markus Zusak
Alfred A. Knopf, 2007
The Book Thief: A Teen's Perspective
I've been reading a lot of the reviews for this book and I've noticed a recurring theme with most of them. Some have been saying that this is not a book that teens would enjoy, but I'm here to let you know that that is nowhere near the truth. Now I will admit that I am ...
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