books by Norman Hall     books:       Norman Hall's State Trooper & Highway Patrol Exam Preparation Book3 reviews Norman Hall Adams Media, 1997 Not like the tests I have taken for MA or RI There are too many unrealistic questions in this book. Many times he contradicts himself in his answer section. He focuses so much on how to answer the tricky questions that he makes it impossible to do exceptionally well on the tests. The tests in this book were not like the tests I have taken in the past for MA or RI. I give this book "Two thumbs down."             Mutiny on the Bounty: A Novel29 reviews Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall Back Bay Books, 1989 To fully appreciate Mutiny on the Bounty, Read the full trilogy I would contend that one simply cannot fully summarize or comment on the book "Mutiny on the Bounty" without reading the full Bounty Trilogy. The central issues raised in the first book are resolved implicitly and at length in "Men Against the Sea" and "Pitcairn's Island," where the authors flesh out the denouement. Yes, they are novels, and entertaining in their own right, but on a deeper ...             Pitcairn's Island: A Novel8 reviews Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall Back Bay Books, 2003 Survivor meets Lord of the Flies This is a magnificent book and the best of the Bounty Trilogy. I've read it many times over the years and find myself wholly captivated by it each time. "Pitcairn's Island" follows the story of Bounty mutineer Fletcher Christian and eight of his men who are hunting for a sanctuary in which to hide from the long arm of the Royal Navy. They bring their Tahitian wives and several Tahitian men ...             Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest Carol Hall, Norman Hall Timber Press, 2008 Tired of being lumped into the unwieldy category of a western garden? Frustrated by the lack of reliable, practical information about gardening in the Pacific Northwest? No longer! The Timber Press Guide to Gardening in the Pacific Northwest presents all the information a gardener—whether novice or expert—needs to keep their garden beautiful and thriving. With a combined 100 years of gardening experience in the Pacific Northwest, ...             Men Against the Sea: A Novel7 reviews Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall Back Bay Books, 2003 A Tightly Written & Exciting Sea Story It was a hot summer day, and I was in the mood for a sea story. I luckily picked up MEN AGAINST THE SEA and quickly became engrossed. Where the prequel, MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY, was a story of a mutiny, this one was one of the best men against the elements stories ever penned. We see a very different Captain Bligh, whose temper still flares up from time to time, but who this time is successful ...             Norman Hall's Firefighter Exam Preparation Book (Norman Hall)2 reviews Norman Hall Adams Media, 2004 Pretty advanced for what I saw on tests. I bought this book along with the Barron's book and the combo of the 2 worked well I think (I ended up with a job where I wanted). The reason I gave this only 4 stars instead of 5 is that I took 3 tests and did not see any mechanical aptitude or math questions as advanced on the tests as some of those in the book. I spent a lot of time memorizing formula's that unless you were a mechanical ...             Norman Hall's Police Exam Preparation Book11 reviews Norman Hall Adams Media, 2003 Right on the money! I have not taken the exam at this point, but I have reviewed/purchased other books and this one is the most thorough of them all. I'm really grateful there is a mathematical refresher because I have not honed in on my math skills in quite sometime. Also, the grammar, spelling and writing portion of the book helped to sharpen my wits. This books delivers exactly as promised and in my opinion, ...             Normal Hall's Corrections Officer Exam Preparation Book (Norman Hall's Corrections Officer Exam Preparation ... Norman Hall Adams Media, 2005             Norman Hall's Corrections Officer Exam Preparation Book Norman Hall Adams Media Corporation, 1997             The Mutiny on the Bounty Trilogy Charles Nordhoff, James Norman Hall Konecky & Konecky, 2005 Here in one volume is the complete Bounty trilogy: Mutiny on the Bounty, Men against the Sea, and Pitcairn Island. Compared to the work of Conrad and Stevenson, the saga of Captain Bligh, Fletcher Christian and the crew of HMS Bounty is one of the most stirring sea adventures ever told.             Kitchener's Mob - The Adventures of an American in the British Army1 review LeClue22, 2008 A magnificent first book by the co-author of 'Mutiny on the Bounty' This review is from the 1916 hardcover edition of the book, which is a delight. Presumably, 'Kindle' loses nothing in its presentation. Hall is the perfect adventurer. He could sense opportunity and then blend almost seamlessly into an exciting new situation. As a well-educated American, he had a detached but perceptive view of British society and the rush in the summer of 1914 to create a ...             The Golden Book of Favorite Songs, Revised and Enlarged, A Treasury of the Best Songs of Our People (202 ...1 review Hall & McCreary Company, Chicago, 1923 Great for nostalgia. In the 1930's this was a standard for all (or most) grade schools in Minnesota. It brings back great memories.             High Adventure- The Story of a World War I fighter Pilot LeClue22, 2008 The Lafayette Escadrille was a squadron of the French Air Service during World War I composed largely of American volunteer pilots flying fighters. James Norman Hall joined the Lafayette Escadrille before the United States officially entered the war. Hall was awarded the Croix de Guerre with five palms and the Médaille Militaire. When the United States entered the war, Hall was made a Captain in the Army Air Service.             Norman Hall's Postal Exam Preparation Book3 reviews Norman Hall Adams Media Corporation, 2005 Postal Exam Preparation book This book was very helpful in helping my son prepare for the postal exam. We are still waiting for the results but he said the practice tests were harder then the actual test that he took.             My Island Home (Mutual Paperback)3 reviews James Norman Hall Mutual Pub Co, 2001 Bounty mutiny co-author James Norman Hall co-authored the "Bounty Trilogy" along with Charles Nordoff. I first read his autobiography in the med-1950's as a middle school student. I had just competed reading "Mutiny on the Bounty" and had developed thirst for more knowledge about the authors when I happened upon Hall's autobiography. I suppose that the book never would have appealed to me otherwise. I found his life ...             The Complete Firefighter's Exam Preparation Book: Everything You Need to Know Thoroughly Covered in One Book3 reviews Norman Hall Bob Adams Inc. Publishers, 1992 WRONG ANSWERS DONT HELP AT ALL!!!!!!!!!!!!! This book is excellent in providing information such as formulas, scenarios and even mechanical aptitude. BUT, and its a very big BUT!!!!!! This book gives sample questions to each category it describes, then it posts the answers at the end of each sample question area. This is all great, RIGHT? Wrong!!! The answers that it gives to the sample questions are WRONG!!!! Okay...not all of them are ...              search for books adventure, adventures, against, american, british, complete, corrections, covered, enlarged, everything, favorite, fighter, firefighter, gardening, highway, kitchener, mutiny, northwest, officer, pacific, paperback, patrol, pitcairn, police, preparation, revised, thoroughly, treasury, trilogy, trooper books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Spirituality for Ministry: Seven Perspectives home  impressum - about us