books about: bay     books:       The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference933 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2002 Must read book Macolm Gladwell's approach in this book is that of an observer. His deductions are thoroughly logical and offer a refreshing alternative to traditional thought. This book was a joy to read. I am also half way through his second book entitled Blink. As an author he has explained in both these books what other observers have innately noticed about human behavior and explained these ideas in a ...             Me Talk Pretty One Day731 reviews David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 2001 Still the One By far my favorite of all his books. Dress Your Family in Corduroy comes in second and Naked comes in third. His new one with the skeleton on the cover didn't impress. His dry wit and sarcasm make me laugh out loud. He is able to instill humor in the most disturbing circumstances and that's what makes him uniquely David Sedaris.             The Catcher in the Rye2773 reviews J.D. Salinger Back Bay Books, 2001 Will stick with you This is the kind of book that people of all ages remember their whole lives. It's indescribable how the story can sweep you off into Holden's life, the angst he feels, and the time in which he lived. Truly a great work that is worth reading if you have not and worth reading again if you have.             Infinite Jest346 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2006 Great even if you don't get everything I didn't, like one reviewer here suggested, look up every word I didn't know in the dictionary (and there were a lot. Antinomy?) I didn't even read all the footnotes, because after a while this was, even though it was a great book, one of those books where you start staring at the width of the pages you've finished and the pages you have left in order to measure how far you are and how many days ...             Consider the Lobster: And Other Essays47 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2007 Smart, eclectic, and hilariously funny. Full disclosure: I have a major intellectual crush on David Foster Wallace. Yes, yes, I know about his weaknesses - the digressions, the rampant footnote abuse, the flaunting of his amazing erudition, the mess that is 'Infinite Jest'. I know all this, and I don't care. Because when he is in top form, there's nobody else I would rather read. The man is hilarious; I think he's a mensch, and I don't ...             Lone Survivor: The Eyewitness Account of Operation Redwing and the Lost Heroes of SEAL Team 10768 reviews Marcus Luttrell Back Bay Books, 2008 THIS BOOK IS GREAT! This is a great story about a SEAL team against huge odds. I'm horrified that anyone gave it less than a five star. I recommend this for anyone interested in the military stuff or just wants a great book to read. This book is great! Also try loaning it to friends if you think they will like it (trust me they will love it).             Brief Interviews with Hideous Men68 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2000 Talented writer will be missed I am still absorbing the news that David Foster Wallace apparently took his own life this weekend. He was 46. I vividly recall my experience reading "Brief Interviews with Hideous Men," because these short short stories are both insightful and laugh out loud funny. Wallace had a keen understanding of the often reptilian and repellent motivations of human beings. He knew that for all our ...             Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking957 reviews Malcolm Gladwell Back Bay Books, 2007 Fascinating book In Blink, Malcolm Gladwell (a journalist who also wrote The Tipping Point) examines the process of snap decision making. He suggests that we are wrong in thinking that we make decisions rationally by absorbing extensive information and experience. In the end we make decisions unconsciously and essentially instantly. This works great for most decisions because we learn to "thin-slice"-that is, to ...             A Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again: Essays and Arguments89 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 1998 Sheer genius. David Foster Wallace is one awesomely smart guy. This is both his greatest strength and his potential Achilles heel as a writer. Personally, I will read anything this man writes, because I think he is a true genius with a rare sense of compassion, and a hilarious sense of humor. Even when his writing falls victim to its own cleverness, I still find it worthwhile - perhaps because one senses that ...             Naked412 reviews David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 1998 Absolutely fantastic This has become a very famous book and it deserves to be. It is certainly the type that has you lending it to all your friends and telling them about which pieces are your favorites. I love reading about his family and am a big fan of sister Amy so whenever there's a mention of her I get excited. So many of these stories are hilarious but there are also others that are incredibly sad. Ashes ...             On Killing: The Psychological Cost of Learning to Kill in War and Society161 reviews Dave Grossman Back Bay Books, 1996 on combat I liked the book. I aspired to be come a marine back in the early 80's after finishing college. I talked with some former viet-nam vets who convinced me that graduate school was a better option. I followed their advice based on the stories they told me...this book is a very good testimony of some of their experiences. now at 49 I wish I had become a marine anyway when I had the chance. I ...             Barefoot: A Novel43 reviews Elin Hilderbrand Back Bay Books, 2008 Fresh and breezy. Elin Hilderbrand has written a novel of life that still endures even when faced with adversities. Vicki is afflicted with lung cancer but manages to find strength in her love for her two young sons. Her sister Brenda places her future at stake when she succumbs to a night of passion. The two sisters, accompanied by their friend Melanie set off for a summer of forgetful nights in an Nantucket ...             Holidays on Ice: Stories162 reviews David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 1998 David Sedaris is brilliant. A must own! Holidays On Ice is a terrific compilation and should be given as a gift to anyone who is less than enthused when December rolls around. David and his sister Amy are two of the funniest people on earth it seems. While there are a couple of stories in here that are less enjoyable than others, it is still superb comic writing and had me in hysterics while reading some parts of this collection. ...             Then We Came to the End: A Novel208 reviews Joshua Ferris Back Bay Books, 2008 A gem. I'm puzzled by the mixed reviews that readers seem to give this book. But I'm glad that it has apparently been a commercial success nevertheless, because it deserves to be. Perhaps its workplace setting and the blurbs on the book cover, which emphasize how "hilarious" it is, have led too many to expect the absurdism of "The Office". This book is richer than that TV show. While "The Office" ...             Brideshead Revisited104 reviews Evelyn Waugh Back Bay Books, 2008 Brideshead Revisited in a complex and beautifully written tale of nostalgia for a faith and aristocratic way of life Brideshead Revisited was published in 1944 and has won its place as the most famous and beloved work of its prolific author Evelyn Waugh (1903-1966). Waugh was a British aristocrat, alcoholic and a devout Roman Catholic. He was a conservative and a snob. The man could, however, write with power, passion and keen skills of observation. The 300 page novel is narrated by Charles Ryder. Ryder is a ...             The Lovely Bones2539 reviews Alice Sebold Back Bay Books, 2004 A heart wrenching story, told in a beautiful way. I was given this book by a friend to read not long after it was released and because of certain events in my life it was a very difficult read to say the least. It took me over a month to finish it, but once I did I told my friend she wasn't getting it back. It was passed around a group of friends and family and everyone had their chance to read it. I appreciate Alice Sebold attempting to write ...             McCain's Promise: Aboard the Straight Talk Express with John McCain and a Whole Bunch of Actual Reporters, ...4 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2008 Important to know the context of this book was 2000, not 2008 Given DFW's recent tragic death (and the election timing of this re-release), I'd imagine alot of folks may now discover this book. What Wallace wanted current readers understand about the context, he told the Wall Street Journal in an interview from June 2008. Here's the excerpt: "The essay quite specifically concerns a couple weeks in February, 2000, and the situation of both McCain [and] ...             Oblivion: Stories31 reviews David Foster Wallace Back Bay Books, 2005 Brilliant The best collection of short fiction from the best living writer in the English language. It demands patience and attention, but the rewards for the effort are incredible. The best story in the collection is Good Old Neon, which is bifercated (by use of footnotes), such that there are two distinct endings, both of which would qualify the story as probably the best I have read this year. These ...             Mythology79 reviews Edith Hamilton Back Bay Books, 1998 the gold standard Hamilton is definitely the gold standard for retelling these glorious, ancient myths. Her style is engaging and the structure of the book makes it very easy to keep track of such ridiculously branched family trees. This is much more than just a reference book...it's more like a giant Greek fairytale book.             Dress Your Family in Corduroy and Denim312 reviews David Sedaris Back Bay Books, 2005 Dress Your Family in Cords or enim This book is hysterical! Probably one of his best works if not the best.If you like Sedaris at all then you must read this (even though it's not his latest). It's even funny a second time around, the semi biographical short stories don't get dated.              search for books account, arguments, barefoot, brideshead, catcher, consider, corduroy, difference, express, eyewitness, hideous, holidays, infinite, interviews, killing, learning, mythology, oblivion, operation, promise, psychological, reporters, revisited, stories, straight, supposedly, survivor, thinking, tipping, without books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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