books about: england     books:       84 Charing Cross Road100 reviews Helene Hanff Random House Audiobooks, 1995 84 Charing Cross Road After seeing the wonderful film starring Anne Bancroft and Anthony Hopkins, I was anxious to read the book. It did not disappoint. I enjoyed the book even more than the film. It was so nice to peek into the friendship that developed between Helene and Frank through their letters. I would highly recommend this book to anyone.             Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)5425 reviews J. K. Rowling Scholastic Trade, 2000 A Strange Introduction to Harry Potter I watched the SECOND movie first, the Chamber of Secrets. That was my first introduction. Over the years i then watched movie #3, #4 and #5. Recently, i went back and watched #5 again, The Order of the Phoenix. And then i just felt an urge to actually read the books before the next movie came out (and the Half Blood Prince previews were currently out) so i borrowed Half Blood Prince and ...             Katherine251 reviews Anya Seton Houghton Mifflin (T), 1954 Favorite Book This is one of my favorite books of all time. This was the book that got be hooked on historical fiction, and although the cover (imo) does the book an injustice (making the novel look old and boring), this is a wonderful read. Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt are flesh-and-blood characters, leaping off the page to bring you along in a 14th century adventure. If you have any interest in ...             If Only84 reviews Geri Halliwell Dell, 2000 Awesome Book, Awesome Girl! I bought this book after seeing a spice girls documentary. Even though I wasn't a big fan of the Spice Girls I always found Geri likable and decided to read her book. The book is awesome. She takes you from her childhood up until she left the band. She and her friends reminded me of my friends and I. The book is very frank, down to earth and fun. I highly recommend reading this one and then ...             Mandy138 reviews Julie Andrews Edwards Harper & Row Publishers, 1971 Much better than "The Secret Garden" This book reminds me a lot of "The Secret Garden" without being quite as preachy and overly descriptive. My two daughters absolutely love this book and consider it one of their favorites.             Sunne in Splendour141 reviews Sharon Kay Penman Ballantine Books, 1990 Plantagenet tragedy Autumn 1459. A seven year-old boy gets lost in the forest. His easy-going eldest brother has had better things to do than watch over him, that is to say seducing a pretty servant girl. After a prolonged search the lad is found, having bravely fought his fear, and despite being afraid of punishment he doesn't even think of informing against his sibling. A fiercely loyal and earnest boy, he is the ...             Good Night, Mr Tom119 reviews Michelle Magorian Topeka Bindery, 1999 powerful story about family Timid, scrawny, Willie Beech is the abused child of a single mother. She sends him to Mr. Tom, who lives in the English countryside, because London is being bombed by the Nazis. The two main adults in this story, the mother and Mr. Tom, seem very similar in the beginning. Yet, by the end, we see that they are completely different. What really hit home was this: hard times can make hard ...             Rebel Angels (The Gemma Doyle Trilogy)117 reviews Libba Bray Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2006 Impressive I enjoyed this book. It was a bit longer than I expected (550 pages seems like a lot for a young adult read); however, the writing was simple and easy to follow, so it didn't become tedious. The plot was very nicely designed. I enjoyed the first book as well, but this one was even better. This book is a worthy addition to the Gemma Doyle saga.             The Six Wives of Henry VIII136 reviews Alison Weir Grove Press, 1992 Henry the World-class Glutton Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. It is definitely a five star work of scholarship and entertainment.             All Creatures Great and Small111 reviews James Herriot G K Hall & Co, 1973 Good Idea? I am thinking about buying this book, is it a good choice to buy it--or not?             Old-Fashioned Girl47 reviews Louisa May Alcott Little Brown & Co (Juv), 1969 Simple Good Clean fun Do you ever feel like you are tied up in our times? Worrying too much about cell phones, fashions, and the latest whatevers? This book can set you straight. It gives you a peace of mind and fills you with simple pleasures. The stories main character, Polly, we meet at the age of 14. She has come to stay with rich friends for a while. THey do everything so differently from she. The family has ...             The Complete History of Jack the Ripper66 reviews Philip Sugden Robinson Publishing, 1995 Last words! First let me state the categories of people who should (please note the emphasis) study (not 'read') this book: - 1. Anybody who is interested in the any or all of the following: the Whitechappel killings, the subsequent frenzy, investigation into the murders, armchair investigations by "Mycroft" wannabes, and the literally literary withchhunt being carried out over the past century & more to ...             King of the Wind61 reviews Marguerite Henry Rand Mcnally, 1984 Late Childhood Should Always Include Books This Special The Christmas I was nine, I got a boxed set of Marguerite Henry novels and while I loved all of them and read them day and night during the break from school, I think this one goes down as my favorite. A few years after I first read this novel, my family moved and I discovered it was also, by a nice coincidence, one of the favorite books of a girl I met in our new neighborhood, who went on to be ...             In This House of Brede43 reviews Rumer Godden Viking Adult, 1969 So much to review... First off, there is no question of Rumer Godden being a master story teller, a woman skilled at the crafting of words, of putting pen to paper and creating a world so detailed you would step into. A world, in this case, centered on the religious life of a Benedictine community and all who live in it. The abbey, the House of Brede, is a place where cloistered nuns turn out to be very, very ...             Jane-Emily45 reviews Patricia Clapp William Morrow & Co, 1969 childhood classic read this when I was preteen, it's great and it bears re-reading as an adult. Scary, psychological drama. Lots of stuff for adults to chew on as well as kids, because of the dual (even triple) heroine structure: a child, a young woman, and a mature woman. Each character is fascinating, and so is the situation, the setting, the writing... what a great book. Now I want to read everything by ...             The Journey Is the Destination: The Journals of Dan Eldon51 reviews Dan Eldon, Kathy Eldon, 1997 Truly Profound I bought this book upon it's release in 1997. I can remember allowing the contents of this memoir to captivate me for hours on end. I lent my copy to a friend shortly thereafter and subsequently forgot about it. I recently ordered a replacement and I must say, this book is even more compelling than I ever remembered. Dan Eldon was a profound visionary, an articulate statesman and a devoted ...             Nineteen Eighty-Four66 reviews George Orwell Plume, 2003 Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book! Put simply this is the greatest work of dystopian literature ever created. It's not filled with useless details like Atlas Shrugged and is more vivid than anything Huxley or London have ever created.Nineteen Eighty- Four shows the ultimate consequences of government intervention into the individual's life. The book takes place in a totalitarian state called Oceania where even the thoughts of the ...             There's Treasure Everywhere49 reviews Watterson Andrews McMeel Publishing, 1996 Good satrical laughter I bought all of this series as used books. I love to read Calvin and Hobbes. The price and deliver were both excellent.             Slave: My True Story50 reviews Mende Nazer, Damien Lewis PublicAffairs, 2005 Excellent book! This is one of the best books I have read in a long time. I would recommend it to anyone who likes to ready true stories from someone's life.             The Perilous Gard69 reviews Elizabeth Marie Pope, Richard J Cuffari Houghton Mifflin, 2001 My intro to the Tam Lin legend One of the things I like about this book is that it manages to retain an archaic feeling without sounding fake (you know, the type of dialogue that sounds like a bunch of college students roleplaying). Pope's choice of using modern language for the dialogue doesn't spoil the setting at all, whereas trying to force readers to jump back and forth between Elizabethan dialogue and modern narration ...              search for books angels, brede, charing, complete, creatures, cross, destination, eighty, eighty-four, emily, everywhere, fashioned, harry, history, house, jane-emily, journals, journey, katherine, nineteen, old-fashioned, perilous, potter, ripper, small, sorcerer, splendour, there, treasure, trilogy 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: Fizika. 11klass. Otvety na bilety home  impressum - about us