books about: halfway     books:       Halfway Home26 reviews Scribner, 2004 A Must Read...Motivational and Inspirational Firstly this review is not intended in any way to be objective. I love the man who is Ronan Tynan, I love his voice and all that he has contributed to the world. Halfway Home is the story of a man who is passionate, driven, inspired and someone who refuses to beaten down in any way. He is a Maverick, who in this side-splittingly funny book, outlines just some of the things that he has done in his ...             Meeting the Monkey Halfway5 reviews Ajahn Bhikkhu Sumano, Emily Popp Weiser Books, 2000 Meditation and the Mind and the Monkey This is the second book that Ajahn Sumano Bhikkhu wrote next from his " Questions from the City,Answers from the forest". You may consider it as the continuation of his first book. In his first book, he answered questions raised by the people that confused and lost in the chaos world. In his second book, he explains further the truth of life from the Buddha's view point, to make the ...             Meet Me Halfway9 reviews Javan Javan Press, 1981 Timeless Classic Poetry Javan writes soundly soul filled expressions on life. This book will stand the test of time and has universal appeal. Simple, direct and sparce use of words add to the ease of thoughtful expression. One of my favorite authors. Paper and print style add to the classic feel.             Halfway to Heaven9 reviews Michael Dennis PublishAmerica, 2003 Beating Depression I was given Michael Dennis' book for Christmas by a friend who knew I was a little depressed and hoped this would make me hang on and try to get over it. It worked. It is an amazing story, and it certainly gave me hope that I could pull myself out of the bad feelings I had fallen into...especially after reading what Michael Dennis went through as a child and still lifted his head in hope and ...             A Halfway Decent Girl5 reviews Rhonda Talbot Donald S. Ellis, 2002 A Wonderful Talent One of the pleasures of reading is discovering a new writer with great talent, and because I learned about Rhonda Talbot's novel A Halfway Decent Girl (Creative Arts Book Co.: 2002) through word-of-mouth rather than through the hype of commercial publishing, I am moved to recommend it to readers and book clubs. While Talbot addresses the perennial topic of the fractured family that many of us ...             Halfway to the Sky11 reviews Kimberly Brubaker Bradley Delacorte Books for Young Readers, 2002 Entertaining and instructive for readers of all ages This is an excellent coming-of-age book about a young girl who runs away and plans to hike the full length of the Appalachian Trail (AT). The author is particularly successful in bringing to life the lead character (Katahdin). The character gets her unusual name from the mountain that marks the northern terminus of the AT. Katahdin is troubled by the death of her brother, the divorce of ...             Halfway To Half Way4 reviews Suzann Ledbetter Mira, 2007 A lighthearted romantic mystery In Missouri, Valhalla Springs Retirement Community resident operations manager Hannah Garvey knows she should be looking forward to her marriage to her beloved Kinderhook County Sheriff David Hendrickson. However, although she loves the law enforcement official and sneaks off the premises to sleep with him, Hannah has some doubts about quitting her job to move in with David. David is busy ...             Halfway Hank4 reviews Joe Fallon, Ken Scarborough HarperCollins, 2005 Double layered book : fun for kids & wisdom(?) for grownups About a kid who always only does things half. (& don't we all sometimes suffer from this bug?) It is in verse - which kids tend to love, so here you go: It will be placed - no doubt at all - on our most prom'nent shelf For it can teach the wondrous art: How to outwit oneself!             Half-way Across the Galaxy and Turn Left4 reviews Robin Klein Puffin Books, 1994 You have to read this book! I read this book when I was nine and it keeps surfacing about once a year and I read it again (i'm 21 now!). It is a fantastic book which brings into light a lot of human eccentricities and quirks that the aliens come up against. Love it!             Halfway Decent Sinners4 reviews Michael Cleary WordTech Communications, 2005 Exceptional poetry, highly recommended The back cover photo of Michael Cleary captures a man with twinkling eyes and mischievous smile. His poetry reflects that humor, but Cleary's work is multi-faceted. One critic extols his "eloquent exploration of our flawed human condition." This book is, indeed, drawn from a world he observes with a keen eye, then mourns or celebrates through a facile weaving of words. The Church becomes "a ...             Fountain House: Portraits of Lives Reclaimed from Mental Illness1 review Mark Glickman, Mary Flannery Hazelden, 1996 Give people with mental illness a chance to live The purpose of the club is that there is no purpose. What? Yes, there are places, 250 clubs throughout the world, where persons with a mental illness can go where "we" can change from professional patients to human beings. Thats a tall order. I want to go somewhere where I do not have to suffer someones good intentions for me. So caretakers should not have good intentions? God forbid. In the ...             Halfway Home: The Journey Continues1 review Jackie K. Cooper Mercer University Press, 2004 Halfway Home - Jackie K. Cooper One of my favorite Georgia authors is Jackie K Cooper who lives in Perry, Georgia, and has visited my store several times for autograph sessions or just to stop in to say hello. I had read his previous books and looked forward to this book, "Halfway Home." This book is a collection of short stories, many of which hit so close to home for me, like when he got to travel in the backseat of a ...             Halfway Around the World: An Improbable Journey2 reviews Gavin Young Book Sales, 1983 Truly excellent This book moves at an even pace and presents the events in an understated style. Gavin Young's deep interest in the people around him, and in the cultures and histories with which he comes in contact, caught my interest early and held it to the end of the book. This is a deceptively thrilling book--a travelogue as riveting as any spy tale. I believe this book is the same as "Slow Boats to ...             Halfway Across the River3 reviews Annette Childs Wandering Feather Press, 2007 Halfway Across the River Halfway Across the River Whether you are facing serious illness and possibly death or know someone who is, this book will help you to find comfort and peace. You will also come to know an amazing woman, Margaret Borwhat, and the legacies she has left behind. Dr. Childs' writing makes you feel like you know the people she introduces personally which helps you to believe events described even ...             Halfway through the door: First steps on a path toward enlightenment1 review Alan Arkin Harper & Row, 1984 Enjoyable Information "Halfway Through the Door" is a short informative, enjoyable book. The book documents Alan Arkin as a seeker of personal truths as he finds a teacher and his own wisdom.             The small house half-way up in the next block;: Paul Rhymer's Vic and Sade2 reviews Paul Rhymer, Mary Frances Rhymer, ... McGraw-Hill, 1972 Vic and Sade - a laugh riot! Never heard of Vic and Sade? Ray Bradbury, Jean Shepherd, Edgar Guest, James Thurber, and many others praised them to the skies (or "to the collective snoots of a mountain climbing expedition" as young Rush Gook might put it). Vic and Sade was a 12 minute daily radio show that was broadcast for over a decade in the 1930's and 40's. It was 3 parts Mark Twain, 2 parts Green Acres, and 6 parts ...             Halfway Down Paddy Lane2 reviews Jean Marzollo The Dial Press, 1981 BEST BOOK EVER WRITTEN How could this be real? That's what Kate Calambra keeps asking herself when she wakes up one morning in the 1850's, in a small mill town. She was living before in the 1980's when she had gone to sleep the night before. Kate has to accept the unbelievable truth- she really has gone 130 years back in time. Now she is Kate O'Hara, one of five children in an Irish immigrant family. To add to her ...             Halfway House1 review Ellery Queen Stokes Pub Co, 1936 Dazzling Deductions by Ellery Queen - Halfway House is a Classic Halfway House (1936) ranks among the best of Ellery Queen, offering more realism than typically found in his mysteries. The setting for murder is an abandon house near a sewage disposal plant along the eastern shore of the Delaware River in Trenton, New Jersey. It is the fifth year of economic depression, marked by a growing anger and resentment directed at the wealthy class. This seamy murder ...             Halfway through: An autobiography (Filipinos in the United States series)1 review Juan M Montero Philippine Heritage Endowment Publications, 1982 Excellent story of an The American Dream come true! I highly recommend this book to anyone interested in medical missionaries or Filipino Americans. Dr. Montero is a superstar when it comes to medical volunteerism. The book is fun and very interesting. A true inspiration to all!             Half-way There1 review Martha Harris Bookman, 2004 Half-Way There by Martha Harris I loved this book! The excerpts didn't do it justice. I was fasinated by it. It was a very emotional journey for me as I grew up in that part of the country and knew of some of these people. I think I would have enjoyed this book even if I had not had that connection. I highly recommend this book and hope that Ms. Harris continues the telling of her family history.              search for books across, around, autobiography, block, continues, decent, enlightenment, filipinos, first, fountain, galaxy, half-way, halfway, heaven, illness, improbable, journey, meeting, mental, monkey, portraits, reclaimed, rhymer, series, sinners, states, steps, through, toward, united 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: An American Hedge Fund: How I Made $2 Million as a Stock Operator & ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us