books about: harrowing     books:       Harrowing the Dragon10 reviews Patricia A. McKillip Ace Trade, 2006 "Hoarsbreath is a Dragon's Heart..." Patricia A. McKillip is the author of several wonderful books (my favourites being "Alphabet of Thorn" and "Winter Rose") and is one of the few fantasists in the publishing world that is original. Although her stories may contain typical fantasy elements (dragons, heroes, kingdoms, quests, good versus evil, etc) they are written in such beautiful poetic-prose that the stories transcend the ...             The Colony: The Harrowing True Story of the Exiles of Molokai80 reviews John Tayman Scribner, 2007 "Unclean! Unclean!" I suppose that the government officials in Hawaii in the 1860s assumed that they were doing the right thing by isolating lepers on an almost uninhabited island. Compared to the biblical era of rags, bells, and calls of "unclean, unclean!", they may have been somewhat correct. What they didn't realize, however, was the human toll living on that island would take on those people. It's actually ...             The Harrowing28 reviews Alexandra Sokoloff St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2007 Great slice of horror! As a lover of the horror genre, I was instantly enticed by the cover copy, and of course, intrigued to see whether or not Sokoloff would deliver what I wanted: real horror, something that would give me goosebumps and make my heart race. She absolutely delivered. The setting, the relationships between a group of misfits, the horrifying journey they unknowingly embark on when they pull out a Ouija ...             Time of storm: The harrowing true story of a Jewish Christian woman in wartime Hungary1 review Marianne Fischer Christian Herald Books, 1981 Hard to Put Down Hard to put down. Makes you always want to know what's going to happen next. You feel as though you were there. You can feel the struggle. Would be good for a book report for a high school history class. Also recommend The Greatest Generation by Tom Brokaw.             The Harrowing of Gwynedd4 reviews Katherine Kurtz Del Rey, 1989 Another book of courage and tragedy........ The Harrowing of Gwynedd sees the Deryni people on the verge of extinction, as a small group of them attempt to make stand. The story centers on Evaine, daughter of Camber, as she leads the struggle. She is a mother, a soceress, and a warrior, whose skills are tested to the limit. Her success or failure will determine the fate of her people. Read this book and see what happens. Her character is ...             Lost in the Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Adventure and Survival Yossi Ghinsberg Skyhorse Publications, 2009 A classic adventure book in the spirit of The Treasure of the Sierra Madre and Heart of Darkness . "A thrilling book." ? The Washington Post Four travelers meet in Bolivia and set off into the heart of the Amazon rainforest, but what begins as a dream adventure quickly deteriorates into a dangerous nightmare, and after weeks of wandering in the dense undergrowth, the four backpackers split up into two groups. But when a terrible rafting ...             A Complicated War: The Harrowing of Mozambique (Perspectives on South Africa)7 reviews William Finnegan University of California Press, 1993 Valuable and painful insights into Mozambique's past. This is a lively and well written book which deals with the period of civil war in Mozambique. It was completed and published just before the conclusion of a successful peace process and so provides a particularly clear and powerful view of recent history.It is based on the author's travels within country during the war period and includes extensive interviews. The people he talked and worked ...             Switching Time: A Doctor's Harrowing Story of Treating a Woman with 17 Personalities52 reviews Richard Baer Crown, 2007 Wow! Karen is an amazing woman! This is an amazing story of a woman overcoming terrible events in her childhood. It is terribly sad and difficult to believe, but it's out there. Bad stuff doesn't just happen on tv and the movies. This is real life about an amazing woman. Read more about this amazing woman and this incredible book at http://switchingtime.wordpress.com/.             Jungle: A Harrowing True Story of Survival32 reviews Yossi Ghinsberg Boomerang New Media, 2005 Fantastic Survival Story One of my favorite genres of books is true-life survival tales. After deliberately searching for a new read, I found "Jungle". Jungle is the story of a young Isreali backpacker who falls in with a Swiss guy, a German guide and an American who decide to go on an adventure through the Bolivia. At one point, the group becomes separated and the story follows the Isreali as he struggles to survive in ...             Dachau: The Harrowing of Hell1 review Marcus J. Smith State University of New York Press, 1995 Medical Doctor assigned to Dachau after liberation Well written account of Lieutenant Marcus J. Smith, an Army Doctor who with 9 others was sent to form Displaced Persons Team # 115, to Dachau after liberation. How Lt. Smith who had his medical training in radiology was unprepared for what was waiting for him and his team at Dachau. The book follows his assignment for 6 weeks at Dachau, now a dispaced persons camp. A good book for those ...             Cry Rape: The True Story of One Woman's Harrowing Quest for Justice3 reviews Bill Lueders University of Wisconsin Press, 2007 The Madison Idea Cry Rape is the story of a rape victim's victimization by the criminal justice system. It is a story about a cop who seems predisposed to "prove" rape victims liars, about a police department that protects bad cops, about a district attorney's office willing to further victimize the victim to protect bad cops, about judges willing to interpret the law in ways that protect bad cops and bad ...             Exposed: The Harrowing Story of a Mother's Undercover Work with the FBI to Save Children from Internet Sex ...9 reviews R. Stephanie Good Thomas Nelson, 2007 Exposed This book was very informative and eye opening. I recommend it for anyone with a teenager that wants to know what to look for on the internet.             Ghosts of Cape Sabine: The Harrowing True Story of the Greely Expedition22 reviews Leonard F Guttridge Backinprint.com, 2006 The Ghosts of Cape Sabine - Major League Screw-up I loved the book. If you enjoy adventure, history and reading about explorers and expeditions into extreme climates and dangerous places then this is a good book for you. I have read many books dealing with both Arctic and Antarctic expeditions as well as exploration, mountain climbing and military history. This is the story of an Army Signal Corp expedition and a series of screw-ups which left ...             The Throme of the Erril of Sherill: With the Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath5 reviews Patricia A. McKillip Ace, 1987 Just for children? Think again! While these two stories come in a book that looks like something for a low reading level, do not be fooled by appearances. Both "The Throme of the Erril of Sherril" and "The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath" are stories that can be read once when younger, then revisited when older to learn the depths behind the stories. Both stories possess similar themes. In the first, Magnus Thrall, ...             Yosemite: Harrowing Ascent of Half Dome (Adventures With the Parkers) Mike Graf Fulcrum Publishing, 2007             Knockdown: The Harrowing True Story of a Yacht Race Turned Deadly16 reviews Martin Dugard Demco Media, 2000 Gripping! This was one of the most vivid, compelling reads I have had in some time. Dugard is a master of description. Knowing virtually nothing of blue ocean yacht racing, I was transported into a world of driven men and the tragedy they willingly face. A must read.             Lost Tribe: A Harrowing Passage into New Guinea's Heart of Darkness12 reviews Edward Marriott Diane Pub Co, 1996 I couldn' put it down This was a great book, it read like a novel. It was fascinating and honest, Edward Marriott weaves a mystical story of the indigenous tribespeople of New Guinea, the Liawep. It at times seems too fantastic to be true, but the amazing thing about it is, that it is true. I hope he will write a follow up if he ever goes back! He's a great writer, never lingering too long on any episode, just ...             A Furnace Afloat: The Wreck of the Hornet and the Harrowing 4,300-mile Voyage of Its Survivors5 reviews Joe Jackson Free Press, 2003 Hornet's Nest This is not just another "men in a lifeboat" book. Joe Jackson tells that part of the story well - the thirst, the hunger, battling the fierce sun and raging storms (and a "demonic" waterspout which seems to chase the lifeboats!), etc. - but the author has bigger fish to fry. Since this was a well-publicized story, he has journals and newspaper reports to draw upon and he can actually, with ...             This Stranger My Son9 reviews Louise Wilson Signet, 1969 It Still Moves me to Tears. I read this book as a child of nine in an excerpted version in 'The Reader's Digest' and I have never forgotten the anguish Jane suffered when Tony wiped jam all over her party dress. I managed to get a second-hand copy [...], and it went even deeper this time. I am a mother of a child in England who has ADHD, and thirty years on, the same tags were hung on us as they put on Louise and Jack - bad ...              search for books 300-mile, adventure, adventures, children, christian, complicated, darkness, expedition, exposed, furnace, harrowing, hoarsbreath, hungary, internet, justice, knockdown, molokai, mozambique, parkers, passage, personalities, perspectives, predators, stranger, survival, survivors, switching, treating, undercover, yosemite 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: The New Farmers' Market: Farm-Fresh Ideas for Producers, Managers & ... leave a comment home  impressum - about us