books about: improbable     books:       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 ...             An Improbable Find9 reviews Allie Alexander BookSurge Publishing, 2008 All to Familiar This book was great! Makes you feel like you really know the characters personally!! I highly recommend this book for good and easy read. You won't want to stop reading till the last page. Then you will want more. Looking forward to the sequal.....             Charlie's World: The Improbable Adventures of a Hong Kong Cockatoo and his American Family5 reviews Audrey Ronning Topping Earth Times Books, 2000 A word from a former teacher of Audrey "Charlie's World" is very well written book. I was reminded of the time when Audrey was ten years old, and came to the house with two crows on her shoulders. Both crows were talkers. Audrey is an exceptionally good writer, and the book is a MUST for all. I had to read it in One sitting.             An Improbable Cause10 reviews Robin Wulffson Omega Press, 2004 Suspense, intrigue and resilient women! I assumed (obviously mistakenly) that the author had to be a woman. I was very surprised to find "Robin Wulffson" was a man - because his devotion to feminine emotions and his creation of such a wonderfully strong heroine was what I loved best about this book. The story is captivating and very timely with what I read in the papers about how HMO's run amok sometimes. This is a must-read for ...             Unstrung Heroes: My Improbable Life with Four Impossible Uncles38 reviews Franz Lidz Signet, 1995 Laughs by the Dozen This story although sadding at times kept me giggling and laughing at the antics of these uncles based on the real-life uncles of the author. I can see why it was made into a movie--it is a ball of fun and yet heartbreaking in others and down-right silly at times--in the end you come to feel as if you KNOW these men and the rest of the family and you feel slightly sad that more people don't look ...             Sylvia's Farm : The Journal of an Improbable Shepherd4 reviews Sylvia Jorrin, 2004 Sylvia's Farm I enjoyed this book very much. It's very easy to imagine meeting all the animals on the farm because the author describes their personalities in such detail. I went to school nearby and the descriptions of the weather and terrain brought back memories. The essays are more than just another new farmer tale. They are smoothly written and tightly constructed. Some describe the sad or profound ...             IMPROBABLE HEROES: The True Story of How Clergy and Ordinary Citizens Risked Their Lives to Save Jews in Italy4 reviews Carl Steinhouse AuthorHouse, 2005 The Often Neglected Heroes of the Holocaust If well written and thoroughly researched, historical novels are a fascinating and painless way to learn history. Carl Steinhouse's latest effort, Improbable Heroes, is an excellent example of this. Like his previous book, Wallenberg Is Here, the documented story of Raoul Wallenberg, a Swedish diplomat who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews by using his various skills in outwitting the Nazis, ...             Three Men in a Raft: an Improbable Journey Down the Amazon3 reviews Ben Kozel Macmillan Co of Australia Pty.Ltd, 2002 Engaging & Brutally Honest Having recently traveled to Peru, Kozel's descriptions of the landscape and people are dead-on accurate. For anyone who's walked the market in Belen, this book is a must read. His willingness to describe the trials and tribulations of himself & fellow rafters creates an engaging story of three guys who kind of knew what they were doing, but ended up accomplishing far more than they really ...             An Improbable Life3 reviews David C. Wilcox DCW Industries, Inc., 2007 An Emotional Roller Coaster Ride This little book takes you on an emotional roller coaster ride. The author relates the story of his youth that was marred by a broken home. With a remarkable writing style that wastes few words, the author begins with his father's times that span the 20th century including the development of science and technology early in the century, the Great Depression, World War II, the Eisenhower years and ...             Charas, the improbable dome builders2 reviews Syeus Mottel Drake Publishers, 1973 Literally an Adventure Syeus' books opens up our eyes not only to an urban culture often forgotten, but to the mathematics of geodesic domes for completely non-math-oriented individuals. Personally, I detested math throughout my High School and College career, but Mr. Mottel's clear writing helped me to truly understand the logic behind the structures. I recommend this book to all my friends.             Lo Improbable2 reviews Julian Rodriguez Editorial Debate, 2001 HOPE AND DISPAIR "Lo improbable" was my first Julian Rodriguez experience and I am so thankful for these storie! This short book left me with the feeling I had just read an 800 page novel... With it's skillful balance of hope and dispair left me wondering why Rodriguez is not better known in Spain.             The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock: New Edition (Jack and Doris Smothers Series in Texas History, Life, and ...2 reviews Jan Reid University of Texas Press, 2004 An excellent primer for fans of Texas alt-country Jan Reid's excellent update of his previously published work is a must-read for any fans of the Texas country music scene, both present and past. Reid updates his book with added chapters and descriptive passages, tracing the development of the sounds and styles that have virtually defined Texas music. This is as much a work of Texana as it is a musical history. It's important writing, and it ...             The Improbable Rise of Redneck Rock2 reviews Jan Reid Heidelberg Pub, 1974 Account of the 70's "progressive country" scene. Jan Reid's fascinating account of the rise of the "Outlaw Country" scene of the 1970's will more than hold the interest of folks who were into the Austin scene of the time, as well as those who have only recently discovered some of the singer-songwriters from that period via covers of their work by Lyle Lovett and other artists. Reid's book explains why Austin has long been an island of ...             HEY: B.C.: The Wildly Improbable History of a Stone-Age Adventurer1 review Johnny Hart Fawcett Gold Medal, 1959 B.C. paperbacks B.C., and Johnny Hart's, Stone Age humor never ages or fails to draw a chuckle.             Blithe Spirit: An Improbable Farce in Three Acts1 review Noel Coward Samuel French, Inc., 1968 Blithe Spirit A comedy for 2 males and 5 females. While studying the occult a writer hires a medium who contacts his first wife during a seance. The first wife not only will not leave but decides she now wants the writer to join her.             Olympic's Most Wanted: The Top 10 Book of the Olympics' Gold Medal Gaffes, Improbable Triumphs, and Other ...2 reviews Floyd Conner Potomac Books Inc., 2001 Fun, Wacky, and AmazingTrivia about the Olympics!! As a huge fan of the Olympics, I thought I had seen all the odd facts and quirky moments in Olympic history (after all we've all seen those vignettes on the networks that cover the Games!). But when i read this book I was amazed at the fun details that no one has ever mentioned before!! Can you imagine not knowing you were competing in the Olympics?? Or riding in a car for part of the marathon ...             Can a Dead Man Strike Out?: Offbeat Baseball Questions and Their Improbable Answers1 review Mark S. Halfon Santa Monica Press, 2005 Informative and Entertaining Whether you're a baseball fan or a trivia buff you'll find this book both informative and fun to read. Not a flat question and answer book BUT rather why the answer is what it is and how it got to be what it is!             Blithe Spirit: An Improbable Farce (Classic Drama)1 review Naxos Audiobooks, 2002 An excellent reading of a very funny play Noel Coward called "Blithe Spirit" an "improbable farce." Well, supernatural it is, as you well know if you saw that superb film made many years ago with Rex Harrison as the poor husband, now into his second and apparently not ideal marriage, who winds up hosting the ghost of his first wife when he sets up a séance to get some material for a book. I will not reveal any more of this delicious ...             American Fool: The Roots and Improbable Rise of John Cougar Mellencamp1 review Martin Torgoff St Martins Pr, 1986 Read all about the rise of an American classic This biography deals with the early career of John Cougar Mellencamp. It was written just before the release of the 'Scarecrow' album and details the struggles of young John Mellencamp, including details about his childhood, school life and a lot about his early days on the road. If you are a Mellencamp fan, you will want to have this book! This is not a gushy fan book, but rather a no warts ...             Mission Improbable2 reviews Helen Fogarassy Lexington Books, 1999 A unique insight into UN operations at all levels Mission Improbable gives a very accurate and comprehensive history of the UN operation in Somalia from the historical, political, operational, bureaucratic and personal levels. It describes the anguish of a people struggling to cope both with their own fragmented leadership and with an alien monolith, represented by UNOSOM, in their midst. 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