books: island of the ...     books:       Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Book 7)3191 reviews J. K. Rowling Arthur A. Levine Books, 2007 A great ending! This is the last of a great series of audio books on CD, and the narration by Jim Dale continues to make the characters come alive. What a great way to enjoy the last of the Harry Potter books. Make's my daily drive time commute fun and interesting. If you have listened to the other (6) Harry Potter audio books on CD, this last one in the series is a must. One of the best of the series, Jim ...             Hawaii The Big Island Revealed: The Ultimate Guidebook239 reviews Andrew Doughty Wizard Publications Inc., 2008 This is simply the best guidebook available! I compared it with three other guidebooks, and this one is hands down by far the best. I also like his sense of humor, and his ability to give us foreigners a realistic taste of the local culture. It is down to earth, not superficial, and it must have been a lot of work to write this guide! The first thing I did when I arrived in Oahu for the second segment of my trip was to go to the bookstore ...             Animal Speak: The Spiritual & Magical Powers of Creatures Great & Small103 reviews Ted Andrews Llewellyn Publications, 1996 Animal Speak The book was recommended to me by an animal totem reader. Explains the totems in depth. Good reference book for those seeking additional information regarding animal totems.             The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society67 reviews Mary Ann Shaffer, Annie Barrows The Dial Press, 2008 Original, witty, and informative This novel is charming, funny, sad, and picturesque, among other adjectives that escape my fingers at the moment. I purchased the book based on the reviews right here on Amazon.com -- so glad I did. (I have made other less fortunate purchases in the past!) Set in post-WWII, the main character, Juliet, is a female author in search of a subject for her next work. Due to fate or happenstance, ...             Island of the Blue Dolphins605 reviews Scott O'Dell Yearling, 1987 Very Eccentric! Great Read! Alone, on a deserted island. No weapons. Animal predators lurking where you can't see. A need for food. A drive for survival. That pretty much covers Karana's life, when her tribe sails away, and leaves her in the remains of living by herself, for years to come. There's numerous things she has to teach herself how to do--and many things that she'll discover that she will not do again. She has to ...             The Dominant Animal: Human Evolution and the Environment9 reviews Paul R. Ehrlich, Anne H. Ehrlich Island Press, 2008 The most important book I've read this year Paul and Anne Ehrlich's THE DOMINANT ANIMAL is not only the most sensible and up-to-date book I've read about sustainability; it's also well organized and well written, a true delight to read. As the bad news increasingly piles up -- mass extinctions on land and in the oceans, decreased availability of cheap energy, increased unemployment, floods and droughts leading to crop failures, polar ice ...             The Final Detail56 reviews Harlan Coben Island Books, 2000 Might Be Coben's Finest In 'The Final Detail' Coben provides us with the strongest Myron Bolitor story yet, and that's saying something. Bolitor, as always, is an engaging hero. The story provides abundant internal strife for Myron on both a professional and personal level. But, playing the role of hero to perfection, Myron doesn't falter and uncovers the truth. Outside of Myron, the story provides a heavy dose of ...             An Unquiet Mind: A Memoir of Moods and Madness322 reviews Kay Redfield Jamison Vintage, 1996 Spot On! Mind-Opening. Sad. Comical. Frightening. Genuine. Interesting. This is an Excellent portrayal of Manic Depressive/Bipolar Disorder. I recommend this book to anyone who has (or loves anyone who has) this illness - - You will either find yourself nodding your head or you will find your eyes opening for the first time about this illness. . . or Both!             The Complete Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set (Anne of Green Gables, Anne of Avonlea, Anne of the Island, Anne ...183 reviews L.M. Montgomery Starfire, 1990 Pure delight! The Anne of Green Gables Boxed Set is perfect! These stories take you back to a magical time and place but they are still realistic. Each book pulls you deeper and deeper into the set. My grandmother and I read this series together and both loved it. Highly recommended.             And Then There Were None592 reviews Agatha Christie St. Martin's Griffin, 2004 And Then There Were None Agatha Christie is one of, if not the worlds most popular mystery writer, many of today's mystery writers have credited her as their inspiration. And 'AND THEN THERE WERE NONE' (aka TEN LITTLE INDIANS) is hailed as one of her greatest works, so I decided if I wanted to read something by one of the masters of suspense this was as good a place to start as any! 'AND THEN THERE WERE NONE' is a ...             The Ghost and the Femme Fatale (Haunted Bookshop Mysteries, No. 4)14 reviews Alice Kimberly Berkley, 2008 Ghost & The Bookseller I am really enjoying these "ghost stories." The interaction between Mrs. McClure and Jack are heartwarming in their differences due to generation changes. I did miss the opening chapter dealing with Jack's death/murder in 1948 but there are other 'scenes' that do make up for the ommission. I look forward to how the relationship is dealt with between human and ghost in the future.             Camp Camp: Where Fantasy Island Meets Lord of the Flies8 reviews Roger Bennett, Jules Shell Crown, 2008 Makes me wish I was in camp right now! Having just sent my oldest child off to her first year of sleepaway camp, it was very tempting to stow away on the bus and relive my camp experiences of the 1970s. But with this book, I don't have to, and it's a whole lot cheaper than actually going to sleepaway camp. While I must admit that I did contribute a few photos and a couple of anecdotes, I had no idea of the scope of this book until I ...             The Tao of Pooh211 reviews Benjamin Hoff Penguin (Non-Classics), 1983 Not the Past, Not the Future, but The Tao........... People. It is a beautiful spring day today. The sun is shining, a warm breeze is caressing, the clouds are puffy cotton, the squirrels are scurrying and the birds are chirping. (Which is o.k. as long as they don't fly overhead!). Your Metamorpho decided to take his pen and pad to the ol' babbling brook to get into the reflective mood to write this next review. I sat down against an old oak tree ...             Bulls Island40 reviews Dorothea Benton Frank William Morrow, 2008 Bulls Island This book was fantastic.I enjoy her work a lot. Since I am a Southern woman, I can relate to her subjects. I lent the book to a friend, now she wants to read more of Frank's books.             Dance upon the Air (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)289 reviews Nora Roberts Jove, 2001 Fun Read! I absolutely loved this book, and I can't wait to read the second in the trilogy. I loved the characters, the setting, everything! I have yet to read something by Nora Roberts that I dislike. Pick up one of her novels, you will not be disappointed.             Nick of Time22 reviews Ted Bell St. Martin's Griffin, 2008 Outstanding read for all ages!!! This story was filled with adventure and character traits often missing in today's society. It will thrill you and take you back to the childhood fantasy of your youth. Loved it!!!             Treasure Island (Enriched Classics Series)11 reviews Robert Louis Stevenson Pocket, 2005 Classic that should be mandatory reading While Treasure Island may have its detractors (usually those who were forced to read it as children or those who cannot handle the period speech) it is certainly a classic that can delight both young and old. Stevenson make a strong effort to catch the "tune of the time" and give vivid prose to the tedium of long sea journeys and the rapid pace at which life can offer strange events to deal ...             Heaven and Earth (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)135 reviews Nora Roberts Jove, 2001 Nora Roberts Heaven and Earth Great little book. It grabbed hold of me and didn't let go until I came to the end. Couldn't wait to read the next in the Three Sister's Island trilogy             The Creature from Jekyll Island: A Second Look at the Federal Reserve44 reviews G. Edward Griffin Amer Media, 2002 The history of financial enslavement "I believe that banking institutions are more dangerous to our liberties than standing armies. If the American people ever allow private banks to control the issue of their currency, first by inflation, then by deflation, the banks and corporations that will grow up around [the banks] will deprive the people of all property until their children wake-up homeless on the continent their fathers ...             Face the Fire (Three Sisters Island Trilogy)173 reviews Nora Roberts Jove, 2002 Nora Roberts Face the Fire Its been a long time since I've enjoyed a trilogy as much as I have the Three Sister's Island books. The third book finished out the story of these wonderfully different women and their special talents. It was so much fun to read all three that I hated to see it end. I could read this trilogy again. Something I don't do often. If your going to read one, plan on reading all three. You won't want ...              search for books avonlea, bookshop, classics, complete, creature, creatures, deathly, dolphins, dominant, enriched, environment, evolution, fantasy, guernsey, guidebook, hallows, haunted, ingleside, literary, mysteries, poplars, rainbow, reserve, revealed, sisters, spiritual, treasure, trilogy, ultimate, unquiet books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen music: The Greatest Hits 1994-2008 home  impressum - about us