books about: night     books:       Dark Night of the Soul29 reviews St. John of the Cross Dover Publications, 2003 Good for those serious about their faith. This is a wonderful book for those who have been adult Catholics for some time, but wonder about the direction of their relationship with God. If you are a young or new Catholic, read The Imitation of Christ by Thomas Kempis instead because you probably won't get much out of this one. A warning also to "Cafeteria Catholics" who don't take their faith seriously: don't waste your money. This is ...             On the Night You Were Born77 reviews Nancy Tillman Feiwel & Friends, 2006 excellent book I bought this for my child and have bought it as a baby gift for friends many times since. Everyone loves it. Very endearing.             The Library at Night4 reviews Alberto Manguel Yale University Press, 2008 "Visitors often ask if I've read all my books;my usual answer is that I've certainly opened every one of them." In this wonderful tome ,Alberto Manguel has given anyone who loves books a fascinating look at books,libraries and the captivating world of books in general. Books have been a major part of the author,s life,and he shares it with us on both a personal and worldwide basis. Generally speaking,anyone who loves books,can never resist the desire to have their own library.In this 373 page book ,he ...             21 Nights Prince Atria, 2008 The book jacket is printed with a black and silver duotone paper-over-board. It will be elegantly sealed in a purple slip case with foil stamping and then shrink wrapped for protection. 21 Nights was inspired by Prince and The NPG's groundbreaking reign of 21 consecutive performances at London's O2 Center during the summer of 2007. It is a book that transcends the conventions of form as it includes stunning photography by Randee St. Nicholas, ...             The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time1399 reviews Mark Haddon Vintage, 2004 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night Time Mark Haddon takes the reader into the mind of a person with autism. As a mother of a daughter with autism and working with individuals with autism spectrum disorders for 28+ years, he's right on in accurately conveying their view the world and the emotions and fears they encounter trying to function in our strange world. The character reminds me of a beloved young man, a student of mine, with ...             The Darkest Night (Lords of the Underworld, Book 1)20 reviews Gena Showalter HQN Books, 2008 Loved it! I couldn't put the book down. Anxiously waiting for the next book in the series!             Wild Nights!: Stories About the Last Days of Poe, Dickinson, Twain, James, and Hemingway2 reviews Joyce Carol Oates Ecco, 2008 The Final Nights Of Famous Writers Ms. Oates has written a creative fictional take-off on five of America's most famous authors. Writing in their style and of their final days, this collection of short stories will be enjoyable to any English major. This book is far more enjoyable if one has previously read Hemingway, James, Twain, Poe and Dickinson. The masterpiece of the collection is Ernest Hemingway's descent into madness and ...             Good Night Gorilla Gift Box154 reviews Putnam Juvenile, 2003 LOVE it and so does my son My son just turned one and this is his first favorite book! We've already broken the binding on our first copy (my son gets so excited to point to the gorilla he manhandles the book) so now I'm going to order the box set with the book and the toy gorilla. This has also become MY favorite kids' book. It is so clever and I just love the sneaky gorilla character who just wants to snuggle up in ...             Night (Oprah's Book Club)606 reviews Elie Wiesel Hill and Wang, 2006 Very moving! I loved this book! It made me feel so grateful for the freedoms we enjoy. But, it is sad to think that mankind can be capable of such horrors.             The Friday Night Knitting Club129 reviews Kate Jacobs Berkley Trade, 2008 Loved it...loved it...loved it!! I can't understand all the negative reviews about this book. It is almost like I read a different book than they did. Just goes to show how different tastes are. I loved this book and wished it hadn't taken me so long to find it. Just ordered "Comfort Food" and can't wait to read it. I am sure glad I didn't read the reviews on here before I read the book. Won't ever make that mistake ...             Embrace the Night (Cassandra Palmer Series, Book 3)26 reviews Karen Chance Roc, 2008 Loved it! I have really enjoyed this series. Alot going on, I didn't realize how much stuff I had forgotten from the first two books, I would catch myself saying "oh yeah, now I remember that". These authors just take too long between books, they need to write faster (ha ha).             Friday Night Lights: A Town, a Team, and a Dream282 reviews H.g. Bissinger Da Capo Press, 2000 Book provides "Hoop-Dreams" insights for the gridiron set Bissinger, the author, came to Odessa to follow the Permian Panthers thru their entire 1988 season, attending practices as well as games, spending time with several of the key players and their families, reading the newspapers, interviewing the movers and shakers in the desolate, tapped-out landscape in the middle of Nowhere, Texas. Most of us have heard that Texans regard their high school ...             The Meaning of Night62 reviews Michael Cox Hodder And Stoughton Ltd., 2007 A Good 'Un I like literary thrillers in general and victorian thrillers in particular, so I had high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed. The intrigue, slowly building suspense, villiany, 19th century mores, language and events are all there, together with such stock characters as the stolid army chum, the prostitute with the heart of gold, the heartless, austere villian and so on. The book may ...             In the Night Kitchen (Caldecott Collection)96 reviews HarperCollins, 1996 A "Must Have" This is a wonderful book, especially for little boys. Both my children (male and female) loved it years ago and I give the book to new moms for their babies to enjoy.             West with the Night114 reviews Beryl Markham North Point Press, 1982 An amazing book, no matter who wrote it! Fantastic! I don't care if Beryl Markham wrote this or not (it is rumored that her third husband, a Hollywood ghostwriter, wrote the book). Beryl Markham's story is fascinating: from growing up in East Africa on her father's horse farm, to training race horses, to her time in Africa as a pilot tracking wild game from the air ... all culminating in her historic solo flight across the Atlantic from ...             Night of the Living Dead406 reviews John A. Russo Commonwealth Pubns Inc, 1997 Romero's night of the zombie cannibals. I revisited this film before seeing George Romero's new film, Diary of the Dead, upon its theatrical release this weekend. Romero is best known as the director, writer, editor and actor in his "Dead Series" of five zombie-apocalypse films, which also offer his commentary on modern society. In the late Sixties, Romero and his friends kicked in roughly $10,000 each to produce the low-budget ...             The Meaning of Night: A Confession62 reviews Michael Cox W. W. Norton, 2007 A Good 'Un I like literary thrillers in general and victorian thrillers in particular, so I had high hopes for this book. I was not disappointed. The intrigue, slowly building suspense, villiany, 19th century mores, language and events are all there, together with such stock characters as the stolid army chum, the prostitute with the heart of gold, the heartless, austere villian and so on. The book may ...             Good Night Sleep Tight: The Sleep Ladys Gentle Guide to Helping Your Child Go to Sleep, Stay Asleep, and Wake ...102 reviews Kim West, Joanne Kenen Vanguard Press, 2006 great for twins i picked up this book because it was mentioned in a review for sleep training twins. while there is a sections for twins, it is essentially the same method except for going back and forth between the 2 babies...it really works. at 9 months, i started sleep training my boy/girl twins. the first night they cried for about 25 minutes. the second night - half that much. the third night, they started ...             Sleeping Through the Night, Revised Edition: How Infants, Toddlers, and Their Parents Can Get a Good Night's ...155 reviews Jodi A. Mindell Collins, 2005 It works! THIS BOOK WORKS! I am using her advice for my 2nd son and he is only 2 months old and is sleeping from 11pm to 8am solid. She offers practical solutions to get your child to sleep through the night, such as waking your child between 10:30pm and 11:30pm for a "dream feeding". I also like how she discusses sleep strategies and expectations for each age range, like 0-2 months, 2-12 months, etc. ...             Dark Needs at Night's Edge (The Immortals After Dark Series, Book 4)21 reviews Kresley Cole Pocket, 2008 One of the Best! One of the best books in the series. I dont give 5 stars easily. But this gets one. Nough said.              search for books asleep, caldecott, cassandra, collection, confession, curious, darkest, dickinson, edition, embrace, friday, gorilla, helping, hemingway, immortals, incident, infants, kitchen, knitting, library, living, meaning, night-time, parents, revised, sleeping, stories, through, toddlers, underworld books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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