books about: non-bookstore     books:       Ted7 reviews Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing, 2001 Fun with an Imaginary Friend Ted arrived just after the narrator's birthday. He was huge, purple pink, loved raspberries and was ready to play with the still unplayed with birthday presents (father was too busy and just hadn't had time, yet). After a great game of Monopoly Twister Ted decided to give the young man a hair cut and shave. Father wasn't happy with the results and called Ted imaginary. So Ted decided the ...             Underworld3 reviews Reginald Hill Scribner, 1988 A Very Good Book in a Great Series! I have been faithfully writing reviews on each the Dalziel and Pascoe series in order to try to get people interested in this great series. It's extremely well-written. amd the characterization is wonderful. This is the tenth book in the series, and one of the best. We get a first hand look at the life that coal miners and families of coal miners lead. Hill presents this life with compassion ...             The Creed of Imam al-Tahawi4 reviews Hamza Yusuf Rumi Bookstore, 2007 An essential text for understanding Islam With all the nonsense talked about Islam by Non-Muslims and Muslims alike its great to see the emergence of translations of the essential books from the Muslim scholars that unify the community on common belief. The Creed of Imam Tahawi is one of the most important and universally accepted texts on Muslim belief and this is a fine translation by a contemporary scholar. It has been welcomed by ...             Dwarf Nose, The3 reviews W. Hauff, L. Zwerger Michael Neugebauer (North South Books), 1994 Zwerger's delicious sense of humor breathes life into Hauff Lizbeth Zwerger's drawings are deceivingly spare and simple. When you actually take the time to obseve what she accomplishes with her work it's like discovering the brilliant subtlty of a Zen Garden with a dash of raw childhood thrown in. I have no doubt that when critics look back in years to come, she will be talked about as some who has trult MASTERED her craft. In this version of Hauff's ...             Electronic Life6 reviews Michael Crichton Knopf, 1983 C'Mon!! This Book is Probably 15-18 years old! Electronic life was published before anyone even knew what dotcom was or what www stood for. It was a forward-thinking, visionary, consumer-oriented book about one writer's thoughts about how computers would be in our lives in ways we couldn't even imagine -- and guess what? He was right! Is is not out of date? Yes -- that's why it's out of print by the publisher. Before people start dissing ...             Time Bomb19 reviews Jonathan Kellerman Bantam, 1990 Time Bomb, Jonathan Kellerman Another Alex Delaware mystery hit! Jonathan Kellerman writes excellent books, and this is not exception. Highly recommend. A++++             The Ordinary Princess101 reviews M.M. Kaye Doubleday Books for Young Readers, 1984 M.M. Kaye's The Ordinary Princess: Ordinary and Fantastic in Delightful Harmony One may know the story of the servant girl who gets to go to the ball, the story of the beautiful girl that falls in love with the beast, the princess that is finally awakened by a kiss from a dashing prince. But, it is quite possible that one may go half of her life before ever hearing the story of another girl, a princess in fact, who was born once upon a time in a land called Phantasmorania. ...             Little Red-Cap Jacob Grimm North-South Books, 1995 When the little girl in the red cap puts her basket over her arm and sets off through the woods to grandmother's house, one of the best-loved fairy tales of all time unfolds. Long out of print, this classic version of the tale will be enjoyed by all who love beautiful books. A New York Times Best Illustrated Book. Full color.             Battles Lost and Won: Great Campaigns of World War 2 (Men at War)4 reviews Hanson W. Baldwin William S. Konecky Associates, 2000 Worth a read! Interesting perspectives, very well written, on some of WWII's most noteworthy battles. A good addition to the WW II history buff's library--even though much of this ground has been trod before!             Beyond the Bookstore: How to Sell More Books Profitably to Non-Bookstore Markets10 reviews Brian Jud Reed Press, 2003 For Every Book Author You've invested a great deal of writing time and energy into producing an excellent manuscript or a nonfiction book proposal. Now put yourself in the shoes of the acquisitions editor. Each year you receive literally hundreds of these proposals from literary agents and authors. How do you find a proposal that stands out from the crowd? (Hint: It's not the proposal on colored paper.) For the ...             Dragondrums(An Argo Book)38 reviews Mccaffrey Atheneum, 1979 This book is a winner! My admiration for Anne McCaffrey knows no bounds. I think she has created some wonderful fiction. I credit her Harper Hall series with fostering a great love of reading and music in me at a very young age. I found the first book DragonSong at the library when I was about eleven or twelve and proceeded to devour everything I could find that she had put out. I eagerly awaited each new book. I ...             North Of Montana12 reviews April Smith Knopf, 1994 One of the Best This is one of the best books I've ever read. Ms. Smith's style is simple and clean; yet in 368 pages she has crafted no less than 10 complicated, realistic characters and no less than 3 intriguing subplots--it is like watching that tiny car at the circus out of which many clowns emerge, each in a different brightly-colored costume, each with a unique face. She had me by page 3; my attention ...             The Angel Maker25 reviews Ridley Pearson Delacorte Press, 1993 Delusions Of Godhood... Are what motivates Elden Tegg--not the idea of saving lives. Of course Sgt Lou Boldt and his squad understand that, even before they know who Tegg is. Tegg--a failed transplant surgeon turned vetrinarian--deludes his assistant and a con man that he's making adifference and saving lives. His assistant draws the line at doing a "heart" which leaves him vulnerable to the same mistakes that got ...             A Taste for Death19 reviews P. D. James Knopf, 1986 Life Is A Mystery Worth Solving Here is one of the best mysteries I have had the pleasure to read. Though I still have a few remaining works of Ms. James on my list, this book has a resonance that few authors manage to achieve. The characters and the themes blend to create a work that is greater than the sum of its parts. At its heart, this is the story of a man who after achieving everything for which he has sought finds ...             Jack London Illustrated : The Call of the Wild, White Fang, The Sea-Wolf, and 40 Short Stories3 reviews Jack London Random House Value Publishing, 1988 Better than the Call of the Wild!! Loved White Fang so much I have gone on and read everything this man ever wrote. If you love the outdoors, and can live without T.V. a few nights then get this one. You will not regret the money well spent.             Prince of the Blood (Riftwar Saga)40 reviews Raymond Feist Doubleday, 1989 Love It Exciting books. I have not reread this one yet, but I remember it from about 5 years ago. RF is a great writer. If you like a good story that keeps you turning the page,choose him.             Myth and Religion of the North: The Religion of Ancient Scandinavia4 reviews Edward Oswald Gabriel Turville-Petre Greenwood Press Reprint, 1975 In-depth study of the inner workings of norse religion After seeing this title in the bibliography for several other works on Norse mythology I found and read it. It was everything I had hoped it would be. An excellent study on the religion of the vikings. The facts are well defined and the reasoning behind the conclusions are explained in good detail. This was written as a doctoral thesis and is not a light read. That is not to say it is boring ...             THE SIRIAN EXPERIMENTS (Canopus in Argos--Archives) ~ The Report by Ambien II, of the Five4 reviews Doris Lessing Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1980 Experiment successful The Empire of Sirius, formerly the enemy of Canopus, has now for some time been its uneasy and mistrustful ally. Though highly advanced technologically, and despite being sophisticated social engineers, the Sirians are suffering some upheaval because of the many members of their population who feel that their life lacks a worthy purpose. Ambien II, a member of the Five who govern the Empire, is ...             Extreme Measures24 reviews Michael Palmer Bantam, 1991 Another excellent, suspenseful page-turner ! Dr. Eric Najarian is a rising star at White Memorial Hospital. He and a colleague are vying for a big promotion, when suddenly Eric is approached to join a secret society ("Caduceus") as long as he is willing to perform an "unusual" treatment when asked. Pressures of the job and life in general weigh on Eric as he debates what to do. Soon, some missing bodies and other unexplained phenomenon ...             Dragonsdawn82 reviews ANNE MCCAFFREY Del Rey, 1988 Great story! WOW! Anne McCaffrey is an amazing author, and she doesn't disappoint in her start to the Pern Series. What a great book! Interesting characters, and you really felt the hardships of the colonists when the thread started to fall. Two thumbs way up!              search for books al-tahawi, ancient, archives, battles, beyond, bookstore, campaigns, canopus, dragondrums, dragonsdawn, electronic, experiments, extreme, illustrated, london, markets, measures, montana, non-bookstore, ordinary, prince, princess, profitably, red-cap, religion, riftwar, scandinavia, sea-wolf, stories, underworld books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen VHS: Raisin in the Sun (1989) we recommend Great story! leave a comment home  impressum - about us