books about: places     books:       Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban2598 reviews J. K. Rowling, 2008 The series truly begins. I love Prisoner of Azkaban. I think that this was the novel that really hooked me into the series. I have a hard time writing a literary review of any of the Rowling novels mainly because I do not feel like I'm reading a novel when I read these books, I feel like I'm on vacation. I'm transported into another world and forget to look at the subtext or deeply analyze anything that the writer is ...             The Prophet262 reviews Kahlil Gibran Alfred A. Knopf, 1923 Eight Decades Later: Still Relevant, Insightful and Eloquent These days, Kahlil Gibran's "The Prophet" often gets dismissed as "hippie" literature. Yet, this book had been a bestseller LONG before the 1960s. Originally published in 1923, it almost instantly became a hit and even did well through the Great Depression. Today, Gibran's claim to fame is being the third best-selling poet of our time, behind Shakespeare and Lao Tzu... and pretty much entirely ...             Chicken Soup for the Teenage Soul: 101 Stories of Life, Love and Learning (Chicken Soup for the Soul)474 reviews Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, ... HCI Teens, 1997 My daugher loves this book My daughter started reading this book at age 12, and has had it for 2 years. She still loves to go back and read selections of love, hope, courage. Give your teenager something worth reading! :)             Homeland (Forgotten Realms: The Dark Elf Trilogy, Book 1)196 reviews R. A. Salvatore Wizards of the Coast, 2004 Welcome to the Underdark and the realm of the drow... Salvatore grabbed our attention with the Icewind Dale trilogy, and one of the heroes of that unlikely group of friends was Drizzt Do'Urden, a drow (or dark elf, as they are often called). To our delight, Salvatore's next project, dubbed the Dark Elf trilogy, served as a prequel, to tell us about Drizzt's past, and to introduce us to the world of the drow. I cannot recall another author who so ...             The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches (Keeper Martin's Tales, Book 1)317 reviews Robert Stanek Reagent Press, 2002 Good But Continue on to the other books I first read The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches as a ninth grader and remember loving it. I then continued on to books 2, 3, and 4, which were excellent. I decided to re-read The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches books this summer since I found I had forgotten the majority of the story. After re-reading it now as a college freshman, I enjoyed it even more. Clearly it's a remarkable ...             Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Book 4)5176 reviews J.K. Rowling Scholastic Press, 2000 GREAT BOOKS -- great find I ordered this book used/very good condition for my daughter. When the book came it smelled of smoke. I e-mailed GREAT BOOKS and they promptly sent another book is wonderful condition. GREAT BOOKS - Great customer service - great find. JB             Katherine252 reviews Anya Seton Fawcett Crest, 1970 Favorite Book This is one of my favorite books of all time. This was the book that got be hooked on historical fiction, and although the cover (imo) does the book an injustice (making the novel look old and boring), this is a wonderful read. Katherine Swynford and John of Gaunt are flesh-and-blood characters, leaping off the page to bring you along in a 14th century adventure. If you have any interest in ...             Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone5426 reviews J. K. Rowling Demco Media, 1998 Anniversary Edition nice but not essential. In today's economy, customers buying books need to know exactly what they're buying. In this case, what your thirty bucks buys is -- apart from the previously published text (the novel itself) and the previously published art (interior art) -- is, essentially, a new cover by longtime Harry Potter cover artist Mary GrandPre, and a black-and-white illustration by Rowling (quite the cartoonist!), ...             SOUL FORGE, THE (Dragonlance Saga)215 reviews Margaret Weis Wizards of the Coast, 1998 The Test is in this one! Have a seat. Wow! Raistlin fan or not this is a great book. I, of course like most of the people who read Dragonlance, like Raistlin but I am not a huge fan per say but I do find him interesting to read. A lot of my question were resolved here not all but many. Perhaps the best part about this book is that you get to witness the Test that Raistlin endured! You've heard about out it for a long time now and ...             Oh, the Places You'll Go!270 reviews Dr Seuss HARPER COLL CHILDREN, 2005 Excellent Work Oh, the Places You'll Go! is a very good graduation gift, and my traditional gift for such occasions. But in regular bookstores, the cost usually averages at $18. Now, used books are great ideas, usually about $5, but not for graduation gifts. So when these $12 per arrived in perfect NEW condition I was thrilled. Go Amazon.             Fancy Nancy (Spanish edition): Nancy la Elegante (Fancy Nancy)160 reviews Jane O'connor Rayo, 2008 Wonderful!!! This book is adorable especially for little girls who like to dress up and look fancy. The story is heart warming and funny but in the end, it teaches about love and family. Nancy's search for way to sound fancier also teaches children wonderful new vocabulary words(sometime in French as well).             Learning to Sing: Hearing the Music in Your Life173 reviews Clay Aiken, Allison Glock Fawcett, 2005 Incredible and Inspiring! This book is truly a masterpiece! I read this book because I am a Clay Aiken fan, and I thought, 'Hey, a book by Clay Aiken, this should be cool.' I would recommend this book for anyone! Even if you aren't a fan of Clay, this is still an inspiring book. Let's just say: I laughed, I cried, it moved me!" I'm ordering the book and the audio cds. This is one of those books that you read front to ...             Out to Canaan (The Mitford Years, Book 4)98 reviews Jan Karon Viking, 1997 More Mitford mirth and miracles Jan Karon's charming North Carolina small town belongs with the great places of fiction: Macondo, Faulkner's unspellable county, the Louisiana of James Lee Burke, Egypt, Maine, and Hillerman's New West. The sense of place is such a hallmark of this series. And she populates it with such knowable and knowing characters who linger long after the last page of each new book unwillingly, but ...             Mandy139 reviews Julie Edwards Tandem Library, 1999 My favorite book I read this as a young girl - too many years ago to admit but around the time when it came out - and I ABSOLUTELY LOVED IT! It's one of the first books I can remember being torn between wanting to rush to the ending and not wanting to finish. As an adult I still remember the story very fondly and think about it from time to time. This year when my young neighbor (age 10) was looking for new ...             The Kingdoms & the Elves of the Reaches II (Keeper Martin's Tales, Book 2)150 reviews Robert Stanek Reagent Press, 2002 BEST series of the decade To sum it up in one word: AMAZING!!! I discovered this author about four years back when I read his "The Kingdoms and the Elves of the Reaches #1." I've since read everything he's written and have multiple editions of each. My favorite editions of the illustrated ones - all of the illustrated ones are top shelf. Many reasons to like a good Stanek novel have been pointed out in the reviews. His ...             101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary118 reviews Sister Patricia Proctor Poor Clare Sisters, 2003 Wonderful tool for energizing faith in prayer The rosary is a prayerful devotion that is more than a millennium old. It comprises praying specific prayers while meditating on events from the New Testament. "101 Inspirational Stories of the Rosary" was written for "the year of the rosary," 2003. The book comprises a collection of short personal tales from average people all over the world, who believe that they have received help from ...             Dog Heaven162 reviews Cynthia Rylant Blue Sky Press, 1995 Dog Heaven Beautifully illustrated with bright, bold colors, this touching text will make you smile at the same time it brings tears to your eyes. It is perfect for anyone, adult or child, who has had to say good-by to a much loved and faithful companion.             The Blue Day Book120 reviews Bradley Trevor Greive Andrews McMeel Publishing, 2000 Fabulous photos If you've got photographer friends, this book will be an inspiration for them. But the black and white photos also provide a great pick-me-up for anyone you know who's down in the dumps. The volume describes myriad ways in which we all may feel under the weather sometimes--all of them illustrated with fetching postures and facial expressions of a large group from the animal kingdom--polar ...             Salamandastron (Redwall (Econo-Clad))136 reviews Brian Jacques Topeka Bindery, 2003 Great! At one time, this was my favorite redwall book. It was also the first redwall book I read all of. In this book, the fearless badger lord Urthstripe the Strong leads his army of long patrol hares in a battle against the cruel Ferahgo the Assasin. Read this book, it's great!             Tomorrow, When the War Began (The Tomorrow Series #1)156 reviews John Marsden Scholastic Paperbacks, 2006 Fabulous Ellie is so articulate, bright, and caring that she makes what would have been an average story into an amazing and believable account of eight young adults out to save their families and ultimately their homeland. Once I got used to the Australian vernacular, I read this book at an amazing pace because I simply couldn't put it down. I can't wait to hunt down the rest of this series.              search for books azkaban, canaan, chicken, dragonlance, econo-clad, edition, elegante, forgotten, goblet, hearing, homeland, inspirational, katherine, kingdoms, learning, mitford, places, prisoner, prophet, reaches, realms, redwall, salamandastron, series, sorcerer, spanish, stories, teenage, tomorrow, trilogy 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: Chopin: Complete Edition home  impressum - about us