books by Algonquin Books     books:       The Souvenir: A Daughter Discovers Her Father's War18 reviews Louise Steinman Algonquin Books, 2001 AN EXCELLENT READ AND A WORK VERY WELL DONE! Like so many in my generation, the author, like the rest of us, really had no clue as to what made her father tick. These men, and women, of the "Greatest Generation" were a different breed. I had to blink twice when the author described her father, his attitudes, work ethic, treatment of his family and on and on. She could have well been describing my own father. The author, after her ...             How to Get Your Child to Love Reading: For Ravenous and Reluctant Readers Alike23 reviews Esmé Raji Codell Algonquin Books, 2003 great reference I am very pleased with this purchase and found it to be a great value. I didn't realize what a huge book I would receive and I am thrilled with the information crammed inside. There are so many wonderful ideas with book lists galore. I have actually carried this book around my public library looking up different recommended titles! This is a wonderful book for both parents and teachers and makes ...             The Sky Unwashed16 reviews Irene Zabytko Algonquin Books, 2000 A small and brave masterpiece A short book, that can be read in one day, The Sky Unwashed is a highly important book in two respects. Foremost, this is one of the first full pictures we got about what really happened to the residents in the Chernobyl region and Kiev in April, 1986, albeit in fiction, but borne out now in articles and TV documentaries. Secondly, the lyrical beauty and masterful storytelling should elevate ...             Dream Golf14 reviews Algonquin Books, 2010 Dream Golf Really excellent account of the development of Bandon Dunes. I should have read more than the first 100 pages before actually going to Bandon Dunes and playing the three courses - that would have added even more pleasure to the three days I thoroughly enjoyed there.             Very Charleston: A Celebration of History, Culture, and Lowcountry Charm16 reviews Diana Hollingsworth Gessler Algonquin Books, 2003 HIGHLY recommend I saw this book while I was in Charleston visiting and upon returning obtained a copy. I used it to document where I went and plan out my next visit. Full of facts, and things of interest it will direct you to places you might not normally think to visit. Excellent if planning to travle there, and in fact I tured the book into a sort of scrapbook... putting my pictures in it, souveiners, ticket ...             My Father's Paradise78 reviews Algonquin Books, 2008 The process of learning to love one's father To review this book I divided it into two distinct but merged parts. The first part is a powerful story of a highly intelligent Jew from Kurdish Iraq, Yona Sabar, now a professor at UCLA and an eminent scholar of Neo-Aramaic. His lifelong work and efforts were rewarded with the rescue and preservation of a language near extinction. As a speaker of Aramaic and subsequent documentarian of the ...             A Parchment of Leaves45 reviews Silas House Algonquin Books, 2002 Wonderful story! Silas House has become one of my favorite writers. I first read Clay's Quilt (Ballantine Reader's Circle) and I thought it was a unique and moving story. I followed that up with The Coal Tattoo: A Novel, which I also enjoyed. The latest book I picked up by this writer is A Parchment of Leaves and this book is my favorite! Even after reading the previous books by this writer, I wasn't in a ...             From the Ground Up: The Story of A First Garden23 reviews Amy Stewart Algonquin Books, 2001 From the Ground UP I really liked the synopsis after each chapter-makes for a great reference book for gardening!             The Coal Tattoo25 reviews Silas House Algonquin Books, 2004 Excellent Book Silas is one of my favorite authors now... Coal Tattoo is a wonderful book. I would recommend any of his books.             Fowl Weather43 reviews Algonquin Books, 2007 Waddle He Do Next? In this funny and touching follow-up to his memoir Enslaved by Ducks, Bob Tarte reminds me of a sapling on a hill, buffeted by the winds of a gathering storm. While bits and pieces of his life swirl around him spiraling out of control, and Bob finds himself unable to affect the weather, all he can do is put his head down and turn a shoulder to the wind and stand his ground. Tarte's humorous ...             Some Survived12 reviews Manny Lawton Algonquin Books, 1984 A testimony to the atrocities and murder of American soldiers by Japanese soldiers during World War II The worst of the worst Japanese soldiers responsible for the horrific savagery inflicted upon allied soldiers and civilians during the Bataan Death March were tracked down, tried, and executed after the war. Still, one can't help but be deeply troubled by reading over and again, of the pleasure Japanese guards took in the starving, beating and killing of allied prisoners during World War II. ...             Waking Up in Eden: In Pursuit of an Impassioned Life on an Imperiled Island14 reviews Algonquin Books, 2009 A Lucky Stumble I didn't intend to read this book. Looking for Kauai guidebooks to plan an upcoming trip, I downloaded the Kindle-edition sample. Intending to skim, I found the language so lovely and clear that I couldn't pass it by. By the end of the sample I felt like I'd cracked open an adventure story; I quickly bought the rest. It was hard to put it down over the following day, and I stayed up all night ...             Trooper Down: Life and Death on the Highway Patrol11 reviews Marie Bartlett Algonquin Books, 1988 Trooper Down. Life and Death on the Highway Patrol This is an excellent guide to discovering who stands behind the badges of the highway patrol. I have a new found appreciation for the men and women who risk their lives every day. Even when they have to do so in an environment of decreasing respect and increasing firepower. I strongly reccomend this book.             Far Bright Star9 reviews Robert Olmstead Algonquin Books, 2009 Men and boys, Olmstead's specialty This tiny slice of the Mexican-American war leads Olmstead and his ragtag soldiers into an ethical morass that takes you farther into what loyalty means and how a soldier makes his peace with being a warrior than you may want to go. Graphic in Olmstead's intense and lyrical style means you thirst and bleed when his soldiers do. Short and blunt, Oldmstead's world, the Mexican canyons and ridges ...             Right from Wrong: A Novel11 reviews Cindy Bonner Algonquin Books, 1999 Accurate portrayal of a very real issue! This is NOT your typical "romance". This is not sentimental fluff without substance. It will make you laugh and leave you crying. Gil and Sunny's love for each other is one which is often viewed as scandalous, taboo, and yet absolutely beautiful and heart wrenching... They are first cousins. This is certainly nothing new. Cousin romances have existed since the beginning of time, and are not all ...             Headlock13 reviews Adam Berlin Algonquin Books, 2000 An outstanding read. Do yourself a favor and buy Headlock. One of the best debut works I've encountered since Thomas Harris' Black Sunday. In Headlock, Berlin confronts the human condition head-on through the realistic depiction of the hungers, needs and various foibles of his two protagonists, Dess and Gary. He skillfully exposes our deep collective need for 'connection', whether through family, relationships (however flawed), money or gluttony. ...             Lincoln as I Knew Him: Gossip, Tributes and Revelations from His Best Friends and Worst Enemies10 reviews Algonquin Books, 1999 Simpy a great book. I have about 100 books on Lincoln and this is one of the best, it draws on stories from some others but it is an easy and very good read for those who want incites into perhaps or greatest President as told by those who knew him and heard him speak.             Dori Sanders' Country Cooking: Recipes and Stories from the Family Farm Stand10 reviews Dori Sanders Algonquin Books, 1995 Dori Sanders and Her Books Not only can I give Dori Sanders' books a positive review, but a review on Dori herself. I recently met her at her peach farmstand in Filbert, South Carolina. She greets you as if you are an old friend in her warm and friendly manner. She speaks eloquently, her words flowing like a butterfly floating on a breeze. I'm sure she has never met a stranger. One word describes her best: Genuine. ...             The Sharpshooter Blues11 reviews Lewis Nordan Algonquin Books, 1995 Delta Blues Imagine being in a world filled with humidity, drooping moss, parrots flying, sounds of Robert Johnson singing to the wind and motoring the swampy delta in a boat powered by an evinrude motor. This is the world of Hydro Raney a young man stunted mentally by hydro-encephalitis. Lewis Nordan draws us into this strange and magical world in his book Sharp-Shooter Blues. 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