books by Ballantine Books     books:       The Scent of Rain and Lightning: A Novel65 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 VERY INTRIGUING BOOK This is a very good book. The story opens in 2010 with Jody in bed with Red, her 3 uncles (Chase, Bobby and Meryl) drive up to her house. They have come to tell her that the murderer of her father (Hugh-Jay) has gotten out of prison and is returning to their town of Rose, KS. Jody's father was murdered and her mother (Laurie)disappeared on the same night when Jody was three years old. The ...             The Apprentice: A Novel92 reviews Ballantine Books, 2008 The Surgeon is After Rizzoli Again! In this spine chilling sequel to The Surgeon, a copycat Apprentice is brazenly murdering couples. The husbands are found in their homes, the wives' bodies are dumped in the woods. The crimes are eerily similar to the Surgeons, but he's locked safely away...until he escapes and joins forces with his new found commrade. Detective Jane Rizzoli is the object of their affection/obsession.             The Surgeon: with Bonus Content192 reviews Ballantine Books, 2001 Sucks the Air Out of You! I sampled this book on Kindle and bought it immediately. Gerritsen pulled me in, scared me, shocked me and most importantly, entertained me. I highly recommend this medical thriller/police procedural to all mystery lovers. The author's background as an M.D. added a gritty layer that kept me turning the pages.             Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet: A Novel273 reviews Ballantine Books, 2009 Believe it or not I found this book, though fiction very enlightening. I knew of the camps, but this made it real. I thought the book very easy to read and though I got angry at some of the contrivances, it was a very thought proving book!             Fahrenheit 4511357 reviews Ray Bradbury Ballantine Books, 2008 Disturbingly familiar... Fahrenheit 451 is a short and simple book that deals with some incredibly complex issues. Most people mistakenly believe that Bradbury wrote Fahrenheit about censorship. Although that shoe does fit this story, Bradbury actually wrote this book to highlight the possible consequences that our society may have to face if the trend of television and similar forms of entertainment began to overtake ...             Ice Cold: A Rizzoli & Isles Novel: with Bonus Content36 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 Tess Hits a Grand Slam This book is the best yet in a great series. I couldn't put it down. Gerritsen is an extremely talented author who continues to refine her craft. I loved this book.             Vanish: A Novel108 reviews Ballantine Books, 2005 Powerful story! This edition in the Rizzoli and Isles saga is different....it starts off from the perspective of Mila, an illegal alien from Russia who has been lured to America on false pretenses. Once she arrives she is immediately sold like a piece of meat to a prostitution ring where there is no escape. This part of the story is horrific and gritty, but very real. The story then meets up with Maura when she ...             Inside Out: A Novel40 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 A BRILLIANT ACCOUNT CALLED FICTION, BUT IS IT? He's never failed me yet - Barry Eisler's books have been consistently exciting, gripping, can't-put-down thrillers, especially the John Rain titles. However, with INSIDE OUT he exceeds his own high standards with a revealing look at the netherworld of official torture, killings, and ghosting of detaineees. While it is a brilliant fictional account, don't think for a minute that it's ...             Beachcombers: A Novel10 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 Beachcombers by Nancy Thayer Here is my recipe for the perfect summer book. Ingredients... At least one husband having an affair with his wife's best friend A wife running off to a guest cottage in Nantucket because of her husband's infidelity A dysfunctional trio of sisters who all have their own issues...including falling in love with a married man, getting dumped by a fiancée and losing a job and being the ...             The Passage: A Novel376 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 Nail Biter I don't remember the last time I read a book and was actually frightened by the story. It's as if my worst nightmares had been realized, the writing so vividly captured my attention. I enjoyed the book very much and only wish I had heard about it 5 years in the future, so the series would be finished and I could read them all.             Fault Line: A Novel116 reviews Ballantine Books, 2009 Slow start This was the first of Barry Eisler's books that I have read, and when I started it I thought it would probably be my last. The writing in the first chapter did not have a "professional" feel to it. However, I soon was caught up in the story line. The major characters were people with very different personalities and backgrounds. Alex is a lawyer who has lived a structured and predictable ...             One Dance with a Duke23 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 Review from Books & Wine I am beginning to think it is literally impossible to read One Dance With A Duke by Tessa Dare without a silly grin. Now, this book was my first foray into romance, a genre which I sort of had this tendancy to ridicule. I know, I know, not nice to make fun of heaving bosoms and what not. However, I guess that's what happens when I read one Danielle Steele book and judge a whole genre based off of ...             The Mephisto Club: A Novel119 reviews Ballantine Books, 2006 Tess Gerritsen If you like Tess Gerritsen novels, you will really like this one...It is one of her best.             Twice Tempted by a Rogue6 reviews Ballantine Books, 2010 Tessa Dare is Amazing! Tessa Dare is such an amazing romance author. Her writing seems to be improving, if that were even possible. I don't want Mrs. Dare to think that that was an insult of any sort, though the substance of the writing is a lot deeper than the first trilogy I read, either that, or the love scenes are just that much more intense. I really loved the setting for this book, it sounded very beautiful and ...             Official Book Club Selection: A Memoir According to Kathy Griffin192 reviews Ballantine Books, 2009 The Big O Definitely Missed the Boat On This One! This book is, in one word, fabulous! Going into this memoir, I thought, "Okay, a comedy novel with a few life stories thrown in." To my delight, I was completely wrong. It really is her entire life story. The book is heartfelt, touching, and hysterical! I read the entire thing in a few days; I just could not drag myself away from it. It gave me a chance to see Kathy on a totally personal, at ...             The Keepsake: A Novel73 reviews Ballantine Books, 2008 Well satisfied. My book arrived within the time parameters and in good condition, as promised. I would order from this person again. Thank you.             The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding4 reviews La Leche League International Ballantine Books, 2010 This classic title is even better with this newest revision! I just received my pre-ordered copy of the Womanly Art of Breastfeeding yesterday! I couldn't wait to open it and start digesting all the wonderful newly revised information. This classic title is even better now. The newest edition is user-friendly and includes all the information a new mother needs to get off to a good start with breastfeeding and parenting. It is also a resource that a ...             Body Double102 reviews Ballantine Books, 2004 Monster Bloodlines In this chilling installment of the Jane Rizzoli - Maura Isles series, Medical Examiner Isles discovers she was given up for adoption along with a heretofore unknown identical twin sister. Their birth mother is insane and in jail for a double homicide. In her quest for all available facts, she must face the possibility of being a monster's spawn.             The Sinner98 reviews Ballantine Books, 2003 A Secret Worth Killing For In a remote leper village in India Howard Redfield photographs the dead. He's afraid, and well he should be because what he photographs here will ultimately lead to his murder in Boston a year later. There are secrets that some will kill to protect. It's snowing, Christmas is close, when Boston M.E. Maura Isles gets the call to go out and investigate the murder in a contemplative order of ...             Healthy Sleep Habits, Happy Child1325 reviews Ballantine Books, 2009 The Best Baby Book I've Read This book's techniques worked the very first night we tried them. Our daughter slept an entire night for the first time in her 9 1/2 month life (and has done so for several weeks since). She used to wake up several times during the night and wake up for the day at 4:30-5:00 a.m. She now sleeps 12-13 hours at night (6 p.m.-7 a.m.). I wish someone had recommended it to me sooner or that I had ...              search for books according, apprentice, beachcombers, bitter, breastfeeding, child, content, corner, double, fahrenheit, griffin, habits, happy, healthy, inside, kathy, keepsake, lightning, memoir, mephisto, official, passage, rizzoli, selection, sinner, sleep, surgeon, tempted, vanish, womanly books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen book: Von der Dissidenz zur Opposition: Die politisch alternativen Gruppen in ... we recommend Great Product for the money home  impressum - about us