books by Holt Paperbacks     books:       A Rumor of War118 reviews Philip Caputo Holt Paperbacks, 1996 Superb. This is one of those books that just captivates you in a macabre kind of way. You can't put it down because you just have to keep reading to try and absorb what it is you're actually reading. As I was reading this I was reminded of the young Tom Cruise in "Born on the 4th". You could feel from the book that overwhelming Marine patriotism. After a few false starts the Marines get to Vietnam and ...             The Complete Phantom of the Opera (Owl Books)43 reviews George Perry Holt Paperbacks, 1991 Full libretto I've seen Phantom on three continents and love every bit of every show. I wanted a libretto in order to know the lyrics of the pieces with multiple singers/parts. Getting a history of the melodrama with lots of great photos was an added bonus. My book was used but in exactly the condition advertised, arrived as promised, and was WELL WORTH the total cost!             Secrets of the Zona Rosa: How Writing (and Sisterhood) Can Change Women's Lives61 reviews Rosemary Daniell Holt Paperbacks, 2006 An Exhilarating Experience When you pick up a copy of Secrets of the Zona Rosa, better pick up two or three extra notebooks and a box of pens or pencils because you are about to start writing. It's hard to imagine not getting itchy writing fingers while reading the intriguing titles in the table of contents: "We are all doors until someone slams us," "If I was really wild," and "If I thought like a guy." Rosemary ...             The Unheard: A Memoir of Deafness and Africa47 reviews Holt Paperbacks, 1994 A Mother's Nightmare I found Josh Swiller's riveting and beautifully written account of his Peace Corps service in Eastern Africa impossible to put down. Swiller weaves insight about deafness brilliantly into his story, giving the reader an insider's perspective on being deaf in any and every possible situation. As the mother of a present Peace Corps Volunteer, I couldn't help but imagine how Josh's mother might have ...             The Old Man and the Boy56 reviews Robert Ruark Holt Paperbacks, 1993 Great Story of a Day Long Past This isn't knock-your-socks-off stuff and that's what many in our society seem to seek today to keep them reading. But readers need to slow down, realize that some books can be savored for their wisdom, their content, their calm sense of adventure. I grew up in North Carolina where this story is set, and so, perhaps, I could identify with it a bit more than some. However, my grandfather was a ...             Grammar Girl's Quick and Dirty Tips for Better Writing58 reviews Holt Paperbacks, 2010 Fantastic ESL tutor resource As an ESL (English as a Second Language) tutor in a school district that has no curriculum in place and has no available resources for me to use, I have to find my own. This book is amazing! My students in middle school and high school are learning so much from this book. It is fantastic and I plan to use it daily, through the end of the school year. So many things are explained simply and ...             John Marshall: Definer of a Nation33 reviews Jean Edward Smith Holt Paperbacks, 1998 Judging Marshall This was great biography of the chief justice. It achieved that rare balance in historical biographies of being loaded with lots of interesting details while not being too dry to enjoy. As usual in the better biographies, the author is definitely in Marshall's corner, but he includes some of Marshall's botches and does an OK job of explaining why his opponents disagreed with him. The greatest ...             John Adams: A Life34 reviews John Ferling Holt Paperbacks, 1996 A Very Human Perspective After reading both David McCullough's biography of Adams and now this one, I have concluded that Ferling's is the better of the two. The main reason is that although McCullough's is slightly more extensive, Ferling's book has a much more realistic view of the man. As his book Almost a Miracle shows the many tactical mistakes that Washington made, this book does the same with Adams. It makes ...             The Outermost House: A Year of Life On The Great Beach of Cape Cod29 reviews Henry Beston Holt Paperbacks, 2003 "The creative pageant" Henry Beston wanted to find his voice as a writer. He had served as an ambulance driver in France during WWI and since then had earned a living on children's fairy tales and magazine articles. He fell under the spell of Outer Cape Cod while writing about the coast guardsmen stationed at Eastham, and in 1925 had a small cottage built in the dunes between ocean and marsh. There he spent much of the ...             Song for the Blue Ocean: Encounters Along the World's Coasts and Beneath the Seas34 reviews Carl Safina Holt Paperbacks, 1999 Powerful, well written Carl Safina writes with style and inspiration. "Song" told the story of endangered fisheries along with the biology and evolution of various fishes. I had given a copy to a teaching colleague and after reading the book myself, loved it and have since recommended it to many friends.             The Last Men Out: Life on the Edge at Rescue 2 Firehouse24 reviews Tom Downey Holt Paperbacks, 2005 Excellent book This is one of the best books I have ever read. It is amazing to read about the best rescue company in the united states and all the troubles they have encountered. They are really a good group of guys. I would recommend this book to anyone that is in the EMS or fire service.             The Holocaust: A History of the Jews of Europe During the Second World War35 reviews Martin Gilbert Holt Paperbacks, 1987 Unfathomable evil Reading this book is like being buried under a mountain of ashes, one shovelful at a time. Gilbert's strategy is simple and effective. He provides a matter-of-fact outline of daily events, in chronological order, beginning in the early 1930s with the rise of the Third Reich and ending in 1946 with the persecution of post-war Jews in Poland. Places, numbers and (when known) key names are ...             Breast Cancer Survival Manual, Fourth Edition: A Step-by-Step Guide for the Woman With Newly Diagnosed Breast ...32 reviews John Link Holt Paperbacks, 2007 A MUST HAVE FOR ALL NEWLY DIAGNOSED BREAST CANCER WOMEN THIS BOOK IS EASY TO READ AND VERY INFORMATIVE - I ONLY WISH I HAD PURCHASED THIS BOOK EARLIER.             Subway Art29 reviews Martha Cooper, Henry Chalfant Holt Paperbacks, 1988 THIS BOOK CHANGED MY LIFE FOR A WHILE BUT NOW I'M 34 Subway Art. What can I say? This, Style Wars, Beat Street, Break Dance... they all had their influence on me (& a whole generation) back in the day. Hip Hop isn't what it used to be, though. Most of what we hear these days is mixed up with R'n'B, commercialised, repackaged and shipped for your dissatisfaction. If you ask me... when it comes to Hip Hop, stick with the old school. I was ...             Under the Frog: A Novel23 reviews Tibor Fischer Holt Paperbacks, 1997 FIVE STARS NONETHELESS... I have yet to read your novel sir; but since so many critics hand out negative reviews without having read the damn book, I figured it was high time someone who had not read a book gave one a glowing review. Remember me if I am ever up for the Man Booker, and you are still a judge. Read Under the Frog. I gave it a full five stars! (Publishers may not know how to work the graft and ...              search for books beneath, better, coasts, complete, deafness, definer, diagnosed, during, edition, encounters, europe, firehouse, fourth, grammar, history, holocaust, manual, marshall, nation, outermost, phantom, rescue, second, secrets, sisterhood, step-by-step, subway, survival, unheard, writing books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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