books by Penguin Press HC, The     books:       The Prison Angel: Mother Antonia's Journey from Beverly Hills to a Life of Service in a Mexican Jail21 reviews Mary Jordan, Kevin Sullivan Penguin Press HC, The, 2005 Inspirational Life Mother Antonia is an inspiration for us to see all people as fellow humans with similar needs - to be cared for, loved, and accepted. I appreciate that she paved the way to be valuable at an "older" age, and she welcomes women in their later years as valuable and able to serve others. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and passed it around among many friends.             Arthur Conan Doyle: A Life in Letters6 reviews Jon Lellenberg, Daniel Stashower, ... Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 According to Doyle Three well informed editors have done outstanding work in presenting Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's personal letters in a clean and understandable format. While by its nature not a biography, this book certainly helps reveal the very robust, varied, and patriotic life led by the creator of Sherlock Holmes. It is also a touching study in letters of the lifelong love of a son for a devoted mother. ...             The How of Happiness: A Scientific Approach to Getting the Life You Want38 reviews Sonja Lyubomirsky Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 A unique marriage of self-help and science In this book, psychology professor Sonja Lyubomirsky presents a simple, step-by-step process to creating a happier life. What is unique about Lyubomirsky's approach is that each and every recommendation she makes is supported by decades of research and scientific evidence; in short, the twelve happiness activities she presents have been thoroughly vetted in their ability to produce ongoing ...             The Ruins of California11 reviews Martha Sherrill Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 "The way you do one thing is the way you do everything" Inez Ruin is about six years old when her story begins. A bright and effusive young girl, Inez lives with Consuela, her blousy, former flamenco dancing mother, and Abuelita, her Peruvian grandmother in Van Dale, a working class suburb in the San Fernando Valley. Life for Inez is pretty ordinary, at least on the Latino side of the family; Consuela is a good mother to her, but she's often lost and ...             Fateful Choices: Ten Decisions That Changed the World, 1940-194120 reviews Ian Kershaw Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 When the world hung in the balance For those familiar with Kershaw primarily through his definitive two-volume biography of Adolf Hitler, 'Fateful Choices' might seem, at first glance, like a comparatively light-weight book with a 'what-if' gimmick at its core: what if England had sought a negotiated peace with Germany, what if Japan had not attacked Pearl Harbor, etc. But Kershaw is not a light-weight historian, and he uses the ...             Twenty Chickens for a Saddle: The Story of an African Childhood8 reviews Robyn Scott Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 A Coming of Age Story of a Girl and a Country While set in Botswana and praised by Alexander McCall Smith as a "striking portrait of one of the world's most beguiling countries," the deeper subject of Twenty Chickens for a Saddle turns out not to be Africa at all. Rather, Robyn Scott has written a searching portrait of the limits of individualism and an exploration of education in its several forms. Ordinarily, the problem with being ...             Final Salute: A Story of Unfinished Lives37 reviews Jim Sheeler Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Final Salute - A Former CACO's Review As a former Marine Corps Casualty Assistance Officer (CACO) from 1968 to 1970 in Los Angeles, this book was very difficult for me to read as it brought back memories of nearly 40 years ago. During this period of time, it was my duty to notify over 75 families of their loss from combat actions in Vietnam. As the book was read, I could vividly recall the reactions of family members as I spoke with ...             The Forsaken: An American Tragedy in Stalin's Russia10 reviews Tim Tzouliadis Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Filling in the Gaps in the Gulag history This book reflects a great amount of scholarship on the part of Mr Tzouliadis, he has done a remarkable job of research here to add to what is already known about the grim story of the gulags. This book is well written and engaging but it also is a fairly thorough survey of the literature on this general topic. I have discovered several good first hand sources that I did not realize existed. ...             Dog Man: An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain16 reviews Martha Sherrill Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Excellent book! This book is a great book for a Akita owner. The author gives you lots of insight into the Akita behavior. Being a Akita owner, I found the book enlightening and a joy to read. This book is a must for any Akita owner or anyone considering a Akita.             The Bin Ladens: An Arabian Family in the American Century23 reviews Steve Coll Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 An invaluable guide Steve Coll's THE BIN LADENS receives Erik Singer's smooth voice and Broadway experience as it tells of the rise of the Bin Laden family and the oil fortune which earned them a place in not just the Middle East, but in Western history as well. Concurrent with the family biography is a survey of global integration and interactions key to understanding world politics - and an invaluable guide.             The Shadow of the Wind: A Novel510 reviews Carlos Ruiz Zafon Penguin Press HC, The, 2004 Incredible book I can't even begin to describe what a wonderful book this is. It is definately top 5 for me. The characters in this novel are rich in depth. Emotionally and physically I had a vivid picture in my head about each and every one of them. The pain of a father, a son, an author, a historian (book collector) as well as a lover. Twists and turns pulling you in to every page. Page after page of ...             Fiasco: The American Military Adventure in Iraq313 reviews Thomas E. Ricks Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 Best Documentation of Iraq War to date No, I have not been to Iraq in any capacity, but this book has an intensely real feeling to it. Unlike "Cobra II" which rambles a bit and tends to focus in on the details of battle too much (that is still a good book to read), "Fiasco" can be devoured in one sitting by the reader, giving them a bird's eye view of the whole mess that feels very real, and will fill in a lot of the blanks for ...             The Age of Turbulence: Adventures in a New World226 reviews Alan Greenspan Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 brilliant book from a brilliant man before reading this book i never understood why so many people i consider smart think that Greendpan is extremely intelligent. Now i do             In Defense of Food: An Eater's Manifesto167 reviews Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 In Defense of "In Defense of Food" I loved this book! It takes a different perspective from Pollan's "Omnivore's Dilemna". Here, Pollan is principally concerned about eating from a perspective of personal health/nutrition. Fortunately, the conclusion that he comes to is that someone who is thoughtful about their eating will make many of the same decisions whether their starting point is ecology, environment, personal health ...             The Liberal Hour: Washington and the Politics of Change in the 1960s2 reviews G. Calvin Mackenzie, Robert Weisbrot Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Gets it all about right This is an excellent summary of the sixties. It has all the hope and the large vision of the many who meant so well and dreamed so big. It reminds us of how optimistic we were back then. And it makes you feel the pain of how it all came crashing down so quickly and with so many lasting reprocussions for the future of American politics. It depicts the many out-sized characters fairly and is ...             The Assault on Reason335 reviews Al Gore Penguin Press HC, The, 2007 Should be a high school textbook This book is the literary equivalent of having a bucket of cold water thrown on you while you sleep, and its exactly what we all need right now. As i read through this book I found myself getting angry, angry because I realized that I had given up my right to change the course of this country by allowing someone else to make the decisions for me. For allowing the television to make up my mind ...             The Girl from Foreign: A Search for Shipwrecked Ancestors, Forgotten Histories, and a Sense of Home3 reviews Sadia Shepard Penguin Press HC, The, 2008 Interesting story, well written At the behest of her dying grandmother, Shepard investigated her family's past in India and Pakistan. Her journey is a combination of revelation and research, with some intellectual discussions about the meaning of religion, family, and nationality, thrown in. Chapters alternate between Shepard's research and travels and accounts of her grandmother (her mother's mother,) who grew up a Jew in ...             The Geographer's Library1 review Jon Fasman Penguin Press HC, The, 2005 Captivating Intellectual Mystery Captivating Intellectual Mystery Review of: "The Geographers Library" By: Jon Fasman This is one of my all time favorite books. It starts in a routine job setting for a recent college graduate. Paul Tomm works for a small town newspaper. Paul gets a reporting assignment for his paper. He is to write an obituary of a local academic. Nothing about the story turns out to be ...             The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals447 reviews Michael Pollan Penguin Press HC, The, 2006 You'll never eat the same way again! This is a non-fiction account of the history behind the food we eat. This book describes the great industrial food complex and advocates local, organic foods. Extremely well-researched and well-presented. This was a compelling book and will likely convince you to change your eating habits.             Locke 1928: A Novel3 reviews Shawna Yang Ryan Penguin Press HC, The, 2009 Water Ghosts--Who Knew? Having just put this book down, I am still slack-jawed at the richness of Ms. Ryan's descriptions. Her characters can almost be felt with my own hands. I can most certainly smell them, hear their voices whispering in my ear... I knew nothing of this time and place before I read this book and I now feel like I have a deep understanding of yet another story of how our country was built on the ...              search for books 1940-1941, adventure, adventures, american, ancestors, approach, arabian, california, chickens, childhood, decisions, defense, forgotten, forsaken, geographer, happiness, histories, manifesto, mexican, military, mountain, natural, omnivore, politics, scientific, shipwrecked, turbulence, uncommon, unfinished, washington 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: The Most Relaxing Classical Album In the World Ever, Volume II home  impressum - about us