books by Random House Trade Paperbacks     books:       The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw: One Woman's Fight to Save the World's Most Beautiful Bird12 reviews Bruce Barcott Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2009 Best Field Guide to the Real Belize. Ever. THE BEST FIELD GUIDE TO BELIZE. EVER. You probably won't find Bruce Barcott's The Last Flight of the Scarlet Macaw in the travel book or nature guide sections of your local bookstore or of Amazon.com, but it just may be the best field guide to Belize you'll ever read. Ostensibly the story of Sharon Matola, founder of the amazing Belize Zoo, and her campaign to defeat the Chalillo Dam ...             The Death of Achilles: A Novel19 reviews Boris Akunin Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 The Assessor confronts the Assassin Erast Fandorin's return to Moscow is marred by the death of his war-hero friend, The White General - Mikhail Sobolev. Although the apparent cause is an unexpected heart-attack, Fandorin, exercising his unusual observation skills suspects foul play. As he investigates the circumstances, it seems he's correct, but nobody is willing to acknowledge the reality. Fandorin, in fact, sees any support ...             Metzger's Dog: A Novel14 reviews Thomas Perry Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Savage and funny I have a taste for books that are both funny and intense, and for that reason this is perhaps my favorite of all Perry's books. Years ago, I read sections of it (the parts about Chinese Gordon, his friends, and their adventures) out loud to my then ten year old son. (I thought the other sections weren't suitable for a child, so I censored them.) He howled with laughter, and both of us were ...             America's Constitution: A Biography29 reviews Akhil Reed Amar Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 Many interesting insights Although there are some tedious places, the book has a number of very valuable and interesting insights - especially the topics of the Second Amendment, the Eleventh Amendment, and the "privileges and immunities" clause stood out for me. He does a good job interweaving historical context and the text of the document. There are some unexpected emphases and omissions:for example, it emphasizes ...             The Christmas Tree24 reviews Julie Salamon Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 *wipes tear from corner of my eyes* I saw the 2006 Christmas tree at Rockefeller Center and felt compelled to read this little book that packs a huge punch. As a New Yorker, I delighted in the setting. The author writes with such visual details, personifying nature, amd the scenes came vividly alive in my mind as I was reading along. And this lovely story provides a gentle reminder of the lessons life has to offer and of the little ...             Buffett: The Making of an American Capitalist102 reviews Roger Lowenstein Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2008 Excellent Well researched, analyzed, and written. I see why Buffett was silently acceptive in autographing it. Superb job in reporting both analytical economics and personal life. Truth. I will read more from this author.             Another River, Another Town: A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat--194515 reviews John P. Irwin Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Brisk read with a lot of heart Take one teenage soldier who later earns a PhD in philosophy. Place him in the midst of a conflict in its final days. Stir generously with passable writing ability. What you get is Another River, Another Town : A Teenage Tank Gunner Comes of Age in Combat-1945. This is something different in the way of soldiers telling their tale. Here's a guy who got into the war when it was practically ...             The Family That Couldn't Sleep: A Medical Mystery24 reviews D.T. Max Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 A story well told -- and, unfortunately, it's a true one This book does a lot to clear up the story of prions, what they are, what they do, how their threat is real. The Italian family who gives the story its title is but one instance of prions affecting human and animal life. The research is impeccable, and particularly interesting is the process by which medical and veterinary sciences came together to begin unraveling the prion mystery. Because, to ...             An Album of Memories: Personal Histories from the Greatest Generation12 reviews Tom Brokaw Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 Trenchant, poignant, touching! Being a baby boomer, I have not truly experienced war, albeit was born during WWII and have never failed to be impressed by its stories of bravery, of sacrifice, of unrelenting determination to pursue the glory that awaits those WWII heroes who have not died in vain, for all of us, and for our country. I have only read the book reviews but I feel that I have read the entire book. I also fully ...             Eldrie the Healer (The Bastard Princess, Book 1)12 reviews Claudia J. Edwards Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1989 Great Book -- Must read This is a wonderful story. Runaway princesses, search for magic, battle, death, love, heatbreak. The only bad thing about it was the death of the author 6 months after the release. So, unfortunatly, no second in the series.             Sweet Land Stories12 reviews E.L. Doctorow Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005 Doctorow's Sweet Land I read and enjoyed Doctorow's current historical novel of Sherman's march, "The March," and wanted to read more. Doctorow's "Sweet Land Stories" (2004) lacks the sweep of his Civil War novel. But it excells in its picture of American down-and-outers, loners, losers, grifters, and wanderers. It includes short but unforgettable scenes of a varied and almost timeless American, in rural Illinois, ...             The Life and Times of the Last Kid Picked10 reviews David Benjamin Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2003 Believe it I grew up playing for the "publics" in the town of Tomah. The author was four years ahead of me but my experiences were similar. I recognized almost every character in the book and remembered parts of my childhood that had been long forgotten. I never dreamed that this book would also tell the story of so many others growing up in the 50's. I applaud the author for this excellent book and ...             Robinson Jeffers: Selected Poems9 reviews Robinson Jeffers Random House Trade Paperbacks, 1965 "COME JEFFERS" Robinson Jeffers is considered by many scholars to be one of the greatest 20th century American regional poets. Anytime superlatives are used to describe someone or something in this manner there is room for debate. I do not have the academic credentials to enter into any debate concerning the degree of Jeffers' greatness, but I do weigh in with those who highly praise his work. Though born in ...             The Brutal Language of Love: Stories by10 reviews Alicia Erian Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 great collection from a stirring new voice let me start by saying that this is the only book i have ever felt compelled to review on this site, and probably will be the only one for quite some time. picking up this book was an impulse buy, as i violated two main rules in purchasing it: firstly, i don't buy authors i haven't heard of; and secondly, i shy away from women in contemporary fiction because i have gotten burned way too much in ...             American Patriots: The Story of Blacks in the Military from the Revolution to Desert Storm8 reviews Gail Lumet Buckley Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2002 A Brilliant Work Whose Time Has Come! Gail Buckley's extensively researched and lengthy book flows from page to page as it chronicles the Black soldier from the earliest beginnings of the Colonial era to the frontlines of Viet Nam to the dusty corridors of the Persian Gulf. Names, familiar and unknown, are introduced and profiled with ease by the author. The prejudices and biases endured by these gallant men and women make their ...             Spinning Straw into Gold: What Fairy Tales Reveal About the Transformations in a Woman's Life10 reviews Joan Gould Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 I wouldn't have missed a page of it. I am on page 316 and don't want it to end. I have written reference notes to be able to get back to those pages I want to read over and over. Born in 1940 in midwest farm country, most of my teen age years was spent wishing I would have been born a boy; I saw a man's world out there. Now as mother, and grandmother I am loving myself as crone, savoring every word Joan Gould has written on her ...             The Perfect Man: A Novel11 reviews Naeem Murr Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2007 "Two ways to tie yourself to a place: fall in love or commit a crime, assimilate or violate." (4.5 stars) Rajiv Travers, the son of Gerard Travers and an Indian woman whom Gerard claims to have bought for twenty pounds, finds himself "orphaned" and uprooted at the age of five, when he is sent from India to London to live with his father, a man he does not know. By the age of twelve he has been abandoned several more times, both physically and emotionally, and has been sent to Pisgah, ...             The Eloquent President: A Portrait of Lincoln Through His Words9 reviews Ronald C. White Jr. Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2006 An excellent look at Lincoln's developing eloquence In this book, White expands the focus from his previous work on Lincoln's Second Inaugural ("Lincoln's Greatest Speech" published in 2002). White looks at the progression of Lincoln's thought and the increasing greatness and eloquence of his speeches and public letters during his presidency that leads to that final and considered by many to be his greatest major speech. In the process of ...             Cheat and Charmer: A Novel8 reviews Elizabeth Frank Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005 Intelligent Fiction with deeply nuanced characters who are not espcially likeable. The thing I loved about this book is that there are no easy answers. All of these characters make choices that have long reaching results. If you believe that ethics are situational; that choices are neither morally good or bad (in and of themselves), this book will make you pause. The author does an outstanding job of showing ...             No Greater Glory: The Four Immortal Chaplains and the Sinking of the Dorchester in World War II12 reviews Dan Kurzman Random House Trade Paperbacks, 2005 A remarkable true story With a sickening thump, an explosion wracked the troop transport S.S. Dorchester - a German torpedo had found its mark. It was shortly after midnight, February 3, 1942, and the ship was about to sink into the deadly cold waters off of Greenland. As men panicked and struggled to find a way to save their own lives, four men walked amongst them spreading calm and encouragement. 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