books by Simon and Schuster     books:       Catch-22: A Novel (Simon & Schuster Classics)823 reviews Joseph Heller Simon & Schuster, 1999 Great great book This book is so good, my weak attempt at a review is not going to do it justice. But I'll try. I knew before I was half-way through that this is going to be a favorite and I plan to re-read it immediately. The writing is so fresh, the character studies so sharp, and the satire so relevant in today's increasingly bureaucratic (corporate) society, no wonder it was so hard for me to find a used ...             Rome 1960: The Olympics That Changed the World5 reviews David Maraniss Simon & Schuster, 2008 History made interesting and easy to read I bought this book after hearing an interview with Maraniss on NPR. Normally, this isn't my kind of book. I'm not an athlete. I'm not a fanatic about the Olympics. I'd rather knit or read a cozy mystery that I can breeze through in a night. And yet, I love this book. Each chapter is like a short essay on some facet of the 1960 Olympics: the controverial decision in the men's swimming ...             John Adams740 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2008 Best History Book I Ever Read! I love American History around the time of the Revolution and the early American Republic. This book is great; you can feel like your back in-time along with John Adams and the others experiencing what they went through. Very imformative; there is a TON of stuff here you never read in your high school or college US History class and it is all genuinely interesting, for instance, the not so noble ...             Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln358 reviews Doris Kearns Goodwin Simon & Schuster, 2006 A must for every private library of American history Abraham Lincoln left us very little of a personal nature: no meeting notes, no journal, no revealing personal letters. William Herndon, his law partner, described Lincoln as the most shut mouth man he had ever met. No wonder the man's an enigma. Absent a primary source, the best way to dig beneath the surface is to look at the people Lincoln chose to be around and how the various parties ...             Swan Peak: A Dave Robicheaux Novel17 reviews James Lee Burke Simon & Schuster, 2008 A complex plot with so many disparate time frames and characters makes for a cohesive and brilliantly written novel James Lee Burke dwells in that rarified stratosphere with writers whose fans so anticipate the arrival of a new novel that they snap it up, sight unseen, the moment it hits the market. His writing is like a straight shot of single malt Scotch, or dark chocolate laced with Grand Marnier --- an acquired taste, fueling the imagination with a jolt to the system. Each new event in the life of Cajun ...             The Broken Window: A Lincoln Rhyme Novel (Lincoln Rhyme)42 reviews Jeffery Deaver Simon & Schuster, 2008 Unsettling - Very Unsettling!! I have often commented on reading a Deaver novel, that I would not want this man's nightmares. He is solidly on his game in his latest Lincoln Rhyme novel. Others have gone into great detail about the pieces of the puzzle that the paraplegic crime scene investigator, Lincoln Rhyme and his intrepid sidekick and lover, Amelia Sachs must piece together. The villian (there is always a villian) ...             Chasing Harry Winston: A Novel60 reviews Lauren Weisberger Simon & Schuster, 2008 Easy Read, Lots of Fun This is just like all the other single gal in NYC books. I love them all and I thought this was a good addition. It is a quick and easy read and was an overall good book. All these books start to blend in together after a while but I continue to enjoy new ones. It is a nice escape!             Fahrenheit 451: A Novel1253 reviews Ray Bradbury Simon & Schuster, 2003 The Third Great Dystopian Novel Ray Bradbury's "Fahrenheit 451" is one of his finest works. It was first published in October of 1953, and then serialized in the March - May issues of Playboy magazine. The novel originally began as a short story "Bright Phoenix", though that was not published until 1963, and from there it was lengthened into the novelette "The Fireman" which was published in February of 1951 in "Galaxy ...             Chasing Darkness: An Elvis Cole Novel (Elvis Cole)32 reviews Robert Crais Simon & Schuster, 2008 As Usual - Great Entertainment Crais' Elvis Cole novels are always great entertainment and this one is no different. We now look forward to the next.             1776644 reviews David McCullough Simon & Schuster, 2006 An Essential Book To Understand our American Heritage This book deals with the pivotal year - 1776 - in the American Revolution. While the revolution started before and American victory ended at Yorktown in 1781, this is the year in which the fate of the American Revolution hung in the balance. There was still hope in some quarters that the colonists could reconcile with Britain and King George III. But the events of this year, including ...             Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea148 reviews Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008 I am not sure If one comedian could make all the people laugh we will not have the many we do. There are very few comedian that I find funny. Many of them are rude and others are cruel and I do not find either funny. When looking for one just remember there is not such a thing as a comedian that fits all. You always take a chance with them and hope they are entertaining and funny... if they are not, go your ...             The Secret (Unabridged, 4-CD Set)2191 reviews Simon & Schuster Audio, 2006 The Secret The first step to your own personal evolution. The truth about who and what you are and how you can make the most of your present day position.             The Post-American World94 reviews Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008 Solid Perspective This book elevated me from the hyper-in-your-face daily news to look down and take a broad perspective on current events. I am impressed with the documentation and the clarity with which it is written. It is hopeful, but very realistic. For those who, like me, are tired of opinion arguing against an opposite opinion, I highly recommend this book. I was so impressed that I took it to our ...             Einstein: His Life and Universe201 reviews Walter Isaacson Simon & Schuster, 2008 Sorting out the genius, the man, and the state of modern science Writing about Einstein's standing in the history of modern science requires wide and deep knowledge of diverse disciplines of knowledge, let alone the highly demanded writer's discretion in filtering out public propaganda from objective factual information. This author earns an "A" in his objective analysis of how Albert Einstein, the man, has demonstrated his genius in answering the pressing ...             Books: A Memoir6 reviews Larry McMurtry Simon & Schuster, 2008 For the love of books, and the love of collecting Larry McMurtry (now age 72) has a long-established and well-honored career as an author and Hollywood screenwriter (including winning an Oscar for "Brokeback Mountain"), but for some reason it had never occurred to him that people might want to read about his joy of and for books, and collecting them. That has finally corrected with this book. In "Books: A Memoir" (259 pages), McMurtry brings ...             Jim Cramer's Stay Mad for Life: Get Rich, Stay Rich (Make Your Kids Even Richer)48 reviews James J. Cramer Simon & Schuster, 2007 Get Going Now! This is a great book for new investors. It covers a lot of information and it's very useful!!! Save yourselves now from financial failure in the future.             The Last Patriot53 reviews Brad Thor Simon & Schuster Audio, 2008 Page Turner Another page turner!! Mr. THOR has matured as one of the leading thriller writers of our time. He just keeps getting better!!! Highly recommended!!             First, Break All the Rules: What the World's Greatest Managers Do Differently258 reviews Marcus Buckingham, Curt Coffman Simon & Schuster, 1999 Best book ever about leadership! Of all the books I've read about leadership, this is the one that gave me the most. I've been able to use the information in this book every single day and guess what? It really works. If you're interested in management and leadership, start here!             Where Are You Now?: A Novel53 reviews Mary Higgins Clark Simon & Schuster, 2008 Could not put this book down! Run...don't walk....and buy this book! It was wonderful! I could not put it down until I knew what had happened to Mack! I tried to figure out "who done it"...but could not! Wow...buy it now!              search for books abraham, american, broken, catch-22, changed, chasing, chelsea, classics, cramer, darkness, differently, einstein, fahrenheit, genius, greatest, lincoln, managers, memoir, olympics, patriot, political, post-american, richer, rivals, robicheaux, schuster, secret, unabridged, universe, winston books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen sporting goods: Night Force Ballistic Software Software Versions: NightForce Ballistic ... Impressum - about us get your own tagboard