books by Twelve     books:       God Is Not Great: How Religion Poisons Everything807 reviews Christopher Hitchens Twelve, 2009 essential DISCLAIMER Staffers for an organization called Campus Crusade for Christ are responsible for allegations that I (Lucifer) and Christopher Hitchens are in cahoots; and that no one -- not even a born-again evangelical Christian -- can read either Hitchens' GOD IS NOT GREAT or Lucifer's TRUE HISTORY OF EVERYTHING without falling into apostasy, atheism, and eternal damnation. If you should receive that ...             The Geography of Bliss: One Grump's Search for the Happiest Places in the World87 reviews Eric Weiner Twelve, 2009 Amusing and insightful I read this a few months ago. A friend asked me what I read recently and it took me a while but I remembered this book. It made quite an impression on me. If you are an NPR fan, you would probably enjoy this book. It has similar tone, language, cadence and sense of humor. It is casually intelligent and skeptical but insightful and amusing.             The Lizard King: The True Crimes and Passions of the World's Greatest Reptile Smugglers13 reviews Bryan Christy Twelve, 2008 A Gripping Tale "The Lizard King" is a gripping tale that takes readers into the subterranean world of reptile smuggling. The book features a fascinating cast of characters, ranging from bold, brash smuggling kingpins to the honorable men and women of the law who pursue them against great odds. Lay readers will learn a wealth of information about the world of legitimate reptile collecting and the seamy ...             The Film Club: A Memoir33 reviews David Gilmour Twelve, 2008 A new style of parenting At age 16, Jesse isn't handling school well. So Jesse's dad, David Gilmour, makes a radical decision. Let the kid stay home but they'll watch 3 movies a week together. When reviewing memoir, separating our judgment of the protagonist from the quality of the book can be challenging. I don't have kids and I haven't studied child psychology. But I don't see why so many readers criticize David. ...             Boomsday92 reviews Christopher Buckley Twelve, 2008 Brilliant I haven't laughed so hard, so often, or so loud while reading a book in years. The parallels that can be drawn between this brilliant piece of political satire and today's economic situation will leave some readers with butterflies in their stomachs, but Buckley's talent for satire will leave most readers laughing out loud while pondering whether or not Boomsday could really, or will really ...             The Fortune Cookie Chronicles: Adventures in the World of Chinese Food52 reviews Jennifer 8 Lee Twelve, 2008 Delightful Look at "Authentic" Food Culture In The Fortune Cookies Chronicles (2008), Jennifer 8. Lee explores how dishes like these and Chinese food in general has "ceased to be ethnic" (19) and yet arguably and identifiably Chinese at the same. As one American military officer in Iraq noted, "What could be more American than beer and take-out Chinese?" (26). In order to understand how Chinese food can be both Chinese and American at the ...             Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln6 reviews John Stauffer Twelve, 2008 Best book I've read for a very long time As the nation's preeminent scholar of interracial friendship, John Stauffer turns in Giants from his previous prize-winning work on abolitionist friends to offer the first collective biography of the two preeminent self-made men in American history: Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln. That previous book, The Black Hearts of Men, was a hard act to follow but Stauffer goes even further here in ...             Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes68 reviews Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne Twelve, 2007 Microtrends or Megatrends? We know that trends are forces that indicate us directions where we are heading to. As so, they shape the future of our society. The authors describe important microtrends for 21st century using numbers and statistics to spot them. Instead of claiming that our society is moving in a couple of big directions, the authors argue that America is moving in a hundred of small directions. The ...             Supreme Courtship33 reviews Christopher Buckley Twelve, 2008 Funniest thing I 've read this millenium.... And it is. If Buckley-the-younger's other stuff was good, this is great. Remember when Earl K. Long, thinking about the Louisiana law what said a governor could only succeed himself once? Earl came up with an almost Einstein-like thought experiment: has asked--rhetorically, of course--"what would happen if, maybe 6 months before an election, I stepped down from being governor?" A. J. ...             Hard Call: The Art of Great Decisions18 reviews John McCain, Mark Salter Twelve, 2008 a must read for everyone With all of the biased coverage of news these days, it is important to find information to give balance to the whole picture. This book, with its choices of material, is an excellent example of what a person needs to read to help form opinions and delve through all of the "stuff" that bombards us daily. Add it to your list of "must reads" today, and enjoy it all!             My Name Is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare14 reviews Jess Winfield Twelve, 2008 Another encomium, but with one small caveat "My Name is Will"--not to be confused with the TV show starring Jason Lee--is the best "novel" about Shakespeare since Anthony Burgess' "Nothing Like the Sun," and that about says it all. Speculation about the Bard's private life has been a cottage industry for at least a couple of centuries, and Winfield appears to have woven practically every known legend, from Shakespeare's poaching on Thomas ...             How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They Are Still on This Earth) Henry Alford Twelve, 2009 Armed with recent medical evidence that supports the cliche that older people are, indeed, wiser, Alford sets off to interview people over 70 - some famous (Phyllis Diller, Harold Bloom, Edward Albee), some accomplished (the world's most-quoted author, a woman who walked across the country at age 89 in support of campaign finance reform), some unusual (a pastor who thinks napping is a form of prayer, a retired aerospace engineer who eats food ...             My Name Is Will: A Novel of Sex, Drugs, and Shakespeare14 reviews Jess Winfield Twelve, 2009 Another encomium, but with one small caveat "My Name is Will"--not to be confused with the TV show starring Jason Lee--is the best "novel" about Shakespeare since Anthony Burgess' "Nothing Like the Sun," and that about says it all. Speculation about the Bard's private life has been a cottage industry for at least a couple of centuries, and Winfield appears to have woven practically every known legend, from Shakespeare's poaching on Thomas ...             The Complete Book of Aunts2 reviews Rupert Christiansen Twelve, 2007 Eccentrics Galore While I have to agree with the reviewer above, the rest of the book is absolutely charming in its fond celebration of aunties, both factual and fictitious. For everyone who has an aunt straight out of a storybook, buy two copies. One for yourself and one for her. This is a rare compendium, as there's not too many books on the subject!             The Man from Pakistan: The True Story of the World's Most Dangerous Nuclear Smuggler10 reviews Douglas Frantz, Catherine Collins Twelve, 2008 a must and need to know! We Americans are so unread about what has truly been allowed to go on in the 60-80's, under the watchful eye of many US Presidents. There is enough blame to go around for both parties. If Khan can build nuclear war heads without interruption from his government or ours, what is happening at the moment? So many mistakes over such a long period of time. It is matter of fact, no exaggeration ...             Microtrends: The Small Forces Behind Tomorrow's Big Changes68 reviews Mark Penn, E. Kinney Zalesne Twelve, 2009 Microtrends or Megatrends? We know that trends are forces that indicate us directions where we are heading to. As so, they shape the future of our society. The authors describe important microtrends for 21st century using numbers and statistics to spot them. Instead of claiming that our society is moving in a couple of big directions, the authors argue that America is moving in a hundred of small directions. The ...             ZOOM: The Global Race to Fuel the Car of the Future19 reviews Vijay Vaitheeswaran, Iain Carson Twelve, 2008 The scope of the oil problem - and its likely solution Iain Carson and Vijay V. Vaitheeswaran's ZOOM: THE GLOBAL RACE TO FUEL THE CAR OF THE FUTURE comes from an engineer and economy magazine editor who together consider the scope of the oil problem - and its likely solution, which lies directly in common transportation choices.             Titanic's Last Secrets: The Further Adventures of Shadow Divers John Chatterton and Richie Kohler21 reviews Brad Matsen Twelve, 2008 Good Read The story of the Titanic always fascinated me ever since I read a "Night To Remember" when I was young and from time to time pick up a book on the subject or catch a show on Discovery. I really enjoyed "Shadow Divers" so I picked this one up. It is not quite as good as Shadow Divers, which was very compelling, but still a very good read about how Chatterton and Kohler went about to find more ...             The Pornography of Power: How Defense Hawks Hijacked 9/11 and Weakened America15 reviews Robert Scheer Twelve, 2008 Down With The Military-Industrial Complex ! In a scathing examination of the bloated defense contracting industry, journalist Scheer exposes how the military-industrial complex manufactures and acquires advanced weaponry that has nothing to do with America's defense needs. Not only does the bloated "defense" budget entail untold waste and opportunity cost -- about 60% of each tax dollar goes for "defense," while more easily funded domestic ...              search for books abraham, adventures, boomsday, chatterton, chronicles, complete, courtship, dangerous, decisions, defense, douglass, everything, frederick, further, geography, greatest, happiest, hijacked, lincoln, microtrends, pakistan, parallel, passions, pornography, religion, shakespeare, smuggler, smugglers, tomorrow, weakened books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. I have used it and love it! randomly chosen electronics: Body Glove Earglove Sport for Stereo 2.5 mm Headphone (HF-FL-7486902) we recommend Amusing and insightful leave a comment home  impressum - about us