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Siddhartha: Siddhartha (Shambhala Classics) 462 reviews
Hermann Hesse
Shambhala, 2000
Great
+ Hari Om
+ A rambling spiritual adventure...
+ A must read for any spiritual seeker
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When Women Stop Hating Their Bodies: Freeing Yourself from Food and Weight Obsession 22 reviews
Jane R. Hirschmann
Ballantine Books, 1996
Brilliant!!!
+ A Life Changing Book
+ Life is better when you love yourself!
+ Withhold judgement until you read more than the first chapter
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Last Days Madness: Obsession of the Modern Church30 reviews
Gary Demar
American Vision, 1999
Compelling case for partial preterism
+ A great book
+ I think I was wrong all these years
+ A necessary corrective
+ Excellent, informative, thought-provoking
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A Christmas Carol 7 reviews
Charles Dickens
Prestwick House Inc., 2005
Even the Blind Mans Dog avoided Scrooge!
+ God bless us, every one.
+ A Story for Everyone's Christmas
+ The Hobo Philosopher
+ Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery...
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Divine Obsession: God's Illogical, Insane, Incomprehensible, Impassioned Love for You
Rob Hensser
Standard Publishing Company, 2006
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House Lust: America's Obsession with Our Homes18 reviews
Daniel McGinn
Tantor Media, 2008
Lots of FUN and also Educational
+ Peeking into Other People's Houses
+ Is Bigger Better?
+ If you use Zillow as a verb, you should read this book
+ America's obsession with ever larger and outlandishly expensive homes is a real turn off for me.
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Mein Kampf 153 reviews
Adolf Hitler
Educa Books, 2006
Awesome
+ Very good ideas for his and maybe our time!
+ Understanding what your getting into.......It's History people....
It was perfect. Even better condition than described. Came in timely fashion and CHEAP!!! thanks a ton!
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Beauty Junkies: Inside Our $15 Billion Obsession With Cosmetic Surgery33 reviews
Alex Kuczynski
Doubleday, 2006
Informative and entertaining
+ Scary, but good read.
An interesting look into the beauty industry. Creative, funny, and informative. I only gave it a 4 because of how it left me feeling. I've never really considered plastic surgery, but there were times in the book that I actually thought "wow, maybe I should get that done". There were also times ...
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The Time Traveler's Wife1675 reviews
Audrey Niffenegger
Harvest Books, 2004
Best Book I've read in a LONG time
+ Loved it!
I absolutely loved this book. I abandoned all of my responsibilities for two days so that I could read The Time Traveler's wife without stopping. I have now recommended it to everyone I know. It's a little confusing in the beginning, but a good confusing, because the author makes you want to ...
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The Unbearable Lightness of Being: A Novel241 reviews
Milan Kundera
Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 1999
great
+ I lived in this book those days
+ Mystical Love
+ great but not the best
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Unlawful Obsession
Rhonda Squires
StoneGarden.net Publishing, 2007
Lora Norris is looking for love. What she finds is a mix of pain, terror and that elusive relationship that can help right her sinking ship.
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F. Scott Fitzgerald's the Great Gatsby (Bloom's Modern Critical Interpretations)1119 reviews
Chelsea House Publications, 2003
As American as apple pie...
+ The Summer of '22
+ The Great Gatsby
+ An intimate, touching story that deserves its praise while still being thoroughly relevant despite its age; a solid "A"
+ Gatsby Believed in the Green Light
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Nineteen Eighty-Four69 reviews
George Orwell
Plume, 2003
May be coming to pass soon
+ Timeless story, wonderful presentation. Doubleplusgood!
+ So Possible it's scary
+ Still Relative Today
+ Forget WE, The Iron Heel and every other dystopian novel. Read this book!
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The Glass Menagerie126 reviews
Tennessee Williams
New Directions Publishing Corporation, 1999
Superb, Heartfelt Classic
+ A Thoroughly Enjoyed Classic
+ Illusion and Escape
+ Glass Menagerie
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Stalking and Violence: New Patterns of Trauma and Obsession
Stephen J. Morewitz
Springer, 2002
Stalking and Violence: New Patterns of Obsession and Trauma provides new perspectives on the prevalence, causes, and effects of stalking in intimate and non-intimate relations. Drawing on the results of a large random survey of restraining orders, this book found that stalking is highly prevalent in a variety of relationships and is a pattern of behaviors that is routinely regulated by the ...
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Crime and Punishment (Enriched Classics)464 reviews
Fyodor Dostoyevsky
Pocket, 2004
A towering work of criminal psychology
+ Good, but overrated
+ A masterpiece from cover to cover
+ Crime and Punishment
+ Crime and Punishment ~ Kindle eBook
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What Was She Thinking?: Notes on a Scandal: A Novel90 reviews
Zoe Heller
Picador, 2003
An old maid sweetens her tea with scandal
+ A
+ Brilliantly Written
+ The Best, So Far...
+ Not as good as these four stars would suggest
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Death of a Salesman (Cliffs Notes)202 reviews
Jennifer L. Scheidt
Cliffs Notes, 2000
Rat Race Lost, State of Denial
+ Superb look at the Human Condition
+ Great Play!
+ A Modern Tragedy
+ Take a Second Look
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Wake of the Raven5 reviews
Graham Worthington
Mill City Press, Inc., 2007
A surprising, engaging read
+ Wake of the Raven
+ Brilliant
+ Lolita in the South Pacific
+ Historical psychological/erotic thriller
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Perilous Pursuits: Our Obsession with Significance
Joseph Stowell
Moody Publishers, 2004
Ever since birth we've been told, 'we're nobody unless we're number one.' But now that we've so dutifully mastered the ability to defend our self-worth, this book shows why we must learn to forget it and redirect search for significance to the one true source of value - Jesus Christ.
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