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No One Here Gets Out Alive 120 reviews
Jerry Hopkins, Danny Sugerman
Grand Central Publishing, 2006
Rock Icon
+ IT'LL KEEP YOU READING TILL THE "END OF THE NIGHT"
+ I heart JIM
+ As a casual Doors fan: OK by me
+ The Whisky a Go Go and Morrison's Hotel
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The Story of My Life (Penguin Classics) 10 reviews
Giacomo Casanova
Penguin Classics, 2001
Casanova: The cupid of hedonism ran riot in the Age of Enlightment
+ sexual nonsense
+ Actual review of the product, NOT the book itself.
Giacomo Casanova (his name has become synonymous with that of a fiery amatory male!) was born in 1725. Somehow he managed to live until 1798 in a life which would make many people tired by just reading about his countless adventures!
Among his many avocations was that of priest; soldier; ...
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Legends of the Chelsea Hotel: Living with Artists and Outlaws in New York's Rebel Mecca6 reviews
Ed Hamilton
Da Capo Press, 2007
Feel the glory days now before they disappear forever
+ The Mystique of The Chelsea Lives On
+ The dark thoughts in the dark corridors
+ An original, like the Chelsea Hotel
+ Uneven, interesting, some misinformation
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The Thin Man 50 reviews
Dashiell Hammett
Vintage, 1989
One of my very favorite books!
+ Good Read
+ Asta be the best
Boy, these reviews are all over the place, aren't they! Well, they at least give you the plot so I don't have to. Here are some quick comments:
There is so much going on in this book that most people miss much of it the first time (as these reviews show), especially if they don't know Hammett's ...
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Voyage on the Great Titanic: The Diary of Margaret Ann Brady, R.M.S. Titanic 1912 (Dear America Series)160 reviews
Ellen Emerson White
Scholastic Inc., 1998
Five Stars
+ Real jewel of a book!
+ Very sad, but good book!
+ best young adult novel on the tragic sinking
+ The Ship of Dreams
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Tweedle-dum & Tweedle-dee and other Silly-Time Rhymes (A Leap Frog Mother Goose Book)
Publications International, 1995
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The Caucasian Chalk Circle4 reviews
Bertolt Brecht
University of Minnesota Press, 1999
The Caucasian Chalk Circle
+ A PARABLE ON PROPERTY
+ "Almost" an age of justice
+ Brechtıs Question: Not a ıRedı Herring
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The Hunchback of Notre-Dame (Signet Classics)84 reviews
Victor Hugo
Signet Classics, 2001
A Delightful Read
+ Notre Dame de Paris -- C'est perfect!
+ Hugo's commentary on the death penalty
+ A Great Book for Kids
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The Patriarchs: Encountering the God of Abraham, Issac & Jacob- Leader Guide3 reviews
Beth Moore
Lifeway Christian Resources, 2005
Beth Moore rocks
+ PERFECT GUIDE FOR GROUP LEADERS
This study is incredible. Beth Moore is totally gifted at interpretation of scripture and communication of it. I learned so much through this study. I will continue to do her studies. God has truly gifted this lady.
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The Day of the Locust (Signet Classic)43 reviews
Nathanael West
Signet Classics, 1983
Wonderful trip through a lost world...
+ Still True Today
+ A better book about Hollywood. . .
+ Hollywood's Unfulfilled Dreams
+ Hollywood Depicted as It was In 1939 [73][26]
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The Gospel of Judas80 reviews
National Geographic, 2006
Wow! But ZZZZZZZZZ (from Ahadada Books)
+ A view into alternate cosmologies
+ Gospel of Judas
+ One may not know how one got into this mess, but the Gospel of Judas may have a way out
+ Satisfying and not exciting
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Hansel and Gretel 1 review
Brothers Grimm
North-South, 2001
Entertaining Book
First off, I really like the story of "Hansel and Gretel." It's one of the few fairy tales I remember reading when I was little. Recently, I wrote a paper on "Hansel and Gretel" and found that there is a lot of negativity surrounding it. Researchers object to the portrayal of women as cold-blooded ...
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The Basement Tapes78 reviews
Bob Dylan & the Band
Sony, 1990
It Can Be Very Easily Done
+ Necessary
+ Dylan and robertson messed with this one
+ Eavesdropping on the creative process
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American Map US Travel Road Atlas3 reviews
American Map, 2007
A user-friendly guide, highly recommended for anyone about to embark on an old-fashioned American road trip!
+ I'm learning to follow directions!
American Map U.S. Travel Road Atlas is a spiral-bound, easy-reference guide especially for vacationers (or business travelers!) who need to find their way between and within America's big cities. Packed with full-color road maps of states, the areas around large cities, and the cities themselves, ...
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Tales from the Celtic Lands
Rhiannon Ifans
Y Lolfa, 2002
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The Tale of Jack Frost2 reviews
David Melling
Barron's Educational Series, 2003
Enchanting tale, beautifully drawn
+ Jack Frost
My 4.5-year-old loves this. I got a copy (softcover) in the airport book shop in Glasgow on business, and it became her instant favorite bed time story.
While I agree to a degree with the reviewer above that complains about too many unpolished points (the book reads, sometimes, like a ...
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Sailing & Whaling Songs of 19th Century8 reviews
Paul Clayton
Legacy, 1994
A classic--unpretentious and rollicking
+ 4 out of 5 ain't bad, right?
+ Not for the purist, but most of us aren't purists
I, too, grew up listening to the record and am excited to see it's available on CD. It's a great collection of songs and a great introduction to the genre. It's a fun way to learn a bit of history. And they're sea chanties, for goodness sakes! The reviewer who was looking for sea chanties sung by a ...
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Inquiry Into the Scriptural Import of the Words Sheol, Hades, Tartarus and Gehenna: All Translated Hell1 review
Walter Balfour
Kessinger Publishing, 2003
Intriguing
A book dedicated to the study of "hell." Very interesting from both a theological as well as psychological point of view. Well worth reading.
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The Flowers of Evil (Oxford World's Classics)22 reviews
Charles Baudelaire
Oxford University Press, USA, 1998
The first (and one of the best) modern poet's of our time
+ McGowan's Baudelaire
+ The lurid and arabesque world of Baudelaire
Baudelaire's poetry is a potent brew of Poe's mystery/terror, Flaubert's realism, Byron's brand of romanticism and a touch Sade's sexual philosophy. Having said this however, I do not wish to say that Baudelaire's Fleur du Mal is derivative, far from it! In many ways, Baudelaire's poetry is like ...
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Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, Bride of God4 reviews
Caitlin Matthews
Quest Books, 2001
THE BRIDE OF GOD
+ Sophia: Goddess of Wisdom, Bride of God
+ Food for Woman's Spiritual Journey
The book is loaded with good information regarding the proper role of Sophia in relationship to God and to the earth. Filled to perfection of truths, that one would not have to study further. It is written very well, and very easily understood. It is remarkable how much truth she gathered with the ...
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