Minoan Kingship and the Solar Goddess: A Near Eastern Koine Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Due to the fact that the Minoans left no decipherable texts we know very little about their religious beliefs. Usually the Minoans are approached from a Greek perspective, often retrofitting Greek mythology to what is presumed to have been Minoan reality. Actually the Minoans are best viewed as a north-west...

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Complete Shorter Fiction (Everyman's Library) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The seller of this book was very nice and he seemed to care a lot about the customer satisfaction. It's hard to say more than this, because this is the best I can expect when I purchase a book. Ciao. DavClick Here to see more reviews about: Complete Shorter Fiction (Everyman's Library)Get 8% OFFClick...

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The Beekeeper's Apprentice: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After the death of her family, Mary Russell, a fifteen year-old, moves to a farm with her "evil" aunt. In one of her walks around the area she meets the famous Sherlock Holmes, who is retired and dedicates his hours to the study of bees. Right from the start the two main characters in the book match...

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Out the Summerhill Road: A Novel (Evelyn Oppenheimer Series) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Out the Summerhill road is the latest of Jane Roberts Woods insightful and gracious novels. It tells a timeless story of friendship and longing. The friendship is a strong, decades long relationship amongst women that spans the time from high school graduation through middle age. They weather marriages...

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Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman's Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I find it so surprising--reading the angry, negative reviews--that the people who hated the book hated it for exactly the reasons why some steer clear away from the the spiritual-journey-memoir genre. Yes, the author is self-absorbed, yes, she seems to think of only trite stuff, yes, she seems self-indulgent...

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Monarch of the Flute: The Life of Georges Barrère Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)What an enlightenment this book was for me! Ms. Toff is really the Dean of American Flute Writers and this book is a masterpiece.Click Here to see more reviews about: Monarch of the Flute: The Life of Georges BarrèreGeorges Barrère (1876-1944) holds a preeminent place in the history of American flute...

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A Fine Balance Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)India, a country I knew little about, haunts me since reading this book. The author captures on paper the feeling of India on every page. The sounds, the smells and the people stay with me well after the last page was turned. Unforgettable characters that evoke every type of emotion! Rohinton Mistry...

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The Scandinavian Garden Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is spring here in Norway, and the perfect time for gardening. We moved last fall to a 25 years old house with a huge garden, and now we are looking for new inspirations everywhere.Many of the garden books I find are from a climate much warmer than the one here in the middle of Norway, so reading about...

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Moon in the Pines (Sacred Wisdom) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Poetry is soppy, Zen is impractical and Orientals don't think or feel like the rest of mankind - three myths demolished in one elegant little book. Every poem breathes humanity and warmth, and the pictures complement them beautifully. A translator should above all respect and preserve the intent of the...

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Big Medicine from Six Nations (Iroquois and Their Neighbors) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is a rare gift! Ted Williams shares with us the experience of Mystery, Spirit,and Medicine. Through his wisdom and real life stories, Ted gives us a powerful, funny, and magical perspective. Having had the great blessing to have known Ted, this book is a special treasure - reading it I can hear...

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The Epidemic: A Collision of Power, Privilege, and Public Health Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The flowering of institutionalized corporate crime at the end of the 20th century is often so opaque and obscured, it is sometimes impossible to see in which of many the blind alleys and shadows the tracks of the culpable may reside. Early in the 20th century, however, the nefarious and their misdeeds...

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South India Handbook, 4th: Travel Guide to South India (Footprint - Handbooks) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)very disappointing. the only information in this book is about temples. i wanted to learn what else south india has to offer and came up empty.Click Here to see more reviews about: South India Handbook, 4th: Travel Guide to South India (Footprint - Handbooks)Mesmerising and manic in equal measure, South...

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Old Border Road: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Old Border Road has exceptional descriptions of characters, situations, and Arizona scenery. The characters are unique, and the storyline is appealing.The main character, Katherine, lives with her in-laws in southern Arizona and must work with them in their everyday routine of keeping up their ranch...

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Dream Big: The Henrietta Mears Story Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Henrietta Mears story is very inspiring. This is a wonderful book for anyone to read who is interested in being an impacting Christian leader. Women, if you are looking for an awesome role model for leadership, look no farther. I am a male, and this is one of the best books Ive ever read. Tells an...

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Pushing up the Sky Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Trevor's book leads us down the path less travelled; the path where life's dreams collide with cultural identities, shakable family values, childhood tragedy, and the loss of self that can only come from raw grief. Here is a story of strength that is renewed by letting go of what's safe, daring to fall...

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Stargirl Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I could only wish I was as brave and as overwhelmingly generous as the magical girl the book is named after. Told from the perspective of sixteen year old Leo, who falls under her charms like the rest of Mica High School, it is a wistful, heartfelt, and bittersweet narrative that ultimately packs a gentle...

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Tempest At Ox Hill: The Battle Of Chantilly Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is one of 3 books to have been written on this important but neglected battle in the past 3 years. Mr.Welker has done his homework in a book that emcompasses the battle from the days leading up to it to the aftermath. The book is beutifully written and researched in 12 chapters, a photo section,...

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