May 2012 | Hanover Evening Sun

The Chronological Study Bible: New King James Version Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The new Thomas Nelson Chronological Study Bible is more than I expected. Swirling around the publishing date of this new Study Bible was much controversy. Many people were skeptical about it and I admit so was I. However, if you purchase this Bible, I think your skepticism will subside (mine has).I've...

Bloodmoney: A Novel of Espionage Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)David Ignatius has written another political thriller/mystery. It is filled with the cynicism of someone familiar with the current situation of international politics and the espionage community...all intelligence communities lie, it is their job. We can also see the touch of history in here, the same...

The Charming Quirks of Others: An Isabel Dalhousie Novel (Isabel Dalhousie Mysteries) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you're a fan of Alexander McCall Smith, as I am, you may notice in The Charming Quirks of Others that Isabel Dalhousie is turning into an insecure, lighter-weight, Scottish sketch of Mme Ramotswe (of his Ladies' Detective Agency series). The "detective" work she does has become a much smaller part...

King Raven: 3-in-1 of Hood, Scarlet, and Tuck (The King Raven Trilogy) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Kindle edition -- the correct book -- is now available, as of May 5, 2011. Please don't let the earlier customer service problem and the ratings that were based on that, rather than on the book itself, deter you from enjoying this excellent trilogy for a terrific price.Click Here to see more reviews...

The New Jerusalem Bible: Standard edition Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)There is not an English Bible that will bring you closer to the full historical, literary, and religious meaning of the Bible than this one--and I've looked at all the competition up close. The format of the full edition is great, and for most people, this is the only Bible you'll ever need. The translation...

The Triumph of the Sun Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Once again Wilbur Smith confirms his mastery of meticulous historical research coupled with a good old fashioned 'rip-roaring' yarn!As with his dozens of other tales that span the history of his of his fictional Courtney family, this tale keeps the reader literally on the edge of their seat throughout...

Groundswell Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Emma Walker looks like she has it all. Just seven years ago she was on the verge of being exactly nowhere without a job or her scholarship to college when she gets the letter she's been waiting for - a chance to work with a screenwriter on a movie. While she's been warned to stay away from its womanizing,...

Wind, Water, Sun : A Solo Kayak Journey Along Baja California's Desert Coastline Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book was quite enjoyable for anyone who has ever (or thought about it) kayaked in Baja. The book has a nice selection of photos and maps of the Baja region and should certainly be included in your "Baja library."The same topic was covered previously in Jonathan Waterman's "Kayaking the Vermillion...

Khan: Empire of Silver: A Novel of the Khan Empire Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Whenever I read a Conn novel I expect to be taken on a journey. A grand, expansive, lyrical journey. I have followed him since before his first `Emperor' novel and have stayed a fan since. My only quam is that he takes about a year and a half between novels so I tend to lose a bit of the story because...

The Brave: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Nicholas Evans, best known for his bestselling "The Horse Whisperer," has a gift of creating believable characters and developing them over the course of a novel. He gives his prose and settings a masculine feel, while keeping the themes more feminine-friendly, focused on family and love and jilted relationships....

Sun and Shadow: An Erik Winter Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm rating this book 5 stars just to bring up the abysmal rating given by the only other reviewer so far; it deserves better. I'm an aficionado of Scandinavian detectives (see my manic list elsewhere). Edwardson's books are as enjoyable as any. "Never End" - the sequel to this book - is maybe richer,...

A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Cess Center for Environmental) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)My fascination with Christopher Alexander's work began with "The Timeless Way of Building," but increased tenfold upon discovering his inexhaustible classic, "A Pattern Language." At over a thousand pages (I think,) "A Pattern Language" is an encyclopedic study of what makes buildings, streets, and communities...

The Wake of Forgiveness Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"This is the bloodlust of brothers, the vengeful rage of the father, all of it born out and somehow flawless in its wickedness, like some depraved reenactment of Genesis staged solely for the amusement of reprobates." -The Wake of ForgivenessEvery once in a great while you come across a book that does...

Arctic Twilight Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Leonard Budgell - traveller, radio and naval expert, fur trader, story teller, Hudson's Bay man, dear friend - comes to glorious reality under the editorship of Claudia Coutu Radmore. With diligence and dignity, Radmore has sifted through hundreds of letters to make a life shine. These chronicles of...

Tuck (The King Raven Trilogy) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"It is an end worth fighting for," mused Bran. "It may be for others to complete what we've begun, but there must be a beginning." (p. 334)Rhi Bran ap Brychan only wants restored what has been taken from him - his kingship on the throne of Elfael. Red William has led the Ffreinic in a seemingly endless...

The Great Weaver from Kashmir Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)That epithet would describe the character, Steinn Ellethi, as he initially appears in this ungainly first novel by the Icelander Halldór Laxness, but it would equally suit the author himself. There are pages and pages of brilliant writing in The Great Weaver, of a sort that preview the originality and...

Janice VanCleave's A+ Projects in Astronomy: Winning Experiments for Science Fairs and Extra Credit Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Any high school or junior high school student will want this book for science fair experiments and ideas. It takes you through the fascinating world of astronomy and all of it's mysteries, movements, and eccentricities. The best part is that each topic is accompanied with a sample experiment followed...