November 2012 | Hanover Evening Sun

None but the Dead and Dying Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)With "None But The Dead And Dying" Ellen Behrens weaves and wonderful tale about the ongoings of a small village, and the wonderfully eccentric and well drawn characters that live there add a lovely touch. Often her words read like poetry, and her only drawback is a tendancy to over-emphasize a moment....

Cursed Days: Diary of a Revolution Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The previous customer review refers haughtily to the "hauteur" of Ivan Bunin, a "right-wing, upper class novelist." Say what? Bunin, a master of Russian prose, was understandably aghast as he watched the sudden, violent and senseless destruction of the glorious Russian culture. The reviewer sneers that...

Sheep Tales: The Bible According to the Animals Who Were There (A Family Devotional Reader) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is a breathtaking creative approach to Bible stories. We have taken it very slowly as a family since our only child is only 2 - but he is captivated, and I'm enthralled, and Daddy says let's read more. As animals present at different events in the Bible share the story from their perspective,...

The Ugly Duckling Goes to Work: Wisdom for the Workplace from the Classic Tales of Hans Christian Andersen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I loved this book! This is not your ordinary business book. It is truly an original idea. Mette Norgaard uses the classic tales of H. C. Andersen, to deliver a deep message. This is a book that makes you think, reflect on yourself in your private and professional life. As I read it, I often felt as if...

Ireland: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Some call it the gift of gab. Some call it blarney. Others, the art of storytelling. However you label it, the Irish have a way with words, and spinning --- and living --- an epic tale always has been at the heart of their culture and history.Frank Delaney's IRELAND is true to this tradition: in both...

Apollodorus: The Library, Vol. 2: Book 3.10-16 / Epitome (Loeb Classical Library, No. 122) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Frazer was one of the great scholars of mythology and his translations and research has laid the foundations in the field of classical mythology. His addition to the Loeb Library is an excellent word for word translation supplemented with references to related tales from other lands. A great reference...

The Classic Treasury of Hans Christian Andersen Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have grown up loving fairy tales, and I collect books of fairy tales. I happened to be at [the store] one day, sometime before Christmas, and I noticed Christian Birmingham's book of Charles Dickens' classic "A Christmas Carol". I looked at it for a while, surprised that I haven't seen any of this...

Arctic National Wildlife Refuge: Seasons of Life and Land Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)With the stunning pictures and essays, it's like you are there. It shows the beauty of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in winter and summer. The wildlife and native people are seen as they live their lives. The essays provide guided tours into the Arctic by six conservationists. One thinks of the...

China Road: A Journey into the Future of a Rising Power Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have been reading quite a few books on China, as I am fascinated with and intruiged by the country's amazing economic transformation, and the potential consequences elsewhere in the world, including here in the US. (Among the better ones are China Shakes the World by James Kygny as well as The Elephant...

Pulitzer: A Life Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is only upon reaching the very last page of this 395 page biography that the reader comes to understand why this portrait of Pulitzer is so disappointing and, frankly, uncomfortable to read. There, the author cites as one of his sources, a PhD thesis from the 1940s which drew upon an interview with...

An Affair of Honor Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Thepageturner's review (below) inspired me to get this book, and Marius's hypnotic writing kept me reading it, almost non-stop. This is a huge, panoramic novel of 1950's Tennessee, set in Bourbonville, also the setting for After the War, and involving later generations of some of the same families....

The Princes of Ireland: The Dublin Saga Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Having read and immensely enjoyed two of Rutherfurd's previous books - 'Sarum' and 'The Forest' - I was really looking forward to this book. It was slightly disappointing in comparison with the author's other work, but not too much so. Those who've read Rutherfurd before will know that he writes in a...

Deckstyle: Design, Create, and Enjoy Your Deck Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book covers everything you need to know from designing a deck, constructing a deck, information on plants for your deck or yard. I am so impressed with this book that I ordered 2 more so each of my children can be ready to upgrade their yards.Click Here to see more reviews about: Deckstyle: Design,...

The History of the Hobbit, Part 1: Mr. Baggins Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Return to Bag End is the second part of John D. Rateliff's History of the Hobbit. It begins with page 469 and contains the Index for both volumes, so its important to start with Volume I, Mr. Baggins.Return to Bag End begins with the thirteen dwarves and their hobbit companion's arrival at The Lonely...

The Annals of Lu Buwei Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This is an outstanding work for anyone interested in the Warring States period at any level. Beginners will find the translation straight-forward, readable, even engaging from time to time. For those a little more advanced, the Preface and Introduction will prove to be extremely helpful (as the library...

Between a Rock and a Hard Place Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I agree with the last reviewer. The fact that Aron Ralston used poor judgment, i.e. hiking alone and not telling anyone where he was, only makes his story more compelling. Hasn't everyone made a huge mistake that leads to a painful, regretful plight? Calling the media sensationalistic,in this instance,...

William Donald Schaefer: A Political Biography Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you are interested in the politics of American cities this marvelous biography of the four-term mayor of Baltimore should be on the top of your reading list. C. Fraser Smith, a veteran reporter for the Baltimore Sun, has used the life of William Donald Schaefer -- a lackluster ward politician who...