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Suite Française
Irene Nemirovsky
Manufacturer: Knopf
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ASIN: 1400044731
Release Date: 2006-04-11

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By the early l940s, when Ukrainian-born Irène Némirovsky began working on what would become Suite Française—the first two parts of a planned five-part novel—she was already a highly successful writer living in Paris. But she was also a Jew, and in 1942 she was arrested and deported to Auschwitz: a month later she was dead at the age of thirty-nine. Two years earlier, living in a small village in central France—where she, her husband, and their two small daughters had fled in a vain attempt to elude the Nazis —she’d begun her novel, a luminous portrayal of a human drama in which she herself would become a victim. When she was arrested, she had completed two parts of the epic, the handwritten manuscripts of which were hidden in a suitcase that her daughters would take with them into hiding and eventually into freedom. Sixty-four years later, at long last, we can read Némirovsky’s literary masterpiece

The first part, “A Storm in June,” opens in the chaos of the massive 1940 exodus from Paris on the eve of the Nazi invasion during which several families and individuals are thrown together under circumstances beyond their control. They share nothing but the harsh demands of survival—some trying to maintain lives of privilege, others struggling simply to preserve their lives—but soon, all together, they will be forced to face the awful exigencies of physical and emotional displacement, and the annihilation of the world they know. In the second part, “Dolce,” we enter the increasingly complex life of a German-occupied provincial village. Coexisting uneasily with the soldiers billeted among them, the villagers—from aristocrats to shopkeepers to peasants—cope as best they can. Some choose resistance, others collaboration, and as their community is transformed by these acts, the lives of these these men and women reveal nothing less than the very essence of humanity.

Suite Française is a singularly piercing evocation—at once subtle and severe, deeply compassionate and fiercely ironic—of life and death in occupied France, and a brilliant, profoundly moving work of art.

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Irène Némirovsky was born in Kiev in 1903 into a wealthy banking family and emigrated to France during the Russian Revolution. After attending the Sorbonne, she began to write and swiftly achieved success with her first novel, David Golder, which was followed by The Ball, The Flies of Autumn, Dogs and Wolves and The Courilof Affair. She died in 1942.

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Lost In Time.......2007-06-30

What a startling book! The reader has to be constantly cognizant that the book was being written while it was taking place - the author was living and writing in the same time frame. The Storm in June was moving and fast paced, as I begun Dolce I prepared myself that this book had no ending. The four other sequelles were lost in time and only Irene Nemirovsky knows the true ending. JMR

Suite Francaise.......2007-06-27

The book was interesting, but a bit confusing with so many charachters to keep track of. I thought the appendices were more interesting than the story.

YUCK.......2007-06-23

Sorry, but I can't believe anyone enjoyed this book. It was our book club pick for the month and halfway through I sent out an email asking for ANYONE to give me some hope to continue. No one could do it. It was difficult to keep track of the characters, and I didn't "care" about any of them, they just weren't developed enough.

Moving.......2007-06-16

Russian/Jewish author, Irene Nemirovsky set out to write a 4 or 5 part epic in 1939, just prior to WW2. She achieved only two of the books which were to make up her epic before being captured by the Germans and killed in Auschwitz concentration camp. Her surviving work, which was scribbled in tiny writing in notebooks, was somehow saved by her daughters and remained lost for over 50 years. This book is the first two sections of her work, unedited and without a final polish, nevertheless it is a masterpiece of simple yet superb writing, detailing the lives of various classes of Frenchmen, and how they all coped with bombing, evacuation, lack of food and amenities and the things which make up everyday life. Some of the so called upper classes do not come out of it smelling like roses, while the so called "noble peasants" appear brutish and ugly with selfish and animal like behaviour. When I started this book, I was expecting to read about acts of unspeakable cruelty, committed by the Gestapo but the author did not live long enough to write about these future events. The world has surely lost by not being able to read this lady's thoughts over the years of late 1941 and into 1942, as her writing is masterly yet simple and without any of the so called "clever tricks" that some writers aspire to in order to appear more brilliant. M/s Neminovsky writes without pretension and from the heart.

Excellent Depiction of the German Occupation.......2007-06-15

I was in a bookstore, and a woman was showing her friend this book and supplying him with some background information. She said, rather loudly, "I thought the book could have used an editor." Yes, well if that's her biggest criticism ...

Lack of editing or not, I couldn't put this book down until I finished it. "Suite Francaise" is extraordinary, not just because of the weighty story behind its birth but because of the way it was written. This is no story of the unsullied French pitched in territorial battle against the demonic Germans. That would have been too easy. Nemirovsky's characters and situations are complex, illustrated by how easily alliances can shift in the interest of self-preservation. (Nemirovsky does, however, prove herself to be a bit of a moralist.) I especially loved the first novella, "Storm in June." The descriptions of the people fleeing Paris a classic nailbiter. I'm also grateful for the appendices which outline some of Nemirovsky's ideas for the latter, unrealized sections of the book.

In a perfect world, Irene Nemirovsky would have lived and completed the novel; but in a perfect world, the events that led her to write this book wouldn't have occurred. I'm glad this book was found and is a testament to Nemirovsky's writing abilities as well as an addition to her legacy.

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot

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Judas the Ensnared
The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
Lacks Impact
Disappointed
A new perspective

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
Jeffrey Archer , and Francis J. Moloney
Manufacturer: St. Martin's Press
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ASIN: 0312375204
Release Date: 2007-03-20

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The very name of Judas raises among Christians an instinctive reaction of criticism and condemnationThe betrayal of Judas remainsa mystery. Pope Benedict XVI, October 2006 The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariot sheds new light on the the mystery of Judasincluding his motives for the betrayal and what happened to him after the crucifixionby retelling the story of Jesus through the eyes of Judas, using the canonical texts as its basic point of reference. Ostensibly written by Judass son, Benjamin, and following the narrative style of the Gospels, this re-creation is provocative, compelling, and controversial. The Gospel According to Judas, by Benjamin Iscariot is the result of an intense collaboration between a storyteller and a scholar: Jeffrey Archer and Francis J. Moloney. Their brilliant workbold and simpleis a compelling story for twenty-first-century readers, while maintaining an authenticity that would be credible to a first-century Christian or Jew.

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Judas the Ensnared.......2007-06-28

I've been reading Archer since Kane and Abel and when I saw that he was writing a fictionalized account of the life of Judas as told by his son, I thought, wow, this could really be a great read and a little controversial. Neither came true. Basically, it's formatted like the gospels (nothing wrong with that), but just not an exciting read this time around. I was actually kind of bored reading it and the only reason I kept going was because it came in at around ninety pages so I persevered with it. The last chapter or two is when the basis of the story comes out and nothing earth shattering here. Judas was the victim of the religious zealots at the time to get rid of Christ. Maybe, maybe not. Does it change my point of view or my beliefs, probably not. Just something more to ponder about; the Bible, its writers (Did they embellish the truth from generation to generation before writing it down, whether on purpose or by accident. Kind of difficult to keep the same exact story going for tens or even hundreds of years orally without some of it being changed on the next telling), and the facts that surround it that science today continues to try to prove happened. I expected Archer to put this into more story form like all his other works and I think then he could have gone into more depth with this alternate theory and really provoked the reader's imagination. But he chose not to, giving us instead this lackluster rendition of what could have been a great story about Judas Iscariot.

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot.......2007-06-21

The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot
Where Do I begin. Lets start with the title, The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot by Jeffrey Archer, come on!! It should be the fictional story of The Gospel According to Judas by Jeffrey Archer as Benjamin Iscariot.
A Relevant Story:
A friend of mine recently told me of a Pastor who liked to make hot fudge, apparently he used all organic ingredients. One day the Pastor's daughter wanted to see PG parental guidance rated movie, that only had 5%, swearing/drug use or sex scenes. After much insistence the daughter when to see the movie, the next day the Pastor decided to make some hot chocolate fudge the aroma filled the house the Pastor stated that he'd used 5% of a special organic source and kept the matter a secret until all the fudge had been consumed. Then he asked did you notice any difference in the quality/flavour? No.. they replied, well the 5% special ingredient was organic it wont do any REAL harm, it was only dog p##h. lol
If you take a solid truth as the Life, Death and Resurrection of Jesus and you contaminant 5% to 10% of it with a special 'organic substance' what do you have in the end - dog p##h. I felt the tone and reason for the book was a Jewish backlash hardliner trying to have some justification why Jesus wasn't who he said he was the Son of God. The book was written from the sour grapes attitude, "[Jesus wasn't] ...the long-awaited Messiah."p1, on the betrayal of Christ, Archer says, "...Judas knew that he was innocent of such an accusation, as his only purpose was to save Jesus from an unnecessary death." After Jesus' Death, the sorrowful Judas goes a lives amongst the Essenes then a Masada as a "marked man". And the book concludes with "Judas died as Jesus did. He was crucified by the Romans." It's all a bit desperate!
The whole story Gospel of Judas is unbalanced what about Isaiah 53 The Sin-bearing, Suffering Servant? The Gospel of Judas omits the 30 pieces of silver, and suicide of Judas. The Gospel of Judas is nothing more that fragments of quotation out of context in Holy Bible blended together (very poorly) it just doesn't stick!
Let us set aside a few things, just say by chance that this gospel of Judas was right, and the whole of the New Testament wrong. Ok we've been deceived by the BIGGEST hoaxes since man made fire. We could be waiting for the Messiah to still come as the Gospel of Judas indicated, unhappily Israel still waits, they missed the boat. Not one Holy Prophet has been around for over two thousand years.
Israel is one of the most violent, sad and godless places on earth. There is no peace, the temple has gone, the glory has gone, as a nation they forsook the Lord time and time again and were taken off to captivity. Jesus said in Matt 23:37 "Jerusalem, Jerusalem, the city the kills the prophets and stones those who are sent to it! How often I desired to gather your children together as a hen gathers her brood under her wings, and you were not willing! See your house is left to you, desolate..."
Now let's just say that the Gospel of Judas is false piece of fiction. Look at the people in New Testament who believe and were change by it and gave their lives for it (Peter & Paul), they did not write empty words by words of someone who knew and walked and talked with Jesus. The story of people in Bible give us hope, in a world where we are saturated with Hollywood, sexism, drugs and alcohol, domestic violence (rape/guns) the list keeps on going on. I want freedom from all that this world offers because it like hot sweet chocolate fudge one isn't enough and one piece is too much.
In closing a quote from James 3:13, "Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom. But if you have bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not be boastful and false to the truth. Such wisdom does not come down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, devilish.
What was Archer really trying to achieve by the release of this book?

Lacks Impact.......2007-05-28

In spite of the clever packaging---this small 100+ page novel appears to be an ancient leather-bound journal complete with built in ribbon bookmark--- Jeffrey Archer's "The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot" fails to deliver the punch needed to smack it into the significance realm of the Dead Sea Scrolls.

I expected some grand revelation---perhaps Judas and Jesus had concocted the whole betrayal bit; Judas gladly takes the hit and for two millennia is thought to be the ultimate 30 pieces of silver traitor. As I read this little gospel formatted tome, I am thinking, Judas's legendary despicable actions were all part of his Master's ultimate plan, right?

Wrong.

Supposedly, in "The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot" Archer and Moloney collaborate to formulate a tale believable to both Biblical scholars and modern laymen readers. The format definitely bespeaks of their desire to create something that resembles a gospel rendering complete with chapter and verse and the Jesus quotations (most of which are familiar from evangelists Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) highlighted in a red italicized font. Nevertheless, the story itself disappoints as it is far too similar to the actual gospels from which it is based to excite any degree of controversy. The supposed mystery of the real Judas simply neglects to properly mystify.

Bottom line? Years ago, I had read Frank Yerby's novel, "Judas, My Brother." Believe me as scandalous as the plotline of this older book seemed to me then, it could far more captivate its audience now than this Archer-Moloney collaboration. Sadly, "The Gospel According to Judas by Benjamin Iscariot" attempts to retell the story of Christ's ministry utilizing a fifth evangelist format that simply doesn't work. Why read this when the original four authors of the New Testament gospels have already told the tale and have told it the best way possible? Not recommended.
Diana Faillace Von Behren
"reneofc"

Disappointed.......2007-05-20

Since reading The Last Temptation of Christ, I have expected the gospel of Judas to be written. Archer and Malononey too often take the safe easy path and never challenge the reader as Kazantakis (sic) did. I had high hopes but ultimately was disappointed.

A new perspective.......2007-05-17

This was a beautiful and moving book. After all everybody thinks Judas was a monster and my opinion has changed after reading this book.

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I wanted to like it, but couldn't bring myself to.
great read
Well Done
Terrific (and sometimes terrifyingly candid)
Great structure, great read

The Post-Birthday World
Lionel Shriver
Manufacturer: HarperCollins
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Binding: Hardcover

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In this eagerly awaited new novel, Lionel Shriver, the Orange Prize-winning author of the international bestseller We Need to Talk About Kevin, delivers an imaginative and entertaining look at the implications, large and small, of whom we choose to love. Using a playful parallel-universe structure, The Post-Birthday World follows one woman's future as it unfolds under the influence of two drastically different men.

Children's book illustrator Irina McGovern enjoys a quiet and settled life in London with her partner, fellow American expatriate Lawrence Trainer, a smart, loyal, disciplined intellectual at a prestigious think tank. To their small circle of friends, their relationship is rock solid. Until the night Irina unaccountably finds herself dying to kiss another man: their old friend from South London, the stylish, extravagant, passionate top-ranking snooker player Ramsey Acton. The decision to give in to temptation will have consequences for her career, her relationships with family and friends, and perhaps most importantly the texture of her daily life.

Hinging on a single kiss, this enchanting work of fiction depicts Irina's alternating futures with two men temperamentally worlds apart yet equally honorable. With which true love Irina is better off is neither obvious nor easy to determine, but Shriver's exploration of the two destinies is memorable and gripping. Poignant and deeply honest, written with the subtlety and wit that are the hallmarks of Shriver's work, The Post-Birthday World appeals to the what-if in us all.

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I wanted to like it, but couldn't bring myself to........2007-06-21

I heard about this book on NPR (Diane Rehm, maybe?) and it sounded so intriguing that I picked it up as soon as I could. I was very disappointed, though, by Shriver's treatment of an otherwise compelling story. I found the characters to be very unlikeable and could not empathize with any of them. Furthermore, I hated the dialogue. The way Shriver's characters spoke to each other did not feel real. It was a struggle for me to continue reading. In the end, I wasn't able to get past the "second third" chapter.

great read.......2007-06-19

My wife & I both read this book (she read it twice in a week).
It was entertaining, easy to read, & meaningful if you've ever been in any relationship for a long time -- the author brings up very interesting questions about life & relationship choices. Highly recommend it.

Well Done.......2007-06-18

Lionel Shriver's The Post-Birthday World is a well done, well executed novel on an interesting premise. In the opening chapter of the novel, the protagonist, Irina McGovern, a woman in long term relationship is presented with a choice between two vastly different men. The novel follows in parallel the results of both choices, so the reader reads alternate chapters in her saga. This is an interesting novel for grown-ups, one that ponders questions of fate and fidelity. The one drawback I found was the lack of a truly compelling narrative. The characters are human and believable, but not the most likeable you'll ever encounter, so at times, in the middle of the novel, I found it hard to muster any excitement about reading on. I never wanted to put the novel down, entirely, and found the ending satisfying and intellectually honest. The parallel chapters are clever and intriguing. Overall, The Post-Birthday World is an enjoyable novel with a unique narrative, one which any dedicated reader will enjoy.

Terrific (and sometimes terrifyingly candid).......2007-06-18

Reflective, hearty, hugely entertaining, cracklingly intelligent--and these are just a few of the many affirmatives that come to mind describing Ms. Shriver's latest work. The love-triangle around which she spins her two alternative stories lingers on long after you close the back cover, because it is much more than that (and two in one is already more than the norm). Irina's relationship with Lawrence is safe and sound and adoring; for an intellectual, he is not even excruciatingly dull nor unsightly, but suddenly she finds herself in the face of (almost, respectively) irresistible temptation to begin an affair with Ramsey, if for no other reason than because he is not Lawrence. From here, all bets are off. In one version, Irina gives in to passion. Predictably, she discovers that adulterous desire and the emotional roller-coaster with it can take you only so high in legalized, every-day circumstances, but the remainder of the book--more than half - is anything but. In another version, she escapes the heat of the moment and moves on with her life, but nothing is like before that one, incendiary, door-opening (or closing?) opportunity, either.

The three main characters (and the action taking place in London) don't invite to ready identification since, viewed superficially, they are an offbeat pick: Irina, an expat American with nostalgic ties to her half-Russian heritage is a somewhat mousy, affably insecure children's book's illustrator; Lawrence, her long-time partner, a respectable think-tank expert, cast against American-in-London stereotype (he's the snob); and finally Ramsey, Irina's lover (or would-be), a dashing snooker star past his prime with extremely limited interests but surprising intuition. (Why Shriver picked this of all ball games is anyone's guess, though mine is that she is paying tribute to her own permanent residence in London; the book contains enough Britishisms to enable you successfully fake a semester or company transfer abroad). A very honorable mention goes to the staging of one supporting character: Irina's stateside mother, a retired Soviet ballet dancer, is purposefully, hilariously clichéd without being ridiculed. The scenes from the family gathering at Christmas are just exquisite.

It is the honest, brilliant exercise of WHAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN as a philosophical question, however, that unites us with all three protagonists. Most everyone will have asked him-/herself at a given point what would have happened if their lives had taken an infinitesimally different turn; not necessarily better or worse, just different, and with that innate curiosity and the ensuing uncertainty, for lack of possible answers, they are bound to see a little bit of themselves in each of the characters. Lionel Shriver's sharp humor is directed at all of them, but without finger-pointing; depending on the perspective, it is clear where her sympathies are, but since the perspective is rotating, so are the roles of jerk, thus there is no judgment. Like in real life, Shriver leaves the outcome open. Like in real life, this feels unsatisfactory, but mostly because the book had to end. Definitely a can't, shouldn't, mustn't miss!

Great structure, great read.......2007-06-17

I marvel at how Shriver can possibly write so well. The structure, consisting of one first chapter, one last chapter, and two of each in between depending on which choice the main character makes at the end of the first, is intriguing and emphasizes that frequently we are faced with choices that are neither right nor wrong, that the results of either choice may not be what we'd expected, but that we can be happy and feel that we've made a good choice either way. Shriver's ear for dialogue is spot-on, and her observations of meta-communication and human nature leave me shaking my head at her perspicacity. I would disagree with other reviewers who have said it's too long--for me, it's just right for this very satisfying story.

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An incredible concept and well done.
Stokes the imagination
Flotsam
A Gem of a Book
Sharing Aquatic Memories

Flotsam (Caldecott Medal Book)
David Wiesner
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A bright, science minded boy goes to the beach equipped to collect and examine flotsam--anything floating that has been washed ashore. Bottles, lost toys, small objects of every description are among his usual finds. But there's no way he could have prepared for one particular discovery: a barnacle-encrusted underwater camera, with its own secrets to share... and to keep.

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An incredible concept and well done........2007-06-04

My 7 year old and I loved the book. The illustrations are wonderful and it really inspired thought. However, for the price it was over and done with a little quickly - we spent maybe a half hour on it.

Stokes the imagination.......2007-05-30

Flotsam is a wonderful book. The images are beautifully drawn but that is not the reason for
my excitement. This book allows children as well as adults to become storytellers. Best of all
the story can change with each reading. The three year old in our house has already changed the
his readings at least once if not twice. It holds his interest and mine too.

Flotsam.......2007-05-28

As An Elementary School Librarian, I was amazed with the pictures in this book. A story is told through a series of events with only pictures. The pictures are very detailed and wonderful, It really lets the reader use his or her imagination, and it is a great book to share with readers of all ages.

A Gem of a Book.......2007-05-18

This book is really a treasure. It will make you and your kids think about the ocean, the past, the future, photography, optics, conservation, and the list goes on! Believe it or not, it isn't really for the very young even though there are no words. The ideas the pictures are trying to convey are fairly complex. Even toddlers who can read would benefit from an adult explaining what is going on and how the story is progressing. Still, babies might enjoy just looking at some of the beautiful art. I think you will love "reading" it to your children.

Sharing Aquatic Memories.......2007-05-14

This beautifully illustrated picture book shares aquatic memories across generations of human beings and water creatures. The story opens and closes with a camera found on the shore. And I leave it to you and your favorite child to discover the tale within the pages. The aquatic snapshots are fanciful and entertaining. Great for a child with a vivid imagination.

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War

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Fascinating, frightening, and highly realistic.
Zombie heaven
Good zombie reference
a zombie story from a world-wide perspective
A Very good zombie book

World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War
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“The end was near.” —Voices from the Zombie War

The Zombie War came unthinkably close to eradicating humanity. Max Brooks, driven by the urgency of preserving the acid-etched first-hand experiences of the survivors from those apocalyptic years, traveled across the United States of America and throughout the world, from decimated cities that once teemed with upwards of thirty million souls to the most remote and inhospitable areas of the planet. He recorded the testimony of men, women, and sometimes children who came face-to-face with the living, or at least the undead, hell of that dreadful time. World War Z is the result. Never before have we had access to a document that so powerfully conveys the depth of fear and horror, and also the ineradicable spirit of resistance, that gripped human society through the plague years.

Ranging from the now infamous village of New Dachang in the United Federation of China, where the epidemiological trail began with the twelve-year-old Patient Zero, to the unnamed northern forests where untold numbers sought a terrible and temporary refuge in the cold, to the United States of Southern Africa, where the Redeker Plan provided hope for humanity at an unspeakable price, to the west-of-the-Rockies redoubt where the North American tide finally started to turn, this invaluable chronicle reflects the full scope and duration of the Zombie War.

Most of all, the book captures with haunting immediacy the human dimension of this epochal event. Facing the often raw and vivid nature of these personal accounts requires a degree of courage on the part of the reader, but the effort is invaluable because, as Mr. Brooks says in his introduction, “By excluding the human factor, aren’t we risking the kind of personal detachment from history that may, heaven forbid, lead us one day to repeat it? And in the end, isn’t the human factor the only true difference between us and the enemy we now refer to as ‘the living dead’?”

Note: Some of the numerical and factual material contained in this edition was previously published under the auspices of the United Nations Postwar Commission.

Eyewitness reports from the first truly global war

“I found ‘Patient Zero’ behind the locked door of an abandoned apartment across town. . . . His wrists and feet were bound with plastic packing twine. Although he’d rubbed off the skin around his bonds, there was no blood. There was also no blood on his other wounds. . . . He was writhing like an animal; a gag muffled his growls. At first the villagers tried to hold me back. They warned me not to touch him, that he was ‘cursed.’ I shrugged them off and reached for my mask and gloves. The boy’s skin was . . . cold and gray . . . I could find neither his heartbeat nor his pulse.” —Dr. Kwang Jingshu, Greater Chongqing, United Federation of China

“‘Shock and Awe’? Perfect name. . . . But what if the enemy can’t be shocked and awed? Not just won’t, but biologically can’t! That’s what happened that day outside New York City, that’s the failure that almost lost us the whole damn war. The fact that we couldn’t shock and awe Zack boomeranged right back in our faces and actually allowed Zack to shock and awe us! They’re not afraid! No matter what we do, no matter how many we kill, they will never, ever be afraid!” —Todd Wainio, former U.S. Army infantryman and veteran of the Battle of Yonkers

“Two hundred million zombies. Who can even visualize that type of number, let alone combat it? . . . For the first time in history, we faced an enemy that was actively waging total war. They had no limits of endurance. They would never negotiate, never surrender. They would fight until the very end because, unlike us, every single one of them, every second of every day, was devoted to consuming all life on Earth.” —General Travis D’Ambrosia, Supreme Allied Commander, Europe

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Fascinating, frightening, and highly realistic........2007-06-27

If a worldwide plague of zombies occurred, this novel shows exactly how it would happen. The "interviewees" are from several different countries, professions and walks of life; the author did a dazzling amount of research to understand how different people would think about the situation and try to cope with it. His kaleidoscopic imagination not only gives us zombie war tactics and plans to preserve the human race, but also the different crackpot theories people come up with about zombies and the many different ways in which people lose their minds when faced with the ravenous undead. He gives us courage, heroism, ingenuity, folly, wishful thinking, fear, denial and just plain old human stupidity.

One of the things that makes this novel believable as well as scary is that it isn't anyone's "fault". The threat to the human race isn't caused by any bad person or group of people, it just happens. The disease that transforms people into zombies just develops on its own just like plague and yellow fever, it isn't the result of reckless technological development. It isn't communicated by anything like, oh, having sex or sharing needles; it's communicated by one of these monsters coming after you and biting you, and no one with a pulse is safe. The efforts of various governments to contain and cover up the outbreaks are clumsy, but the problem mainly has to do with normal human error and with not knowing what was actually going on rather than with evil agendas.

There's some sly humor; occasionally real people are referred to but not by name, a couple of the interviews have clever twists at the ends, late in the novel we revisit a few people we met earlier. Perhaps most amusingly, one character disparages The Zombie Survival Guide, by the same author: "You could see it was clearly written by an American, the references to SUVs and personal firearms. There was no taking into account the cultural differences... the various indigenous solutions people believed would save them from the undead."

The novel is actually quite scary. After reading it, I couldn't help but reflect that my apartment would be strategically pretty much indefensible from a horde of zombies.

Zombie heaven.......2007-06-27

I bought this book for my husband and he absolutely loved it! He said it read like a movie manuscript. It was easy to follow and get wrapped up in. My husband doesn't get the chance to read much, but he finished this one up in a week. I'm fighting to finish another book, just so I can start "Z." I guess that why a few major actors are fighting over the rigths to film it! If you're into zombie plots, this one's for you!

Good zombie reference.......2007-06-17

This book was extremely well written, very professional, very engaging. It is not a novel. It does not tell a story, per se. It is an account of a zombie apocalypse told through various snippets of stories, journals and reports from a variety of different people of numerous cultures, nations and backgrounds.

There is no protagonist or any constant characters, but many different characters, each with his or her own view point concerning his or her own little piece of the catastrophy. All the little snippets and characters are very well done and hold the readers attention. Often I found myself wanting to know more of a certain persons story. When a writer leaves you wanting more, it must be a good book.

I would have prefered an honest to goodness novel, a cohesive story thus my four stars instead of five. I certainly recommend this book to any zombie enthusiast. It is well worth reading.

a zombie story from a world-wide perspective.......2007-06-16

I didn't think it was possible for yet another unique take on the zombie genre but here it is. This book immerses you in its world and it's a world-wide perspective. Even the book flap descriptions remain "in character". In spite of the fact that it's a zombie novel, the story is believable in many ways. It's intelligent, engrossing, realistic and a must-read for any fan of the genre.

A Very good zombie book.......2007-06-14

This book is pretty good to read if you are into zombies. It show the human spirit in time of a zombie attack.

Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride)

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Maximum Ride #3: Saving the World and Other Extreme Sports (Maximum Ride)
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Release Date: 2007-05-29

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In the third installment of James Patterson's Maximum Ride series, the time has arrived for Max and her winged "Flock" to face their ultimate enemy and discover their original purpose: to defeat the takeover of "Re-evolution", a sinister experiment to re-engineer a select population into a scientifically superior master race...and to terminate the rest. Max, Fang, Iggy, Nudge, Gasman, and Angel have always worked together to defeat the forces working against them--but can they save the world when they are torn apart, living in hiding and captivity, halfway across the globe from one another?

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Fast Paced.......2007-06-27

I read the entire book in one day, I just couldn't put it down. In the book we learn who Max's mom and dad are and who "the voice" is. Fang's Blog takes off to new international heights. And Total the talking dog gets to eat at the table in a French resturant. What more could a Maximum Ride reader want? How about new improved flying Erasers equipped with guns, budding young love, and tons of explosions. All in all, this was a very enjoyable book.

I really love this series...........2007-06-27

The first and second book in this series were wonderful, and I really love them. I work with 8th graders and we read them in class and the kids really enjoy them. This third book was a little bit of a let down. I am a really big James Patterson fan, and have read many of his books, I feel like he just sort of rushed on this one. I hope there will be more in the series, even though this one was promoted as being the last. I want to know more about the flock. I liked the book, but it was not my favorite of the three.

Great Series.......2007-06-27

The Maximum Ride series is a must have for all ages. It is a wonderful series that I hope will continue. If it takes books like these to get kids to want to read, we need more. My neice is proof that a book like this can kids to start reading for fun, even during their summer vacation.

A wonderful read!.......2007-06-27

I know this series is written for teens, but, as an adult, I have loved every one of these books. I also read the two this series is based on, "When the Wind Blows" and "The Lake House". I love everything James Patterson writes. This one, #3, is no exception. The action is non-stop. I love Max's sense of sarcasm, as that's my type of humor, too. This is a perfect, quick, summer read, one I thoroughly enjoyed. I hope there are many more in the series.

Ummm.......hmm................2007-06-22

I was kind of disappointed with this book....although I love the 2 previous books! For one thing......in my opinion.....it sounded a bit chessy......especially toward the end of the book when Max and the other 2 girls get capture......and those 3 tests that she had to pass because of that lunatic lady. Also finding out who her dad wasn't a surprise but finding out her who mother was....this book felt a bit rush to me....

Overall it is okay, not really that great though.

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Number The Stars
An excellent inspirational tale for young people
Just another Holocaust story

Number the Stars
Lois Lowry
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The evacuation of Jews from Nazi-held Denmark is one of the great untold stories of World War II. On September 29, 1943, word got out in Denmark that Jews were to be detained and then sent to the death camps. Within hours the Danish resistance, population and police arranged a small flotilla to herd 7,000 Jews to Sweden. Lois Lowry fictionalizes a true-story account to bring this courageous tale to life. She brings the experience to life through the eyes of 10-year-old Annemarie Johannesen, whose family harbors her best friend, Ellen Rosen, on the eve of the round-up and helps smuggles Ellen's family out of the country. Number the Stars won the 1990 Newbery Medal.

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Ten-year-old Annemarie Johansen and her best friend Ellen Rosen often think of life before the war. It's now 1943 and their life in Copenhagen is filled with school, food shortages, and the Nazi soldiers marching through town. When the Jews of Denmark are "relocated," Ellen moves in with the Johansens and pretends to be one of the family. Soon Annemarie is asked to go on a dangerous mission to save Ellen's life.

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Zapnes' Crew talks about Number the Stars.......2007-06-22

This book is about courage and bravery for Annemarie and Ellen during World War II when German Nazis invade and occupy Denmark, along with other European countries. The two families, the Rosens and the Johansens, are involved in a journey that many took to help Jews in Denmark to safety. We recommend this historical fiction to people who want to learn about WW II and read about the struggle of the Jews and Danes that lived in Denmark during the war. It's a heart-breaking story about love and danger.

number the stars.......2007-06-15

this book is about a girl annemarie and her sister kirsti. annemaries friend ellen is jewish and annemarie isnt. annemarie and her family hae to hide ellen and her family from the nazis.

Number The Stars.......2007-06-12

Do you ever wonder what it was like to live during World War I or World War II? Well I do even though I didn't live during that time. I know what it was like just because I read this book. It was about two families. One family was known as the Rosens and the other was known as the Johansons. The Rosens were Jewish but the Johansons were Danish. These families were like one even though they were two. Annemarie was the Johansons daughter and Ellen was the Rosens daughter. The Nazi soldiers are at every corner of every street and won't leave. The Nazi soldiers are after all the Jewish people in Denmark. Annemarie's family takes a life taking risk. Once the German soldiers got a list of all the Jews in Denmark they went to their houses and took them away to kill them because that was what they were told to do. So all the Jews started hiding. Since Ellen was Jewish she was hiding from the soldiers by pretending to be one of Annemarie's sister, but one night the German soldiers went to Annemarie's because Ellen's family was not home in the middle of the night. So the German soldiers thought the Johansons were hiding them even though they were hiding Ellen. They did question about Ellen but still don't know she is Jewish.

My opinion on this story is that I should really be thank full for everything and that I don't/ didn't have soldiers at the corners at the corners of my street.

I would recommend this book to someone who doesn't know what World War I or World War II was like

An excellent inspirational tale for young people.......2007-06-10

This story is told through the eyes of ten year old Annemarie Johansen. It is the story of how her family's rescuing their Jewish neighbors, the Rosens from the Nazis. This occurs in occupied Denmark. And is a fictionalization of a true story, the story of how the Danes rescued the entire seven thousand members of the Danish Jewish community by ferrying them to safety into neutral Sweden.
The story is told with simplicity and clarity. The Johansens are decent, heroic people.
The incidents of confrontation with the Nazis are ones in which there is threat, but nothing like the kind of violence which usually predominated in such encounters.
The story is an excellent inspirational tale for young people stressing universal human values.

Just another Holocaust story.......2007-06-08

Since the holocaust happened, there had been a plethora of books, fiction and mostly non-fiction, about that period of time. "Number the Stars" is of the fiction kind. So, I read through the simple book in matter of hours, and I didn't really have any inkling of asking myself if I do care about the protagonists. The writing is good and terse, if simple, but as far as the story goes, it is bland and dry. The best, and the only, part of the book is the afterword where Lois Lowry writes about the history of the Danish resistance, which was factual based. That was just the best and most informative part of the whole book. I could recommend "Number the Stars" for children, but as they grow older, they will probably find the book trivially simplistic. Although "Number the Stars" doesn't really delve into the horrors of the holocaust, there is the baby-carrying-through of it for the children, which is okay and appropriate. Speaking realistically, it is not the case.

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Best book on WWI
All Quiet
English assignment
The Silent Hurt..
A Searing and Sobering Nightmare

All Quiet on the Western Front
Erich Maria Remarque
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Release Date: 1987-03-12

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Paul Baumer enlisted with his classmates in the German army of World War I. Youthful, enthusiastic, they become soldiers. But despite what they have learned, they break into pieces under the first bombardment in the trenches. And as horrible war plods on year after year, Paul holds fast to a single vow: to fight against the principles of hate that meaninglessly pits young men of the same generation but different uniforms against each other--if only he can come out of the war alive.
"The world has a great writer in Erich Maria Remarque. He is a craftsman of unquestionably first trank, a man who can bend language to his will. Whether he writes of men or of inanimate nature, his touch is sensitive, firm, and sure."
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Best book on WWI.......2007-06-19

Every war has that one book since the Industrial Revolution has inspired at least one great anti-war piece of literature. This book is probably it for WWI. It focuses on Paul, a young German who goes to serve in the German army during WWI. The book begins with him in school being fed propaganda about the glory of war. The book ends with his death in the hated trenches. In between, he loses his innocence, nerve and eventually his sanity. He, and we the reader, witness incredible pain, suffering, tragedy, and in doing so, come to understand that war is always fought by the common people, but rarely for their good. This book is unique in that the protagonist is a German soldier, rare for an English language classic. But regardless of the nationality, the experiences here were common to all soldiers. I highly enjoyed this book, and consider it the best fiction work about WWI.

All Quiet.......2007-06-07

All Quiet on the Western Front provides a glimpse into World War I from the German's perspective. My favorite aspect of the book was that at no point did it glorify war, which is something I tend to find problematic in film adaptations of war. Brilliant piece though it's disheartening as one of the classes from the local high school are reading it for school - to say the least from my experience with them at work, I don't think they're as nearly excited about it as I am.

English assignment.......2007-06-05

This book was intense but good especially for a history book but it kept my intrest so many things happened that were so real and its was like you were there when he described what happened and when you read all this you gain a new respect fo soldiers.

The Silent Hurt.........2007-06-01

I love the way Remarque portrays the behind the scenes, events,feelings, and worries others are oblivious too. She uses great power with her words to really get the point across of the pain these people are feeling ad what they would do for the country the love. I highly recommend this book to history lovers!

A Searing and Sobering Nightmare.......2007-05-21

Every once in a while there is a book that is so searing, so sobering that you know it will have to be read again to fully take in it's impact. This is one of those books.

Remarque's book chronicles a common soldier's experience in WWI. It is about the violence of war, comradeship, disillusionment and the casualty that confronts even those who return, once young men, now old or dead. The graphic and nightmare-like scenes in the trenches are horrific. So too is the intense sense of loneliness for the protagonist on leave only to return to the front. The hospital scenes will cause most readers to gasp. What remains of the living after such an experience is haunting to contemplate, but worth doing; especially now. This work transcends nationality and it also transcends time. It is as relevant now as it was when it was published in 1929.

There is wisdom here. There is something for us to learn and think deeply about. It is an honest book and thus very tough to face. It is very much worth facing. Read it.

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the greatest salesman in the world
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Greatest Salesman

The Greatest Salesman in the World
Og Mandino
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Release Date: 1983-01-01

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The Greatest Salesman in the World is a tiny book, and it is a treasure. First published in 1968, Og Mandino's classic remains an invaluable guide to a philosophy of salesmanship. Mandino's clear, simple writing style supports his purpose: to make the principles of sales known to a wide audience. A parable set in the time just prior to Christianity, The Greatest Salesman in the World weaves mythology with spirituality into a much needed message of inspiration in this culture of self-promotion. Mandino believes that to be a good salesperson, you must believe in yourself and the work you are doing. It is a simple but profound spiritual philosophy about how to succeed in the world's marketplace, easily understood and easy to take to heart. --Jodie Buller

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What you are today is not important... for in this runaway bestseller you will learn how to change your life by applying the secrets you are about to discover in the ancient scrolls.

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the greatest salesman in the world.......2007-05-18

This was truely and excellent book. Most sales people know thebasics, but this book outlines the underlining principles behind the "real profession", this isn't a book for many, only the few who understand it learn from it

Great book.......2007-05-14

This book is a great tale of hope and self esteem. The purchase and quickness of receiving the book was an added benefit.

LOOK UNDER RELIGION - AWESOME MANDINO.......2007-05-13

There are only so superlatives to describe the writings of Og Mandino. I have included 2 quotes below from his books. The first is similar to something I read by W. Clement Stone 35 years ago. Paraphrasing Stone, in every adversity, seek out the positive and focus your mind on that positive rather than the adversity.

I went around for months repeating in my mind, "find the best in every negative". 35 years later, I can say it still works.

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"Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through all the darkest valleys you must traverse. Stars may be seen from the bottom of a deep well, when they cannot be discerned from the mountaintop. So will you learn things in adversity that you would never have discovered without trouble. There is always a seed of good. Find it and prosper."

"Let your actions always speak for you, but be forever on guard against the terrible traps of false pride and conceit that can halt your progress. The next time you are tempted to boast, just place your fist in a full pail of water, and when you remove it, the hole remaining will give you a correct measure of your importance."

Incidentally, if you go to Barnes & Noble looking for any of his books, you will find them in the "Religion" section.

This book has really made a difference.......2007-05-07

Everyone should read this book at least once. It will address your most hidden fears and give you a confidence and will power that will change your life. If you believe, that is.

Greatest Salesman.......2007-05-06

This book is unusual. It teaches you about sales in a easy parable format. I recommend it.

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Way Ahead of its time
Dr. Seuss's Best
Great book

The Lorax (Classic Seuss)
Dr. Seuss , and Theodor Seuss Geisel
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Release Date: 1971-08-12

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When Dr. Seuss gets serious, you know it must be important. Published in 1971, and perhaps inspired by the "save our planet" mindset of the 1960s, The Lorax is an ecological warning that still rings true today amidst the dangers of clear-cutting, pollution, and disregard for the earth's environment. In The Lorax, we find what we've come to expect from the illustrious doctor: brilliantly whimsical rhymes, delightfully original creatures, and weirdly undulating illustrations. But here there is also something more--a powerful message that Seuss implores both adults and children to heed.

The now remorseful Once-ler--our faceless, bodiless narrator--tells the story himself. Long ago this enterprising villain chances upon a place filled with wondrous Truffula Trees, Swomee-Swans, Brown Bar-ba- loots, and Humming-Fishes. Bewitched by the beauty of the Truffula Tree tufts, he greedily chops them down to produce and mass-market Thneeds. ("It's a shirt. It's a sock. It's a glove. It's a hat.") As the trees swiftly disappear and the denizens leave for greener pastures, the fuzzy yellow Lorax (who speaks for the trees "for the trees have no tongues") repeatedly warns the Once-ler, but his words of wisdom are for naught. Finally the Lorax extricates himself from the scorched earth (by the seat of his own furry pants), leaving only a rock engraved "UNLESS." Thus, with his own colorful version of a compelling morality play, Dr. Seuss teaches readers not to fool with Mother Nature. But as you might expect from Seuss, all hope is not lost--the Once-ler has saved a single Truffula Tree seed! Our fate now rests in the hands of a caring child, who becomes our last chance for a clean, green future. (Ages 4 to 8)

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"UNLESS someone like you...cares a whole awful lot...nothing is going to get better...It's not."

Long before saving the earth became a global concern, Dr. Seuss, speaking through his character the Lorax, warned against mindless progress and the danger it posed to the earth's natural beauty.

"The big, colorful pictures and the fun images, word plays and rhymes make this an amusing exposition of the ecology crisis."—School Library Journal. Illus. in full color.

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A must-have!.......2007-05-10

This is now my favorite of all Dr. Seuss' book! Sadly, I never knew this book existed until just last week! Dr. Seuss was ahead of his time. My discovery of this book is long overdue. This book is just really great. I got this for my kids, 5 and 8 year old boys, to help them understand how we live our lives has an impact on the earth. This book did just that - it was wonderfully written with kids in mind. Very easy for kids to understand. Every school and household with kids must have this book.

good book.......2007-05-07

This has a great message for kids to learn. My 3 year old loves for us to read this to her.

Way Ahead of its time.......2007-04-13

Being an environmentally friendly kind of guy, i wanted to find a book that could get caring for mother earth across to my children. Little did I know that one of my favorite kids authors, Dr. Seuss, wrote a book about such a thing years before it became popular to support "green" issues. Learn about the greed of someone coming in to cut down all the Trufulla trees just to make sneeds. Of course over time, all the local wildlife have to leave, the area turns to a ravaged wasteland and eventually the company selling sneeds goes out of business. Every time i read the book to my oldest child, she always asks why someone would cut down all the trees. Four year olds understand better than our own congressman. Pretty funny. Anyways, great book to pass on values of caring for nature.

Dr. Seuss's Best.......2007-04-06

I love this book. i'm 25 and a friend of mine knows it by heart and every time i hear this story it just gives me goosebumps in a way. its a story i love and i hope i can pass it onto my kids later on down the road....

Great book.......2007-03-09

This was one of my favorite Seuss books when I was growing up and I can't wait to share it with my son when he gets a little older. Perfect in today's environment, with everyone thinking "green". What a great way to introduce taking care of the world around us to a child!

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