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New Green Ways You Never Thought Of!

Sat, 22 Nov 2008 18:04:15 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author furryloo - Just a thought... Before I share my thoughts on this, I would like to recommend that you also check out popsrocks review review on this same book for a detailed description of the format. Why I...

Heads will roll again... and again... and again.

Mon, 14 Jul 2008 05:53:03 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author maza - This is a review of book two of Martin's series Song of Ice and Fire. You are also encouraged to read the review for the 1st book A game of thrones which also serves as an introduction to Martin's world. Book two...

Carol Ann Harris - Storms: My Life With Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood MAC: Surprisingly Well-Written: Storms: My Life With Lindsey Buckingham and Fleetwood Mac

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 22:29:12 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author moonsista - Over the course of many years of being a crazy, die-hard, dyed-in-the-wool Fleetwood Mac and Stevie Nicks fan, there are things you hear from other fans, things you read in tabloids, things you hear radio DJ's say, and there are things you...

Got A Question? She's Got An Answer.

Wed, 4 Jun 2008 00:32:50 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author kristinafh - It's really scary and frightening and maddening and confusing and baffling when you find out that your child has Asperger's...at the age of 12. What?! You're just coasting along through life, thinking that your biggest challenge is...

"I wish you weren't so conscientious." "I do too."

Sat, 29 Mar 2008 18:27:13 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author majenta - The first Janet Lambert book I read was HI, NEIGHBOR (1968), about sophomore Sugar Bradley (not her real name) looking forward to a wonderful year and hoping to help make it more wonderful for all the new kids who will be coming to her school as a...

Beyond the Burning Lands: Beyond the sci-fi cliches: this is one sequel that delivers

Fri, 28 Mar 2008 17:28:26 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - Beyond the Burning Lands brings us to the middle of a futuristic sci-fi/fantasy series from John Christopher's long-neglected Sword of the Spirits Trilogy. When it opens, we find Luke, our brooding teenaged hero, more than ready to...

The Prince In Waiting: "They say that a hero could save us, I'm not gonna stand here and wait"

Thu, 20 Mar 2008 00:19:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - John Christopher is an author known primarily for his Tripods trilogy post-apocalyptic sci-fi that finds an easy audience with teen boys. In the Sword of the Spirits trilogy, Christopher puts a fantasy spin on his futuristic helping of...

Betting on Horse Races for Dummies--Some would say that's the right market....

Fri, 7 Mar 2008 18:38:34 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author factotum - I am always on the lookout for good books about horse racing. Richard Eng's Betting On Horse Racing For Dummies fits that bill really well. Eng, handicapper for the Las Vegas Review Journal, does a thorough job of detailing the ins and outs of...

Robert Greenfield - Exile on Main Street: A Season in Hell With the Rolling Stones: Stoned Again

Mon, 3 Mar 2008 13:48:52 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author spelvini - For anyone who believes that the Rolling Stones begins and ends with the drive and presence of Keith Richards, this book will re-affirm your loyalty. At 258 pages Robert Greenfield's book “Exile on Main Street: A season in Hell with the Rolling...

Treasure at the heart of this tale...proving the best stories are simple

Wed, 27 Feb 2008 14:36:14 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - Having read the descriptions for this book, I wasn’t too sure why I decided to get it from the library. Even though I’d already read and enjoyed my first Meredith Ann Pierce books (B
irth
of the...

I've been spoiled by more heavenly tales

Sat, 23 Feb 2008 23:35:50 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - The legend of Tam Lin has a quiet but substantial following in the literary world. From Pamela Dean to Elizabeth Marie Pope to Jane Yolen and beyond, the story of a lad captured by a somewhat malicious Elven realm and in need of rescue by a mortal girl...

"What you want her to kiss? A girl?"

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 22:19:59 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author majenta - Actually, the above quote is from THE FRIENDS. It was uttered by one of Calvin Cathy's friends who was surprised to hear how Calvin reacted to seeing Ruby, the elder of his 2 now-motherless daughters, in the lobby of their apartment building kissing the...

The Golden Horn (The Hound and the Falcon Trilogy, Vol 2): The Golden Horn: Becoming more human and elvish all at once…

Fri, 22 Feb 2008 15:04:40 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - How many books, after finishing the series, can you turn around and read again and enjoy them as much as the first time? OK, if you hated the book, then maybe you’ll enjoy it as little on the second round as you did on the first. But there are very...

Isle of Glass :Hound & Falcon 1: Of Elves and Monks and Lion-Hearted Kings

Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:41:24 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - There are occasions where a book reduces you to the babbling delight of childhood. At moments like that, all you want to do is lay down your dignified pen and let loose an unholy “Squee!!” for joy at finding a book that’s a perfect fit for...

At least there aren’t any farmboys in sight...but this princess ain't worth rescuing

Tue, 19 Feb 2008 23:28:03 GMT

rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - I can’t remember how Naomi Kritzer’s book Fires of the Faithful ended up on my To Be Read (TBR) pile. It must have been an online recommendation somewhere, but I can’t remember what made me decide it was worth reading...

"None of these stories appeared in any book...yet they were all true--Hee-y'ar!"

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 19:23:43 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author majenta - This Epinion's title comes from p.166, as our Punjabi heroine, Meena Kumar, describes the Indian experience in 1960's England, right before she's able to report happy news of one worthy Indian woman's world triumph! Meanwhile, she wonders when something...

"How can reading be good exercise?"

Sat, 16 Feb 2008 18:56:32 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author majenta - I first read this book in junior high; it was in the school library. I loved it! I love it even more now. For a long time after junior high, when I remembered it and tried to find it again, I couldn't--mostly because I had the author's name...

"We had more ideas than we knew what to do with"

Mon, 4 Feb 2008 14:17:22 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - “The sky was ultramarine when I woke, the deepest blue broken as it gave way to a tinge, just a tinge, of the coming daylight. Painters used to reserve that blue for Mary’s robe. It always lifts my heart to see a whole sky of that color –...

The Book of Lost Things was more like the Book of Wasted Time

Sun, 3 Feb 2008 18:59:50 GMT

rating: 1/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - One of my long-treasured fantasy tomes is Michael Ende’s The Neverending Story, in which a boy gets bound up in the fantastic tale he’s reading and there’s all sorts of adventures and bits of philosophy and humor along the way...

The King of Attolia: "I love every single one of your ridiculous lies"

Sun, 3 Feb 2008 00:40:17 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author Greatpilgrim - I was clicking so far with Megan Whalen Turner’s fantasy series for young adults: The Thief (#1) was fun, The Queen of Attolia (#2) was knock-your-socks-off good, and I had high hopes for the third book, which thankfully was published...

A World within a World...is either one real?

Fri, 25 Jan 2008 00:44:19 GMT

rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author reelponderings - The Neverending Story is one of my all time favorite movies. It's not just that it was an '80s fantasy flick, but it was a movie that I grew up on. Here was a world where you could fly on the back of a friendly Luck Dragon, talk with aged gnomes,...

Knights' Kingdom : The Grand Tournament

Sat, 12 Jan 2008 17:12:56 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author CyndiCM - What do you get when you combine a Scholastic Reader with LEGO? A great book called Knights' Kingdom: The Grand Tournament, a story for all young LEGO enthusiasts to read and begin a great reading adventure. Written by Daniel Lipkowitz, this...

Jack Sparrow: The Coming Storm - Jack Sparrow the Dashing Teen

Tue, 1 Jan 2008 00:14:54 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pippadaisy - Knowing that I was in for a struggle trying to keep my five-year-old, Buster, interested in being read to for 20 minutes a day this summer, we headed off to get him a few books that might hold his attention. I was pleased to see that a newish line of...

Great First Cookbook for Kids

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 20:15:05 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author tracim - I'm a huge foodie, so it comes as no surprise that my kids like to cook and know all the Food Network personalities as well as most adults. Emeril Lagasse is one of their favorites - he's funny, not afraid to act silly, and (just a mom's observation...

More than just a game

Sun, 11 Nov 2007 23:16:49 GMT

rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author mycouponz - Stephan Fatsis' book provides some insight into the competitive world of Scrabble. A relative newbie to the game when he starts to write it, Fatsis arguably can be called an expert by the time he finishes. A good portion of the book details his...