Review:I never realized so much happened between 1650 and 1715: the scientific enlightenment, the confused succession of British monarchs, the reign of Louis 14th, the creation of banks, insurance and much more. Stephenson presented all this in a masterful way. Read more

Review:There are a lot of dystopian books with teenage protagonists on the market right now. Any author writing this sort of book needs a great POV, an interesting and sympathetic hero/heroine and surrounding characters, drama, action... this book has it all.

Told in the first person, not always an easy POV but pulled off well here, Amy is believable. Was there a little bit of luck that her father was very green with solar panels, rain catchers etc, so she can still run the dishwasher months aft... Read more

Review:This is unlike any dystopian I've ever read. Not only does Joel Ohman manage to keep the tension amped througout the book, he adds to this with amazing drawings at the beginning of each chapter. Ohman knows how to use foreshadowing. This series is definitely one for the collector's library. It just doesn't get much better than this. Read more

Review:I don't normally write reviews. It seems that we all have our prejudices and tendencies that effect our opinion. Most often reviews wreck books that someone might enjoy. But this book is so bad people need to know not to waste their time. The plot is so simple minded and is telegraphed at every turn the crafting of dialogue and descriptive narrative is so juvenile it's unreadable. I read the whole book because I was intrigued just how bad it could get. This book got as bad as feared. Don't wast... Read more

Review:David Baldacci has always been a winner. I have purchased and read ALL his books but True Blue had so many unbelievable situations, I found myself saying, "yeah, right" with each one. Playing basketball with a killer in order to escape was just one example, but there were others. If this had been advertised as a fairytale, it might have worked but not for an adult reader. The two sisters were likeable characters and the young lawyer was o.k. but the feats of stupidity boggled the mind. C'mon... Read more

Review:"THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN" TAKES ONE ON AN UNUSUAL JOURNEY WITH UNKNOWN FRIENDS. HOWEVER, THERE IS A REASON FOR THE JOURNEY AND THE THINGS THAT HAPPEN UNKNOWN UNTIL THE END OF THE TRIP. YOU TRAVEL FROM WASHINGTON TO CHICAGO, CHICAGO TO LOS ANGELES. THERE IS FROLIC AND LAUGHTER ,INTRIGUE, ADVENTURE AND VICTORY. DAVID BALDACCI IS KNOWN FOR WEAVING HIS STORIES THROUGH STORIES AND HE DOES IT MASTERFULLY HERE IN "THE CHRISTMAS TRAIN", I PURCHASED IT FOR THE TITLE, I READ IT AND HAD A WONDERFUL ADVENTURE ... Read more

Review:I have read the first two Vega Jane books and I absolutely loved them! I just started The Width of the World and it is equally and even more amazing than the first two! I highly recommend this book and the entire series! Read more

Review:well written, characters come and go and much later are included again, takes some concentration - hard to put down - wanting to know what happens next, the ending was impressive although it could have gone on for longer. Read more

Review:I like this kind of story but I didn't expect it from this author. I thought for the price, there would be more substance and a typical story line. I think I'll have to get samples before I buy another from him. Read more

Review:The Washington Post has built a sizable army of reporters to dig into every facet of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's life under orders of new owner Jeff Bezos, the Amazon founder and Democratic Party donor.

Post Associate Editor Bob Woodward revealed Wednesday that the Post has assigned 20 staffers to Trump. In addition the paper plans a book.

"There's a lot we don't know," he told the National Association of Realtors convention in Washington. "We have 20 people wo... Read more