Review:I read this before, but cannot find that copy; so I ordered this copy for my library. If the movie had stuck to Carl Sagon's novel, instead of deviating to extraneous religious nonsense, more people would want to read the novel after seeing the movie. The novel is so much better than the movie of the same name. Read more

Review:In 1959, when Kate Mayfield was in kindergarten, her family moved to Jubilee, Kentucky so that her parents could open their own funeral home. In this memoir, Kate revisits the first 20 or so years of her life, much of it spent in the three storey house which was both a family home (upstairs) and a funeral home (on the ground floor). She and her three siblings had to remain very quiet and out of sight whenever a service was taking place.

‘I can still never hear a phone ring without think... Read more

Review:Covered the evolutionary process thoroughly from day one to today. I learned of eras I had no idea existed. Seems like our schools can't go back beyond dinosours. I had no idea of the formation of the moon and its relationship with earth. I listened to the story as an audio book, then I had to get an ebook copy. Read more

Review:This book topped of my gift of salt to perfection. The introduction is personal and fascinating; I couldn't stop reading. I gave the book away as part of my gift, so didn't get to read the whole thing. It was a great success. Read more

Review:Secondary to the Bible, I believe this is a wonderful Handbook for Life. It is short, precise and is written in such a manner that all ages can benefit. I am highly recommending both the written and audio versions of the book to my family and friends. Read more

Review:I found this book through a mention in the Economist. I find it very interesting. It is taking a wholistic approach to looking at history and where the "ruling" power happens to be. I recommend it to others. Read more

Review:I enjoyed this book. In about the first two-thirds, the author presents quantitative scientific evidence indicating that the earth is warming up and that it is warmer now than ever experienced in human history. In the last third of the book, important political and economic issues are presented. Although everyone agrees that the earth is indeed warming up, some are unsure about the real human contribution to this effect; they point out that over the past hundreds of thousands of years, some sudd... Read more

Review:This book already has lots of reviews that give a good overview. Because of that, I decided to list the subheadings in the chapters to offer you a look at some of the topics without getting overly wordy.

PART 1: Coming to Climate
CH 1: Going After Goliath
CH 2: PlaNYC
PART 2: What It Is and Why It Matters
CH 3: The Science – What’s climate change, anyway?; How 12,000 years of stable climate made civilization possible; The jazz ensemble of pollutants that threatens the climate... Read more

Review:This is a book about whom every one of significance (except aboard the helicopter) has died. These dead people are the ones through whose eyes we are to see this disaster unfold. In other words,there is a whole lot of "Then they must have thought this", or "Of course we can assume they were saying this...." It is a book of so much fiction regarding everything of interest, and yet it is presented as a factual account of the disaster.

The only interesting aspect to this book is the one area... Read more

Review:Researched in great detail, this story is ... gripping, distressing, engrossing, relentlessly horrifying. It was like I couldn't look away from this awful thing, yet I could only deal with one chapter at a sitting; it was just heartbreaking. A "perfect storm" of fire conditions. And you can scarcely believe that anyone managed to survive. (The author's great-grandfather did not.) Along the way, you get an education in weather, late-1800s logging practices, fire physics, human behavior in crisis,... Read more