Review:I had always wanted to know about McCarthy and the era that he lived in and especially learn about the fall of China to the communists. This book is so different from anything I have ever seen or heard in the past. It tells the whole truth about what happened to McCarthy.
I did not realize there had been so much political in-fighting on the security issues from the various political parties. The cover ups occurred not because people were looking for truth but were protecting their own poli... Read more

Review:This book is short as many reviewers point out. However, it is not short on wisdom. In fact, it is loaded with powerful insights, analogies and examples that illustrate universal truths. It also embraces the reality of mystery and paradox. It doesn't try to explain them away and encourages the reader to avoid killing the "alivenss" of the world by putting too many things in boxes (i.e. concepts). Instead, it encourages an attitude of openness, wonder and awe at the miracle of life and seeki... Read more

Review:Too much philosophical jargon and arcane history.. If this is a rigorous history , then it should be marketed as such... The summary says it is a good introduction..It may be a terrific scholarly piece of work but it wasn't for me. Read more

Review:Bought this book twice, threw it away, twice. I genuinely gave it a chance, but found that it's evil...and starts the reader on a journey that attempts to justify intentional hurt and manipulation of women. It teaches the essentials of being a sociopath. I tried to view the material from all angles. The truth is that if you try to view it from a different angle, philosophically or otherwise, you are kidding yourself. This book is pure manipulation and while employing the strategies could very we... Read more

Review:For someone who has provided medical care to female prisoners for over twenty-five years there is great insight, both historically and factually, to be gleaned from this "opposite" point of view. All law enforcement and medical people should be required to read this book and contemplate its lesson. It is clearly the best review of the subject I have read. Read more

Review:I was hooked on this series shortly after reading the first few chapters of the initial book. It has been quite a while since I devoured a multi-book series but this was the only course of action I could follow.

I heartily recommend the four-book series! The books are not unlike eating peanuts— once you start, you really can’t stop. Books like these really reinforced my decision to subscribe to Kindle Unlimited. Needless to say, I am looking forward to the next series from these authors. ... Read more

Review:The Woman Warrior can be a difficult to follow work. It is classified as a autobiography, but is actually something of a collection of experiences from Maxine Hong Kingston’s life synthesized with five “talk-stories,” spoken Chinese folk tales of ancient history, myths, and beliefs as told by Kingston and Kingston’s mother, into sections. As readers progress, they are lead through Kingston’s own coming-of-age experiences, vague in their placement in time while meticulously precise in their captu... Read more

Review:With the recent controversy over the Ground Zero Mosque, it is crucial that teachers incorporate literature into the curriculum that highlights the fact the Muslim religion is not equated with terrorism; terrorism is not a religion.

Eggers successfully documents the trauma of the Zeitoun family following the devastation of Hurricane Katrina. The novel is based on a series of in depth interviews of the Zeitoun family, friends, and relatives, as well as, other central figures who share Zei... Read more

Review:This is the first grammar book that I actually read all the way through. Prior to this, I didn't even know what adverbs or conjunctions are.

I had an English teacher say my writing is perfect. Off course it's not, but I was happy because it's my first time receiving such compliment.

I learned from this book that English is actually easy and pleasant to learn if you have a great teacher like Susan Thurman. I can't remember struggling at all, and I actually had a pleasant time.
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Review:At times, the story was so depressing, I was tempted to put the book down without finishing it, but my curiosity about how it would end kept me going. I'm so glad I did because this story takes away all the excuses people use when they are victimized. Liz was a victim of many things, but she has shown others that they can rise above their situations and rebound from their own poor choices. Read more