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An Introduction to American Politics (Eighth Essentials Edition)
An Introduction to American Politics (Eighth Essentials Edition)

Review:Received the book in the condition described. Smooth transaction. No complaints. If you're ordering books for the new semester... trust this buyer no need to worry the book will arrive as described and on time. The cover of this book does not have a glossy finish like most hardcover books. It has more of a matte finish and has an unusually soft coating when you run your hands on the hardcover feels like a thin powdery surface. Doesn't slip out of your hands when you are in a hurry and on the go... Read more

The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)
The Aeneid (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Review:The recording offered here by Blackstone Audiobooks is an astonishing bargain. Frederick Davidson's unabridged (13-hour 11-CD) rendition of Jackson-Knight's classic prose translation of the Aeneid is well done and at a price that beggers belief. The only reason I hesitated before giving it a well-deserved five stars is that I personally found Davidson's delivery to be rather camp to my English ear, which did mean I had to listen for a while to tune into the words. Then it was wonderful. Read more

Dubliners
Dubliners

Review:James Joyce is truly a brilliant writer. I liked all the nine stories included in Dubliners, but enjoyed some more than others. The last story included in Dubliners: The Dead was particularly haunting and beautiful. Read more

Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers
Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Writers

Review:Nowhere does the description of this book say that it is mainly useful for grades K-8. I'm a high school teacher and can adapt use some of the strategies but would have preferred to save my $40 since it's geared toward elementary students. Read more

Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers
Your Everything Guide to Developing Skilled Readers

Review:This book is absolutely AMAZING!!! Honestly I can't wait to use it in the fall! I am reading it cover to cover to get an idea of what all is in here and have already added a bunch of sticky notes for ideas on how & when to teach the different strategies. Love how the book is organized and the example anchor charts are awesome!! This is going to be my go to resource next school year for guiding my small group and mini lessons! Thank you so much Jennifer for writing this book!!!! Read more

A Brief History of Everything (20th Anniversary Edition)
A Brief History of Everything (20th Anniversary Edition)

Review:This is a thrilling, sometimes repetitious, but ultimately rewarding book. And while this is the first one I have read by Ken Wilber, it will certainly not be the last.

"A Brief History of Everything" is structured dialogically, a series of interviews in which Wilber plays both himself and his interlocutor. The structure is both accommodating and sophisticated: one the one hand, the dialogues create a conversational tone, and this makes Wilber's ideas more readily accessible to a general ... Read more

All In One Place (Holmes Crossing) (Volume 2)
All In One Place (Holmes Crossing) (Volume 2)

Review:Terra was fleeing an abusive relationship and emotional loss when she came to Holmes Crossing. Her first encounter with RCMP Jack was a precursor to what was ahead. After her arrest and bail from her sister, Leslie, she thought running away to avoid being caught by her ex- boyfriend, Eric, was the right answer. But God had other plans. This book was just as good as the previous one. I like the inclusion of Bible verses in conversations to show new believers the depth of God's love and grace. Ter... Read more

The Boy in the Boat
The Boy in the Boat

Review:A wonderful surprise as I mistakenly ordered this book. I was looking to buy "The Boys in the Boat", which I recently have ordered. But back to the "Boy in the Boat" which I found to be well written and held my attention from the first page until the last. I recommend this book for an insight to what was a view of Ireland and the struggles of it's people. The main character is most interesting in his upbringing - or lack of - and the many trials he endured during his life. Lots of sadness, bruta... Read more

The Death of Ivan Ilyich: And Other Stories
The Death of Ivan Ilyich: And Other Stories

Review:Tough book to grasp, short. Reading along with Leland Ryken though made it an excellent opportunity to enjoy this classic. Ryken, has since taken his online interactive "read thru the classics" into several books to help us grow up into enjoying great literature. Read more

The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914
The Sleepwalkers: How Europe Went to War in 1914

Review:This is a very insightful review of how the minds of the politicians, monarchs, and military people functioned when most of Europe was composed of five colonial empires, Russia, Austria-Hungaria, Germany, Great Britain and France. The Great War was all but inevitable, and all five powers contributed to its inception, with the leading role of Russia and France as the instigators, not Germany as we were told. Read more

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