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Customer Reviews and Description To preface this review I must say that this is probably my favorite biography of all time. Massie's ability to express and craft a work along with the fascinating life of Peter the Great combine to form one of the best narratives. This is a very long book at 928 pages but don let this discourage you: this book reads fast and while a little history knowledge might help I don't think it is required to enjoy this work. Peter was the ruler of Russia who brought Russia out of the Middle Ages and helped ... Read MoreRead Reviews and Description
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Customer Reviews and Description Timothy Gay has cracked the code on how to write a good baseball biography. He blends the right amoung of baseball and personal life of his subject, who happens to be an interesting character, as well as one of baseball's greatest. Moreover, Gay has writing skills that put him at the top of the class for this genre of book.
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Customer Reviews and Description This is a little-known but delightful gem of a book. The inimitable Eleanor Roosevelt was a prolific author, but this effort is among her very best. Forged by adversity throughout her life, Eleanor was born into a privileged, wealthy family. Her father, Elliot, was Theodore Roosevelt's brother. Read More
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Customer Reviews and Description If you like fiction, Chilton's book is for you. It is well written and has lots of "local color" providing excellent descriptions of what life was like in 1st Century Palestine. I'd give it 4+ stars as a novel.
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Customer Reviews and Description Marian Wright Edelman, in pleasing prose, shares the experiences she had growing up surrounded by a community of mentors, both formal and informal. Edleman talks about the importance of parents, community elders as co-parents and mentors, and the powerful role teachers can play in the development of character. Her college years were greatly influenced by the civil rights leaders of the time, Martin Luther King, Malcolm X, and Robert Kennedy among others. Edelman shares lessons learned from influential faculty and family friends and helps ... Read MoreRead Reviews and Description
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Customer Reviews and Description I enjoyed the book very much with one caveat. It reads as a very long eulogy. The author continually defends his father, especially the veracity of his stories, and continually asserts his perfection as a human being. James Wight clearly loves his dad and wants to cement his sterling reputation, but after a while this approach wears thin. There's little drama or conflict. Even his father's depression is glossed over. In short, the book is a fine tribute but lacks the analysis that I expect of a serious biography.
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Customer Reviews and Description This book was not what I thought it would be. Its part stat book, part biography, part history of the leagues. It is not as story-like as I expected and seems a bit fractured in places. Having said that, its a wonderful book that conveys a lot of the zeitgeist of the time. For a book with so many facts, it is surprisingly easy to read. Though, at times it seems to repeat itself, it still conjures up an age when African American players wore their caps sideways, introduced stealing bases on a regular basis etc... It is a shame that so many sad periods ... Read MoreRead Reviews and Description
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Customer Reviews and Description First Person Plural is a work of great courage. The writer skillfully recreates the struggles and victories of an incredibly difficult and painful existence. I could not put this book down and all others who I have given this book to feel exactly the same way. It offers a mixture of brutal honesty with a sense that perseverence, love and support can conquer even life's most intense challenges.
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Customer Reviews and Description This is a quickie book of reportage on the Vatican conclave which elected Joseph Ratzinger to be the new pope. The many interviews with cardinals on deep background that are woven into the story are most enlightening.
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