BookBrowse | Book Reviews and Recommendations

Bobos In Paradise: The New Upper Class and How They Got There
by David Brooks

(7/15/2001)

Judith King
I rushed out to buy the book. Bobos stands for Bourgois Bohemians, and the subtitle is The New Upper Class and How They Got There. A major reference for Brooks is the New York Times Sunday Wedding Announcements. (!) He tracks the ruling class over the past 50 years, from the ending of aristocracy and the Eisenhower/Beaver families, through beatniks, hippies, plutocracy, and finally to the emergence, he says, of a meritocracy. (My belief is that was what the founding fathers were aiming for in the long run.) Humorous, trenchant, and a solid read. Go for it.

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag

(7/15/2001)

Richard Virchow
I purchased a paperback book published by Harper Collins Publishers Inc.,and find that it is missing 30 or more pages and that 30 or more other pages appear twice. The book is “Blind Man’s Bluff, The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage” by Sherry Sontag and Christopher Drew, ISBN 0-06-103004x. The book was purchased new, the cover and binding are intact, yet pages 37 through 68 are missing, but pages 69 through 100 are followed by pages 69 through 100 again! God Bless quality control in America! Used to be a time publishers were critical of misspellings.

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag

(7/15/2001)

Morgan
This was an excellent book. Skip Clancy's "The Bear and the Dragon." which was garbage. Choose this one if you want a real techno thriller. If you like history and good stories, read this one.

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag

(7/15/2001)

Edward Milla
I read this book and it was very interesting I'm a former halibut sailor and I felt like I went back on time to live my halibut days Okosh be gosh was the best part I was there

Blind Man's Bluff: The Untold Story of American Submarine Espionage
by Sherry Sontag

(7/15/2001)

D. Greg Deaton
As a former crew member of Halibut and Parche and a member of Deep Dive Team One , I especially enjoyed the Oshkosh B'Gosh chapter. It contained a few minor inaccuracies, but it was great to be taken back to a period of my life that had such a profound effect on my attitudes and development. The photo of the Horse and Cow brought back a lot of fond memories. Thanks to Sontag and the Drews for bringing some of us back in from the cold.

Billy Straight
by Jonathan Kellerman

(7/15/2001)

Vicki
This book is one of the best Kellerman books that I have read. I have so far enjoyed all his books to date. This is not the best book but it is much better then the Web.

Beauty Fades, Dumb is Forever: The Making of a Happy Woman
by Judge Judy Sheindlin

(7/15/2001)

Kate and Ren Smith
My husband and I loved this book. The advice was so good that it is required reading for our 14 year old daughter. She's smart and beautiful and we want to make sure she stays smart.

Bag of Bones
by Stephen King

(7/15/2001)

Victor
Obviously one of the best books he has ever written. It's as close as you can get to King's best novel `It`. The story is amazing, the characters well-drawn and especially Michael Noonan is probably the best and most mature character King has ever created. Read it and you will experience what I want to say.

Bag of Bones
by Stephen King

(7/15/2001)

Jacqueline Shaw
Bag of Bones By Stephen King is the most interesting books that I have read. It keeps you wanting to know what happened and the ending was great. Even though what happened to Kyra's mother Mattie it was wonderful.

Bag of Bones
by Stephen King

(7/15/2001)

Dave
Perhaps Stephen King's most intimate story yet, he takes a different tone from the works he has done in the past, and does it brilliantly. I found this book a remarkable attempt of bringing the real world back into his stories, much like he has done for Rose Madder. Most of all Bag of Bones is a real page turner which keeps one guessing the truth until the last twenty pages. Among his best yet, and highly recommended

Back Roads
by Tawni O'Dell

(7/15/2001)

Chris Kathman
This book is one of the best I have read all year! Tawni O'Dell is a superb writer and tells the story of a young man's travails in an uncondescending and insightful way. Set in the Allegheny Mountains, amongst the wreckage of coal mines and families, her protagonist struggles to do the right thing for his sisters after their mother is sent to jail for the murder of their father. But a plot description like that does not do justice to Ms. O'Dells humanism. As she chronicles the discoveries that combine to wreck whatever peace the hero has ever known, there is learning shared in between the lines of the book that leaves one thoughtful if saddened. If I knew Andrew Vachss personally, I would recommend this book to him. Like him, Ms. O'Dell feels for the children and presents their pain and actions without sneering at them. This woman should be the Secretary of Education! I hope that she can keep up this level of quality in her future work, never an easy task.

Atlantis Found: A Dirk Pitt Novel
by Clive Cussler

(7/15/2001)

Michael Henry
I think that Clive Cussler has a high ability to write the beginning of a story - the first 1/3 of all of his books are interesting to me. However, he always seems to crap out in the middle and the end of the book - the last 2/3's of the book. I don't know what his problem is, but he seems either sold on an old formulae that he diverts from or he sells out his soul and fails to write anything more after that. That is my firm opinion. He should write the first 1/3 of a book and then turn it over to someone like myself or others who can write the middle and end of book. He drops dead after the first 1/3 of a book.

by

(7/15/2001)

Peyton
In my opinion the book gave me a greater knowledge of the end times and the Antichrist. It was a challenge for me to understand but in the end I enjoyed it.

by

(7/15/2001)

Kelley
The entire Left Behind series can be said in two words: LIFE CHANGING. These books have impacted me in a way I didn't know was possible. It's all so real. I even find myself praying for the characters. Christians need to know Revelation, & what better way to learn than to read these books? I'm aching for book seven to be released. WOW!

by

(7/15/2001)

Janet Hall
This book makes me long for the next book to come out! Makes me want to look up the real story in revelations. A real cliff hanger. I think the authors have hit on a great way to get the average Joe more interested in learning the bible.

by

(7/15/2001)

Tad S Smith
This book as well as the rest of the series are just spine tingling! I just started reading in the truck one day (it was my uncles book) and I couldn't stop. These books have changed my life

by

(7/15/2001)

T Martin
I have found the entire "Left Behind" series too intense to ignore. I had already been on a spiritual search of my own but reading the series has given me a whole new perspective, as well as a sense of urgency in my quest for spiritual peace! keep up the good work!! You're changing lives believe it or not.

by

(7/15/2001)

Doreen
I loved every book in this series. These characters are so real to me. I find myself rooting for them and praying for them. Silly I know. I can not wait for the next book to come out so I can find out what happens to my characters. I have never read any Christian books but when I started reading these books they have changed me. I know these books will reach people and they will come to know Jesus and they too will become witness for Jesus. God bless you 2 men for writing these books and teaching me so many things I did not know. To the people who have never read these books please do. They will change you too. I am waiting for for the next book. Please bring it out soon. Thank you.

by

(7/15/2001)

Amanda Thomas
I loved this book as well as all the rest of the Left Behind series. You feel like you are part of the family. Once you start you can't stop. I can't wait to read the next one. I wish everyone I know would read these so they won't be left behind. Because after reading it I don't know how they could.

by

(7/15/2001)

Tricia Bouldin
I just wanted to let everyone know what an absolutely wonderful book this is! The entire series has changed my husband's life--it made him wake up and realize where he was heading and how to change that. And now he wants to name our next child Chloe! I can't wait until the next book comes out!

Reviews by

Top Picks

BookBrowse Book Club

Who Said...

Wordplay

Reviews by

Top Picks

BookBrowse Book Club

Who Said...

Wordplay

Newsletter