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Egyptian Boats and Ships (Shire Egyptology)
Reviewed by doudouce55
This book comprehensively outlines the latest findings of nautical archaeology with regard to Ancient Egyptian boats dating between the Pred... More
Added 17 years ago
2 votes
Sticks, Stones, and Shadows: Building the Egyptian...
Reviewed by doudouce55
Pyramid building, according to the author, should be placed not in the context of only Ancient Egyptian technology, but rather in that of Ne... More
Added 17 years ago
2 votes
Slayer of Gods
Reviewed by doudouce55
At last this series comes to an unexpected plausible end. Who would have believed it! Lord Meren, though supposed to be at home, recovin... More
Added 17 years ago
2 votes
Predator (Kay Scarpetta Mystery) Patricia Cornwell
Reviewed by Vix
I can usually finish a Scarpetta novel in a few days but Predator took me forever to finish. The characters are unlikeable, the plot jumps f... More
Added 16 years, 11 months ago
2 votes
Underground to Canada
Reviewed by aechris
I recently read this novel to prepare a literacy unit for grade six students. The story follows the difficult journey of two slave girls out... More
Added 17 years, 6 months ago
2 votes
Fahrenheit 451
Reviewed by Scott
I recently re-read this, after initially reading it in high school about 20 years ago. For those of you needing a description of possibly... More
Added 16 years, 3 months ago
2 votes
Nineteen Eighty-Four
Reviewed by Raven
I must be having a good run with books because this is another one I couldn't seem to put down. I was glued to it. It was so well written an... More
Added 16 years, 3 months ago
2 votes
I, Claudius
Reviewed by GemLil
I, Claudius is like a modern day soap, spent in Ancient Rome. Murder, adultery, perversion and corruption rule the day. This is a semi-fic... More
Added 16 years, 2 months ago
2 votes
Waterlemon
Reviewed by Raven
Apart from there being no clear definition between subject changes making it not flow through properly this was a great story. Ruth Ritchie ... More
Added 16 years, 2 months ago
2 votes
The Left Hand of Darkness
Reviewed by Abhi
From the summary of the book: "On the planet Winter, there is no gender. The Gethenians can become male of female during each mating cycle,... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
Jacob's Ladder:
Reviewed by chuckmuck
I really wanted to like this book, the cover compared it to Gone With the Wind and Cold Mountain, both of which I liked very much. But the c... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
A Million Little Pieces
Reviewed by chuckmuck
I admit I picked this up because I was curious about all the controversy/scandal it caused in the media when it came out. I wanted to see wh... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
Double Vision (Barker, Pat)
Reviewed by Abhi
Pat Barker is a very gifted writer. She writes about her characters like she has known them all her life and her portraits of them are intim... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
Eldest: (Inheritance Book 2)
Reviewed by Seaworth
This is the longest book I've read in recent years. It just kepy going and going! I had a schedule to keep for my Book Quest and this book b... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
I Never Promised You a Rose Garden (Signet)
Reviewed by nataliegoes
It is the story of a young woman and her time in a mental institution in the early 60's. The writing is pretty simplistic, and although thi... More
Added 16 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
The Real Business of Web Design
Reviewed by Benzinger
Love it! More
Added 18 years, 9 months ago
2 votes
Mary, Mary
Reviewed by AlixTaylor
I am a huge fan of James Patterson, and I typically love all of his books. The first Alex Cross novels were flowing and wonderful, with log... More
Added 18 years, 6 months ago
2 votes
Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
Reviewed by jwah24
This is a much better book than Order, and you finally start to get a sense of wondering about the bigger picture as new information about H... More
Added 18 years, 4 months ago
2 votes
Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone
Reviewed by jwah24
The one that started it all! Honestly not that great of a book. Rowling does learn from her mistakes though! More
Added 18 years, 4 months ago
2 votes
Harry Potter And The Prisoner Of Azkaban
Reviewed by jwah24
Not that great of a book, but it does serve a purpose by explaing a bit about Harry's dad and sets up the return of Voldemort in the next bo... More
Added 18 years, 4 months ago
2 votes
The Barbecue Bible
Reviewed by jwah24
This is the most amazing book in the entire world. The author went all around the world looking for different recipies for this book. Ther... More
Added 18 years, 4 months ago
2 votes
Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of ...
Reviewed by jwah24
With a husky voice and a gentle, dramatic manner that will call to mind the image of a patient grandfather reading to an excited gaggle of c... More
Added 18 years, 4 months ago
2 votes
Queen of the Slayers (Buffy the Vampire Slayer)
Reviewed by jay-jay
I'm not a big reader, unless its a graphic novel. And i got to admit I couldn't put this book down till I was finished with it. I recommend ... More
Added 18 years, 3 months ago
2 votes
CSS Web Design with Photoshop and Dreamweaver
Reviewed by suesstudio
This one is high on my list because it explains how to create images and web pages with css. No slicing!! yea! Doesn't come out until may. W... More
Added 18 years, 3 months ago
2 votes
Fire and Hemlock
Reviewed by Mack
I found the book to be quite interesting, and that it was all around well but whatever was going on and the plot was much harder to follow t... More
Added 18 years, 1 month ago
2 votes
Turn Off Your Mind: The Mystic Sixties and the Dar...
Reviewed by YourMomChoseLife
This is a book about the revival of the occult in the 1960s in music, movies, and literature and its influence of society. It is written by ... More
Added 18 years ago
2 votes
The Liveship Traders 1: Ship of Magic
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the first book in The Liveship Traders trilogy (before The Mad Ship and Ship of Destiny). Althea Vestrit is the 19-year-old daugh... More
Added 18 years ago
2 votes
The Liveship Traders (2) - The Mad Ship
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the second book in The Liveship Taders trilogy (after Ship of Magic and before Ship of Destiny). After being banned from the deck... More
Added 18 years ago
2 votes
Ship of Destiny (The Liveship Traders, Book 3)
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the third and last book of The Liveship Traders (after Ship of Magic and The Mad Ship). "King" Kennit of the Pirate Isles is now ... More
Added 18 years ago
2 votes
Rhapsody: Child of Blood (Gollancz S.F.)
Reviewed by Crooty
This is the first book of the Rhapsody Trilogy (followed by Prophecy and Destiny). After a beautiful, enchantingly romantic opening chap... More
Added 18 years ago