Great edition
Book title: Fourth, Fifth and Sixth Symphonies in Full Score
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
The last three symphonies of Tchaikovsky are mainstays of the orchestral literature. The more a music lover delves into them, the more rewards they contain. There is no better way to delve into them than by following along with the score. For the beginning score reader, these symphonies might be too intimidating, for Tchaikovsky's orchestra is large and varied, leading to a very full page of notes. But for the brave of heart or more experienced score readers, the treasures and beauties of this music are revealed as you follow along. Dover's edition is well printed, and as always is very affordable.So dive into the pages. Discover things in the music that you never knew were there! Recommended!
EAN: 9780486238616
Pages: 480
Publisher: Dover Publications
Authors:
Peter Ilyitch Tchaikovsky
Another Mind Bending Space Opera
Book title: Redemption Ark
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Redemption Ark is another great novel from Reynolds. Just like Revelation Space and Chasm City, I've been unable to put this book down. He masterfully continues the story from Revelation Space, and delves into the histories he created in Chasm City. The characters feel like they are real, something I don't get from much sci-fi. I feel their fears and anxieties as they move through the vast distances Reynolds universe is set in. If you read Redemption Ark before Revelation Space or Chasm City however, you'll be missing out on a lot. Throughly happy with the purchase, and I await the last book in the series with great anticipation.
EAN: 9780441011735
Pages: 704
Publisher: Ace Books
Authors:
Alastair Reynolds
Lolita - a book on trial!
Book title: Lolita
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
There is no possible way for me to explain how much I admire and adore this book. It has infused within society a certain fear of admitting this love. I personally believe it to be a book that is terribly misjudged and criticised. I find it is usually those who have never read Lolita that make these accusations of repulsion and utter disgust. They refuse to fully anaylise the beauty and perplexity of this novel. I have no fear in saying that it is the best book that I have ever read and recommend it to everyone!
EAN: 9780141182537
Publisher: Penguin Putnam~trade
Authors:
Vladimir Nabokov
THE PERFECT BOOK......I MEAN GIRLS!!!
Book title: Perfect Girls (Replica 4)
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Amy become a finalist in an essay contest held in New York! Surprisingly, she convinces her mother to let her go! When she takes a taste of the dinner at the essay contest, she faints and has to go to the hospital! This is not supposed to happen though! Just recently, Amy found out that she was a clone of 12! They are genetically designed to be better than anyone ese, and they never get sick! She is certainly not supposed to faint! She finds herself in the hospital with many replicas of herself! Are these the clones? THey were all tested on hearing, math, etc. Is the secret organization who wanted to make a "master race" with Amy doing this? If so, she better get out! She wakes up like it was all a dream! Did that really happening? Or was she just hallucinating? This book is fabulous!! You have to read it!! ...
EAN: 9780553492415
Pages: 160
Publisher: Skylark
Authors:
Marilyn Kaye
Lescroart at his best
Book title: Nothing but the Truth
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Audio Cassette
I'm a writer and read different genres to see what's going on. Without a doubt, John Lescroart and Steve Martini are two of the better authors out there, regardless of genere. However, their styles are totally different, both alive and vibrant. I personally think this may be Lescroart's best work to date. The way he brings Franny forward gives an added dimension to his lead character, Dismis Hardy. Also, Lescroart writes with authority about the San Francisco legal scene, which I love, and he must upset more than a few poltical/legal beagles in San Francisco.
EAN: 9780553526622
Publisher: Random House Audio
Authors:
John Lescroart
The nail in the coffin...
Book title: The Story of B
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
So you read Ishmael and you thought it was amazing. Then you read My Ishmael and everything started to clear up a bit... you sort of began to understand what it was DQ was talking about. Then you read Beyond Civilization and you were like, "That's it...I've got all I need!" Before you start thinking you know what's going on, read The Story of B. For in this book is where it all is. It is truly the 'nail in the coffin'. I sometimes think you could do away with all the others and still get it with The Story of B. But I challenge you, the reader, to do this. Read Ishmael, read My Ishamael, read Beyond Civilization and then hammer that nail in the coffin with The Story of B.
EAN: 9780553379013
Pages: 352
Publisher: Bantam
Authors:
Daniel Quinn
How to be graceful when peeved...
Book title: Bimbos of the Death Sun
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
The only cons I've ever been to are FoxPro Dev Cons (the other kinds do sound fun, though), BUT I have over the years endured other vagaries of our times, and I have to say that Sharyn McCrumb's Bimbo and Zombie novels, particularly, though also the Elizabeth McPherson novels, offer a perfect model for how to deal with one's own impulses towards inarticulate peevishness in the face of ... well, all sorts of quirks and foibles that humanity is heir to. McCrumb's solution, of course, is to laugh at the silliness. It's a wonderful antidote.
EAN: 9780345412157
Pages: 224
Publisher: Fawcett
Authors:
Sharyn Mccrumb
Language of the Snow Leopard
Book title: The Snow Leopard
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
This is a book about a search, for many things besides the elusive snow leopard of the title. I bought two copies of this book, one to keep at home and one at the office. It's that good. The tale itself is one of interest to me. I learned much about the Himalayas and about the religion and culture of the people who dwell in those mountains. But, as a writer myself, the true wealth of the work is in the beautifully elegant language. I've marked off numerous passages of absolutely brilliant description or metaphor, and I return again and again to them as I try to create my own prose. I can't recommend The Snow Leopard highly enough.
Charles Gramlich
Author of "Cold in the Light"
EAN: 9780099771111
Publisher: Vintage Uk
Authors:
Peter Matthiessen
Who said the sequel isn't as good as the first?
Book title: Halloween Night II
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Paperback
My name is Lisa and I'm 17. I have read almost all of R.L. Stine's books. I read the first Halloween Night and I just read Halloween Night II. And it was great! In the 1st book Brenda thinks Halley is the person trying to ruin her life when it is her best friend Dina. And now she thinks Halley is up to her old tricks again until Dina gets out of a psychiatric hospital. Then the terror begins. Brenda thinks it's Dina trying to kill her again but it's not. It's one of her other friends. Which one is it? Read it and find out!
EAN: 9780590474825
Publisher: Point
Authors:
R. l. Stine
A wonderful book! Finally, I have conquered my math block.
Book title: Overcoming Math Anxiety
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
Rating: 5/5
Binding: Hardcover
An excellent book! I credit this book, when used along with a college course about math anxiety, with removing my lifelong (40 yrs) math block. Now I know that I'm just as smart as anyone else who can do math -- there are just different ways to look at it! And now that I no longer view math as "hard", I can actually do it -- and I am amazed to say that I actually enjoy it! By the way, although the book may sound specifically aimed at females, I am a male and found it very relevant and helpful.
EAN: 9780393035773
Pages: 260
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Authors:
Sheila Tobias
