Leni Zumas's writing crackles. Her books are sharp, bleak, funny, and possibly dangerous. When her collection of short stories, Farewell Navigator,...
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If I could rate this book more highly than 5-stars, I would do it! This was an excellent book that was as interesting and as hard to put down as a riveting work of fiction; I laughed, I cried, I was anxious with anticipation; but, it is not fiction - it is history - very well researched and documented history, and that makes it even richer. I loved this book so much that I searched out and got an autographed copy of it, and now am happy to own two copies -- one to read again, one to treasure on my bookshelf. This is the first book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that I've read; it will, by no means, be the last.
Charles de Lint never, or rarely, fails to deliver outstanding storytelling in the Urban Fantasy genre. Really, though, he is describing a world that must surely be real. This is a collection of fans' favorite de Lint short stories, and it is wonderful!
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Team of Rivals: The Political Genius of Abraham Lincoln by Doris Kearns Goodwin
Jeanne Kay, January 1, 2012
If I could rate this book more highly than 5-stars, I would do it! This was an excellent book that was as interesting and as hard to put down as a riveting work of fiction; I laughed, I cried, I was anxious with anticipation; but, it is not fiction - it is history - very well researched and documented history, and that makes it even richer. I loved this book so much that I searched out and got an autographed copy of it, and now am happy to own two copies -- one to read again, one to treasure on my bookshelf. This is the first book by Doris Kearns Goodwin that I've read; it will, by no means, be the last.The Very Best of Charles de Lint by Charles De Lint
Jeanne Kay, January 1, 2012
Charles de Lint never, or rarely, fails to deliver outstanding storytelling in the Urban Fantasy genre. Really, though, he is describing a world that must surely be real. This is a collection of fans' favorite de Lint short stories, and it is wonderful!