February 2012 | Saw Wiki

Beauty Queens Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)After reading Going Bovine I just had to give Libba Bray another shot. Her thoughtful, funny, heartbreaking take on "Mad Cow Disease" intrigued and moved me. I couldn't believe her latest YA geared novel would revolve around Beauty Queens, of all things! But, she pulls it off splendidly!Beauty Queens...

Screenplay: The Foundations of Screenwriting Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Reading reader reviews of books on writing for the screen is about like reading reviews of movies: There's a lot of disagreement between the eyes of beholders. I sometimes think I should ask the reviewers at Mr. Showbiz what I should get high on before going to see what they consider a masterpiece."Screenplay"...

Between Shades of Gray Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's been a long time since a book has touched me as much as this one has. I stayed up late to finish it and even though I was so tired I could not fall asleep for awhile because I could not stop thinking about the story. The story was haunting and heartbreaking.I have read The Diary of Anne Frank several...

The Fred Factor: How Passion in Your Work and Life Can Turn the Ordinary into the Extraordinary Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This short book focuses on a mailman Mark Sanborn met, a man named Fred. When the author first met Fred, Fred took an effort to get to know his new customer, and find ways to do a better job as a mailman. This book about the value of doing a better job, how to build relationships, and why we should take...

Marijuana Grower's Handbook: Your Complete Guide for Medical and Personal Marijuana Cultivation Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Ed's new book: Marijuana Grower's Handbook is the best. It has very detailed information on every aspect of growing cannabis. I like that the book is very linear and has sections like water and nutrients. It is very easy to pick out a chapter for study and then apply it to the garden. I just saw Ed yesterday...

Mastery: The Keys to Success and Long-Term Fulfillment Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Are you one of those people who allows your goal or goals to dominate your life? And once your goals are achieved, do you think of your achievements as, "no big deal?"While the author describes 5 keys to long-term success and fulfillment,as:1. Instruction;2. Practice;3. Surrender;4. Intentionality; and,5....

Leviathan Wakes (The Expanse) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The Canterbury, an ice-hauling ship, receives a distress signal from the Scopuli, a deserted ship with a hole in the hull and a transmitter that sends a signal as soon as the ship is boarded. Soon the Canterbury is attacked and destroyed by a frigate that appears to be part of the Martian Navy. Only...

The President Is a Sick Man: Wherein the Supposedly Virtuous Grover Cleveland Survives a Secret Surgery at Sea and Vilifies the Courageous Newspaperman Who Dared Expose the Truth Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)The author, Matthew Algeo, a reporter for public radio, and probably not well known in historian/academic circles, and not a Medical Doctor, has yet, brought us a thoroughly researched and noteworthy book about Grover Cleveland's secret oral surgery. I especially liked this book because the author, a...

The Innovator's Prescription: A Disruptive Solution for Health Care Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It is a commonplace that the U.S. healthcare system is broken, but the discussion often degenerates into a debate about who is responsible. This book takes a different approach, focusing on what is wrong with the healthcare system and needs to change so it can work better.The proposed solution is to...

Blended Learning and Online Tutoring: Planning Leaner Support and Activity Design Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)This book is very useful to the ones who work with online tutoring, either supervisors or tutors. The language is accessible and the content is updated. It is going to help me a lot in the training of the tutors that I supervise.Click Here to see more reviews about: Blended Learning and Online Tutoring:...

Tiger Trap: America's Secret Spy War with China Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)David Wise writes with direct, swiftly moving prose and adds new information to the record; however, the analysis of Chinese intelligence activities is flawed and readers will not be able to place Chinese intelligence activity into context after studying this book.Wise contributes new information in...

Eona Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)If you liked "Eon" and your eyes didn't glaze over every time you read about Eona uniting with her dragon, easing into her mind-sight, channeling her Hua and so forth, I don't see any reason for you to dislike this novel. I really don't.I feel like every issue I had with the 1st book of this duology...

Rising Tides (The Chesapeake Bay Saga, Book 2) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Rising Tides is the second book in the trilogy of the Quinn brothers. This second book of the trilogy was my favorite so far! I haven't read the third one yet but I will. This book was very simple with a few twists and turns. I would highly reccomend this novel! Ethan is the eldest brother and a fisherman,...

Jacob (The Nightwalkers, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Jacob has spent seven hundred years hunting rogue demons that have given in to moon madness. He doesn't have time for romantic entanglements; especially with humans. His life changes in an instant when a beautiful woman falls out of her apartment window and lands in his arms.Demon Jacob takes his role...

Caressed By Ice (Psy-Changelings, Book 3) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Judd Lauren is a Psy, he is also an Arrow, one of the elite fighting forces of the Psy Council. He and his family now reside with the Snowdancer, Changling Clan. His family was ordered to be reeducated which means their minds would be destroyed. They escaped to the Wolf-Changling Clan thinking they would...

In the Land of Invisible Women: A Female Doctor's Journey in the Saudi Kingdom Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I have experienced Jeddah as a Muslim American woman as well, and Dr. Ahmed's book finally gives a point of view that is relatable and realistic, without bashing Islam or giving a one sided interpretation. I loved this book. I had the same experience when I first put on an abaya in Saudi Arabia. I finally...

Some Girls Bite (Chicagoland Vampires, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'm a first time book reviewer. I usually read a mix of romance, urban fantasy and sci-fi. I bought this book on a whim, based on the reviews I read here. I received it yesterday, and ended up staying up until 2 a.m. to finish it. It was an excellent read, fast paced, good characterization, great plot,...