April 2012 | Saw Wiki

Brunelleschi's Dome: How a Renaissance Genius Reinvented Architecture Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Like Longitude, one of my most favorite books, Brunelleschi's Dome is a small gem. Author Ross King tells the story of the building of the dome atop Santa Marie del Fiore in Florence and along the way, treats you to a rich slice of Renaissance history. Much more than a great story (filled with details...

The Clockwork Rocket (Orthogonal) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)One of the most daring authors in the field, Greg Egan may have just published his most ambitious and accomplished work yet. "Clockwork Rocket" brings readers a new kind of science fiction in which the laws of physics themselves are fictionalized.Set in another universe where light does not travel at...

Blood Brothers (Sign of Seven Trilogy, Book 1) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)In the town of Hawkins Hollow Maryland, three men have been best friends forever. They come from different families but were all born on 7/7/77. In 1987 on their 10th birthday Cal, Gage and Fox set out through the woods to camp at the mysterious location of Pagan Stone. They unleash an evil entity that...

Southern Gods Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I'll tell you something: When I pick up a first novel, no matter who the author is, I expect to encounter a fair share of hiccups throughout the book. It's a first novel, there a bound to be some rough spots. And that's a fine and natural thing. But here, with SOUTHERN GODS, the fist thing I took note...

Blogs. Wikipedia. Second Life. and Beyond (Digital Formations) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I read this book as part of my graduate studies in communication at the University of Utah. I stumbled upon the author, but when I read this book, I knew I was on to something.Bruns covers a lot of ground in this book, providing a good overview of the current state of online information production. The...

Mr. Maybe: A Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It's been awhile since I've had this much fun reading a British Chick Lit novel. I was expecting a fairly exciting but predictable read regarding the dating and mating plights of a twentysomething singleton. However, Mr. Maybe surprised me with its genuine storyline, pleasant humor, and characters that...

Ten Things We Did (and Probably Shouldn't Have) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)It starts off in a The Hangover-like way when April is jolted awake by her police siren ringtone (her dad's) to find a guy (who is not her boyfriend) laying next to her, and a mess of a house (beer cans and chips everywhere) and two barely dressed guys (one wearing a tiara) sprawled and snoring on the...

Rome Sweet Home: Our Journey to Catholicism Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I cannot say enough good about this book or the Hahns! As a self described "generic Christian" for many years, I found this book amazingly readable and very fair. Scott has definitely done his research. Although this book was not intended to dispel all the myths about the Catholic faith, it did answer...

Get Me Out of Here: My Recovery from Borderline Personality Disorder Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Rachel Reiland's deep, unflinching account of her psychotherapeutic journey from borderline personality disorder and anorexia to the wholeness that lay ahead is an absolute must-read for those with BPD and their loved ones. While Dialectical Behavioral Therapy and other Cognitive Behavioral Therapy programs...

Be Still My Vampire Heart (Love at Stake, Book 3) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)A human vampire slayer is wreaking havoc among the Russian Malcontents. Ordinarily, the death of these vicious vampires would be a good thing but their coven master, the deadly but beautiful Katya Miniskaya, has stated that if another Malcontent is found dead, she will declare war on Roman Draganesti's...

Sirensong: A Faeriewalker Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)"Sirensong" was a fitting end to this series and a good relief after the second book in the series, "Shadowspell". Black has some very unique and interesting ideas that I wish were executed more eloquently. Even though the voice in this novel was significantly better than it's previous there were still...

The 7: Seven Wonders That Will Change Your Life Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Bought for Kindle PC and could not quit reading it. I thank God Glenn is so transparent and Keith is able to define each element with such clarity. The combination spoke to my soul and freed myself from the sins of my past. It's good to know I'm not alone. I feel one step closer - and eager to move on...

Just the Sexiest Man Alive (Berkley Sensation) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)I've been a little leery of reading debut authors lately after one too many bad experiences, so I admit I did hesitate in picking up this book (even though I loved the cover and it kept drawing me back to it). Definitely a mistake on my part. Just the Sexiest Man Alive is one of the best debut novels...

Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes: Unforgettable Experiments That Make Science Fun (Steve Spangler Science) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Dear parents and teachers: Steve Spangler's new book "Naked Eggs and Flying Potatoes" is the best book of science experiments and information I've ever seen, and as an educator with over twenty years' experience, I've seen my share. I believe that the fact that Mr. Spangler was himself a classroom teacher...

Birds Without Wings Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)BIRDS WITHOUT WINGS is a rare specimen in the genre of historical novels: a success. It is a compelling, readable, and historically credible tale of love and tragedy at the time of the Ottoman collapse in Turkey. Told from multiple points of view, with chapters narrated by the diverse cast of characters...

Patient Zero: A Joe Ledger Novel Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Congratulations, Jonathan Maberry. You have managed to combine two of my biggest fears - the fear of unchecked biological warfare and the fear that my brains will be sucked out by zombies.Hardened, world weary Detective Joe Ledger has seen it all in the course of his job. He knows the very worst that...

The Dark and Hollow Places (Forest of Hands and Teeth, Book 3) Review

Average Reviews:(More customer reviews)Every now and then you might get a bit sad when you come to the end of a series that you loved so much, this is how I felt after reading The Dark and Hollow Places. I fell in love with this series unintentionally, I started reading The Forest of Hands and Teeth thanks to the high recommendations from...