Book reviews

We are now onto the fourth week of roots, the episode starts out in Spotsylvania, Virginia shortly after Kunta has been sold to his owner John Reynolds, an owner of a local tobacco farm. Before Kunta, Reynolds, and Fiddler return to the farm Reynolds tells Fiddler that he has 6 months (until Reynold’s birthday) to train Kunta to be a slave, or “break him”. Four months pass, Kunta is speaking English almost fluently and him and the Fiddler have bonded into a close friendship. Kunta is suprislingly

readers have again voted Markus Zusak’s smash-hit The Book Thief the best book of all time. More than 15,000 votes were cast to determine book retailer Dymocks’ annual list of the best 101 books. This is the second year running that Zusak’s bestseller, set during World War II and narrated from the perspective of death, has topped the list. It has had huge sales worldwide. It has ranked highly for four consecutive years and is the only Australian book to have reached the top spot in the eight years the

CRITICAL BOOK REVIEWS: WHEN HELPING HURTS Introduction The title of the book on which I am doing a critical book review is called, “When helping hurts, How to alleviate poverty without hurting the poor and yourself. The book was written by Steve Corbett and Brian Fikkert. Corbett is the community development specialist for the Chalmers for Economic Development and an assistant professor in the department of economics and community Development College. Fikkert is an associate professor of economics

the book “Spark” to be an educational reading in which it’s content has given me insight to improving my own health. In reviewing this book, I will first explain why I chose this book to review. Secondly, I will explain the two topics of interest that have impacted me the greatest. Third, I will provide two examples from external sources that corroborates the information in the book. Finally, I will explain how the reading of this book will affect my own professional practice. Book The book I have

Audio Book Review The Shore by Sara Taylor The Shore explicitly exposes a third-world culture so, ignored by modern society that most will be surprised to learn it exists in the United States. The author provides raw insight into an impaired society that resides in the gorgeous islands of the Chesapeake Bay. Murder, rape, domestic abuse, poverty, addiction, and birth defects haunt the inhabitants of the marsh and despite the hellacious fear, the indoctrination is so deep that most never leave and

“Karma by Cathy Ostlere” It seemed like a regular book until the librarian did a review on it for us. I was immediately interested in the book after the review. It is about a topic that is very dear to me Sikh history. I have enjoyed reading about Sikh history ever since I was a child. My brother would always bring home another movie about this topic. I then proceed to find the book Karma.; The story begins in a city called Elsinore but quickly goes to Oct.31 1984 India. This is when the Prime Minister

“Unbroken” Review In the book “Unbroken” written by Laura Hillenbrand is the full story of Louie Zamperini’s life. Published on November 16, 2010 by A Random House Trade publisher in New York that is a non-fiction. Hillenbrand, who could not travel to meet Louie because she has Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, interviewed Louie over the phone for seven years. The book is five out of five stars for me because I truly am in love with the story of Louie and how devoted this book is to his whole life. This book shows

The Wave Length Book Review The Wavelength is displayed in 236 pages and was written by the author A.J Betts, but published by Fremantle Press. The Wavelength contains problems relatable to high school students. While addressing and relating to high school students it also contains ways to deal with the stress, reminds you that exams are not everything and to pick a job you love rather than picking one for the money. The main character, Oliver, is two weeks away from exams in amongst his noisy younger

Choice Book Review “God gave us all the ability to make our own choices. Good or bad. But also gives us a guide to navigate the storms. But it’s your choice to take that guide and use it or have your ship sink in the storms”. We all make choices at a certain level in our life, choices that determine the kind of legacies we leave. The Idea that right and wrong or good and evil occur in some nonconcrete sense, is because each individual has this thing we call moralities. Morality can determine as reasonable

October/November Book Review "Talltail flung out a paw, reaching for the rogue's pelt. He felt fur brush his claw-tips as they curled around thin air. Then Sparow disipered" (Hunter 411). Tallpaw is a loyal apprentice of WindClan. But right before his training is complete, a tragic accident happens, leaving his heart ice-cold with the longing for revenge. Once he receives his warrior name, Talltail goes in search of a so-thought murderer. But the journey is dangerous, and he will be forced to decide