Customer Review: This well written story is a very inspiring read for all of us who care about social justice. Here is a man unskilled for the challenges he takes on and who without any financial resources follows up on his word and starts to improve the world. The example of Mortenson takes excuses away from... more info
Customer Review: It's not that I object to messages about the benefits of a vegan lifestyle (which many of my close friends practice btw) or that I mind direct, candid, witty communications. HOWEVER - I strongly object to being mislead into making a purchase by positioning that totally misrepresents the intent of... more info
Customer Review: "Lone Survivor" is an incredible account of what a Navy Seal goes through to get that trident pin and what they do to keep americans safe. I thought it was extremely well written. It was as if I was there on that mountain side with them. It really was a great read. I'm proud that there are... more info
Customer Review: JACK JACOBS stands tall as a humble hero. Jack's actions are truly heroic and told with humility, humor and matter-of-fact style that captures the reader. Along with Jack Jacobs, it is my privilege to be a member of our Medal of Honor Society - today, Jan 4,2009 - having ninety nine living members.... more info
Customer Review: I almost didn't read this book. I mean, it's pretty big. And it didn't really look like it would be the "storytelling" kind of history I had previously been reading. But I went for it. And it was actually quite easy to read the 500-plus pages that chronicle the relationship between the US, Pakistan,... more info
Customer Review: My husband entered Iraq in June of 2003 shortly after the Marines in this book. He spent 15 months there as a Blackhawk crewchief and until I read this book I had NO idea the nightmare that he bear witness to. I would like to tell Mr. Evans how much I love his book and how much it opened my eyes to... more info
Customer Review: Finished this one in 9 days - it was truly engaging and very suspenseful, particularly when one considers that everything is true and well-documented by a talented and sophisticated writter. I recommend.
Customer Review: This is a brilliant social history of a Jewish resistance movement in Belarus and Eastern Poland. It focusses on the Bielski partisan group lead by the three Bielski brothers. What made this partisan unit different from the others active in the area was the fact A) they were Jewish and B)... more info
Customer Review: I just finished reading Factory Girls. It had received a 5 star rating in a magazine review and I thought it might be good. It really was. I am a big lover of Chinese movies, and thought this book would provide a background between the old and the new. It didn't disappoint. My only critical thing... more info
Customer Review: As cliche as this sounds, this book is a "must read" for anyone who values peace, freedom, love, and America. All the good points on this book have already been said, I just wanted to give it my 5 stars!
