What books are reccomended for children in the first grade. She reads at a second grade level. Is there an author that parents reccomend?
What would be good books to buy for a child in first grade?
The Boxcar Children Series, they were the best books ever when i was in 1st, 2nd and 3rd grade, wouldn't let go of them till 4th tell i read them all. I think author is Gertrude Chandler Warner or something like that.
Reply:She will love the Junie B. Jones series....I LOVED the Junie B. Jones series when my kids were young!
Try em....they're great and quite funny
Reply:Another good series is Magic Tree House. They are entertaining and contain historical information. These would be a bit challenging but would be good to read together as good quality reading time between you and your child.
Reply:Great Expectations.
Reply:Saving Sailor by Rene Riva.
My granddaughter loved it, and she's in first grade.
Any book by Rene (Renee?) Riva is great.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Books that scared and put you on edge for weeks?
I've always enjoyed reading immensley and have somersualted way ahead in reading for my age level. Lately the books that the librarians and teachers suggest just seem so simple and don't really intriguie me in any aspect.
Does anyone know of of some books that literaly put you on edge scaring you to death for weeks. Really need some compelling literature to keep me entertained, prefferably fiction.
Books that scared and put you on edge for weeks?
"Johnny Got His Gun: by Dalton Trumbo gave me nightmares for a long time
http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Got-His-Dal...
"This book chronicles the intermittent dreams and growing consciousness of a young man who wakes up in an army hospital and gradually becomes conscious enough to realize that he's been ripped apart by a bomb: a quadripelegic who has also lost his sight and hearing. The weight of the story is his recollections of his very idyllic life before he went to war."
Reply:I used to have nightmares about Stephen King's The Stand. The rest really did not bother me too much. Although It was kind of scary too.
There was one book by Rick Hautala that freaked me out. I cannot remember the name of the book; it's been a while since I read the book.
Reply:Pet Cemetery will do it! Stephen King
He's pretty raunchy so be prepared. You'll never look at cats the same way again.
Helter Skelter, about the Manson murders is pretty unnerving...and it is a true story!!
It, by Stephen King...but then I've already plugged him!
Reply:"A Tell-tale Heart" by Edgar Alan Poe (short story)
"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson (novel)
Reply:Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Reply:edgar allen poe poems.. onec i pick them up i never put them down.
Reply:The Hot Zone...it is about real life incidents of people being exposed to Ebola virus. I was in the 7th grade when i read it and i couldnt sleep for a month. It is pretty crucial...but again all real, so its not for you if you dont want to read some pretty mature content.
Reply:I would definitely recommend Steven King. I had to stop reading his stuff at night because I was getting nightmares.
Robin Cook writes some medical thrillers that are pretty creepy too.
I guess it all depends on what you are into, some people will think something is really scary while others will think it is pretty tame.
Reply:american psycho-----Brett Easton Ellis
Reply:Sweeney Todd....brrr...
Read the book and watch the movie...It will leave you creeped out for as long as you can remember!
Reply:Raven's Gate (maybe) by Anthony Horowitz
Left to Tell (maybe) by Immaculee Ilibagiza
Reply:I think.. the books that can make me feel scary is like a horror book.. such as ghost story or killer story..
Reply:A lot of Stephen King books...
"Apt Pupil" the short story by him made me feel like I was going insane...
Also The Dark Half and the Stand were pretty scary.
Misery left me unable to sleep for two days (the movie's great as well)
Reply:In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - primarily because it is a true story
Reply:*Early* Stephen King will scare the **** out of you. Needful Things, The Shining, and Carrie to start.
Why is King so scary?
Because he spends a lot of time scaring the psychological **** out of you (building suspence) before he shows you the bloody, gory monsters.
I also liked King's Desperation.
Reply:This dumb book called Stranger with My face , it was good but very vulgar
Reply:Blood Meridian--Cormac McCarthy.
Anything by Irvine Welsh.
These are not scary in an entertainment sense. Sorry, I didn't see the rest of your question. I would avoid these above writers because they will leave you feeling sickened, not entertained.
My favorite entertaining read is Dorothy Sayers or P.D. James, both Brit mystery novelists. Not at all grotesque, nonetheless filled with suspense, beautiful prose and a cerebral storyline.
Reply:one of my favorite are House and Three by Ted Decker there both really scary! Frank Peretti's The Oath is also one of my favorites
I really don't like King because he's really sick and I'm not really into that but he is very scary.
Reply:Anything by Clive Barker should share the crap out of you. He did invent Pin Head (Hellraiser). Stephen King, he's scary and all, but his books are highly detailed, right down to the ornate carvings of a chair or grandfather clock. The movies from his books are great, because they contain all of the needed detail therein. I've been reading Dean Koontz for years, one I think you would definitely find interesting would be "False Memories". His first books are slated around Russian and German spies. Some are detailed fantasy fiction, or just fiction. Either way, it couldn't hurt to give him a shot unless you've already read most of his books. "Life Expectancy was pretty good too, same author. For Stephen King there is a book of 14 of his short stories, that is the best book I own, and I've had it for years now. I like Stephen King, I just prefer his short stories. If you get bored reading, rent "Rose Red" I'm sure it's Stephen King, but I can't remember who he collaborated with. Scared the holy h*ll outta me, and it was a long movie, but I was seriously impressed, and I have watched a lot of movies and read a lot a books.
Reply:a comic book called "The Virus" it scared me for weeks
Reply:Salem's Lot!!!
Reply:Phantoms by Dean Koontz. When one of the characters says he is bored, then hears a noise behind him, and he wasn't bored anymore....I'M reading as fast as I can to find out what happened to him...
Reply:anything by Stephen King!!!!
Reply:Blindness by Jose Saramago
Reply:The first book I ever read by Stephen King was Salem's Lot and it kept me up all night. Scared the living beejeebers out of me. I couldn't read it at night.
Does anyone know of of some books that literaly put you on edge scaring you to death for weeks. Really need some compelling literature to keep me entertained, prefferably fiction.
Books that scared and put you on edge for weeks?
"Johnny Got His Gun: by Dalton Trumbo gave me nightmares for a long time
http://www.amazon.com/Johnny-Got-His-Dal...
"This book chronicles the intermittent dreams and growing consciousness of a young man who wakes up in an army hospital and gradually becomes conscious enough to realize that he's been ripped apart by a bomb: a quadripelegic who has also lost his sight and hearing. The weight of the story is his recollections of his very idyllic life before he went to war."
Reply:I used to have nightmares about Stephen King's The Stand. The rest really did not bother me too much. Although It was kind of scary too.
There was one book by Rick Hautala that freaked me out. I cannot remember the name of the book; it's been a while since I read the book.
Reply:Pet Cemetery will do it! Stephen King
He's pretty raunchy so be prepared. You'll never look at cats the same way again.
Helter Skelter, about the Manson murders is pretty unnerving...and it is a true story!!
It, by Stephen King...but then I've already plugged him!
Reply:"A Tell-tale Heart" by Edgar Alan Poe (short story)
"The Haunting of Hill House" by Shirley Jackson (novel)
Reply:Coraline by Neil Gaiman
Reply:edgar allen poe poems.. onec i pick them up i never put them down.
Reply:The Hot Zone...it is about real life incidents of people being exposed to Ebola virus. I was in the 7th grade when i read it and i couldnt sleep for a month. It is pretty crucial...but again all real, so its not for you if you dont want to read some pretty mature content.
Reply:I would definitely recommend Steven King. I had to stop reading his stuff at night because I was getting nightmares.
Robin Cook writes some medical thrillers that are pretty creepy too.
I guess it all depends on what you are into, some people will think something is really scary while others will think it is pretty tame.
Reply:american psycho-----Brett Easton Ellis
Reply:Sweeney Todd....brrr...
Read the book and watch the movie...It will leave you creeped out for as long as you can remember!
Reply:Raven's Gate (maybe) by Anthony Horowitz
Left to Tell (maybe) by Immaculee Ilibagiza
Reply:I think.. the books that can make me feel scary is like a horror book.. such as ghost story or killer story..
Reply:A lot of Stephen King books...
"Apt Pupil" the short story by him made me feel like I was going insane...
Also The Dark Half and the Stand were pretty scary.
Misery left me unable to sleep for two days (the movie's great as well)
Reply:In Cold Blood by Truman Capote - primarily because it is a true story
Reply:*Early* Stephen King will scare the **** out of you. Needful Things, The Shining, and Carrie to start.
Why is King so scary?
Because he spends a lot of time scaring the psychological **** out of you (building suspence) before he shows you the bloody, gory monsters.
I also liked King's Desperation.
Reply:This dumb book called Stranger with My face , it was good but very vulgar
Reply:Blood Meridian--Cormac McCarthy.
Anything by Irvine Welsh.
These are not scary in an entertainment sense. Sorry, I didn't see the rest of your question. I would avoid these above writers because they will leave you feeling sickened, not entertained.
My favorite entertaining read is Dorothy Sayers or P.D. James, both Brit mystery novelists. Not at all grotesque, nonetheless filled with suspense, beautiful prose and a cerebral storyline.
Reply:one of my favorite are House and Three by Ted Decker there both really scary! Frank Peretti's The Oath is also one of my favorites
I really don't like King because he's really sick and I'm not really into that but he is very scary.
Reply:Anything by Clive Barker should share the crap out of you. He did invent Pin Head (Hellraiser). Stephen King, he's scary and all, but his books are highly detailed, right down to the ornate carvings of a chair or grandfather clock. The movies from his books are great, because they contain all of the needed detail therein. I've been reading Dean Koontz for years, one I think you would definitely find interesting would be "False Memories". His first books are slated around Russian and German spies. Some are detailed fantasy fiction, or just fiction. Either way, it couldn't hurt to give him a shot unless you've already read most of his books. "Life Expectancy was pretty good too, same author. For Stephen King there is a book of 14 of his short stories, that is the best book I own, and I've had it for years now. I like Stephen King, I just prefer his short stories. If you get bored reading, rent "Rose Red" I'm sure it's Stephen King, but I can't remember who he collaborated with. Scared the holy h*ll outta me, and it was a long movie, but I was seriously impressed, and I have watched a lot of movies and read a lot a books.
Reply:a comic book called "The Virus" it scared me for weeks
Reply:Salem's Lot!!!
Reply:Phantoms by Dean Koontz. When one of the characters says he is bored, then hears a noise behind him, and he wasn't bored anymore....I'M reading as fast as I can to find out what happened to him...
Reply:anything by Stephen King!!!!
Reply:Blindness by Jose Saramago
Reply:The first book I ever read by Stephen King was Salem's Lot and it kept me up all night. Scared the living beejeebers out of me. I couldn't read it at night.
Can I burn old books in my fireplace?
I have 20 year old text books that no one would want. Rather than throw them away I thught I might burn them. Will it be safe or have any adverse effect on my flue?
Can I burn old books in my fireplace?
Just to counter some of the above comments: if it's a poor condition, 20-year old out of date textbook, then your library really doesn't want it. When I worked in a library several years ago, probably half of the trash we threw away was useless old books that people had "donated" and that we couldn't do anything with because they were outdated and in poor condition. If it's a book that you can't imagine anyone wanting, then your library would probably agree with you.
As to your actual question: I wouldn't recommend it. Books aren't designed to be burned, and some of the chemicals in the ink, paper, or glue may be unhealthy if burned or leave excessive ash or residue in your chimney.
Reply:Watch the Farenheit movie about book burning, then donate them to a library.
Reply:Yes donate to the loacal libary. They would almost accept 40 year old books..
Reply:Go ahead ADOLF. Burn the books. Or maybe you could donate them to you're local library.
Reply:There is no reason why you couldn't burn them, but there can be other uses. If a library doesn't want them, at least put them in the recycling bin. Do not throw them in the garbage.
Reply:Whether or not it is harzardous, you should never burn books or throw them away. If nobody you know will take them, please give them to a local library, charity, or hospital. Also, you can sell it, but it is actually more heartful when you donate it. But if you really do want to sell it, old books in good condition usually sell very well. That is if it is not an old encyclopedia-type of book, because the information is probably very outdated then.
Reply:Theres always someone somewhere that would like to have these books, if not try a bookshop, give it away free! or pass the word around. Somebody might benefit from it.. I had some books that were used by my father, the YMCA gladly accepted it, with a big "thank you' and even volunteered to print my name on it as a donor. If all this fails then simply burn it , one book at a time.Don't start a bonfire that may damage your home, or anger your neighbours.
Reply:Sure, you can. The inks and glues used should have no adverse effect on you, if that is your concern.
Reply:Well to tell you the truth it is pretty messy a friend of mine burned a crapload of encyclopedias in a bonfire and the amount of ash produced was enormous. Probably isnt very good for the environment some really old books may containe chemicals even lead. As far as your flu goes it burning books on a single occasion isnt going to do much but burning paper in your fireplace (unless its a woodstove) will create a lot of soot and creosate so just burn a creosat log after burning your books and it should be good. You could also just leave them in front of your house for recycling. Paper books are worthless (e-books are the way to go) anyways so don't worry about everyone else telling you to donate your books chances are the library doesnt want them anyways unless you are in a third world country.
Reply:Don't burn them!! Give them to libraries or something or sell them on eBay!
Reply:The ink could be toxic in smoke
Reply:Please donate them to a local library
Reply:Try donating them to a library or to an agency which helps kids in trouble. Your trash may be someone else's treasure.
Can I burn old books in my fireplace?
Just to counter some of the above comments: if it's a poor condition, 20-year old out of date textbook, then your library really doesn't want it. When I worked in a library several years ago, probably half of the trash we threw away was useless old books that people had "donated" and that we couldn't do anything with because they were outdated and in poor condition. If it's a book that you can't imagine anyone wanting, then your library would probably agree with you.
As to your actual question: I wouldn't recommend it. Books aren't designed to be burned, and some of the chemicals in the ink, paper, or glue may be unhealthy if burned or leave excessive ash or residue in your chimney.
Reply:Watch the Farenheit movie about book burning, then donate them to a library.
Reply:Yes donate to the loacal libary. They would almost accept 40 year old books..
Reply:Go ahead ADOLF. Burn the books. Or maybe you could donate them to you're local library.
Reply:There is no reason why you couldn't burn them, but there can be other uses. If a library doesn't want them, at least put them in the recycling bin. Do not throw them in the garbage.
Reply:Whether or not it is harzardous, you should never burn books or throw them away. If nobody you know will take them, please give them to a local library, charity, or hospital. Also, you can sell it, but it is actually more heartful when you donate it. But if you really do want to sell it, old books in good condition usually sell very well. That is if it is not an old encyclopedia-type of book, because the information is probably very outdated then.
Reply:Theres always someone somewhere that would like to have these books, if not try a bookshop, give it away free! or pass the word around. Somebody might benefit from it.. I had some books that were used by my father, the YMCA gladly accepted it, with a big "thank you' and even volunteered to print my name on it as a donor. If all this fails then simply burn it , one book at a time.Don't start a bonfire that may damage your home, or anger your neighbours.
Reply:Sure, you can. The inks and glues used should have no adverse effect on you, if that is your concern.
Reply:Well to tell you the truth it is pretty messy a friend of mine burned a crapload of encyclopedias in a bonfire and the amount of ash produced was enormous. Probably isnt very good for the environment some really old books may containe chemicals even lead. As far as your flu goes it burning books on a single occasion isnt going to do much but burning paper in your fireplace (unless its a woodstove) will create a lot of soot and creosate so just burn a creosat log after burning your books and it should be good. You could also just leave them in front of your house for recycling. Paper books are worthless (e-books are the way to go) anyways so don't worry about everyone else telling you to donate your books chances are the library doesnt want them anyways unless you are in a third world country.
Reply:Don't burn them!! Give them to libraries or something or sell them on eBay!
Reply:The ink could be toxic in smoke
Reply:Please donate them to a local library
Reply:Try donating them to a library or to an agency which helps kids in trouble. Your trash may be someone else's treasure.
What are some quality books on the psychology of self-confidence, how it affects yourself and others, etc?
Are there any really good, solid books that explain the psychology behind having confidence and how it affects others? Preferably not giant tomes with five syllable words in every sentence, even maybe more informal, but still scientific and sociological. Thank you!
What are some quality books on the psychology of self-confidence, how it affects yourself and others, etc?
Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Tranformation by Nathaniel Branden--it's 7.99 on amazon
Nathaniel Branden has a lot of books out on the topic, look him up.
Reply:Check out Joel Osteen's book "Your Best Life Now"
garden ridge
What are some quality books on the psychology of self-confidence, how it affects yourself and others, etc?
Honoring the Self: Self-Esteem and Personal Tranformation by Nathaniel Branden--it's 7.99 on amazon
Nathaniel Branden has a lot of books out on the topic, look him up.
Reply:Check out Joel Osteen's book "Your Best Life Now"
garden ridge
How do you remove musty smell from Books, without damaging them?
I bought some interesting secondhand reference books at a yard sale, and did not realize they were musty. The mold is not visible, but it smells like they were stored in a damp basement. I have a mold allergy, and wonder if there is any way to de-contaminate the books. I DON'T want to cover the smell with Febreze, because the mold would still be there.
How do you remove musty smell from Books, without damaging them?
the previous answer is a good option, but technically you can't get rid of that mold. preservation is a process where they keep it from getting worst, perhaps repairing the pages, art, binding etc. you will have to get rid of the mold, meaning the book. " There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture." so there is prevention to prevent mold growth and mold on materials but nothing to get rid of exsisting mold. perhaps encasing these books (of they're collectables) or getting rid of them (if they're the $1 bin kind of books). and be responsible when getting rid of them, write down in the inside of the book that it is damaged and has mold. this is a serious problem and many people react differently to it. you dont want to hand someone this book who's baby comes across it and chews it's pages or plays with it. GOOD LUCK,lissette
Reply:Take them to you local library. Librarians are trained in preservation and restoration. They can tell you which technique(s) will work best on your books.
How do you remove musty smell from Books, without damaging them?
the previous answer is a good option, but technically you can't get rid of that mold. preservation is a process where they keep it from getting worst, perhaps repairing the pages, art, binding etc. you will have to get rid of the mold, meaning the book. " There is no practical way to eliminate all mold and mold spores in the indoor environment, according to the Environmental Protection Agency; the way to control indoor mold growth is to control moisture." so there is prevention to prevent mold growth and mold on materials but nothing to get rid of exsisting mold. perhaps encasing these books (of they're collectables) or getting rid of them (if they're the $1 bin kind of books). and be responsible when getting rid of them, write down in the inside of the book that it is damaged and has mold. this is a serious problem and many people react differently to it. you dont want to hand someone this book who's baby comes across it and chews it's pages or plays with it. GOOD LUCK,lissette
Reply:Take them to you local library. Librarians are trained in preservation and restoration. They can tell you which technique(s) will work best on your books.
What are some good books to care for a horse both internal health and physically?
I am new to the horse business and currently own a few books: the horse nutrition bible, the complete horse care guide. i am going to be taking care of only one horse for now and don't want to make it sick or nething. also, what are the liability laws for minnesota? how can i get ahold of contracts for horse boarding?
What are some good books to care for a horse both internal health and physically?
Check Texas A%26amp;M's equine site, they have some good articles on feeding the equine athlete, or brood mare etc. Not too sure about minnesota but here you are not liable if someone is riding your horse and gets hurt, 'inherant risk'. But you are liable if your horse gets out and say someone wrecks their car by hitting it or running off the road to miss it.
Reply:I have a book I love. "The Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook" It's great for helping with general health care, and what to do in case of emergencies. I don't know if the have a website, but Colorado State University is one of the best Equine veterinary colleges in the world.
Reply:I would talk to your vet in regards to nutrition, and then contact the Brand Inspector about the liability laws and contracts. If he doesn't know exactly what you need, he will know where you can find out.
Secondly, I would talk to the horses' owners about any special needs the horses in your care have or may have, or any medical histories.
Books are a good source of information, but don't rely on them for everything.
Reply:any thing by Cherry Hill
go to a boarding barn and ask if they will board your horse and they will give you a contract to sign, or if you want to board a horse at your place call around and ask what to put in the contract and write your own
What are some good books to care for a horse both internal health and physically?
Check Texas A%26amp;M's equine site, they have some good articles on feeding the equine athlete, or brood mare etc. Not too sure about minnesota but here you are not liable if someone is riding your horse and gets hurt, 'inherant risk'. But you are liable if your horse gets out and say someone wrecks their car by hitting it or running off the road to miss it.
Reply:I have a book I love. "The Horse Owner's Veterinary Handbook" It's great for helping with general health care, and what to do in case of emergencies. I don't know if the have a website, but Colorado State University is one of the best Equine veterinary colleges in the world.
Reply:I would talk to your vet in regards to nutrition, and then contact the Brand Inspector about the liability laws and contracts. If he doesn't know exactly what you need, he will know where you can find out.
Secondly, I would talk to the horses' owners about any special needs the horses in your care have or may have, or any medical histories.
Books are a good source of information, but don't rely on them for everything.
Reply:any thing by Cherry Hill
go to a boarding barn and ask if they will board your horse and they will give you a contract to sign, or if you want to board a horse at your place call around and ask what to put in the contract and write your own
Where can i find books by maggie shanye?
I've looked at the school library but they don't have any books by maggie shayne. Please only answer if you really know. She's like my favorite author.
Where can i find books by maggie shanye?
I have linked some online sites that you can buy the books at. I would suggest also trying your local bookstore. If they don't carry the book, many times they will order it and call you when it comes in (although you may have to pay upon them ordering the book)
Where can i find books by maggie shanye?
I have linked some online sites that you can buy the books at. I would suggest also trying your local bookstore. If they don't carry the book, many times they will order it and call you when it comes in (although you may have to pay upon them ordering the book)
Where can I buy the Tank Packet books from?
Hi, I remember reading in The Observer some weeks ago now about something called "Tank Packet Books" which were classic books in packaging like cigarette packets, I've been looking for these everywhere, does anyone know of a website or store where they're available to buy? Thanks!
Where can I buy the Tank Packet books from?
I would imagine they're collectors items by now, your best bet would be a private collection. Try eBay and speciality book stores that deal in rare and hard to find books.
flowers for algernon
Where can I buy the Tank Packet books from?
I would imagine they're collectors items by now, your best bet would be a private collection. Try eBay and speciality book stores that deal in rare and hard to find books.
flowers for algernon
What are some good books to read for a 16yr old?
I was wondering what books will help me expand my vocabulary and help me become a better writer. I am interested in war and crime related novels; however, I do not have much of a preference as to which suggestions you make.
Thanks!
What are some good books to read for a 16yr old?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque is known as the best of all war novels. Catcher in the Rye by Salinger is also a great book for any teenager to read.
Reply:Gone With the Wind Report It
Reply:the series of
ERAGON
or
ARTEMOUS FOWL
Reply:walden by henry david thoreau
self-reliance by ralph waldo emerson
alas, babylon by pat frank
friday by robert heinlein
Reply:Did you read the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet? If not... great war story. Also great command of languages. Also great writing. Tolkien is a must read.
"All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy is a fairly quiet book, actually, (not much dialogue) but it is terrific writing and a fine story, with culture clash being part of it.
Try some British crime novels... Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, P.D. James (yes), Ruth Rendell... all experts at what they do.
Hmm. I just assumed you aren't in Great Britain. I shouldn't!
Reply:crime and punishment
Reply:How about "Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" by Bradley Steffens? It tells the fascinating, true story of a medieval Muslim scholar who overcame bouts of mental illness to develop the scientific method.
Born in Basra (located in what is now Iraq) in 965, Ibn al-Haytham first studied theology, trying unsuccessfully to resolve the differences between the Shi'ah and Sunnah sects. He turned his attention to the works of the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. He was the first person to apply algebra to geometry, founding the branch of mathematics known as analytic geometry. He traveled to Egypt to build a dam on the Nile, failed, and ended up imprisoned in Cairo for ten years. During this time he developed the idea of systematically testing hypotheses with experiments—the core of the scientific method.
"Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" was just chosen by California Readers to be part of the 2008 California Collection. You can find reviews of the book and a sample chapter at http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/
Reply:War--Conflict and Consequences
1. Bruchac, Joseph Winter people, The
2. Cooney, Caroline B. Goddess of yesterday
3. Dickinson, Peter AK
4. Dorros, Arthur Under the sun
5. Elliott, L. M. Under a war-torn sky
6. Goodman, Joan E. Hope's crossing
7. Grant, K. M. Blood red horse
8. Haddix, Margaret Peterson Escape from memory
9. Holub, Josef Innocent soldier, An
10. Hunter, Mollie King's swift rider, The
11. Marsden, John Tomorrow, when the war began
12. Mazer, Harry Last mission, The
13. Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful
14. Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in water
15. O'Dell, Scott Sarah Bishop
16. Paulsen, Gary Soldier's heart
17. Paulsen, Gary White Fox chronicles, The
18. Rinaldi, Ann Amelia's war
19. Rylant, Cynthia I had seen castles
20. Siegelson, Kim L. Trembling earth
for more and descriptions
http://novelst4.epnet.com/NovApp/novelis...
Reply:Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz, is a really well written book.
Also, Parallel Journeys, Eleanor H. Ayer With Helen Waterford And Alfons Heck.
It is a double autobiography. Helen Waterford survived Auschwitz, Alfons Heck was in the Hitler Youth and German Air force. They take turns telling their stories. It is incredible.
Reply:HARRY POTTER!!!!!1
Reply:Forrest Gump (Both a novel and a movie)
The Patriot (I don't know if there is a book for it though)
Reply:every 16 year old should read Kurt Vonnegut. Read "Player Piano", "Breakfast of Champions", and "Slaughterhouse Five"
Thanks!
What are some good books to read for a 16yr old?
All Quiet on the Western Front by Remarque is known as the best of all war novels. Catcher in the Rye by Salinger is also a great book for any teenager to read.
Reply:Gone With the Wind Report It
Reply:the series of
ERAGON
or
ARTEMOUS FOWL
Reply:walden by henry david thoreau
self-reliance by ralph waldo emerson
alas, babylon by pat frank
friday by robert heinlein
Reply:Did you read the Lord of the Rings trilogy yet? If not... great war story. Also great command of languages. Also great writing. Tolkien is a must read.
"All the Pretty Horses" by Cormac McCarthy is a fairly quiet book, actually, (not much dialogue) but it is terrific writing and a fine story, with culture clash being part of it.
Try some British crime novels... Arthur Conan Doyle, Agatha Christie, P.D. James (yes), Ruth Rendell... all experts at what they do.
Hmm. I just assumed you aren't in Great Britain. I shouldn't!
Reply:crime and punishment
Reply:How about "Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" by Bradley Steffens? It tells the fascinating, true story of a medieval Muslim scholar who overcame bouts of mental illness to develop the scientific method.
Born in Basra (located in what is now Iraq) in 965, Ibn al-Haytham first studied theology, trying unsuccessfully to resolve the differences between the Shi'ah and Sunnah sects. He turned his attention to the works of the ancient Greek philosophers and mathematicians. He was the first person to apply algebra to geometry, founding the branch of mathematics known as analytic geometry. He traveled to Egypt to build a dam on the Nile, failed, and ended up imprisoned in Cairo for ten years. During this time he developed the idea of systematically testing hypotheses with experiments—the core of the scientific method.
"Ibn al-Haytham: First Scientist" was just chosen by California Readers to be part of the 2008 California Collection. You can find reviews of the book and a sample chapter at http://www.ibnalhaytham.net/
Reply:War--Conflict and Consequences
1. Bruchac, Joseph Winter people, The
2. Cooney, Caroline B. Goddess of yesterday
3. Dickinson, Peter AK
4. Dorros, Arthur Under the sun
5. Elliott, L. M. Under a war-torn sky
6. Goodman, Joan E. Hope's crossing
7. Grant, K. M. Blood red horse
8. Haddix, Margaret Peterson Escape from memory
9. Holub, Josef Innocent soldier, An
10. Hunter, Mollie King's swift rider, The
11. Marsden, John Tomorrow, when the war began
12. Mazer, Harry Last mission, The
13. Morpurgo, Michael Private Peaceful
14. Napoli, Donna Jo Stones in water
15. O'Dell, Scott Sarah Bishop
16. Paulsen, Gary Soldier's heart
17. Paulsen, Gary White Fox chronicles, The
18. Rinaldi, Ann Amelia's war
19. Rylant, Cynthia I had seen castles
20. Siegelson, Kim L. Trembling earth
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Reply:Samurai Shortstop, Alan Gratz, is a really well written book.
Also, Parallel Journeys, Eleanor H. Ayer With Helen Waterford And Alfons Heck.
It is a double autobiography. Helen Waterford survived Auschwitz, Alfons Heck was in the Hitler Youth and German Air force. They take turns telling their stories. It is incredible.
Reply:HARRY POTTER!!!!!1
Reply:Forrest Gump (Both a novel and a movie)
The Patriot (I don't know if there is a book for it though)
Reply:every 16 year old should read Kurt Vonnegut. Read "Player Piano", "Breakfast of Champions", and "Slaughterhouse Five"
What are some good books to read at a sophmore level?
I've read Catcher in the Rye, The Historian, Great Expectations, The Outsiders, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Great Gatsby, and I am currently reading A Tale of Two Cities.
What are some other good books/novels?
What are some good books to read at a sophmore level?
College Bound Reading List
Agee, James
A Death in the Family
Story of loss and heartbreak felt when a young father dies.
Anderson, Sherwood
Winesburg, Ohio
A collection of short stories lays bare the life of a small town in the Midwest.
Baldwin, James
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Semi-autobiographical novel about a 14-year-old black youth's religious conversion.
Bellamy, Edward
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Written in 1887 about a young man who travels in time to a utopian year 2000, where economic security and a healthy moral environment have reduced crime.
Bellow, Saul
Seize the Day
A son grapples with his love and hate for an unworthy father.
Bradbury, Ray
Fahrenheit 451
Reading is a crime and firemen burn books in this futuristic society.
Cather, Willa
My Antonia
Immigrant pioneers strive to adapt to the Nebraska prairies.
Chopin, Kate
The Awakening
The story of a New Orleans woman who abandons her husband and children to search for love and self-understanding.
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
The Ox-Bow Incident
When a group of citizens discovers one of their members has been murdered by cattle rustlers, they form an illegal posse, pursue the murderers, and lynch them.
Cormier, Robert
The Chocolate War
Jerry Renault challenges the power structure of his school when he refuses to sell chocolates for the annual fundraiser.
Crane, Stephen
The Red Badge of Courage
During the Civil War, Henry Fleming joins the army full of romantic visions of battle which are shattered by combat.
Dorris, Michael
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Three generations of Native American women recount their searches for identity and love.
Ellison, Ralph
Invisible Man
A black man's search for himself as an individual and as a member of his race and his society.
Faulkner, William
As I Lay Dying
The Bundren family takes the ripening corpse of Addie, wife and mother, on a gruesomely comic journey.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Great Gatsby
A young man corrupts himself and the American Dream to regain a lost love.
Gaines, Ernest
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
In her 100 years, Miss Jane Pittman experiences it all, from slavery to the civil rights movement.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
The Scarlet Letter
An adulterous Puritan woman keeps secret the identity of the father of her illegitimate child.
Heller, Joseph
Catch-22
A broad comedy about a WWII bombardier based in Italy and his efforts to avoid bombing missions.
Hemingway, Ernest
A Farewell to Arms
During World War I, an American lieutenant runs away with the woman who nurses him back to health.
Hurston, Zora Neale
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie repudiates many roles in her quest for self-fulfillment.
Kesey, Ken
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A novel about a power struggle between the head nurse and one of the male patients in a mental institution.
Lee, Harper
To Kill a Mockingbird
At great peril to himself and his children, lawyer Atticus Finch defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town.
Lewis, Sinclair
Main Street
A young doctor's wife tries to change the ugliness, dullness and ignorance which prevail in Gopher Prairie, Minn.
London, Jack
Call of the Wild
Buck is a loyal pet dog until cruel men make him a pawn in their search for Klondike gold.
McCullers, Carson
The Member of the Wedding
A young southern girl is determined to be the third party on a honeymoon, despite all the advice against it from friends and family.
Melville, Herman
Moby-Dick
A complex novel about a mad sea captain's pursuit of the White Whale.
Morrison, Toni
Sula
The lifelong friendship of two women becomes strained when one causes the other's husband to abandon her.
O'Connor, Flannery
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Social awareness, the grotesque, and the need for faith characterize these stories of the contemporary South.
Parks, Gordon
The Learning Tree
A fictional study of a black family in a small Kansas town in the 1920s.
Plath, Sylvia
The Bell Jar
The heartbreaking story of a talented young woman's descent into madness.
Poe, Edgar Allan
Great Tales and Poems
Poe is considered the father of detective stories and a master of supernatural tales.
Potok, Chaim
The Chosen
Friendship between two Jewish boys, one Hasidic and the other Orthodox, begins at a baseball game and flourishes despite their different backgrounds and beliefs.
Salinger, J.D.
The Catcher in the Rye
A prep school dropout rejects the "phoniness" he sees all about him.
Sinclair, Upton
The Jungle
The deplorable conditions of the Chicago stockyards are exposed in this turn-of-the-century novel.
Steinbeck, John
The Grapes of Wrath
The desperate flight of tenant farmers from Oklahoma during the Depression.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The classic tale that awakened a nation about the slave system.
Twain, Mark
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck and Jim, a runaway slave, travel down the Mississippi in search of freedom.
Vonnegut, Kurt
Slaughterhouse-Five
Billy Pilgrim, an optometrist from Ilium, New York, shuttles between World War II Dresden and a luxurious zoo on the planet Tralfamadore.
Walker, Alice
The Color Purple
A young woman sees herself as property until another woman teaches her to value herself.
Wells, H.G.
The Time Machine
A scientist invents a machine that transports him into the future.
Welty, Eudora
Thirteen Stories
A collection of short stories about people and life in the deep South.
Wolfe, Thomas
Look Homeward, Angel
A novel depicting the coming of age of Eugene Gant and his passion to experience life.
Wright, Richard
Native Son
Bigger Thomas, a young man from the Chicago slums, lashes out against a hostile society by committing two murders.
Achebe, Chinua
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo, a proud village leader, is driven to murder and suicide by European changes to his traditional Ibo society.
Allende, Isabel
House of the Spirits
The story of the Trueba family in Chile, from the turn of the century to the violent days of the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in 1973.
Austen, Jane
Pride and Prejudice
Love and marriage among the English country gentry of Austen's day.
Balzac, Honore de
Pere Goriot
A father is reduced to poverty after giving money to his daughters.
Borges, Jorge Luis
Labyrinths
An anthology of literary fireworks based on Borges' favorite symbol.
Bronte, Charlotte
Jane Eyre
An intelligent and passionate governess falls in love with a strange, moody man tormented by dark secrets.
Bronte, Emily
Wuthering Heights
One of the masterpieces of English romanticism, this is a novel of Heathcliff and Catherine, love and revenge.
Camus, Albert
The Stranger
A man who is virtually unknown to both himself and others commits a pointless murder for which he has no explanation.
Carroll, Lewis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A fantasy in which Alice follows the White Rabbit to a dream world.
Cervantes, Miguel de
Don Quixote
An eccentric old gentleman sets out as a knight "tilting at windmills" to right the wrongs of the world.
Conrad, Joseph
Heart of Darkness
The novel's narrator journeys into the Congo where he discovers the extent to which greed can corrupt a good man.
Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe
The adventures of a man who spends 24 years on an isolated island.
Dickens, Charles
Great Expectations
The moving story of the rise, fall, and rise again of a humbly-born young orphan.
Dostoevski, Feodor
Crime and Punishment
A psychological novel about a poor student who murders an old woman pawnbroker and her sister.
Eliot, George
The Mill on the Floss
Maggie is miserable because her brother disapproves of her choices of romances.
Esquivel, Laura
Like Water for Chocolate
As the youngest of three daughters in a turn-of-the-century Mexican family, Tita may not marry but must remain at home to care for her mother.
Flaubert, Gustave
Madame Bovary
In her extramarital affairs, a bored young wife seeks unsuccessfully to find the emotional experiences she craves.
Forster, E.M.
A Passage to India
A young English woman in British-ruled India accuses an Indian doctor of sexual assault.
Fuentes, Carlos
The Death of Artemio Cruz
A powerful Mexican newspaper publisher recalls his life as he lies dying at age 71.
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
A technique called magical realism is used in this portrait of seven generations in the lives of the Buendia family.
Gogol, Nikolai
The Overcoat
Russian tales of good and evil.
Golding, William
Lord of the Flies
English schoolboys marooned on an uninhabited island test the values of civilization when they attempt to set up a society of their own.
Grass, Gunter
The Tin Drum
Oskar describes the amoral conditions through which he has lived in Germany, both during and after the Hitler regime.
Hardy, Thomas
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The happiness of Tess and her husband is destroyed when she confesses that she bore a child as the result of a forced sexual relationship with her employer's son.
Hesse, Hermann
Siddhartha
Emerging from a kaleidoscope of experiences and pleasures, a young Brahmin ascends to a state of peace and mystic holiness.
Huxley, Aldous
Brave New World
A bitter satire of the future, in which the world is controlled by advances in science and social changes.
Joyce, James
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A novel about a young man growing up in Ireland and rebelling against family, country, and religion.
Kafka, Franz
The Trial
A man is tried for a crime he knows nothing about, yet for which he feels guilt.
Lawrence, D.H.
Sons and Lovers
An autobiographical novel about a youth torn between a dominant working-class father and a possessive genteel mother.
Mann, Thomas
Death in Venice
In this novella, an author becomes aware of a darker side of himself when he visits Venice.
Orwell, George
Animal Farm
Animals turn the tables on their masters.
Pasternak, Boris
Doctor Zhivago
An epic novel of Russia before and after the Bolshevik revolution.
Paton, Alan
Cry, the Beloved Country
A country Zulu pastor searches for his sick sister in Johannesburg, and discovers that she has become a prostitute and his son a murderer.
Remarque, Erich Maria
All Quiet on the Western Front
A young German soldier in World War I experiences pounding shellfire, hunger, sickness, and death.
Scott, Sir Walter
Ivanhoe
Tale of Ivanhoe, the disinherited knight, Lady Rowena, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood at the time of the Crusades.
Shelley, Mary W.
Frankenstein
A gothic tale of terror in which Franken-stein creates a monster from corpses.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksander
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov endures one more day in a Siberian prison camp and finds joy in survival.
Swift, Jonathan
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver encounters dwarfs and giants and has other strange adventures when his ship is wrecked in distant lands.
Tan, Amy
The Joy Luck Club
After her mother's death, a young Chinese-American woman learns of her mother's tragic early life in China.
Tolstoy, Leo
Anna Karenina
Anna forsakes her husband for the dashing Count Vronsky and brief happiness.
Weisel, Elie
Night
A searing account of the Holocaust as experienced by a 15-year-old boy.
Angelou, Maya
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
An African-American writer traces her coming of age.
Ashe, Arthur and Arnold Rampersad.
Days of Grace
Biography of a highly respected tennis star and citizen of the world who dies of AIDS.
Baker, Russell
Growing Up
A columnist with a sense of humor takes a gentle look at his childhood in Baltimore during the Depression.
Berenbaum, Michael
The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Brown, Dee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
A narrative of the white man's conquest of the American land as the Indian victims experienced it.
Cooke, Alistair
Alistair Cooke's America
A history of the continent, with anecdotes and insight into what makes America work.
Criddle, Jan. D. and Teeda Butt Mam
To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family
After the 1975 Communist takeover of Cambodia, Teeda's upper-class life is re-duced to surviving impossible conditions.
Crow Dog, Mary and Richard Erdoes
Lakota Woman
Mary Crow Dog stands with 2,000 other Native Americans at the site of the Wounded Knee massacre, demonstrating for Native American rights.
Curie, Eve
Madame Curie
In sharing personal papers and her own memories, a daughter pays tribute to her mother, a scientific genius.
Delany, Sara and A. Elizabeth with Amy Hill Hearth
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Two daughters of former slaves tell their stories of fighting racial and gender pre-
judice during the 20th century.
Epstein, Norrie
Friendly Shakespeare: A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard.
Gain a perspective on Shakespeare's works through these sidelights, interpretations, anecdotes, and historical insights.
Frank, Anne
The Diary of a Young Girl
The story of a Jewish family forced by encroaching Nazis to live in hiding.
Franklin, Benjamin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Considered one of the most interesting autobiographies in English.
Haley, Alex
Roots
Traces Haley's search for the history of his family, from Africa through the era of slavery to the 20th century.
Hersey, John
Hiroshima
Six Hiroshima survivors reflect on the aftermath of the first atomic bomb.
Karlsen, Carol
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
The status of women in colonial society affects the Salem witch accusations.
Keller, Helen
The Story of My Life
The story of Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, and her relationship with her devoted teacher Anne Sullivan.
Kennedy, John F.
Profiles in Courage
A series of profiles of Americans who took courageous stands in public life.
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King's most important writings are gathered together in one source.
Kovic, Ron
Born on the Fourth of July
Paralyzed in the Vietnam War, 21-year-old Ron Kovic received little support from his country and its government.
Machiavelli, Niccolo
The Prince
A treatise giving the absolute ruler practical advice on ways to maintain a strong central government.
Malcom X, with Alex Haley
The Autobiography of Malcom X
Traces the transformation of a controversial Black Muslim figure from street hustler to religious and national leader.
Marx, Karl
The Communist Manifesto
Expresses Marx's belief in the inevitability of conflict between social classes and calls on the workers of the world to unite and revolt.
Mathabane, Mark
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
A tennis player breaks down racial barriers and escape to a better life in America.
Maybury-Lewis, David
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
Profiles members of several tribal cultures.
McPherson, James
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
From the Mexican War to Appomattox, aspects of the Civil War are examined.
Mills, Kay
This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper's daughter, uses her considerable courage and singing talent to become a leader in the civil rights movement.
Plato
The Republic
Plato creates an ideal society where
justice is equated with health and happiness in the state and the individual.
Rogosin, Donn
Invisible Men: Life in Baseball's ***** Leagues
***** League players finally gain recognition for their contributions to baseball.
Thoreau, Henry David
Walden
In the mid-19th century, Thoreau spends 26 months alone in the woods to "front the essential facts of life."
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Democracy in America
This classic in political literature examines American society from the viewpoint of a leading French magistrate who visited the U.S. in 1831.
Tuchman, Barbara
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
Tuchman uses the example of a single feudal lord to trace the history of the 14th century.
Williams, Juan
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-65
From Brown vs. the Board of Education to the Voting Rights Act, Williams outlines the social and political gains of African-Americans
Yolen, Jane
Favorite Folktales From Around the World
Yolen frames these powerful tales with explanations of historical and literary significance.
Attenborough, David
The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth
Various habitats expand the vision of Planet Earth.
Bronowski, Jacob
The Ascent of Man
A scientist's history of the human mind and the human condition.
Carson, Rachel
Silent Spring
Carson's original clarion call to environmental action sets the stage for saving our planet.
Darwin, Charles
The Origin of Species
The classic exposition of the theory of
evolution by natural selection.
Hawking, Stephen
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
Cosmology becomes understandable as the author discusses the origin, evolution, and fate of our universe.
Leopold, Aldo
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There
Leopold shares his present and future visions of a natural world.
Campbell, Joseph
The Power of Myth
Explores themes and symbols from world religions and their relevance to humankind's spiritual journey today.
Hamilton, Edith
Mythology
Gods and heroes, their clashes and adventures, come alive in this splendid retelling of the Greek, Roman and Norse myths.
Kotlowitz, Alex
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in Urban America
Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers and their family struggle to survive in one of Chicago's worst housing projects.
Kozol, Jonathan
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Kozol's indictment of the public school system advocates equalizing per pupil public school expenditures.
Terkel, Studs
Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession
This kaleidoscope covers the full range of America's views on racial issues.
Beckett, Samuel
Waiting for Godot
Powerful, symbolic portrayal of the human condition.
Brecht, Bertolt
Mother Courage and Her Children
A product of the Nazi era, Mother Courage is a feminine "Everyman" in a play on the futility of war.
Chekhov, Anton
The Cherry Orchard
The orchard evokes different meanings for the impoverished aristocrat and the merchant who buys it.
Ibsen, Henrik
A Doll's House
A woman leaves her family to pursue personal freedom.
Marlowe, Christopher
Doctor Faustus
First dramatization of the medieval legend of a man who sold his soul to the devil.
Miller, Arthur
Death of a Salesman
The tragedy of a typical American who, at age 63, is faced with what he cannot face: defeat and disillusionment.
O'Neill, Eugene
Long Day's Journey Into Night
A tragedy set in 1912 in the summer home of an isolated, theatrical family.
Sarte, Jean Paul
No Exit
A modern morality play in which three persons are condemned to hell because of crimes against humanity.
Shakespeare, William
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet,
Macbeth, Twelfth Night, others.
Shaw, Bernard
Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Pygmalion, others.
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
Classical tragedy of Oedipus who unwittingly killed his father, married his mother and brought the plague to Thebes.
Wilde, Oscar
The Importance of Being Earnest
Comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society.
Wilder, Thornton
Our Town
The dead of a New Hamshire village of the early 1900s appreciate life more than the living.
Williams, Tennessee
A Streetcar Named Desire
Blanche Dubois' fantasies of refinement and grandeur are brutally destroyed by her brother-in-law.
Wilson, August
The Piano Lesson
Drama set in 1936 Pittsburgh chronicles black experience in America.
Angelou, Maya
And Still I Rise
Poems reflecting themes from her autobiography.
Brooks, Gwendolyn
Selected Poems
Poetry focusing on the lives of African American residents of Northern urban ghettos, particularly women.
Cummings, E.E.
Complete Poems, 1904-1962
Prepared directly from the original manuscripts, preserving the original typography and format.
Dickinson, Emily
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
A chronological arrangement of all known Dickinson poems and fragments.
Donne, John
The Complete Poetry of John Donne
Poems distinguished by wit, profundity of thought, passion and subtlety.
Eliot, T.S.
The Waste Land
A poem of despair by one of the most important modern poets in English.
Frost, Robert
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Collected works reflecting both flashing insight and practical wisdom.
Ginsberg, Allen
Howl and Other Poems
Works from the leading poet of the so-called "beat generation."
Giovanni, Nikki
My House
The poems in this collection deal with love, family, nature, friends, music, aloneness, blackness, and Africa.
Hughes, Langston
Selected Poems
Poems selected by Hughes shortly before his death in 1967, representing work from his entire career.
Keats, John
Complete Poems
Among the greatest odes in English, written by a genius who died young.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
The Poetical Works of Longfellow
Includes "The Song of Hiawatha" and "The Courtship of Miles Standish."
Sandburg, Carl
Complete Poems
Sandburg celebrates industrial and agricultural America and the common people.
Thomas, Dylan
Poems of Dylan Thomas
Poetry by a "word magician" with a powerful imagination.
Williams, William Carlos
Selected Poems
Williams' poetry is firmly rooted in the commonplace details of American life.
Wordsworth, William
Poems
Poetry revealing the extraordinary beauty and significance of simple things.
Yeats, William Butler
The Poems
Leading poet of the Irish Renaissance.
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Reply:"Candy" is a very interesting one for its nature. Here are some others--the list is endless, you know--Anthem, The Poetry of Robert Frost , Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Winter of my Discontent, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Piano Lesson, The Robber Bridegroom, My House, The Midwife's Apprentice, Poems of Dylan Thomas, Magic Men, The Stranger, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Light in August, The Cherry Orchard, War and Peace, Waiting for Godot, The Power of Myth, Favorite Folktales From Around the World, The Myths, The Republic, Seize the Day, The Awakening, Les Miserables, The Odyssey. The Old Man and the Sea, Travels with Charlie, Chronicles of a Death Fortold, Cheaper by the Dozen,The Crucible, The Egg and I, Annie and the King of Siam, Grapes of Wrath, Press and Prejudice, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Tempest, Sound and Fury, Islands in the Stream, My Struggle, Leatherstocking Tales, Kidnapped, Tom Sawyer, Innocents Abroad, Shipwrecked, and I Was There.
Concentrate on the Russians, Shakespeare, Faulkner and the British authors of the 1800s. Don't overlook some excellent writing from contemporary Italy and South America.
ADDED-- Don't forget the CLASSIC CLASSICS--"Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans" is a good starter. So are the plays of the early Greeks (all timeless), and read the librettos of the leading operas (mainly the German and Italian ones) if you want to found yourself in high morality and the human experience.
Reply:the awakening
the crucible
Reply:Les Miserables, The Old Man and the Sea, Travels with Charlie, Chronicles of a Death Fortold, and Candide. Those were the books I read my sophmore year.
Reply:The fountainhead by Ayn rand
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by Robert pirsig
The stranger by Albert camus
The Republic by Plato
there are many more but u can't go wrong with any one of them
Good luck
Reply:It looks like there is plenty of a list for you to choose from, but I would personally recommend Anthem by Ayn Rand. It really makes you think about life and the society we live in.
Reply:McBeth, The Odyssey
Reply:Fantastic!! If you've read all of those, you can read anything you wish. Your reading level doesn't matter; at least as far as school rates you; you are already further advanced than most of your peer. And if you understood what you've read you are further along than a lot of college students. Keep it up.
Reply:The Midwife's Apprentice is awesome.
Reply:Something different, read Magic Men by W. Korol Selley.
What are some other good books/novels?
What are some good books to read at a sophmore level?
College Bound Reading List
Agee, James
A Death in the Family
Story of loss and heartbreak felt when a young father dies.
Anderson, Sherwood
Winesburg, Ohio
A collection of short stories lays bare the life of a small town in the Midwest.
Baldwin, James
Go Tell It On the Mountain
Semi-autobiographical novel about a 14-year-old black youth's religious conversion.
Bellamy, Edward
Looking Backward: 2000-1887
Written in 1887 about a young man who travels in time to a utopian year 2000, where economic security and a healthy moral environment have reduced crime.
Bellow, Saul
Seize the Day
A son grapples with his love and hate for an unworthy father.
Bradbury, Ray
Fahrenheit 451
Reading is a crime and firemen burn books in this futuristic society.
Cather, Willa
My Antonia
Immigrant pioneers strive to adapt to the Nebraska prairies.
Chopin, Kate
The Awakening
The story of a New Orleans woman who abandons her husband and children to search for love and self-understanding.
Clark, Walter Van Tilburg
The Ox-Bow Incident
When a group of citizens discovers one of their members has been murdered by cattle rustlers, they form an illegal posse, pursue the murderers, and lynch them.
Cormier, Robert
The Chocolate War
Jerry Renault challenges the power structure of his school when he refuses to sell chocolates for the annual fundraiser.
Crane, Stephen
The Red Badge of Courage
During the Civil War, Henry Fleming joins the army full of romantic visions of battle which are shattered by combat.
Dorris, Michael
A Yellow Raft in Blue Water
Three generations of Native American women recount their searches for identity and love.
Ellison, Ralph
Invisible Man
A black man's search for himself as an individual and as a member of his race and his society.
Faulkner, William
As I Lay Dying
The Bundren family takes the ripening corpse of Addie, wife and mother, on a gruesomely comic journey.
Fitzgerald, F. Scott
The Great Gatsby
A young man corrupts himself and the American Dream to regain a lost love.
Gaines, Ernest
The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman
In her 100 years, Miss Jane Pittman experiences it all, from slavery to the civil rights movement.
Hawthorne, Nathaniel
The Scarlet Letter
An adulterous Puritan woman keeps secret the identity of the father of her illegitimate child.
Heller, Joseph
Catch-22
A broad comedy about a WWII bombardier based in Italy and his efforts to avoid bombing missions.
Hemingway, Ernest
A Farewell to Arms
During World War I, an American lieutenant runs away with the woman who nurses him back to health.
Hurston, Zora Neale
Their Eyes Were Watching God
Janie repudiates many roles in her quest for self-fulfillment.
Kesey, Ken
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
A novel about a power struggle between the head nurse and one of the male patients in a mental institution.
Lee, Harper
To Kill a Mockingbird
At great peril to himself and his children, lawyer Atticus Finch defends an African-American man accused of raping a white woman in a small Alabama town.
Lewis, Sinclair
Main Street
A young doctor's wife tries to change the ugliness, dullness and ignorance which prevail in Gopher Prairie, Minn.
London, Jack
Call of the Wild
Buck is a loyal pet dog until cruel men make him a pawn in their search for Klondike gold.
McCullers, Carson
The Member of the Wedding
A young southern girl is determined to be the third party on a honeymoon, despite all the advice against it from friends and family.
Melville, Herman
Moby-Dick
A complex novel about a mad sea captain's pursuit of the White Whale.
Morrison, Toni
Sula
The lifelong friendship of two women becomes strained when one causes the other's husband to abandon her.
O'Connor, Flannery
A Good Man is Hard to Find
Social awareness, the grotesque, and the need for faith characterize these stories of the contemporary South.
Parks, Gordon
The Learning Tree
A fictional study of a black family in a small Kansas town in the 1920s.
Plath, Sylvia
The Bell Jar
The heartbreaking story of a talented young woman's descent into madness.
Poe, Edgar Allan
Great Tales and Poems
Poe is considered the father of detective stories and a master of supernatural tales.
Potok, Chaim
The Chosen
Friendship between two Jewish boys, one Hasidic and the other Orthodox, begins at a baseball game and flourishes despite their different backgrounds and beliefs.
Salinger, J.D.
The Catcher in the Rye
A prep school dropout rejects the "phoniness" he sees all about him.
Sinclair, Upton
The Jungle
The deplorable conditions of the Chicago stockyards are exposed in this turn-of-the-century novel.
Steinbeck, John
The Grapes of Wrath
The desperate flight of tenant farmers from Oklahoma during the Depression.
Stowe, Harriet Beecher
Uncle Tom's Cabin
The classic tale that awakened a nation about the slave system.
Twain, Mark
The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Huck and Jim, a runaway slave, travel down the Mississippi in search of freedom.
Vonnegut, Kurt
Slaughterhouse-Five
Billy Pilgrim, an optometrist from Ilium, New York, shuttles between World War II Dresden and a luxurious zoo on the planet Tralfamadore.
Walker, Alice
The Color Purple
A young woman sees herself as property until another woman teaches her to value herself.
Wells, H.G.
The Time Machine
A scientist invents a machine that transports him into the future.
Welty, Eudora
Thirteen Stories
A collection of short stories about people and life in the deep South.
Wolfe, Thomas
Look Homeward, Angel
A novel depicting the coming of age of Eugene Gant and his passion to experience life.
Wright, Richard
Native Son
Bigger Thomas, a young man from the Chicago slums, lashes out against a hostile society by committing two murders.
Achebe, Chinua
Things Fall Apart
Okonkwo, a proud village leader, is driven to murder and suicide by European changes to his traditional Ibo society.
Allende, Isabel
House of the Spirits
The story of the Trueba family in Chile, from the turn of the century to the violent days of the overthrow of the Salvador Allende government in 1973.
Austen, Jane
Pride and Prejudice
Love and marriage among the English country gentry of Austen's day.
Balzac, Honore de
Pere Goriot
A father is reduced to poverty after giving money to his daughters.
Borges, Jorge Luis
Labyrinths
An anthology of literary fireworks based on Borges' favorite symbol.
Bronte, Charlotte
Jane Eyre
An intelligent and passionate governess falls in love with a strange, moody man tormented by dark secrets.
Bronte, Emily
Wuthering Heights
One of the masterpieces of English romanticism, this is a novel of Heathcliff and Catherine, love and revenge.
Camus, Albert
The Stranger
A man who is virtually unknown to both himself and others commits a pointless murder for which he has no explanation.
Carroll, Lewis
Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
A fantasy in which Alice follows the White Rabbit to a dream world.
Cervantes, Miguel de
Don Quixote
An eccentric old gentleman sets out as a knight "tilting at windmills" to right the wrongs of the world.
Conrad, Joseph
Heart of Darkness
The novel's narrator journeys into the Congo where he discovers the extent to which greed can corrupt a good man.
Defoe, Daniel
Robinson Crusoe
The adventures of a man who spends 24 years on an isolated island.
Dickens, Charles
Great Expectations
The moving story of the rise, fall, and rise again of a humbly-born young orphan.
Dostoevski, Feodor
Crime and Punishment
A psychological novel about a poor student who murders an old woman pawnbroker and her sister.
Eliot, George
The Mill on the Floss
Maggie is miserable because her brother disapproves of her choices of romances.
Esquivel, Laura
Like Water for Chocolate
As the youngest of three daughters in a turn-of-the-century Mexican family, Tita may not marry but must remain at home to care for her mother.
Flaubert, Gustave
Madame Bovary
In her extramarital affairs, a bored young wife seeks unsuccessfully to find the emotional experiences she craves.
Forster, E.M.
A Passage to India
A young English woman in British-ruled India accuses an Indian doctor of sexual assault.
Fuentes, Carlos
The Death of Artemio Cruz
A powerful Mexican newspaper publisher recalls his life as he lies dying at age 71.
Garcia Marquez, Gabriel
One Hundred Years of Solitude
A technique called magical realism is used in this portrait of seven generations in the lives of the Buendia family.
Gogol, Nikolai
The Overcoat
Russian tales of good and evil.
Golding, William
Lord of the Flies
English schoolboys marooned on an uninhabited island test the values of civilization when they attempt to set up a society of their own.
Grass, Gunter
The Tin Drum
Oskar describes the amoral conditions through which he has lived in Germany, both during and after the Hitler regime.
Hardy, Thomas
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
The happiness of Tess and her husband is destroyed when she confesses that she bore a child as the result of a forced sexual relationship with her employer's son.
Hesse, Hermann
Siddhartha
Emerging from a kaleidoscope of experiences and pleasures, a young Brahmin ascends to a state of peace and mystic holiness.
Huxley, Aldous
Brave New World
A bitter satire of the future, in which the world is controlled by advances in science and social changes.
Joyce, James
A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man
A novel about a young man growing up in Ireland and rebelling against family, country, and religion.
Kafka, Franz
The Trial
A man is tried for a crime he knows nothing about, yet for which he feels guilt.
Lawrence, D.H.
Sons and Lovers
An autobiographical novel about a youth torn between a dominant working-class father and a possessive genteel mother.
Mann, Thomas
Death in Venice
In this novella, an author becomes aware of a darker side of himself when he visits Venice.
Orwell, George
Animal Farm
Animals turn the tables on their masters.
Pasternak, Boris
Doctor Zhivago
An epic novel of Russia before and after the Bolshevik revolution.
Paton, Alan
Cry, the Beloved Country
A country Zulu pastor searches for his sick sister in Johannesburg, and discovers that she has become a prostitute and his son a murderer.
Remarque, Erich Maria
All Quiet on the Western Front
A young German soldier in World War I experiences pounding shellfire, hunger, sickness, and death.
Scott, Sir Walter
Ivanhoe
Tale of Ivanhoe, the disinherited knight, Lady Rowena, Richard the Lion-Hearted, and Robin Hood at the time of the Crusades.
Shelley, Mary W.
Frankenstein
A gothic tale of terror in which Franken-stein creates a monster from corpses.
Solzhenitsyn, Aleksander
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov endures one more day in a Siberian prison camp and finds joy in survival.
Swift, Jonathan
Gulliver's Travels
Gulliver encounters dwarfs and giants and has other strange adventures when his ship is wrecked in distant lands.
Tan, Amy
The Joy Luck Club
After her mother's death, a young Chinese-American woman learns of her mother's tragic early life in China.
Tolstoy, Leo
Anna Karenina
Anna forsakes her husband for the dashing Count Vronsky and brief happiness.
Weisel, Elie
Night
A searing account of the Holocaust as experienced by a 15-year-old boy.
Angelou, Maya
I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings
An African-American writer traces her coming of age.
Ashe, Arthur and Arnold Rampersad.
Days of Grace
Biography of a highly respected tennis star and citizen of the world who dies of AIDS.
Baker, Russell
Growing Up
A columnist with a sense of humor takes a gentle look at his childhood in Baltimore during the Depression.
Berenbaum, Michael
The World Must Know: The History of the Holocaust as told in the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum.
Brown, Dee
Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee
A narrative of the white man's conquest of the American land as the Indian victims experienced it.
Cooke, Alistair
Alistair Cooke's America
A history of the continent, with anecdotes and insight into what makes America work.
Criddle, Jan. D. and Teeda Butt Mam
To Destroy You Is No Loss: The Odyssey of a Cambodian Family
After the 1975 Communist takeover of Cambodia, Teeda's upper-class life is re-duced to surviving impossible conditions.
Crow Dog, Mary and Richard Erdoes
Lakota Woman
Mary Crow Dog stands with 2,000 other Native Americans at the site of the Wounded Knee massacre, demonstrating for Native American rights.
Curie, Eve
Madame Curie
In sharing personal papers and her own memories, a daughter pays tribute to her mother, a scientific genius.
Delany, Sara and A. Elizabeth with Amy Hill Hearth
Having Our Say: The Delany Sisters' First 100 Years
Two daughters of former slaves tell their stories of fighting racial and gender pre-
judice during the 20th century.
Epstein, Norrie
Friendly Shakespeare: A Thoroughly Painless Guide to the Best of the Bard.
Gain a perspective on Shakespeare's works through these sidelights, interpretations, anecdotes, and historical insights.
Frank, Anne
The Diary of a Young Girl
The story of a Jewish family forced by encroaching Nazis to live in hiding.
Franklin, Benjamin
The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Considered one of the most interesting autobiographies in English.
Haley, Alex
Roots
Traces Haley's search for the history of his family, from Africa through the era of slavery to the 20th century.
Hersey, John
Hiroshima
Six Hiroshima survivors reflect on the aftermath of the first atomic bomb.
Karlsen, Carol
The Devil in the Shape of a Woman: Witchcraft in Colonial New England
The status of women in colonial society affects the Salem witch accusations.
Keller, Helen
The Story of My Life
The story of Helen Keller, who was both blind and deaf, and her relationship with her devoted teacher Anne Sullivan.
Kennedy, John F.
Profiles in Courage
A series of profiles of Americans who took courageous stands in public life.
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings of Martin Luther King, Jr.
King's most important writings are gathered together in one source.
Kovic, Ron
Born on the Fourth of July
Paralyzed in the Vietnam War, 21-year-old Ron Kovic received little support from his country and its government.
Machiavelli, Niccolo
The Prince
A treatise giving the absolute ruler practical advice on ways to maintain a strong central government.
Malcom X, with Alex Haley
The Autobiography of Malcom X
Traces the transformation of a controversial Black Muslim figure from street hustler to religious and national leader.
Marx, Karl
The Communist Manifesto
Expresses Marx's belief in the inevitability of conflict between social classes and calls on the workers of the world to unite and revolt.
Mathabane, Mark
Kaffir Boy: The True Story of a Black Youth's Coming of Age in Apartheid South Africa
A tennis player breaks down racial barriers and escape to a better life in America.
Maybury-Lewis, David
Millenium: Tribal Wisdom and the Modern World
Profiles members of several tribal cultures.
McPherson, James
Battle Cry of Freedom: The Civil War Era
From the Mexican War to Appomattox, aspects of the Civil War are examined.
Mills, Kay
This Little Light of Mine: The Life of Fannie Lou Hamer
Fannie Lou Hamer, a sharecropper's daughter, uses her considerable courage and singing talent to become a leader in the civil rights movement.
Plato
The Republic
Plato creates an ideal society where
justice is equated with health and happiness in the state and the individual.
Rogosin, Donn
Invisible Men: Life in Baseball's ***** Leagues
***** League players finally gain recognition for their contributions to baseball.
Thoreau, Henry David
Walden
In the mid-19th century, Thoreau spends 26 months alone in the woods to "front the essential facts of life."
Tocqueville, Alexis de
Democracy in America
This classic in political literature examines American society from the viewpoint of a leading French magistrate who visited the U.S. in 1831.
Tuchman, Barbara
A Distant Mirror: The Calamitous Fourteenth Century
Tuchman uses the example of a single feudal lord to trace the history of the 14th century.
Williams, Juan
Eyes on the Prize: America's Civil Rights Years, 1954-65
From Brown vs. the Board of Education to the Voting Rights Act, Williams outlines the social and political gains of African-Americans
Yolen, Jane
Favorite Folktales From Around the World
Yolen frames these powerful tales with explanations of historical and literary significance.
Attenborough, David
The Living Planet: A Portrait of the Earth
Various habitats expand the vision of Planet Earth.
Bronowski, Jacob
The Ascent of Man
A scientist's history of the human mind and the human condition.
Carson, Rachel
Silent Spring
Carson's original clarion call to environmental action sets the stage for saving our planet.
Darwin, Charles
The Origin of Species
The classic exposition of the theory of
evolution by natural selection.
Hawking, Stephen
A Brief History of Time: From the Big Bang to Black Holes
Cosmology becomes understandable as the author discusses the origin, evolution, and fate of our universe.
Leopold, Aldo
A Sand County Almanac: And Sketches Here and There
Leopold shares his present and future visions of a natural world.
Campbell, Joseph
The Power of Myth
Explores themes and symbols from world religions and their relevance to humankind's spiritual journey today.
Hamilton, Edith
Mythology
Gods and heroes, their clashes and adventures, come alive in this splendid retelling of the Greek, Roman and Norse myths.
Kotlowitz, Alex
There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in Urban America
Lafayette and Pharoah Rivers and their family struggle to survive in one of Chicago's worst housing projects.
Kozol, Jonathan
Savage Inequalities: Children in America's Schools
Kozol's indictment of the public school system advocates equalizing per pupil public school expenditures.
Terkel, Studs
Race: How Blacks and Whites Think and Feel About the American Obsession
This kaleidoscope covers the full range of America's views on racial issues.
Beckett, Samuel
Waiting for Godot
Powerful, symbolic portrayal of the human condition.
Brecht, Bertolt
Mother Courage and Her Children
A product of the Nazi era, Mother Courage is a feminine "Everyman" in a play on the futility of war.
Chekhov, Anton
The Cherry Orchard
The orchard evokes different meanings for the impoverished aristocrat and the merchant who buys it.
Ibsen, Henrik
A Doll's House
A woman leaves her family to pursue personal freedom.
Marlowe, Christopher
Doctor Faustus
First dramatization of the medieval legend of a man who sold his soul to the devil.
Miller, Arthur
Death of a Salesman
The tragedy of a typical American who, at age 63, is faced with what he cannot face: defeat and disillusionment.
O'Neill, Eugene
Long Day's Journey Into Night
A tragedy set in 1912 in the summer home of an isolated, theatrical family.
Sarte, Jean Paul
No Exit
A modern morality play in which three persons are condemned to hell because of crimes against humanity.
Shakespeare, William
Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet,
Macbeth, Twelfth Night, others.
Shaw, Bernard
Man and Superman, Saint Joan, Pygmalion, others.
Sophocles
Oedipus Rex
Classical tragedy of Oedipus who unwittingly killed his father, married his mother and brought the plague to Thebes.
Wilde, Oscar
The Importance of Being Earnest
Comedy exposing quirks and foibles of Victorian society.
Wilder, Thornton
Our Town
The dead of a New Hamshire village of the early 1900s appreciate life more than the living.
Williams, Tennessee
A Streetcar Named Desire
Blanche Dubois' fantasies of refinement and grandeur are brutally destroyed by her brother-in-law.
Wilson, August
The Piano Lesson
Drama set in 1936 Pittsburgh chronicles black experience in America.
Angelou, Maya
And Still I Rise
Poems reflecting themes from her autobiography.
Brooks, Gwendolyn
Selected Poems
Poetry focusing on the lives of African American residents of Northern urban ghettos, particularly women.
Cummings, E.E.
Complete Poems, 1904-1962
Prepared directly from the original manuscripts, preserving the original typography and format.
Dickinson, Emily
The Complete Poems of Emily Dickinson
A chronological arrangement of all known Dickinson poems and fragments.
Donne, John
The Complete Poetry of John Donne
Poems distinguished by wit, profundity of thought, passion and subtlety.
Eliot, T.S.
The Waste Land
A poem of despair by one of the most important modern poets in English.
Frost, Robert
The Poetry of Robert Frost
Collected works reflecting both flashing insight and practical wisdom.
Ginsberg, Allen
Howl and Other Poems
Works from the leading poet of the so-called "beat generation."
Giovanni, Nikki
My House
The poems in this collection deal with love, family, nature, friends, music, aloneness, blackness, and Africa.
Hughes, Langston
Selected Poems
Poems selected by Hughes shortly before his death in 1967, representing work from his entire career.
Keats, John
Complete Poems
Among the greatest odes in English, written by a genius who died young.
Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth
The Poetical Works of Longfellow
Includes "The Song of Hiawatha" and "The Courtship of Miles Standish."
Sandburg, Carl
Complete Poems
Sandburg celebrates industrial and agricultural America and the common people.
Thomas, Dylan
Poems of Dylan Thomas
Poetry by a "word magician" with a powerful imagination.
Williams, William Carlos
Selected Poems
Williams' poetry is firmly rooted in the commonplace details of American life.
Wordsworth, William
Poems
Poetry revealing the extraordinary beauty and significance of simple things.
Yeats, William Butler
The Poems
Leading poet of the Irish Renaissance.
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Reply:"Candy" is a very interesting one for its nature. Here are some others--the list is endless, you know--Anthem, The Poetry of Robert Frost , Romeo and Juliet, Hamlet, Long Day's Journey Into Night, Winter of my Discontent, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, The Piano Lesson, The Robber Bridegroom, My House, The Midwife's Apprentice, Poems of Dylan Thomas, Magic Men, The Stranger, Macbeth, Twelfth Night, Light in August, The Cherry Orchard, War and Peace, Waiting for Godot, The Power of Myth, Favorite Folktales From Around the World, The Myths, The Republic, Seize the Day, The Awakening, Les Miserables, The Odyssey. The Old Man and the Sea, Travels with Charlie, Chronicles of a Death Fortold, Cheaper by the Dozen,The Crucible, The Egg and I, Annie and the King of Siam, Grapes of Wrath, Press and Prejudice, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Tempest, Sound and Fury, Islands in the Stream, My Struggle, Leatherstocking Tales, Kidnapped, Tom Sawyer, Innocents Abroad, Shipwrecked, and I Was There.
Concentrate on the Russians, Shakespeare, Faulkner and the British authors of the 1800s. Don't overlook some excellent writing from contemporary Italy and South America.
ADDED-- Don't forget the CLASSIC CLASSICS--"Lives of the Noble Greeks and Romans" is a good starter. So are the plays of the early Greeks (all timeless), and read the librettos of the leading operas (mainly the German and Italian ones) if you want to found yourself in high morality and the human experience.
Reply:the awakening
the crucible
Reply:Les Miserables, The Old Man and the Sea, Travels with Charlie, Chronicles of a Death Fortold, and Candide. Those were the books I read my sophmore year.
Reply:The fountainhead by Ayn rand
Zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance by Robert pirsig
The stranger by Albert camus
The Republic by Plato
there are many more but u can't go wrong with any one of them
Good luck
Reply:It looks like there is plenty of a list for you to choose from, but I would personally recommend Anthem by Ayn Rand. It really makes you think about life and the society we live in.
Reply:McBeth, The Odyssey
Reply:Fantastic!! If you've read all of those, you can read anything you wish. Your reading level doesn't matter; at least as far as school rates you; you are already further advanced than most of your peer. And if you understood what you've read you are further along than a lot of college students. Keep it up.
Reply:The Midwife's Apprentice is awesome.
Reply:Something different, read Magic Men by W. Korol Selley.
What fantasy / fiction audio books would people recommend?
All day at work I'm allowed to listen to music. I thought I'd give it a shot one day with the first Harry Potter book. Time melted away like butter. Since then I've listened to the whole series and just finished book 1 and book 2 of the Eragon/ Inheritance series by Christopher Paolini. I loved both. Does anybody know of any comparable stories or just any good fiction and/or fantasy AUDIO BOOKS they'd recommend I listen to? Thanks for all the suggestions
What fantasy / fiction audio books would people recommend?
I would suggest taking a look through your local library for audio books. They are free to check out and I have found several good audio books there such as The Last Apprentice: Revenge of The Witch.
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. You might find something you like there.
http://librivox.org/
Since you go through a lot of audio books it sounds like you would benefit from an audio book club in which you can buy, rent, and/or download audio books. (And save you $$)
Audible
http://www.audible.com
Simply Audio Books
http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-bo...
Other audio books you may like:
His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman (3 books)
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Oh, and don't forget to take a look around for free podcasts. They are a great way to past the time. You can find a lot of great ones at itunes
http://www.itunes.com
And since you are a Harry Potter fan you should definately be checking these out these:
MuggleCast
http://www.mugglecast.com/
PotterCast (from The Leaky Cauldron)
http://www.pottercast.com
Reply:Well, I know lodes, but it depends if you like to read manga... If you do, here are some suggestions:
Death Note (Very Addictive, be warned if you can only afford one volume each month)
Rozen Maiden (Dolls coming to live... Cool or what?)
Fruits Basket (A good laugh, and even makes you feel warm inside)
Tsubasa Chronicles (VERY CREATIVE, AND FANTSENESS, not even sure if that is a word)
Naruto (NINJAS)
Inuyasha (Demon's, Fighting, and might I add a Priest that can’t help himself XD)
Love Hina (Good for Laugh's)
Initial D (Car racing, in case if you enjoy car racing books or something like that)
Elemental Gelade (Sky Pirates and also Ren, a living weapon)
Trinity Blood (Vampires :])
Full Metal Alchemist (So cool, I can’t describe)
Midori Days (OK, this is one psychic up um Manga, but simply the best XD)
And I think I should stop, and sorry, but I don’t know that much non manga's... sorry.
Reply:Look here:
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books. Nearly all of these are available as audio books.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
Reply:Ask if "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is on audio... there will be a lot of disks, but I know there were fourteen for HP7 alone, so maybe they have it and maybe you'll want to get it. A classic of South American writing, I think it would be most interesting to listen to! It's fiction that seems sometimes like fantasy...
"Grendel" by John Gardner... great fantasy around the Beowulf saga from the opposite view-- hope it's on audio.
"The Once and Future King" by T.H. White; the definitive book on the Camelot legend, very well done; another long book worth the time.
"The Traveler" by John Twelve Hawks... I have slim hopes it's on audio, but it's a good start to what promises to be a fine series set a bit into the future (we hope).
Anne McCaffery wrote a kazillion books in a Dragon series; I can't call up a name right now but will come back if I do... she may well be on audio. The titles all include the word "dragon" for starters.
"The Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. LeGuin; it should be on audio, and it's the beginning of a good series... in my opinion this book is the best of the lot.
I'm sure I'll think of more when it's too late! Anyway, happy listening to you...
What fantasy / fiction audio books would people recommend?
I would suggest taking a look through your local library for audio books. They are free to check out and I have found several good audio books there such as The Last Apprentice: Revenge of The Witch.
LibriVox provides free audiobooks from the public domain. You might find something you like there.
http://librivox.org/
Since you go through a lot of audio books it sounds like you would benefit from an audio book club in which you can buy, rent, and/or download audio books. (And save you $$)
Audible
http://www.audible.com
Simply Audio Books
http://www.simplyaudiobooks.com/audio-bo...
Other audio books you may like:
His Dark Materials series by Philip Pullman (3 books)
The Alchemyst: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott
Oh, and don't forget to take a look around for free podcasts. They are a great way to past the time. You can find a lot of great ones at itunes
http://www.itunes.com
And since you are a Harry Potter fan you should definately be checking these out these:
MuggleCast
http://www.mugglecast.com/
PotterCast (from The Leaky Cauldron)
http://www.pottercast.com
Reply:Well, I know lodes, but it depends if you like to read manga... If you do, here are some suggestions:
Death Note (Very Addictive, be warned if you can only afford one volume each month)
Rozen Maiden (Dolls coming to live... Cool or what?)
Fruits Basket (A good laugh, and even makes you feel warm inside)
Tsubasa Chronicles (VERY CREATIVE, AND FANTSENESS, not even sure if that is a word)
Naruto (NINJAS)
Inuyasha (Demon's, Fighting, and might I add a Priest that can’t help himself XD)
Love Hina (Good for Laugh's)
Initial D (Car racing, in case if you enjoy car racing books or something like that)
Elemental Gelade (Sky Pirates and also Ren, a living weapon)
Trinity Blood (Vampires :])
Full Metal Alchemist (So cool, I can’t describe)
Midori Days (OK, this is one psychic up um Manga, but simply the best XD)
And I think I should stop, and sorry, but I don’t know that much non manga's... sorry.
Reply:Look here:
http://www.life-after-harry-potter.com
Included is a list of only the best sorcery fantasy books, grade reading level, a short review of each book along with a brief summary of adult content. There is also a "Reader's Choice" list of favorite books, and a list of heroine sorcery fantasy books. Nearly all of these are available as audio books.
I hope this helps.
Jim, http://www.jimpettis.com/wheel/
Reply:Ask if "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel Garcia Marquez is on audio... there will be a lot of disks, but I know there were fourteen for HP7 alone, so maybe they have it and maybe you'll want to get it. A classic of South American writing, I think it would be most interesting to listen to! It's fiction that seems sometimes like fantasy...
"Grendel" by John Gardner... great fantasy around the Beowulf saga from the opposite view-- hope it's on audio.
"The Once and Future King" by T.H. White; the definitive book on the Camelot legend, very well done; another long book worth the time.
"The Traveler" by John Twelve Hawks... I have slim hopes it's on audio, but it's a good start to what promises to be a fine series set a bit into the future (we hope).
Anne McCaffery wrote a kazillion books in a Dragon series; I can't call up a name right now but will come back if I do... she may well be on audio. The titles all include the word "dragon" for starters.
"The Wizard of Earthsea" by Ursula K. LeGuin; it should be on audio, and it's the beginning of a good series... in my opinion this book is the best of the lot.
I'm sure I'll think of more when it's too late! Anyway, happy listening to you...
Do fiction books have to state that the book is a work of fiction?
A lot of fiction books have the statement "This is a work of fiction. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental." Is this legally required, or is it for the really dense people who might think the book is actually real?
Do fiction books have to state that the book is a work of fiction?
I think the other answer you got is correct, but I wanted to add that the phrase you are referring to is more of a disclaimer.
Authors often use real events or people as inspiration for their work, but they will either change the names or details in order to call their book fiction (and not get sued for libel). It is much more dangerous in this litigious day and age to write a book and call it non-fiction--you'd better be able to prove it. But to fictionalize something even though it's real gives them some deniability.
Reply:They do so by calling it a "novel" which, by definition, is a "work of fiction."
Reply:Yes and yes. Books have to use this so people with no lives and lunatics don't go around causing legal issues. Also the dense people are kinda crazy.
Reply:This is an all-purpose disclaimer,designed to absolve anyone from slander claims and is legally binding.Also,owners need to know where to stack the books and under what catagory
Reply:It is both for the owner to know where to put the book, and because there might be some stuff that will point to a certain person(a the it might be something bad so the person wouldn't like others to think that that is him), and because someone can dedicate the book to himself("hey this one is writing about me, someone has dedicated a book to me!!").
Reply:I think somewhere it must be stated that it is fiction. Otherwise, the bookstores wouldn't know where to shelve it. (It is also need for the library of congress' number.)
Reply:Absolutely no requirement. Some books/movies often do feature such a disclaimer, but that is purely to prevent someone from claiming that "that happened to me", or "hey, that's my story they're telling" and suing for damages. If you notice, this is often done when the work is satirical.
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Do fiction books have to state that the book is a work of fiction?
I think the other answer you got is correct, but I wanted to add that the phrase you are referring to is more of a disclaimer.
Authors often use real events or people as inspiration for their work, but they will either change the names or details in order to call their book fiction (and not get sued for libel). It is much more dangerous in this litigious day and age to write a book and call it non-fiction--you'd better be able to prove it. But to fictionalize something even though it's real gives them some deniability.
Reply:They do so by calling it a "novel" which, by definition, is a "work of fiction."
Reply:Yes and yes. Books have to use this so people with no lives and lunatics don't go around causing legal issues. Also the dense people are kinda crazy.
Reply:This is an all-purpose disclaimer,designed to absolve anyone from slander claims and is legally binding.Also,owners need to know where to stack the books and under what catagory
Reply:It is both for the owner to know where to put the book, and because there might be some stuff that will point to a certain person(a the it might be something bad so the person wouldn't like others to think that that is him), and because someone can dedicate the book to himself("hey this one is writing about me, someone has dedicated a book to me!!").
Reply:I think somewhere it must be stated that it is fiction. Otherwise, the bookstores wouldn't know where to shelve it. (It is also need for the library of congress' number.)
Reply:Absolutely no requirement. Some books/movies often do feature such a disclaimer, but that is purely to prevent someone from claiming that "that happened to me", or "hey, that's my story they're telling" and suing for damages. If you notice, this is often done when the work is satirical.
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Can anyone recommand any books that is good for beginning 7th graders?
i like scary books, detective books, mystery books, adventure, and fantasy books.
Can anyone recommand any books that is good for beginning 7th graders?
I have the perfect one. Though previous people have answered, I can bet nothing is compared to mine. It is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. It is about a young girl who gets a vision of her mother's death. After she is killed by some secret society, she is forced to go to a boarding school in England. There, she discovers she has amazing powers and that her powers can lead her into different worlds. Strange people keep leaving her weird threats and clues, she finds a strange diary explaining that she has the same powers, and there is also a little bit of romance. The author is Libba Bray and when I read it I fell in love with it. There is also a sequel to the book, if you're interested in that.
Reply:harry potter and inkspell
Reply:and then there were none by agatha cristie the first chapter is really confusing but after a few chapters you understand it its a mystery book
Reply:The Snow spider , Missing Abby, R.l Stine books;Hit and Run,First date,The Hitch Hiker,Boyfriend , Girlfriend,so many...,Star girl,Green angel,Anne frank,And Then There Were None ,Babe , Roll of Thunder Hear my cry,The Twits,The Wonderful wizard of oz, There's a boy in the girl's bathroom, The Giver
Reply:I read Marley and Me in the 7th grade. I loved it. It made me cry at the end but it is really good.
It is about a dog.
it is by. John Grogan. i think that is his last name
Reply:Stargirl - jerry spinelli
Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras - scott westerfeld
read them all - loved em all... well, i read stargirl in seventh, uglies in seventh, and pretties and specials in eighth, and am halfway through w/ extras right now b/c it just came out the other day. i love these books. and i love the stephanie meyer vampire series: New Moon is the only one i've read so far. it rocks.
Reply:Read The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I loathe reading, but I read those in about 7 days total. I also like Davinci Code a lot.
Reply:theres this series of books called cirque du freak bit i forget whos it by and also im reading a book calleed runner thts pretty good but again i forgot whos it by srry bout forgettin the authors really i am terribly srry
Reply:Born blue, Go ask alice, Princess diaries, Memories of summer, Twilight, New moon, Eclipse, Eragon, Flipped, 12 again
Reply:I really like the book "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt. (and she wrote some sequels to it as well)
It's about 4 kids who were abandoned by their mother in a car in a mall parking lot and they try to find their way to get to their aunt's house. it's a good adventure. it sounds like a sad topic but I really enjoyed it. and if you like it, Cynthia Voigt wrote sequels for each characters, so that's interesting too.
Reply:I read a TON of my mom's old Nancy Drew books when I was in middle school. I also loved the Little House series. I think 7th or 8th grade is when my Stephen King obsession started, too. I highly recommend King's Bag of Bones and Dolores Claiborne.
Those sound right up your alley.
Happy reading!
Can anyone recommand any books that is good for beginning 7th graders?
I have the perfect one. Though previous people have answered, I can bet nothing is compared to mine. It is called A Great and Terrible Beauty. It is about a young girl who gets a vision of her mother's death. After she is killed by some secret society, she is forced to go to a boarding school in England. There, she discovers she has amazing powers and that her powers can lead her into different worlds. Strange people keep leaving her weird threats and clues, she finds a strange diary explaining that she has the same powers, and there is also a little bit of romance. The author is Libba Bray and when I read it I fell in love with it. There is also a sequel to the book, if you're interested in that.
Reply:harry potter and inkspell
Reply:and then there were none by agatha cristie the first chapter is really confusing but after a few chapters you understand it its a mystery book
Reply:The Snow spider , Missing Abby, R.l Stine books;Hit and Run,First date,The Hitch Hiker,Boyfriend , Girlfriend,so many...,Star girl,Green angel,Anne frank,And Then There Were None ,Babe , Roll of Thunder Hear my cry,The Twits,The Wonderful wizard of oz, There's a boy in the girl's bathroom, The Giver
Reply:I read Marley and Me in the 7th grade. I loved it. It made me cry at the end but it is really good.
It is about a dog.
it is by. John Grogan. i think that is his last name
Reply:Stargirl - jerry spinelli
Uglies, Pretties, Specials, Extras - scott westerfeld
read them all - loved em all... well, i read stargirl in seventh, uglies in seventh, and pretties and specials in eighth, and am halfway through w/ extras right now b/c it just came out the other day. i love these books. and i love the stephanie meyer vampire series: New Moon is the only one i've read so far. it rocks.
Reply:Read The Hobbit, and The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I loathe reading, but I read those in about 7 days total. I also like Davinci Code a lot.
Reply:theres this series of books called cirque du freak bit i forget whos it by and also im reading a book calleed runner thts pretty good but again i forgot whos it by srry bout forgettin the authors really i am terribly srry
Reply:Born blue, Go ask alice, Princess diaries, Memories of summer, Twilight, New moon, Eclipse, Eragon, Flipped, 12 again
Reply:I really like the book "Homecoming" by Cynthia Voigt. (and she wrote some sequels to it as well)
It's about 4 kids who were abandoned by their mother in a car in a mall parking lot and they try to find their way to get to their aunt's house. it's a good adventure. it sounds like a sad topic but I really enjoyed it. and if you like it, Cynthia Voigt wrote sequels for each characters, so that's interesting too.
Reply:I read a TON of my mom's old Nancy Drew books when I was in middle school. I also loved the Little House series. I think 7th or 8th grade is when my Stephen King obsession started, too. I highly recommend King's Bag of Bones and Dolores Claiborne.
Those sound right up your alley.
Happy reading!
What are some great books that have to do with a theme of wisdom?
Please list a few books that might be good for a research project on a "wisdom" theme.
What are some great books that have to do with a theme of wisdom?
"The Alchemist" by Paolo Coehlo
"Where Shall Wisdom be Found?" by Harold Bloom
Reply:Yes, The Giver.
Reply:Try reading Conversations with God, it is one of my favourite books and makes you think deeper into yourself, and where else can wisdom come but from within???
Reply:the giver by LOIS LOWRY
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What are some great books that have to do with a theme of wisdom?
"The Alchemist" by Paolo Coehlo
"Where Shall Wisdom be Found?" by Harold Bloom
Reply:Yes, The Giver.
Reply:Try reading Conversations with God, it is one of my favourite books and makes you think deeper into yourself, and where else can wisdom come but from within???
Reply:the giver by LOIS LOWRY
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How do I get my third grade brother to want to read chapter books on his own?
Hi there. My brother refuses to read anything advanced (ie. Redwall) on his own. The only books he will read by himself are comic books, or picture books (ie. Berenstein bears, Flat Stanley, Tomie DePaola). He likes history, so I introduced him to the "My Name is America" books, but he refuses to read them by himself. Any suggestions for getting him to read longer and more advanced books?
How do I get my third grade brother to want to read chapter books on his own?
Flat stanley is not a picture book. It's for young readers. he should read things at his reading level. My name is America is geared towards older kids..not 3rd graders. He should be reading books like Captain underpants which are geared towards kids 7-10
Reply:let him pick out a good book.
Reply:Ask your local librarian for suggestions that are appropriate for his reading level.
I would suggest the "Captain Underpants" series. My kid can't put it down.
There are also many others that appeal to that age group, including Goosebumps and My Teacher Is An Alien and Bunnicula.
Anything that features a favorite charactor tends to hook 'em.
If he likes comic books, introduce him to more sophisticated "graphic novels" which are essentailly the same thing.
Reply:I had the same problem with my 3rd grade son - Until he discovered Goosebumps and The Boxcar Children. Hardy Boys is good too. I would use the library as incentive and reading with him is a good idea. I read one page, he reads the next (out loud of course.) I also used an incentive - my son is reading Prince Caspian right now and he gets to go see the movie on May 16th if he is done. (He will be - but it really got him going) Good luck.
Reply:Let him read what he likes. Redwall may be too advanced for him, but if he's reading at all, that's enough for now. Why don't you let your parents and your brother's teacher handle this? Pushing him too hard is just going to turn him off of reading, which would be a shame!
Reply:He is still a little young to read advanced books. Maybe try something that has some pictures in it.
Reply:try purchasing him the Jumpstart Programs this really helped my child...
Or try play school and let him pretend he is the teacher reading to the class
Reply:Be thankful that he likes to read. My oldest doesn't care for it. It's literally a chore. The thing is, you have to have things that interest him. Your intentions were good, buying him these Redwall books, but maybe they don't interest him. Perhaps you could take him to a bookstore, or the library, and find books that interest him and that will also challenge him at that higher level. Good luck.
Reply:As long as he's reading! It doesn't have to be chapter books. find what he really likes with pictures of course, When children read... they like to see and visualize the story they are reading. Is he at a high reading level? My son is in third grade and loves goosebumpss books. They are chapter books. What i did was bought him the video of one of the goosebumps and he loved it, then I bought the book of that video he saw, he knew what was going to happen, but he loved it, then I bought a ton more goosebump books for him to read, without videos. He reads them all the time. You can try that. But seriously... If he is reading anything, don't push him into something he may not like, he will loose interest all together. If it's not fun for this little third grader... he wont do it.
Reply:I agree Redwall is pretty advanced for the average third grader. If you pick a book that's way too hard it's just going to turn him off reading. It's possible it's also just not the genre that captures his interest.
There are lots of books that are in between Berenstein Bears level and Redwall. Try mysteries (e.g. Boxcar Children; Hardy Boys); fantasy (Rowan of Rinn; Secrets of Droon; Harry Potter); realistic fiction (Beverly Cleary's Henry books; Owen Foote books); humor (Captain Underpants); science (Magic Schoolbus chapter books ... they have the chapter ones in addition to the picture books); etc.
Also try reading a book out loud until you get to an exciting cliff-hanger ... then suddenly becoming "busy" with something else!
Reply:No boys dont like chapter books, they like nonfiction. as females we want them to like fiction, they just dont like fantasy, they like reality
Reply:Don't push him. However, encourage him to some other really cool books more at his level - my son loved these at his age - any of the Time Warp Trio
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_0?ie...
Reply:My son is in third grade. We will sometimes read together out loud and alternate who reads what page (i.e. I read the right pages he reads the left pages). He really likes the Frannie K. Stein and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and they are funny. He also likes Goosebumps.
Reply:give a car book or the things he acctualy enjoys and make shore he knows to read them and there not to hard to read
Reply:Third grade is kind of young for Redwall unless he is a very advanced reader. My son was a very precocious reader and he didn't read Redwall until 5th or 6th grade. If you want him to read more advanced material, find him books that are more in his interest range and more age appropriate.
Try Mary Pope Osborn's Magic Treehouse series, the Encyclopedia Brown series by Sobol, and even Captain Underpants is fine if it will get him to read.
It isn't so important what he reads, as long as he is reading something. He'll eventually move on as his reading skills advance and his maturity level increases. Be patient and keep reading the more advanced stories with him. It will encourage him to try them on his own when he gets to that reading level. For right now, comic books are better than nothing!
How do I get my third grade brother to want to read chapter books on his own?
Flat stanley is not a picture book. It's for young readers. he should read things at his reading level. My name is America is geared towards older kids..not 3rd graders. He should be reading books like Captain underpants which are geared towards kids 7-10
Reply:let him pick out a good book.
Reply:Ask your local librarian for suggestions that are appropriate for his reading level.
I would suggest the "Captain Underpants" series. My kid can't put it down.
There are also many others that appeal to that age group, including Goosebumps and My Teacher Is An Alien and Bunnicula.
Anything that features a favorite charactor tends to hook 'em.
If he likes comic books, introduce him to more sophisticated "graphic novels" which are essentailly the same thing.
Reply:I had the same problem with my 3rd grade son - Until he discovered Goosebumps and The Boxcar Children. Hardy Boys is good too. I would use the library as incentive and reading with him is a good idea. I read one page, he reads the next (out loud of course.) I also used an incentive - my son is reading Prince Caspian right now and he gets to go see the movie on May 16th if he is done. (He will be - but it really got him going) Good luck.
Reply:Let him read what he likes. Redwall may be too advanced for him, but if he's reading at all, that's enough for now. Why don't you let your parents and your brother's teacher handle this? Pushing him too hard is just going to turn him off of reading, which would be a shame!
Reply:He is still a little young to read advanced books. Maybe try something that has some pictures in it.
Reply:try purchasing him the Jumpstart Programs this really helped my child...
Or try play school and let him pretend he is the teacher reading to the class
Reply:Be thankful that he likes to read. My oldest doesn't care for it. It's literally a chore. The thing is, you have to have things that interest him. Your intentions were good, buying him these Redwall books, but maybe they don't interest him. Perhaps you could take him to a bookstore, or the library, and find books that interest him and that will also challenge him at that higher level. Good luck.
Reply:As long as he's reading! It doesn't have to be chapter books. find what he really likes with pictures of course, When children read... they like to see and visualize the story they are reading. Is he at a high reading level? My son is in third grade and loves goosebumpss books. They are chapter books. What i did was bought him the video of one of the goosebumps and he loved it, then I bought the book of that video he saw, he knew what was going to happen, but he loved it, then I bought a ton more goosebump books for him to read, without videos. He reads them all the time. You can try that. But seriously... If he is reading anything, don't push him into something he may not like, he will loose interest all together. If it's not fun for this little third grader... he wont do it.
Reply:I agree Redwall is pretty advanced for the average third grader. If you pick a book that's way too hard it's just going to turn him off reading. It's possible it's also just not the genre that captures his interest.
There are lots of books that are in between Berenstein Bears level and Redwall. Try mysteries (e.g. Boxcar Children; Hardy Boys); fantasy (Rowan of Rinn; Secrets of Droon; Harry Potter); realistic fiction (Beverly Cleary's Henry books; Owen Foote books); humor (Captain Underpants); science (Magic Schoolbus chapter books ... they have the chapter ones in addition to the picture books); etc.
Also try reading a book out loud until you get to an exciting cliff-hanger ... then suddenly becoming "busy" with something else!
Reply:No boys dont like chapter books, they like nonfiction. as females we want them to like fiction, they just dont like fantasy, they like reality
Reply:Don't push him. However, encourage him to some other really cool books more at his level - my son loved these at his age - any of the Time Warp Trio
http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=sr_nr_n_0?ie...
Reply:My son is in third grade. We will sometimes read together out loud and alternate who reads what page (i.e. I read the right pages he reads the left pages). He really likes the Frannie K. Stein and Diary of a Wimpy Kid books and they are funny. He also likes Goosebumps.
Reply:give a car book or the things he acctualy enjoys and make shore he knows to read them and there not to hard to read
Reply:Third grade is kind of young for Redwall unless he is a very advanced reader. My son was a very precocious reader and he didn't read Redwall until 5th or 6th grade. If you want him to read more advanced material, find him books that are more in his interest range and more age appropriate.
Try Mary Pope Osborn's Magic Treehouse series, the Encyclopedia Brown series by Sobol, and even Captain Underpants is fine if it will get him to read.
It isn't so important what he reads, as long as he is reading something. He'll eventually move on as his reading skills advance and his maturity level increases. Be patient and keep reading the more advanced stories with him. It will encourage him to try them on his own when he gets to that reading level. For right now, comic books are better than nothing!
What is the cheapest way to send books to the Middle East?
We are moving there, and need to send some of our kids books, reference books, etc.
What is the cheapest way to send books to the Middle East?
http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc2_019.ht...
This is the US Postal Service site with information or call your postal office and ask, specifically about sending books in "M" bags.
Reply:Try DHL, they have years of Mideast shipping experience.
Or you can go through a container shipping company, in that case you should check with whatever company you will be working for (they will have this information because they are likely to have transferred many employees).
Reply:It depends which country you are sending to. Some Middle East countries have poor mail service so even a regular letter would take forever to get to you. Sometimes it is not the mistake of the postal service, but customs authorities. Personally, I would prefer one of the following:
1. Registered air mail
2. Expedited air mail
3. Express mail (like DHL, FedEx, etc.)
4. Air freight forwarders
5. If you are not in a hurry, you can try also surface freight forwarders (usaully by sea).
Reply:royal mail parcel post is the one i would use . or why not take them with you.
What is the cheapest way to send books to the Middle East?
http://pe.usps.gov/text/imm/immc2_019.ht...
This is the US Postal Service site with information or call your postal office and ask, specifically about sending books in "M" bags.
Reply:Try DHL, they have years of Mideast shipping experience.
Or you can go through a container shipping company, in that case you should check with whatever company you will be working for (they will have this information because they are likely to have transferred many employees).
Reply:It depends which country you are sending to. Some Middle East countries have poor mail service so even a regular letter would take forever to get to you. Sometimes it is not the mistake of the postal service, but customs authorities. Personally, I would prefer one of the following:
1. Registered air mail
2. Expedited air mail
3. Express mail (like DHL, FedEx, etc.)
4. Air freight forwarders
5. If you are not in a hurry, you can try also surface freight forwarders (usaully by sea).
Reply:royal mail parcel post is the one i would use . or why not take them with you.
What is the best way to send books to Australia?
I am about to send some paperback books to Australia and want to be sure that they get to where they are going.
Do I need to buy insurance for them? The total value of books is maybe $25 US dollars.
Do I need to put Australia on the envelope? I was going to take them to a local post office. Can any one help me out?
I am in the US if that helps.
What is the best way to send books to Australia?
Of course you need to properly address the envelope. If your item weighs less than 4 lbs, i believe your item would be sent as First Class Mail International which would cost around $10.15. Insurance is optional, if you want your item to be insured against loss or damage, and want to track the date and delivery time and delivery attempts online, you may upgrade your item to a Registered Mail for additional $10.15. Check out USPS.com for more details.
Reply:You could try D.H.L. or some of the other courier services or send them by snail mail via air mail also put on the envelope a customs declaration that they are books
Reply:as they are paperbacks %26amp; not worth much - send by sea mail - it's the cheapest.
we do have books in this country too - so why bother sending some from the usa.
If they are pornographic your recipient could get into a bit of a stew.
Do I need to buy insurance for them? The total value of books is maybe $25 US dollars.
Do I need to put Australia on the envelope? I was going to take them to a local post office. Can any one help me out?
I am in the US if that helps.
What is the best way to send books to Australia?
Of course you need to properly address the envelope. If your item weighs less than 4 lbs, i believe your item would be sent as First Class Mail International which would cost around $10.15. Insurance is optional, if you want your item to be insured against loss or damage, and want to track the date and delivery time and delivery attempts online, you may upgrade your item to a Registered Mail for additional $10.15. Check out USPS.com for more details.
Reply:You could try D.H.L. or some of the other courier services or send them by snail mail via air mail also put on the envelope a customs declaration that they are books
Reply:as they are paperbacks %26amp; not worth much - send by sea mail - it's the cheapest.
we do have books in this country too - so why bother sending some from the usa.
If they are pornographic your recipient could get into a bit of a stew.
What are some of the most challenged books of all time?
I mean books that have been protested, burned, etc. Also why do you think these books were so largely hated?
What are some of the most challenged books of all time?
I really don't know why. Some of the books were considered genuinely obscene by contemporary standards. Others are challenged because someone doesn't want to think that there are other perspectives out there with equal validity, or truly believes that a book's contents are dangerous to the impressionable. Some get into the control aspect; from articles I've read, I would have to say that some are parents who, in order to keep their kids "pure", try to remove the source of trouble from everyone so there's no chance their baby will run across it and actually have to think beyond the family box. Most won't admit to selfish, controlling, reasons aloud, so I have to say I'm guessing.
(I haven't actually read most of these books, but not because I think they're wrong, but because they don't appeal to me)
Huck Finn
anything by Judy Blume
According one list, Catcher in the Rye %26amp; Of Mice %26amp; Men have some of the longest list of actions taken against it (http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=... )
The American Library Association just released a list of the top 10 most challenged (meaning complained about) books of 2007:
1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain
Reasons: Racism
6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris
Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
Off the list this year, are two books by author Toni Morrison. "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," both challenged for sexual content and offensive language.
For more information on book challenges and censorship, please visit the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom’s Banned Books Web site at http://www.ala.org/bbooks.
Reply:Certainly Darwin's "On The Origin Of Species". From the Scopes "Monkey" trial to the "Intelligent Design" purveyors of today this work has been assailed since it's inception. People just don't want to believe that they come from apes. I think they give God too little credit. Why couldn't He have created this incredible system which takes billions of years to bring to fruition His most beautiful (and horrible ) accomplishment - Mankind.
Reply:To Kill A Mocking Bird-- there is racism, social class discrimination, and, of course, the rape.
Reply:Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
Reply:the feminine mystique
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What are some of the most challenged books of all time?
I really don't know why. Some of the books were considered genuinely obscene by contemporary standards. Others are challenged because someone doesn't want to think that there are other perspectives out there with equal validity, or truly believes that a book's contents are dangerous to the impressionable. Some get into the control aspect; from articles I've read, I would have to say that some are parents who, in order to keep their kids "pure", try to remove the source of trouble from everyone so there's no chance their baby will run across it and actually have to think beyond the family box. Most won't admit to selfish, controlling, reasons aloud, so I have to say I'm guessing.
(I haven't actually read most of these books, but not because I think they're wrong, but because they don't appeal to me)
Huck Finn
anything by Judy Blume
According one list, Catcher in the Rye %26amp; Of Mice %26amp; Men have some of the longest list of actions taken against it (http://www.ala.org/Template.cfm?Section=... )
The American Library Association just released a list of the top 10 most challenged (meaning complained about) books of 2007:
1. “And Tango Makes Three,” by Justin Richardson/Peter Parnell
Reasons: Anti-Ethnic, Sexism, Homosexuality, Anti-Family, Religious Viewpoint, Unsuited to Age Group
2. “The Chocolate War,” by Robert Cormier
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Violence
3. “Olive’s Ocean,” by Kevin Henkes
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
4. “The Golden Compass,” by Philip Pullman
Reasons: Religious Viewpoint
5. “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn,” by Mark Twain
Reasons: Racism
6. “The Color Purple,” by Alice Walker
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language
7. “TTYL,” by Lauren Myracle
Reasons: Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
8. “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” by Maya Angelou
Reasons: Sexually Explicit
9. “It’s Perfectly Normal,” by Robie Harris
Reasons: Sex Education, Sexually Explicit
10. “The Perks of Being A Wallflower,” by Stephen Chbosky
Reasons: Homosexuality, Sexually Explicit, Offensive Language, Unsuited to Age Group
Off the list this year, are two books by author Toni Morrison. "The Bluest Eye" and "Beloved," both challenged for sexual content and offensive language.
For more information on book challenges and censorship, please visit the ALA Office of Intellectual Freedom’s Banned Books Web site at http://www.ala.org/bbooks.
Reply:Certainly Darwin's "On The Origin Of Species". From the Scopes "Monkey" trial to the "Intelligent Design" purveyors of today this work has been assailed since it's inception. People just don't want to believe that they come from apes. I think they give God too little credit. Why couldn't He have created this incredible system which takes billions of years to bring to fruition His most beautiful (and horrible ) accomplishment - Mankind.
Reply:To Kill A Mocking Bird-- there is racism, social class discrimination, and, of course, the rape.
Reply:Mark Twain's Huckleberry Finn.
Reply:the feminine mystique
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How much money have you spent on books during the past 3 years?
I think i have spent around 2000$, 1000$ of it was spent on philosophy books, i can't beleive i wasted all that money...i just want to get rid of those books now.
How much money have you spent on books during the past 3 years?
Over the past three years, I'd have to estimate that I've spent between 8,000 and 10,000 dollars on books, ten to twenty percent of which, I'd guess, have gone toward philosophy texts.
I have a library of around 5,000 books in total, all of which I treasure.
Reply:A good sum. I enjoy reading.
Reply:Should have just bought the Bible, it has everything you need in it for a rich life and a heck of a lot less expensive.
There's more wisdom and knowledge in those books than all the books you claim to have wasted your money on.
But I do hope you learned something from all that you've read. Something good had to have stuck with you.
Reply:probably $2000 or more. But I dont feel that it was money wasted. I treasure all of my books.... I'll give yours a good home if you like
Reply:I am not in college, so I only read for pleasure. I would guess it is in the $600 a year range or so. I always get gift cards totaling up to a few hundred, and then I spend some money out of pocket.
You can re-sell your used books on half.com or amazon.com. If you set the price a dollar or two under the lowest price, you are more likely to sell them. If I buy a new release, I try to read it quickly so I can get the most money for it. You can also try to sell them on eBay. The fees are higher, but you might get more for them, since people bid on them. The problem with eBay is you are stuck with the fee even if you don't sell the book.
If they are texts, some college bookstores will buy them back as well.
Philosophy is interesting. It might not seem that way now, but it does change the way you think and problem solve. I have been out of college for 20 years, and I still find myself using the things I learned in philosophy.
Steph
Reply:Shall I say a small fortune?! I am very selective on what I buy for books, trying to get them on loan from a library rather than purchase them. However, I have pretty eclectic tastes in reading, preferring contemporary or classic literature.
Reply:too much!
Reply:About the same.
But, I don't buy philosophy books, I get books I would want to reread.
And I do.
How much money have you spent on books during the past 3 years?
Over the past three years, I'd have to estimate that I've spent between 8,000 and 10,000 dollars on books, ten to twenty percent of which, I'd guess, have gone toward philosophy texts.
I have a library of around 5,000 books in total, all of which I treasure.
Reply:A good sum. I enjoy reading.
Reply:Should have just bought the Bible, it has everything you need in it for a rich life and a heck of a lot less expensive.
There's more wisdom and knowledge in those books than all the books you claim to have wasted your money on.
But I do hope you learned something from all that you've read. Something good had to have stuck with you.
Reply:probably $2000 or more. But I dont feel that it was money wasted. I treasure all of my books.... I'll give yours a good home if you like
Reply:I am not in college, so I only read for pleasure. I would guess it is in the $600 a year range or so. I always get gift cards totaling up to a few hundred, and then I spend some money out of pocket.
You can re-sell your used books on half.com or amazon.com. If you set the price a dollar or two under the lowest price, you are more likely to sell them. If I buy a new release, I try to read it quickly so I can get the most money for it. You can also try to sell them on eBay. The fees are higher, but you might get more for them, since people bid on them. The problem with eBay is you are stuck with the fee even if you don't sell the book.
If they are texts, some college bookstores will buy them back as well.
Philosophy is interesting. It might not seem that way now, but it does change the way you think and problem solve. I have been out of college for 20 years, and I still find myself using the things I learned in philosophy.
Steph
Reply:Shall I say a small fortune?! I am very selective on what I buy for books, trying to get them on loan from a library rather than purchase them. However, I have pretty eclectic tastes in reading, preferring contemporary or classic literature.
Reply:too much!
Reply:About the same.
But, I don't buy philosophy books, I get books I would want to reread.
And I do.
What are some good books for a 23yr old male who is majoring in business and entrepreneurship?
I'm trying to get my boyfriend some books he would like without having to ask which ones he likes. He's read Thomas L. Friedman (The world is flat), Malcolm Gladwell (Into the Wild) and (The tipping point) .... Any suggestions?
What are some good books for a 23yr old male who is majoring in business and entrepreneurship?
Wealth of Nation by adam smith
Reply:Lee Iococa's Biography is great for a Business Major. I read it when I was in college and it was very inspirational.
Reply:Jon Krakauer wrote "Into The Wild." Malcolm Gladwell wrote "The Tipping Point" and "Blink" - which he might enjoy if he hasn't read.
A great book about creativity in business is "Made to Stick," by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-S...
What are some good books for a 23yr old male who is majoring in business and entrepreneurship?
Wealth of Nation by adam smith
Reply:Lee Iococa's Biography is great for a Business Major. I read it when I was in college and it was very inspirational.
Reply:Jon Krakauer wrote "Into The Wild." Malcolm Gladwell wrote "The Tipping Point" and "Blink" - which he might enjoy if he hasn't read.
A great book about creativity in business is "Made to Stick," by Chip Heath and Dan Heath.
http://www.amazon.com/Made-Stick-Ideas-S...
Is there an organization where I can donate used books?
I work at a school and many of the teachers were saying they have more books in their classrooms than they are able to use and I thought if there was a chairty or organization that gives used books to people who need them we could all donate our extra books. Does anyone know of any such organization?
Is there an organization where I can donate used books?
Other schools.
Goodwill.
The Public Library.
Book Drives.
Hospitals (for waiting rooms and such).
Reply:yes
Reply:Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity
Reply:I personally give mine to prisoners of the same nationality as myself. I do this through my consulate as I live in a foreign country. I believe that even prisoners are still human beings and deserve a little hope. I am told by the people that deliver the books that the prisoners read everything that they can get their hands on.
Reply:I heard of 2 charities collecting used books for 3rd world text books I think., namely, Brother's brother at 412-321-3160 and International Book Bank at 410-636-6895, there's a 3rd on Long Island, but I forget the name. Haven't tried the others myself.
Is there an organization where I can donate used books?
Other schools.
Goodwill.
The Public Library.
Book Drives.
Hospitals (for waiting rooms and such).
Reply:yes
Reply:Alpha Phi Omega Service Fraternity
Reply:I personally give mine to prisoners of the same nationality as myself. I do this through my consulate as I live in a foreign country. I believe that even prisoners are still human beings and deserve a little hope. I am told by the people that deliver the books that the prisoners read everything that they can get their hands on.
Reply:I heard of 2 charities collecting used books for 3rd world text books I think., namely, Brother's brother at 412-321-3160 and International Book Bank at 410-636-6895, there's a 3rd on Long Island, but I forget the name. Haven't tried the others myself.
What is accounting cycle? How the accounting transactions pass through various books of accounts before?
What is accounting cycle ? How the accounting transactions pass through various books of accounts before they get reflected in the final accounts ?
What is accounting cycle? How the accounting transactions pass through various books of accounts before?
It probably starts with you placing an order for some goods. When the goods arrive, you need to pass a journal entry in the purchases journal to record the purchase of merchandise inventory. This will find its way subsequently into the general ledger (GL). In the course of business, you'd need to make payments to other vendors and employees. These entries will be in the cash book and subsequently into the GL. When you make a sale, you need to pass journal entries too. These will be in the sales journal which will again find their way into the GL. When your customers pay you, these are again cash book entries, again ending up in the GL. From the GL you extract your trial balance, then pass adjusting journal entries, then you'll have your adjusted TB from which you can prepare your income statement and balance sheet. This is as brief as I can make it.
Reply:Accounting cycle is the whole accounting process of recording, classifying, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data.
Recording is called journalizing, because in this phase you make an entry to a journal, on a per transaction basis.
Classifying is called posting, because in this phase you post to the ledger, per account, all the transactions you have recorded in your journal.
And then you extract the balances of your ledger accounts and come up with a trial balance. You are now in the analyzing phase. You make necessary adjustments to your trial balance.
From the adjusted trial balance you can now present the datas in an income statement and a balance sheet.
In the interpretation phase, you make use of ratios like current ratio, debt to equity ratio, etc. to determine the liquidity, solvency, profitability, etc. of the company. This is to help decision makers.
That's it.
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What is accounting cycle? How the accounting transactions pass through various books of accounts before?
It probably starts with you placing an order for some goods. When the goods arrive, you need to pass a journal entry in the purchases journal to record the purchase of merchandise inventory. This will find its way subsequently into the general ledger (GL). In the course of business, you'd need to make payments to other vendors and employees. These entries will be in the cash book and subsequently into the GL. When you make a sale, you need to pass journal entries too. These will be in the sales journal which will again find their way into the GL. When your customers pay you, these are again cash book entries, again ending up in the GL. From the GL you extract your trial balance, then pass adjusting journal entries, then you'll have your adjusted TB from which you can prepare your income statement and balance sheet. This is as brief as I can make it.
Reply:Accounting cycle is the whole accounting process of recording, classifying, analyzing, presenting and interpreting data.
Recording is called journalizing, because in this phase you make an entry to a journal, on a per transaction basis.
Classifying is called posting, because in this phase you post to the ledger, per account, all the transactions you have recorded in your journal.
And then you extract the balances of your ledger accounts and come up with a trial balance. You are now in the analyzing phase. You make necessary adjustments to your trial balance.
From the adjusted trial balance you can now present the datas in an income statement and a balance sheet.
In the interpretation phase, you make use of ratios like current ratio, debt to equity ratio, etc. to determine the liquidity, solvency, profitability, etc. of the company. This is to help decision makers.
That's it.
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What other books related to National Parks are good to read?
I have already read these following books below and would like to read more books related to National Parks
1.) Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
2.) Death, Daring and Disaster - Search and Rescue in the National Park
3.) The Last Season (its about a park ranger, Randy Morganson, that went missing himself) VERY GOOD BOOK!
Thanks!
What other books related to National Parks are good to read?
Read all of the books by Nevada Barr. She is a forest ranger herself and still finds time to write Anna Pidgeon mysteries. Very good reads. Anna is a forest ranger assigned to different National Parks and gets involved with murders and missing persons in all of the books while trying to achieve compliance with all the rules and have a love life too. Very good reads.
1.) Death in Yellowstone: Accidents and Foolhardiness in the First National Park
2.) Death, Daring and Disaster - Search and Rescue in the National Park
3.) The Last Season (its about a park ranger, Randy Morganson, that went missing himself) VERY GOOD BOOK!
Thanks!
What other books related to National Parks are good to read?
Read all of the books by Nevada Barr. She is a forest ranger herself and still finds time to write Anna Pidgeon mysteries. Very good reads. Anna is a forest ranger assigned to different National Parks and gets involved with murders and missing persons in all of the books while trying to achieve compliance with all the rules and have a love life too. Very good reads.
What are some good books on day trading strategies?
Also, please let me know whether or not you have had any success using the strategies outlined in the books you reccomend.
What are some good books on day trading strategies?
I don't think you'll have much success with the methods outlined in any trading books.
The only trading method that I can suggest would have the most potential for success would be the "50% retracement rule." Of all the methods, this is the most reliable.
There's a book that discusses it. "The Trading Rule That Can Make You Rich" by Edward Dobson.
I can also recommend the following books, they don't discuss methods, per se, but reading them should afford you a better understanding of the markets, which may help you with your trading:
Wall Street: The Other Las Vegas, by Nicolas Darvas.
The Traders, by Sonny Kleinfeld.
The Professional Commodity Trader, by Stanley Kroll.
Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Taleb.
The Trading Rule That Can Make You Rich, by Edward Dobson.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edward Lefevre.
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance, by Paul Wilmott.
The following website offers practical, realistic trading advice: http://commonsensetrading.googlepages.co...
Reply:"Trading for a Living"- by: Alexander Elder
It talks about technical analysis and indicators to pay attention do - two thumbs up in that area!
But the most important reason is b/c it talks about the PSYCHOLOGY of trading, which is extremely important.
I'd say this is the Premier book on trading. It is detailed, and thorough, but if you follow the basic guidelines, you will become great.
What are some good books on day trading strategies?
I don't think you'll have much success with the methods outlined in any trading books.
The only trading method that I can suggest would have the most potential for success would be the "50% retracement rule." Of all the methods, this is the most reliable.
There's a book that discusses it. "The Trading Rule That Can Make You Rich" by Edward Dobson.
I can also recommend the following books, they don't discuss methods, per se, but reading them should afford you a better understanding of the markets, which may help you with your trading:
Wall Street: The Other Las Vegas, by Nicolas Darvas.
The Traders, by Sonny Kleinfeld.
The Professional Commodity Trader, by Stanley Kroll.
Fooled by Randomness, by Nassim Taleb.
The Trading Rule That Can Make You Rich, by Edward Dobson.
Reminiscences of a Stock Operator, by Edward Lefevre.
Paul Wilmott Introduces Quantitative Finance, by Paul Wilmott.
The following website offers practical, realistic trading advice: http://commonsensetrading.googlepages.co...
Reply:"Trading for a Living"- by: Alexander Elder
It talks about technical analysis and indicators to pay attention do - two thumbs up in that area!
But the most important reason is b/c it talks about the PSYCHOLOGY of trading, which is extremely important.
I'd say this is the Premier book on trading. It is detailed, and thorough, but if you follow the basic guidelines, you will become great.
Is there a place that takes used books that I don't want or need any longer?
I have a lot of books that I don't want or need. Many are old textbooks I had in college, and don't use, but i hate to throw them away. I also have some older classic novels, etc that someone might be able to use but they were printed 10-20 years ago. And what about books that are 100+ years old? Don't they have some value?
Is there a place that takes used books that I don't want or need any longer?
As far as the novels goes. www.booksforsoldiers.com would love to have them. Make some friends overseas. Pax- C
Reply:Try your local library, goodwill or senior centers
Reply:Abebooks.com
The Book Rack (If you have one near you)
Half Price Books (but they suck at giving what your book is really worth!)
Half.com
Ebay
Amazon.com
I've sold a lot of old textbooks on Half.com and made some pretty good cash :)
Reply:the library
the salvation army
goodwill
the thrift store
yardsale
Reply:To donate books, try your local library. Some libraries don't accept used books, so ask first.
To sell, ebay or amazon. If you're in the NYC area, Strands, in lower Manhattan, buys used books.
Old books, there are many antique book dealers who may be interested and pay good money. Google it.
Reply:Yes they should have value.
Here are some places to go:
1. Half Price Books
2. Public libraries
3. College book stores (preferably community)
4. Used college book store
Reply:Try the library, most libraries will accept donated books
Reply:I do!!! But not the textbooks. Classic novels, hmmm. Like what? Feel free to e-mal me.
Is there a place that takes used books that I don't want or need any longer?
As far as the novels goes. www.booksforsoldiers.com would love to have them. Make some friends overseas. Pax- C
Reply:Try your local library, goodwill or senior centers
Reply:Abebooks.com
The Book Rack (If you have one near you)
Half Price Books (but they suck at giving what your book is really worth!)
Half.com
Ebay
Amazon.com
I've sold a lot of old textbooks on Half.com and made some pretty good cash :)
Reply:the library
the salvation army
goodwill
the thrift store
yardsale
Reply:To donate books, try your local library. Some libraries don't accept used books, so ask first.
To sell, ebay or amazon. If you're in the NYC area, Strands, in lower Manhattan, buys used books.
Old books, there are many antique book dealers who may be interested and pay good money. Google it.
Reply:Yes they should have value.
Here are some places to go:
1. Half Price Books
2. Public libraries
3. College book stores (preferably community)
4. Used college book store
Reply:Try the library, most libraries will accept donated books
Reply:I do!!! But not the textbooks. Classic novels, hmmm. Like what? Feel free to e-mal me.
What is the name of a collection of 1950's childrens books about an old woman who gives rememdies to kids?
It's sort of an old, black and white-y, 1950's-ish set of children's books about an old,plump widow living next to all sorts of kids. She gives them and their parents remedies, potions, and has adventures at her house. I have no idea of the title or author, but i am desperate to know them.
What is the name of a collection of 1950's childrens books about an old woman who gives rememdies to kids?
Mrs Piggle-Wiggle
Reply:Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! I love this series! They used to be broken up into books, but you can buy a compilation of the book for cheap. I can't seem to find the edition I have on Amazon, but I know Borders definitely has it. I've seen it there lots of times. The series was written by Betty Macdonald and illustrated by Hilary Knight (who, coincidentally, was the same man who created Eloise!).
I hope you find the books. They're repackaged as their individual stories, so you should be able to find them.
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What is the name of a collection of 1950's childrens books about an old woman who gives rememdies to kids?
Mrs Piggle-Wiggle
Reply:Mrs. Piggle-Wiggle! I love this series! They used to be broken up into books, but you can buy a compilation of the book for cheap. I can't seem to find the edition I have on Amazon, but I know Borders definitely has it. I've seen it there lots of times. The series was written by Betty Macdonald and illustrated by Hilary Knight (who, coincidentally, was the same man who created Eloise!).
I hope you find the books. They're repackaged as their individual stories, so you should be able to find them.
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What are the best books to start teaching a child how to read ?
My son will be 5 in may and i want to start teaching him how to read. He was diagnosed with PDD NOS (mild autism) ,so he had some delays. I just need guidance on what books you recommend for me to start with.
What are the best books to start teaching a child how to read ?
Hooked on Phonics is probably one of the very best methods to teach a child how to read.
http://hooked-on-phonics.com/
It has been around for a good while and is well proven.
Reply:Hello! I am going to speak in general terms because teaching a child with special needs to read is no different then teaching a typical peer to read. The difference is that it may take longer. There is no one method that works for all children. There is no one program that will work with every child. You know your child and you can ask your sons teacher what she feels are his strengths and weaknesses. I would use his strengths to support his weaknesses while teaching reading.
1) Young child typically start with picture books. These are the hard cardboard books. They have bright pictures and typically few words. You can take the same types of books and branch out to create additional books, language and vocabulary for your child. These books are for self reading and shared experiences.
2) Shared reading books that you are reading have more words on the page. These are emergent reading books. These books would give your children repeated exposure to words he may have seen and can point out to you during conversation about the book and page. Before you would read to your child you walk through the book just looking at the pictures, asking the child to find things on the page and talking about what you see. Asking questions about what do they think the book is about. These are the books "Clifford the Big Red Dog", Mem Fox books.
3) Books that have a repetitive line are great because you help your child understand prediction and learning new words and vocabulary. 5 little monkeys is an example of a story that is repeating. The reason for this is that you want to allow your child to get to know a story and be able to share the story with you. He reads to you once he knows the story. Model pointing to the words. Model sounding out words.
Here is a great reference site. It talks about communication boards but it is just about language and making things concrete. http://www.aacintervention.com/litboards...
Typically when you teach early reading skills you work on letter identification - letter sounds - blending of sounds and to specific strategies of how to make these letters and sound make words. The question that often debated is if a child doesn't get that step what next. I typically recommend whole word - I don't work just on dolch sight words but environmental print and important words to the child.
One of the areas of reading deficits that appear is not the ability to read words but the comprehension. The links below will help you with supporting comprehension.
Reply:Dick and Jane books. They are classic.....and they work! Also, check into LeapFrog! Their learning toys are the best! Oh, and remember, stay calm, you need lots of patience. In my experience stick with the old way of learning vs this new stuff they are teaching in school. You will really enjoy the old Dick and Jane books. Have fun!!!
What are the best books to start teaching a child how to read ?
Hooked on Phonics is probably one of the very best methods to teach a child how to read.
http://hooked-on-phonics.com/
It has been around for a good while and is well proven.
Reply:Hello! I am going to speak in general terms because teaching a child with special needs to read is no different then teaching a typical peer to read. The difference is that it may take longer. There is no one method that works for all children. There is no one program that will work with every child. You know your child and you can ask your sons teacher what she feels are his strengths and weaknesses. I would use his strengths to support his weaknesses while teaching reading.
1) Young child typically start with picture books. These are the hard cardboard books. They have bright pictures and typically few words. You can take the same types of books and branch out to create additional books, language and vocabulary for your child. These books are for self reading and shared experiences.
2) Shared reading books that you are reading have more words on the page. These are emergent reading books. These books would give your children repeated exposure to words he may have seen and can point out to you during conversation about the book and page. Before you would read to your child you walk through the book just looking at the pictures, asking the child to find things on the page and talking about what you see. Asking questions about what do they think the book is about. These are the books "Clifford the Big Red Dog", Mem Fox books.
3) Books that have a repetitive line are great because you help your child understand prediction and learning new words and vocabulary. 5 little monkeys is an example of a story that is repeating. The reason for this is that you want to allow your child to get to know a story and be able to share the story with you. He reads to you once he knows the story. Model pointing to the words. Model sounding out words.
Here is a great reference site. It talks about communication boards but it is just about language and making things concrete. http://www.aacintervention.com/litboards...
Typically when you teach early reading skills you work on letter identification - letter sounds - blending of sounds and to specific strategies of how to make these letters and sound make words. The question that often debated is if a child doesn't get that step what next. I typically recommend whole word - I don't work just on dolch sight words but environmental print and important words to the child.
One of the areas of reading deficits that appear is not the ability to read words but the comprehension. The links below will help you with supporting comprehension.
Reply:Dick and Jane books. They are classic.....and they work! Also, check into LeapFrog! Their learning toys are the best! Oh, and remember, stay calm, you need lots of patience. In my experience stick with the old way of learning vs this new stuff they are teaching in school. You will really enjoy the old Dick and Jane books. Have fun!!!
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