Playing With the Enemy: A Baseball Prodigy, World War II and The Long Journey Home by Gary W. Moore is a true story of Gene Moore who was a super baseball player and a super person. It shows how he cared about other people. Hard to put this one down. Can't wait to see the movie. A must read for anyone who enjoys a good book, this is it!! I loved this book!!
(Gerard's review 6/20/08)
Sunday, July 11, 2010
"Front of The Class: How Tourette Syndrom made me The Teacher I Never Had" by Brad Cohen and Lisa Wysocky
Front of The Class: How Tourette Syndrom made me The Teacher I Never Had by Brad Cohen and Lisa Wysocky is about Brad Cohen and his Tourette Syndrome which is something that causes him to make strange noises and movements that he cannot control. Growing up, he was bullied by his dad and his schoolmates, yet had a burning desire to be a teacher. This book tells about how he overcame so many obstacles to achieve his goal and is truly inspiring. Front Of The Class was so good that they made a Hallmark movie about it. I enjoyed both the book and the movie very much recommend it to anyone.
--Gerard's review 2/25/10 (5+ stars) Karen enjoyed the movie too but did not read the book.
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--Gerard's review 2/25/10 (5+ stars) Karen enjoyed the movie too but did not read the book.
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"Homer’s Odyssey" by Gwen Cooper
(3/18/10 Karen's Review)
This is a must read! I loved Homer's Odyssey by Gwen Cooper! It's just AWESOME! Gwen Cooper has two cats and that's it until she gets a call from a vet friend regarding a blind kitten that nobody wants. This book works in so many ways: funny, touching, loving. You will just love Homer and Gwen is fantastic! I felt the love she has for her cats (she reminded me a lot of my wife that way)!
Please read this book, you will be so glad you did! The best part is that Homer does not die! Yea! Thanks for sharing, Gwen! Awesome job!!! If you go on www.gwencooper.com you can actually see Homer in action--way cool! (5+++ stars)
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"The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
By reading The Help by Kathryn Stockett I learned a lot about the unwritten "rules" that maids were expected to follow and that segregation was quite extreme in Mississippi during the 1960s. For some reason, I thought that the mistreating of blacks as low life was longer ago in slave days. The main story line is that one of the white ladies, Skeeter, gets the maids to share with her what it's like being a maid and how they feel about things so she can write a book about it. The author actually grew up in the south and had a maid.
I was fascinated by this book which revealed a very different community from what I am used to. I liked how Abileen, the maid who took care of a little white girl used to tell her "secret" stories that were teaching her that people are people, whether black or white. It is entertaining to read what the maids thought of the families who employed them and is a thought-provoking book.
(5/13/10--KAREN'S REVIEW)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the best sellers list for a long time so I just had to find out for myself if it was that good--it is! The writing is superb! This is a novel, but you would think that the characters were actually real. It is about the early 60s when white people in the south had black maids and a young girl decides to write a book from the maid's perspective.
I enjoyed this book very much! It went fast and I was into it from beginning to end. I'd love to see this book made into a movie--it would be outstanding! Read this one, you won't be disappointed! (5+++ stars)
GERARD'S REVIEW (3/18/10)
See also: Bloggin' bout Books review: The Help A Pitch-Perfect Southern Masterpiece
The Parchment Girl
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I was fascinated by this book which revealed a very different community from what I am used to. I liked how Abileen, the maid who took care of a little white girl used to tell her "secret" stories that were teaching her that people are people, whether black or white. It is entertaining to read what the maids thought of the families who employed them and is a thought-provoking book.
(5/13/10--KAREN'S REVIEW)
The Help by Kathryn Stockett has been on the best sellers list for a long time so I just had to find out for myself if it was that good--it is! The writing is superb! This is a novel, but you would think that the characters were actually real. It is about the early 60s when white people in the south had black maids and a young girl decides to write a book from the maid's perspective.
I enjoyed this book very much! It went fast and I was into it from beginning to end. I'd love to see this book made into a movie--it would be outstanding! Read this one, you won't be disappointed! (5+++ stars)
GERARD'S REVIEW (3/18/10)
See also: Bloggin' bout Books review: The Help A Pitch-Perfect Southern Masterpiece
The Parchment Girl
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Saturday, July 10, 2010
"The Innocent Man" by John Grisham
The Innocent Man by John Grisham is a very disturbing non-fiction book about our judicial system, a heinous crime and a wasted life. It showed how several innocent men were convicted of murder and that in reality, one is really guilty until proven innocent rather than the other way around. It is a very sad documentary about a talented high school athlete who really ruined his life with drinking, drugs and got framed for murder, and developed mental and physical illness.
It's unbelievable how these innocent men spent 12 years in prison while the appeals courts kept upholding the verdict in spite of all the bungling and lack of evidence in the first trial. The main thing I learned from it is if you ever get brought in for questioning by the police, don't answer any questions without an attorney present, even if you are innocent and have nothing to hide! The fact that this really happened makes horrific.
I recommend this to anyone interested in legal thrillers, the justice system, or prison life.
(Karen's review 3/09)
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It's unbelievable how these innocent men spent 12 years in prison while the appeals courts kept upholding the verdict in spite of all the bungling and lack of evidence in the first trial. The main thing I learned from it is if you ever get brought in for questioning by the police, don't answer any questions without an attorney present, even if you are innocent and have nothing to hide! The fact that this really happened makes horrific.
I recommend this to anyone interested in legal thrillers, the justice system, or prison life.
(Karen's review 3/09)
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