| Title, Creators, Comments / Reviews | Ages | Date Added | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. Don't Stop the Carnival: A Novel (Paperback) Author: Herman Wouk Publisher: Back Bay Books |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: There is everything to love about this book, and guess what... Jimmy Buffett wrote a MUSICAL based on the story! It sticks to the book AND the songs are beautiful! tags: Must read! | |||||
| 593 Reviews | |||||
| 2. Trouble Dolls (Paperback) Author: Jimmy Buffett, Savannah Jane Buffett Illustrator: Lambert Davis Publisher: Voyager Books |
Ages 4-8 |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy tagged as: Great for kids | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 3. The Jolly Mon: Book and Musical CD (Hardcover) Author: Jimmy Buffett, Savannah Jane Buffett Illustrator: Lambert Davis Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Lovely children's book that goes with Buffett's song, Jolly Mon Sing. tags: By Buffett and his daughter | |||||
| 32 Reviews | |||||
| 4. A Salty Piece of Land (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Jimmy Buffett Publisher: Little, Brown and Company |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy tagged as: More great JB | |||||
| 463 Reviews | |||||
| 5. A Pirate Looks at Fifty (Hardcover) Author: Jimmy Buffett Publisher: Random House |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Check out Buffett's Baker's Dozen of books to take to a dessert island... only Mr. Twain makes the list twice! (Of course!) tags: Beautiful from start to finish... | |||||
| 590 Reviews | |||||
| 6. Where Is Joe Merchant? A Novel Tale (Paperback) Author: Jimmy Buffett Publisher: Harvest Books |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Buffett is as good an author as he is a songwriter. tags: Where IS Joe Merchant? | |||||
| 184 Reviews | |||||
| 7. Tales from Margaritaville (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Jimmy Buffett Publisher: Fawcett |
N/A |
10/16/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: If you listen to Buffett (and all Twainiacs do), you'll recognize the characters and events in this great read. tags: Lost Shaker of Salt | |||||
| 127 Reviews | |||||
| 8. Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories: And Other Disasters (Paperback) Author: Jean Shepherd Publisher: Broadway |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Jean Shepherd was one of America's most compelling recorders of human nature. tags: You will read this one more than once! | |||||
| 236 Reviews | |||||
| 9. In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash (Paperback) Author: Jean Shepherd Publisher: Main Street Books |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: This is the source for Ralphie and the BB gun - "A Christmas Story" tags: "You'll shoot your eye out , kid!" | |||||
| 745 Reviews | |||||
| 10. Children of the Dust Bowl: The True Story of the School at Weedpatch Cam... Author: Jerry Stanley Publisher: Crown Books for Young Readers |
Ages 9-12 |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: The photographs are haunting, but the story is all triumph. My 5th graders loved this. Be brave... read it along with Grapes of Wrath. Trust me, they can handle it! tags: Inspirational | |||||
| 463 Reviews | |||||
| 11. Teach Like Your Hair's on Fire: The Methods and Madness Inside Room 56 (... Author: Rafe Esquith Publisher: Viking Adult |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: This is required reading in my college classes (teacher education). The way Rafe works with children is more inspiring than any other story I've encountered. tags: Ultimate inspiration! | |||||
| 1,023 Reviews | |||||
| 12. There Are No Shortcuts (Paperback) Author: Rafe Esquith Publisher: Anchor |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: I get to the end and go right back to page 1... tags: Pure inspiration! | |||||
| 295 Reviews | |||||
| 13. Teacher Man: A Memoir (Paperback) Author: Frank McCourt Publisher: Scribner |
Adult |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: So real, and so inspiring... tags: Inspired me | |||||
| 1,294 Reviews | |||||
| 14. Going Solo (Audio Cassette) Author: Roald Dahl Publisher: HarperChildrensAudio |
N/A |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Brilliant sequel. The only set of books to compare are Angela's Ashes and 'Tis. | |||||
| 347 Reviews | |||||
| 15. Boy: Tales of Childhood (Paperback) Author: Roald Dahl Illustrator: Quentin Blake Publisher: Puffin Books |
Ages 9-12 |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: One of the best memoirs ever written | |||||
| 3,569 Reviews | |||||
| 16. A Confederacy of Dunces (Paperback) Author: John Kennedy Toole Publisher: Grove Press |
Young Adults |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Genius! | |||||
| 15,629 Reviews | |||||
| 17. Christmas at The New Yorker: Stories, Poems, Humor, and Art (Modern Libr... Publisher: Modern Library |
Adult |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: I'm addicted to The New Yorker and Christmas. What could be better? | |||||
| 7 Reviews | |||||
| 18. To Kill a Mockingbird (Mass Market Paperback) Author: Harper Lee Publisher: Grand Central Publishing |
Young Adults |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: There is nothing left to say about this amazing book. Just read it. Again. | |||||
| 134,261 Reviews | |||||
| 19. Flowers for Algernon (Paperback) Author: Daniel Keyes Publisher: Harvest Books |
Young Adults |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Unforgettable. | |||||
| 31,471 Reviews | |||||
| 20. Bluegrass: A HISTORY 20TH ANNIVERSARY EDITION (Music in American Life) ... Author: Neil V. Rosenberg Publisher: University of Illinois Press |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Rich in history | |||||
| 16 Reviews | |||||
| 21. Bluegrass Songbook (Paperback) Author: Peter Wernick Publisher: Oak Publications |
All Ages |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Worth its weight in gold records! When you teach American history, you need music to back it up. Besides jazz, what music is more American than Bluegrass? | |||||
| 34 Reviews | |||||
| 22. The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Paperback) Author: Barbara Robinson Publisher: HarperTrophy |
Ages 9-12 |
10/5/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: No matter how often I read it, I belly laugh! | |||||
| 871 Reviews | |||||
| 23. Christmas Eve On Sesame Street (Hardcover) Author: Sesame Street Publisher: Random House Books for Young Readers |
Baby to Pre-K |
10/4/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Sigh... when my kids were little we used to make sure we watched the TV special. Those were the days before VCRs. So, the book was best! | |||||
| 12 Reviews | |||||
| 24. A Christmas Memory (Hardcover) Author: Truman Capote Illustrator: Beth Peck Publisher: Knopf Books for Young Readers |
Young Adults |
10/4/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: The ultimate Christmas story of all time no matter what religion you are. The language is perfection. Just wait until you meet "Ha Ha Jones." | |||||
| 1,892 Reviews | |||||
| 25. Alfie the Christmas Tree (Hardcover) Author: John Denver Illustrator: Jean Pidgeon Publisher: Natl Wildlife Federation |
Ages 4-8 |
10/4/2007 Add | |||
| Cindy said: Yes, I like John Denver, and this is not only a great book but a beautiful song. | |||||
| 8 Reviews | |||||
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Cindy Lovell - Occupation: Writer, Professor, Museum Director
- Company: Quincy University and Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum
- Locale: Hannibal, MO, United States of America
- Member Since: 9/30/2007
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