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The 100 Most Talked About Books Online.

  1. The Holy Bible
    Whether or not you believe the Holy Bible is the word of God, you can't deny that it has shaped our society.  Over the last two thousand years, billions of people have found inspiration and solace within its pages.  Others have selectively...
  2. In Defense Of Food
    In In Defense of Food the author, Michael Pollan, expands on something most of us already know but might have forgotten. We should be eating real food. His simple seven word diet is a mantra each and every one of us should be repeating many times dai...
  3. THE THREE SNOW BEARS by Jan Brett
    The Three Snow Bears, written by Jan BrettIs a refreshing remake of Goldilocks And The Three Bears. I don't know how anyone could possibly improve on this famous children's bed time story, but the truth is that Jan has done exactly that. This childre...
  4. The Audacity Of Hope by Barack Obama
    Barack Obama's Videos Showcase Barack Obama's Campaign Merchandise Oprah Winfrey for Barack Obama The Audacity of Hope : Thoughts on Reclaiming the American Dream is the second book written by U.S. Senator Barack Obama. It was the number three bestsel...
  5. Tao Te Ching - Classic from China
    Very inspiring. About leadership, living life and letting things be (that you can't control anyhow). This lens has quotes from the Tao Te Ching and information about Taoism. Taoism is one of the oldest still living religions in the world. It combine...
  6. World War Z
    It is an excellent fictional story of the after-effects of a "zombie apocalypse". This is a book review of Max Brook's World War Z.
  7. On The Night You Were Born by Nancy Tillman
    The most special day to every parent is that day when their own unique little child is born into this world. It is a day of wonder and amazement, a very unique day unlike any other in their life. On this special day, to them alone, has this little pr...
  8. The Shining
    The Shining is by far amongst Stephen King's best work. I will even go so far as to say I believe that The Shining is in fact one of the best horror novels ever wrote. My First exposure to this classic was in it's movie format. I first watched The S...
  9. The Very Hungry Caterpillar
    This book has the ability to engage young children in reading, to get them excited, with beautiful albeit simple artwork.  While teaching of sequencing, nutrition, and moderation, not to mention where butterflies come from, The Very Hungry Cater...
  10. Through Moon And Stars And Night Skies by Ann Turner
    Through Moon and Stars and Night Skies written by award winning author Ann Turner is a wonderful story about a little child in a far away land who has no home, no mamma, no papa, and who is all alone in an orphanage. On one hope filled day, the littl...
  11. The Edge Chronicles
    The Deepwoods, the Stone Gardens, the Edgewater River. Undertown and Sanctaphrax. Names on a map. Yet behind each name lie a thousand tales - tales that have been recorded in ancient scrolls, tales that have been passed down the generations by word...
  12. Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day
    Everyone has days when nothing goes right. Alexander is having one one of the worst. This hilarious book will have you laughing your blues away. No need to run away to Australia. This book is a treasure for parents, teachers, and anyone who needs a l...
  13. Dressing Nifty After Fifty
    Dressing Nifty After Fifty, the definitive guide to a simple, stylish wardrobe by Corinne Richardson. Women over 50 lead busy lives. They have neither the time nor the patience to fuss with their wardrobes. In addition to their everyday activities,...
  14. Wisdom of Our Fathers
    About a year ago, political journalism giant Tim Russert was talking about Wisdom of Our Fathers on a radio program I happened to catch. Russert had previously written a book about his father entitled Big Russ & Me, which prompted thousands of letter...
  15. Jurassic Park
    When I first saw Jurassic Park the movie, I instantly fell in love with it and set out to read the book. Even though the movie is excellent, the book is absolutely amazing. It is one of the best books I have ever read, seriously. Crichton does not di...
  16. Holy Cow: An Indian Adventure
    Great book if you want to go to India yourself - especially if you're interested in India as the home of spirituality. I read the book in one go: couldn't put it down. It's interesting as a story of personal and spiritual growth and as a catalog of...
  17. Sandman
    'Preludes and nocturnes' is a paperback collection of the first numbers of Sandman graphic novels (from number 1 to number 8). Thus begin the story of the lord of dreams. Morpheus also know as 'dreams' is one of the antropomorphic "avatar' of 7 prin...
  18. Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets
    Chamber of Secrets is the second book in the Harry Potter Series. In Harry's Second Year at Hogwart's School of Wizarding and Witchcraft, student's suddenly begin to turn into stone. As Harry gets drawn deeper and deeper into this mystery, the true h...
  19. A Child Called It
    All my emotions were stirred while reading this book, I absolutely could not put it down! Dave Pelzer (aka: It) accounts his life and how he suffered unbelievable abuse by those that should have loved him the most. How he survives and rises above is...
  20. The Power of Now
    The Power of Now is one of those books that you have to be mentally and emotionally ready to read. If you're not ready, you won't understand it. I read the book a couple of years ago and didn't quite get it. I put it away and decided to read it agai...
  21. Charlie Wilson's War
    Charlie Wilson, a scandal-prone congressman from Texas, is brought to life in this book. An alcoholic and womanizer, Wilson is also a patriot. He is determined to bring the Soviet Union to it's knees. The book tells how, with the help of Gust Avrako...
  22. Murdered By Mumia
    More than twenty cities around the world, including Paris, Montreal, and Palermo, have bestowed honorary citizen status upon him. In 2006, a newly-paved road in Saint Denis, France was named in his honor. The city of Oakland, California closed its sc...
  23. The Secret Doctrine: The Synthesis of Science, Religion, and Philosophy
    It unites science and religion in a unique synthesis. Changed my life and my world view completely. Contains many of the themes of the modern New Age movement like: karmic evolution, Atlantis, parapsychology, Unity of All Life/everything, unity of al...
  24. A Thousand Splendid Suns
    Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is a story of two women and their lifes in Afghanistan over the past 40 years. Mariam was born an illegal child and was forced to marry Rasheed, an abusive husband at age 15. Rasheed is...
  25. Move your Stuff, Change your Life
    Have you been wanting to try Feng Shui but thought it was too complicated? Move Your Stuff, Change Your Life: How to Use Feng Shui to Get Love, Money, Respect, and Happiness by Karen Rauch Carter is easy to read, easy to understand, and will get you...
  26. "The Pact" by Jodi Picoult
    This book is amazing! It keeps you reading until the last page and is one of the most well-written books I have ever read. Jodi Picoult writes not only about the present day problems of Chris, but also of Chris and Emily's past. This book shows that...
  27. Tuesdays With Morrie
    Have you ever felt like you're never gonna be the same again after reading a book? This book is more of a memoir of two people's lives on how they both learned from each other as a student and teacher. It is truly filled with wisdom and aphorisms tha...
  28. Plan a Magic Tree House Party
    If your children are wild about the Magic Tree House books, why not plan a Magic Tree House party? You can let the children join in on Jack and Annie's adventures through time. Check out these ideas to get your planning started. Once your children g...
  29. Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
    This bright and colorful book uses rhythm and simple words in a way that will have your child excited by the book, participating in its reading, and perhaps even reciting its chant when the book is out of sight.  This is a classic and a must-hav...
  30. Inkheart
    In the story of Inkheart, there is a story within a story: Mo originally brought four of Inkheart's characters to life while reading aloud from a novel which is also called Inkheart - Basta, Capricorn, Dustfinger, and Dustfinger's pet marten, Gwin. D...
  31. Zen Mind,Beginner's Mind
    Zen Mind, Beginners Mind fell in to my lap one rainy afternoon. It was the late fall of 2005 and nothing has been the same and nothing has been different since I read and reread it. Make no mistake this is not some quick self help book, though it sure...
  32. The Healing Power of Herbs
    Read The Healing Powers of Herbs: The Enlightened Person's Guide to the Wonders of Medicinal Plants by Michael T. Murray to learn: How licorice can be used to heal canker sores How ginkgo biloba can be used to delay the effects of Alzheimer's disea...
  33. Wizard's First Rule
    The first book in a series of incredible novels by a legendary author. Wizard's First Rule tells the story of Richard Cypher, a woods guide from the land of Westland, who gets thrown into a world of trouble. The story is suspenseful and very emotion...
  34. How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night by Jane Yolen
    How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night Written by Jane Yolen and beautifully illustrated by Mark Teague, is but one of the many great children's literary works of Jane Yolen. I love using How Do Dinosaurs Say Good Night as a read aloud in my classroom becau...
  35. The Clear Word Bible
    Do you find the Bible hard to read with all those 'thees' and 'thous' and 'thys'? Then the Clear Word Bible is just for you. The Clear Word is not an official translation or version of the Bible--it is merely a study companion and a devotional. It's...
  36. The Outsiders
    The Outsiders is a book written by a teenager about teenagers.  The story is told through the eyes of a 14 year old boy named Ponyboy Curtis who grew up on the wrong side of the tracks with his two brothers Darrell and Sodapop. The story takes p...
  37. 1632 by Eric Flint
    I'm a history nut, and I love reading about anything that has to do with history--especially medieval history. 1632 is a historical fiction novel that is about a modern-day small town in West Virginia that is somehow transported to medieval Germany....
  38. Cypher The Mountain Giant
    Remember children learn more Cypher The Mountain Giant is the third book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series where we find Tom and Elenna assisted by the horse Storm and wolf Silver venturing into the mountains to free the giant from an enchantment t...
  39. 1984 by George Orwell
    Nineteen Eighty-Four (also titled 1984),[1] by George Orwell (the pen name of Eric Arthur Blair), is a 1949 English novel about life in a fictional, future authoritarian regime as lived by Winston Smith, an intellectual worker at the Ministry of Trut...
  40. The Last Lecture
    My background includes caring for those those who are facing the end of life. I have been in awe of the human spirit shown by those facing their final life challenge. I was amazed when I read Randy Pausch's inspirational story. He has shown amazing c...
  41. Raymon Grace: The Future is Yours - Do Something About It!
    The Future is Yours - Do Something About It! is the title of a book by Raymon Grace, an expert dowser. He combines dowsing with years of spiritual training to clear negative energies and create positive ones, bringing health and well-being into the l...
  42. Writing For Quick Cash
    I think Writing for Quick Cash by Loriann Hoff Oberlin is an excellent book for the new writer who is just getting their feet wet in the world of earning money through publishing. Writing for Quick Cash contains not only some great tips about gettin...
  43. The Andromeda Strain
    Five prominent biophysicists give the United States Government an urgent warning: sterilization procedures for returning space probes maybe inadequate to guarantee uncontaminated re-enry to the atmosphere...
  44. The Mysterious Benedict Society
    The newspaper advertisement is addressed to "gifted children looking for special opportunities". Well, that certainly describes Reynie Muldoon! The 11-year-old orphan is one of four children to complete a series of challenging and creative tasks and...
  45. Where The Sidewalk Ends
    I love this book. It is the sort of book that an adult and a child can enjoy. The quirky word choice, and subject matter, is perfect. The illustrations are so simple, yet they hold so much personality, and often add to the poem's tone and content. Th...
  46. The Shop On Blossom Street
    This is the first book in an amazing series that combines two of my favorite things: Romance and Knitting. The story revolves around four women whose paths cross in a little yarn shop in Seattle, Washington. It is run by Lydia Hoffman, a cancer survi...
  47. To Kill A Mockingbird
    This Pulitzer Prize-winning novel is one of the most well known and widely read pieces in American literature. This classic is an immediate favorite of almost everyone who reads it and remains one of the most widely taught books in American classroom...
  48. Eat This Not That
    Can you imagine being able to eat whatever you want, whenever you want, and still lose those extra pounds that you have been struggling with, without really dieting? Eat This Not That:Thousands of Simple Food Swaps That Can Save You 10, 20, 30 Pounds...
  49. Prose Edda
    Snorri Sturluson wrote the Prose Edda as a guide for Icelandic poets so they would not lose knowledge of the styles and stories told in traditional poetry. His book has become one of the greatest works (along with the Poetic Edda) letting us view the...
  50. Ferno The Fire Dragon
    Visit Children Learn More Ferno The Fire Dragon is the first book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series. While you can read the books out of order and easily follow the story it is best to start out with the quest to free Ferno The Fire Dragon as this...
  51. Next
    I'm a big fan of Michael Crichton, and have read a great number of his books. Andromeda Strain, Timeline, and Jurassic Park to name a few. They were all excellent books, and Next is right up there with them. Well, almost. Next is a book featuring th...
  52. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    The most wholly entertaining book never to come out of the great publishing houses of Ursa Minor.
  53. Goodnight Moon
    This book is one that every child must have. It's simple and accessible story is great for any child. Here I am in this room, these are the things around me, I am comfortable and safe here, and it is time for bed. This is the type of story kids want...
  54. Your Backyard Herb Garden
    Your Backyard Herb Garden: A Gardener's Guide to Growing Over 50 Herbs Plus How to Use Them in Cooking, Crafts, Companion Planting and More by Miranda Smith contains lists and information to help you know which herbs love shade or full sun; what type...
  55. APRICOT BRANDY
    This unusual blend of dark fantasy and supernatural horror left me on the edge of my seat, unable to put Apricot Brandy down once I started it. If you want to read an excerpt of this epic battle check out the book profile at Juno Books here.
  56. The Farseer Trilogy
    The Farseer Trilogy is Robin Hobb's first outing into the world of fantasy novels, a genre so complex that stories usually come in the minimum of trilogies and not single book novels. The Farseer Trilogy follows the story of FitzChivalry Farseer and...
  57. Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?
    In Does This Clutter Make My Butt Look Fat?: An Easy Plan for Losing Weight and Living More the popular clutter expert, Peter Walsh examines why diets don't work. He claims that by un-cluttering your home and your life, you can indeed un-clutter your...
  58. Passionate Housewives Desperate For God by Jennie Chancey and Stacy McDonald
    This book will help you discover the biblical vision for homemakers and allow you to let go of all those outside things that fill up your life and crowd out your family life and the true calling to be a homemaker. What you do in your house is worth...
  59. How To Win Friends And Influence People
    The title How To Win Friends And Influence People may sound manipulative, but in reality it is an excellent book that helps you relate to others. Dale Carnegie’s bestselling book can help you to make more friends, persuade others to your way of thi...
  60. How Not to Look Old
    Mostly geared towards Boomer-aged women, How Not to Look Old: Fast and Effortless Ways to Look 10 Years Younger, 10 Pounds Lighter, 10 Times Better by Charla Krupp, is a great "cheat sheet" of fast beauty fixes. Charla Krupp is best known for her te...
  61. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince
    There are many surprises during Harry Potter's 6th year at Hogwarts. The Dursleys get a visit from Dumbledore... There is a new potions teacher... And the book ends with the biggest cliffhanger of the series. If you like the elements of mystery that...
  62. Stone Of Tears
    This is the second book in the Sword of Truth Series by Terry Goodkind. This book was right up there with the first in the series, Wizard's First Rule, if not slightly higher on the pedistal. Stone of Tears is chock full of intense battle scenes, un...
  63. Last Child In The Woods
    People need nature - really need nature, not merely enjoy nature or benefit from nature. Children need experiences with nature just as they need sleep or healthy food. Why? Richard Louv spends much of his book Last Child in the Woods explaining exact...
  64. How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not
    Do you want to be mega-wealthy? I'm not talking comfortably situated. I'm talking filthy, dirty, disgusting, so-much-money-you-don't-know-what-to-spend-it-on, mega wealthy! Get your hands on a copy of How Come That Idiot's Rich and I'm Not? by Rober...
  65. Love You Forever
    At the Scholastic Book Sale in our little grade school I happened upon this book. As I read it, standing right there in the middle of the aisle, tears welled up in my eyes. Love You Forever is one powerful little book about the special bond between m...
  66. Tartok The Ice Beast
    The Beast Quest stories by Adam Blade have all the standard fairy tale adventure story elements -- an evil wizard, a beleaguered kingdom in need of a champion, and a young hero plus magic, friendship, and bravery. It is an engaging story with charac...
  67. Comfort From A Country Quilt
    This an amazingly inspirational book, and how many books come with a soundtrack!
  68. The Good Luck Book
    Good Luck is an easy-to read beautiful fable, in the times of King Arthur and Merlin the Magician. A story of two knights seeking to find a magic four-leaf clover in an enchanted forest, and the obstacles or opportunities about making their own luck....
  69. Sepron The Sea Serpent
    Visit Children Learn More Sepron The Sea Serpent is the second book in Adam Blade's Beast Quest series where we find Tom and Elenna assisted by the horse Storm and wolf Silver struggling to free the enchanted sea serpent Sepron. Sepron is wreaking h...
  70. Tagus The Night Horse
    This is the fourth book in the Beast Quest stories by Adam Blade. In this adventure tale Tom and Elenna must not only fight to free a beast, Tagus The Night Horse, but must also fight the frightened and angry plains people who believe Tom is to blame...
  71. [The Tailypo: A Ghost Story]
    Tailypo! Tailypo! Where is my Tailypo? Tailypo! Tailypo! I'm coming for my Tailypo! What child of the 1970's doesn't remember this spooky and terrifying tale of a ghost cat? --This lens is still under construction
  72. More Than A Carpenter
    The author Josh McDowell originally set out to disprove the Bible and the gospel of Jesus...but found his arguments against Christianity just wouldn't stand up. Jesus Christ really was God in human flesh.
  73. BORN STANDING UP by Steve Martin
    Can you imagine Steve Martin being called a wallflower? Me neither. But that's the exact word he uses when describing himself in Born Standing Up. The book is well written and he does a good job taking us through his life. I particularly like the wa...
  74. Fearless Fourteen by Janet Evanovich
    Evanovich is near the top of her numbers game in this latest Stephanie Plumb novel. Are you ready for Granma Mazur as an online gamer with the moniker of Scorch? What about Lula as Bounty Hunting 'Ho? How about Stephanie as a Smurf? Fun and easy...
  75. The Holy Bible
    Presented by Make Money Online Ideas . * The Authorized King James Version is an English translation of the Christian Bible begun in 1604 and first published in 1611 by the Church of England. The Great Bible was the first "authorized version" issued...
  76. The Secret Order Of The Gumm Street Girls
    Welcome to Gumm Street in the town of Sherbet. A quiet street in a perfect little town where three little girls live. You'd expect they'd be best of friends, but ... no. These little girls greatly dislike each other and that doesn't seem likely to ch...
  77. The Dip
    I'd be remiss if I didn't share with the reader my impression of The Dip right at the beginning of the review. One word can sum up the tone and maybe even the direction Seth Godin takes us in, that word is Peppy. When I finished reading The Dip all I...
  78. The Key To Rondo
    Leo is a sensible boy who would never break the rules, which is why his boring great-aunt Bethany thought he was the perfect guardian for the Langlander music box, and left it to him when she died. Leo's cousin, Mimi, is very different to him: she i...
  79. The Long Tail: How Endless Choice Is Creating Unlimited Demand
    One of the best books of 2006, "the long tail" explain how and why the digital distribution of contents is changing the way the market works. ...and why and an endless offer is affecting the way we buy and choose things. Recommended reading!
  80. Atlas Shrugged
    Atlas Shrugged is the story of a world that has grown tired of Capitalism. It is no longer a place where achievement or work is rewarded. Instead, Capitalism and business are looked upon as a necessary evil (Sound Familiar?). One by one, the greatest...
  81. The Magic Of Ordinary Days
    I read this book after seeing the movie, something I have NEVER done in the past.  Usually after seeing a movie, I think "Well I know what happens, so why bother".  This story is completely different.  It is not about where i...
  82. Jack Canfield's Key to Living the Law of Attraction
    "This book is a simple "how to" guide for using the Law of Attraction to create the life you desire. Within these pages, Canfield clearly explains not only what you need to know, but what you need to do in order to attract what you want in life... Th...
  83. The Three Pillars Of Zen
    In 1953 an American business man goes to Japan to find out what Zen is all about. if you think that premise sounds like it might have been ripped from a dime store detective novel your right. Philip Kapleau takes us on a journey into Zen using a des...
  84. Flip Dictionary
    My Flip Dictionary is my most powerful writing resource. I use it constantly and consistently when writing prose, poetry, fiction, articles, letters, and sometimes even grocery lists! This book is helpful for when you just can't think of the right w...
  85. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
    One Thursday just before lunchtime the Earth is unexpectedly demolished to make way for a new hyperspace bypass. Luckily, the Dolphins knew it was coming so they all evacuated Earth just in time. For Arthur Dent, who just had his house demolished tha...
  86. How To Retire Happy, Wild, And Free
    This is a truly upbeat book about retirement by the author of the international best-seller The Joy of Not Working! Ernie Zelinski, who semi-retired at age 30 and had a net worth of minus $30,000, says that you are never too young to retire, which I...
  87. Zepha The Monster Squid
    ...until we've had a chance to read the book!
  88. Duma Key: A Novel
    "I started to imagine a little dead girl standing on that road--twin dead girls, with their hands linked. The image came from nowhere... it came around dusk, which is a spooky time of day anywhere, but particularly on the coast of Florida." --Stephen...
  89. Duma Key
    Stephen King has done it again. His character Edgar Freemantle is thrown off balance by an accident where he loses his arm. His life falls to pieces and he finally moves to Duma Key. Here in Florida, Duma Key is where out-of-season hurricanes tear li...
  90. World Without End
    Life as it happened in Great Britain from 1327 to 1361. The continuation of his first novel 'The Pillars of the Earth', Ken Follett brings us back two centuries later to 14th-century Kingsbridge, England
  91. Testimony Of An Irish Slave Girl
    Just when you thought you had a reasonably good grasp of history, someone takes on the voice of a past that has been silent for so long. McCafferty's well researched novel, teaches more than most novels do - facts, emotions, and wisdom.  This is...
  92. The Fair Tax
    by Neal Boortz and Congressman John Linder Saying Goobye to the Income Tax and the IRS Not to mention the Social Security Tax, the Medicare Tax, coporate income taxes, the death tax, the self-employment tax, the alternative minimum tax, the gift tax,...
  93. Wizard's Daughter
    It is the latest release from Coulter as part of her Sherbrooke series of historical romance novels, with a magical twist. It involves a woman with no memory of who she is, going by the name of Rosalind de la Fontaine, who finds herself attracted to...
  94. Guess How Much I Love You
    In Guess How Much I Love You, Little Nutbrown Hare expresses his love for Big Nutbrown Hare, and is reassured that Big Nutbrown Hare loves him back. This classic children's book by Sam McBratney has absolutely beautiful illustrations by Anita Jeram,...
  95. 21 Irrefutable Laws Of Leadership
    The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership is one of the great leadership books. John C. Maxwell has put together a book for the CEO, all the way down to the mail-man.
  96. Bird By Bird
    Imagine being able to really get inside of the head of a fantastic writer to see what makes them tick. Bird by Bird by Anne Lamott actually lets you do just that. Whether you are new to writing or an old sage you will find this book an unforgettabl...
  97. The Pocket Muse
    Writers block is a thing of the past when you own the Pocket Muse by Monica Wood. This book is wonderful for creative writers and writers of poetry. I've had my copy for years now and I can honestly say that it continues to be a God-send when I am at...
  98. Out Of The Dust
    This great book, by Karen Hesse, is the story of how a girl overcame extremely difficult adversities during the dust bowl.  It is quick read, as it is in free verse poetry, but for so few words, it can truly paint a mental image.  Out of Th...
  99. A Lifetime Of Secrets: A PostSecret Book
    What is your biggest secret? The one thing you don't want anyone to know? Thousands have written their secrets on postcards and sent them to Frank Warren. Published into books, and put on exhibit, these secrets serve as powerful proof that we are all...
  100. Growing Up Brady: I Was A Teenage Greg
    As a huge fan of the Brady Bunch I was more then thrilled when Barry Williams wrote about his days in the Brady house. This book is a literary montage of everything Brady. From his romantic encounters with Mo "Marcia" McCormick and his on s...