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Books I've read in 2009 part 2
By an Amazon.com customer
Listening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon's WildernessListening for Coyote: A Walk Across Oregon's Wilderness by William L. Sullivan
Buy new: $14.78 / Used from: $7.41
Awesome! I love Bill's descriptions, love for wilderness & strength of character. A great book for native Oregonians and visitors (and would-be visitors).
Fahrenheit 451Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
Buy new: $6.99 / Used from: $0.01
Weird, dark and unsettling. Abrupt end.
The HelpThe Help by Kathryn Stockett
Buy new: $9.50 / Used from: $9.01
Awesome in so many ways. I especially liked and appreciated the author's Afterward.
Cabin Fever: Notes from a Part-Time PioneerCabin Fever: Notes from a Part-Time Pioneer by William L. Sullivan
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $4.61
As always, great journal turned novel by William L Sullivan.
Dark Places: A NovelDark Places: A Novel by Gillian Flynn
Buy new: $16.32 / Used from: $7.50
I liked it...but can't help but think if Gillian Flynn was a stronger writer she wouldn't have to have such violent and needlessly grotesque scenes in this book.
The Myth of Best Interest: Why Good Intentions Are Not Good EnoughThe Myth of Best Interest: Why Good Intentions Are Not Good Enough by MA Jane Malpass
Every member of the child welfare team should read this book. As a CASA it has helped me immensely.
The Outlander: A Novel (P.S.)The Outlander: A Novel (P.S.) by Gil Adamson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $4.87
Different but still reminiscent of earlier writer's styles - which made me like it even more.
Evil at HeartEvil at Heart by Chelsea Cain
Buy new: $16.49 / Used from: $9.00
Same as her other books: ok, maybe even kinda good, but too gross in some parts.
The Complete Idiot's Guide to the U.S. ConstitutionThe Complete Idiot's Guide to the U.S. Constitution by Timothy Harper
Buy new: $10.17 / Used from: $5.15
Well written and easy to digest. Totally helped me ramp up for my first law classes (intro to law and legal ethics).
Sense and Sensibility and Sea MonstersSense and Sensibility and Sea Monsters by Jane Austen
Buy new: $9.32 / Used from: $7.90
I was skeptical at first, but fortunately was wrong. Sea monsters make this a much better book.
A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story (ABA Biography Series)A Lawyer's Journey: The Morris Dees Story (ABA Biography Series) by Morris Dees
Buy new: $28.47 / Used from: $0.01
Dees takes on the Klan and has some significant wins. Now that is a good story!
NO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT : A Year in the Life of Juvenile CourtNO MATTER HOW LOUD I SHOUT : A Year in the Life of Juvenile Court by Edward Humes
Buy new: $10.80 / Used from: $1.68
The only thing I didn't like about this book is the fact that I waited so long to read it (came out in 96). Now I am left wondering what juvenile court in LA County is like *now*. I guess I could do my own research...
The Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted ChildThe Primal Wound: Understanding the Adopted Child by Nancy Verrier
Buy new: $10.20 / Used from: $5.00
Probably the best book about adoption that I have ever read. Highly recommended to adoptees, birth mothers & fathers, adoptive parents and families, heck even people who know people who are adopted can benefit from this book.