Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Megan J. (mljocball) - Reviews

1 to 18 of 18
California Gold
California Gold
Author: John Jakes
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
 16
Review Date: 5/8/2007
Helpful Score: 1


True to John Jakes fashion. What a wonderful read.


Full Bloom (Full, Bk 5)
Full Bloom (Full, Bk 5)
Author: Charlotte Hughes, Janet Evanovich
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 764
Review Date: 11/4/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Another funny book! A great read.


The Girls Who Went Away : The Hidden History of Women Who Surrendered Children for Adoption in the Decades Before Roe v. Wade
Review Date: 9/30/2009
Helpful Score: 2


True stories about the women who were forced to give up babies for adoption prior to legalized abortion. It tells of the pain they suffered, the hopes of being reunited, and emotions of finding their child years later.
The author did a wonderful job of framing the stories by detailing a social or cultural aspect of giving a child up.

Should be required reading for any woman under the age of 40.


Haven:  The Unknown Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees
Haven: The Unknown Story of 1,000 World War II Refugees
Author: Ruth Gruber
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.3/5 Stars.
 3
Review Date: 3/19/2007


An excellent read about a story of compassion.


King Rat (Charnwood Library)
King Rat (Charnwood Library)
Author: James Clavell
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 10/12/2006


Wonderful read. I finished it in 2 near cross country plane trips.


Mila 18
Mila 18
Author: Leon Uris
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 43
Review Date: 1/9/2012


Amazing story of fighting for yourself, your family, and your faith. The story is historically based and provides an interesting look into Jews in Warsaw.


Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby, Bk 2)
Motor Mouth (Alex Barnaby, Bk 2)
Author: Janet Evanovich
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
 417
Review Date: 7/2/2007


Excellent book. True to form for Evanovich.


Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb
Nazi Science: Myth, Truth, and the German Atomic Bomb
Author: Mark Walker
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 10/12/2006


Read it for a history class in college. Quite interesting and gets you thinking.


Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America
Author: Barbara Ehrenreich
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 1104
Review Date: 10/12/2006


Read this book in college for a class. One of the most interesting books I have ever read. You really get to see what its like to live on minimum wage or less in the US.


Not Quite Married
Not Quite Married
Author: Betina Krahn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 54
Review Date: 4/1/2007
Helpful Score: 2


What a wonderful read! I couldnt put the book down.


Outwitting the Gestapo
Review Date: 3/30/2011


This book details one woman's story of love and Resistance in France during World War II. It is not a love story, but rather a story about the love of a married couple, both actively resisting the Nazis.

Written as a first hand account, the book shows the struggles of a wife and mother fighting to free her country from oppression.


Predator  (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 14)
Predator (Kay Scarpetta, Bk 14)
Author: Patricia Cornwell
Book Type: Hardcover
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
 520
Review Date: 2/26/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Great read as always!


Racial Hygiene: Medicine Under the Nazis
Racial Hygiene: Medicine Under the Nazis
Author: Robert Proctor
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
 2
Review Date: 10/12/2006


It is a bit worn and has highlighting in the book.


Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Reading Lolita in Tehran: A Memoir in Books
Author: Azar Nafisi
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.2/5 Stars.
 1399
Review Date: 5/31/2009
Helpful Score: 1


An interesting, inside look to Iran through the eyes of 1 teacher and her female students. It is helpful to know something about the books mentioned, but not required. A lover of literature and of good writing will find this book a worthwhile read.


Redemption
Redemption
Author: Leon Uris
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
 24
Review Date: 2/25/2007


Wonderful continuation of Trinity!


Science, Technology, and National Socialism
Science, Technology, and National Socialism
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 1.5/5 Stars.
 1
Review Date: 10/12/2006


Collections of essays written about German science during World War II


Simple Justice : The History of Brown v. Board of Education and Black America's Struggle for Equality
Review Date: 10/12/2006


Thought provoking. Provides a history of racial segregation in the US from slavery until the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision in 1954. I have the 2004 edition which has made a few editions to account for the 30 years since the book was originally written.


Term Limits
Term Limits
Author: Vince Flynn
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
 276
Review Date: 3/29/2007


Great read. Keeps you interested and has some good twists.


1 to 18 of 18