Excellent essay on the use of and the intellectual 'reasoning' behind murder as a means to conquer or to keep political power in Russia.
This book covers the whole history of Russia from Ivan the Terrible to Gorbachev.
It evaluates brilliantly the writings of well known (Lenin, Trotski, Bakunin) but also of nearly forgotten revolutionaries (Pestel, Netchaev, Morozov, Heinzen and others).
The author proves convincingly that the liquidation of former allies, opponents or whole segments of the population was not a characteristic of the Bolshevik regime alone.
A brilliant work from the author who predicted that, if the Communist party would lose power in the USSR, the country would fall apart.

I love the writings of Caroline Knapp. Drinking a love story is great book while A Pack of Two is her finest. This book, Alice K.'s guide is her weakest book. Which isn't a terrible criticism as her weakest book is better than most writer's best books! I found the use of initial's throughout the book annoying as h*ll. I'm not sure what the point to that was beyond annoying the reader. The first half of the book is about very trivial matters such as finding the perfect shoes, blouse etc. Luckily, the second half of the book is where Caroline begins to deliver on something well worth reading. In summary, not her best book but not all bad either.

This is the book I pick up whenever I need a quick pick-me-up. Whatever I'm feeling, I know Alice K. (not her real initial), will be going through something worse. The best book I've read that thoroughly captures the insecurities, delusions and humor of the 30something female mind!

I bought 5 copies of this book as soon as I finished reading it, and promptly handed them out to my closest girlfriends. My younger brother uses it like a guide book to try & figure out women. It is hilarious, it is a reflection of my life and that of my girlfriends. To this day, we use Alice K-isms peppered in our everyday talk. "Oh, god, look out, Molly J, there's the Sniffer!"

Read this, get your friends to read it, and ENJOY!!!

The 100th Thing About Caroline is a great book. You will really like it if you have ever mixed up something real with an idea from your imagination. You will also like it if you think some people look like dinosaurs. The number one reason I liked this book is because of the funny ending.

Caroline Tate is an overly imaginative 11 year old that finds herself investigating a possible murder. The only thing is is that she and her brother are the potential victims. The story takes place in a small apartment building in New York City which is where Caroline found a letter. The letter was written to the " Mystery Man", Frederick Fiske who just happens to be dating Caroline's mother. The letter said that Joanna Tate ( Caroline's mother) is terrific, but the kids MUST be eliminated. The rest of the story is suspenseful as Caroline, J.P. and Caroline's friend Stacy investigate Frederick Fiske is really a cold - blooded killer. I enjoyed reading this book reading this & I recommend it because it keeps you guessing until the very end.

The One Hundredth Thing About Caroline is about a girl named Caroline Tate. Caroline is eleven years old. She is determined about being a paleontologist when she grows up. She lives in an apartment with, her mom and her annoying older brother James Priestly Tate (J.P.). Caroline's mom & dad are divorced so her dad lives somewhere else. J.P., Caroline and her friend Stacy Bauritcher who wants to be a detective, find a letter in the trash for Fredrick Fiske. It says to eliminate the kids, so he can marry the mother. Stacy finds out that Caroline and J.P. are the kids that will be eliminated. If you like mysteries PLUS adventure stories you should probably read this book!

Very well organized into sections and colorfully illustrated this is a great book to teach not only your child but possibly yourself how to pray.

The prayers are short and heart-felt; easy to read and even more importantly understand. It has an index at the end to help you find a particular prayer you want to say. Another wonderful thing about this book is that after almost every prayer it says "Amen." My daughter, Kaitlyn will say "Amen" but she can't even say sentences yet!

The best part about this book besides the organization, is the variety of prayers due to the numerous people that contributed to it. After most of the prayers there is a scripture or person's name. Here are some of the writers/contributors (in random order): St. Augustine, Bishop Reynolds, Charles Dickens, St. Fransis of Assisi, Sir Thomas Moore, William Penn, Thomas Ken, William Carey, The Book of Common Prayer, C.F Alexander, John Wesley, John Milton, John Hobbs, Michaelangelo and THE HOLY BIBLE to name a few!

The only reason I gave it 4 stars is because I enjoy praying for longer periods; however, for most people this will be a 5 star book. It is not how long you pray; it is the heart's quality, not quantity. God wants us to talk to Him regularly and now you have a book to help you make prayer a daily habit!

I highly recommend this book; it makes prayer so easy and joyful to do!

Romance Novels are not documentaries. The best ones are works of fantasy and whimsey that are based loosely on reality. I don't know from what alternate universe this book came from.

A former Supermodel who just gave birth to the boyfriends (Oscar) second child, finds out that he is cheating. Oscar tells her that she is now fat and saggy and to get out. She leaves in the middle of the night with a two yr old and a six week old baby, without any stuff at all (not even diapers) because Oscar won't let her take anything. Oscar has spent all of her money leaving her penniless. She goes to an old friends house (our hero - Ben) and discoveries that she has always been in love with him.

Parts of the plot I could not get behind : So, was Oscar never a jerk until he kicked her out? What did she see in him? Why did she have two children with him if he never wanted children? Two birth control failures? This is never explained. When Ben asks if she is going to sue for child support she says that Oscar would rather leave the country than pay so she is not going to pursue it. Oscar spent all of her money and was living a life of luxury. When Ben asks if she can get some of the money back, she says, well, he'll just say I spent it all, no use pursuing it.

I had a hard time sympathizing with this heroine's trials.