Well written and enjoyable. Interesting characters, well drawn, and dealing with important issues. Good story about family ups and downs.

The true story of Theodore Roosevelt's expedition down a never-before-explored tributary of the Amazon River. The grueling journey was poorly planned and put all the men, including Roosevelt's son Kermit, in danger of starvation, in addition to the expected dangers of injury, disease, or indigenous people's attack. Several Brazilian paddlers were lost and Teddy Roosevelt himself was gravely ill by the time they reached their goal. The author did a magnificent job portraying the men of the expedition and their amazing fortitude in the face of seemingly insurmountable obstacles. She evokes the beautiful, interconnected and competing nature of every living thing in the Amazon jungle.

Fictional story of 3 young women brought together as plebes at West Point. The story tracks their friendship, and their lives both in and out of the military. Besides telling a good story it gives the reader an interesting look into the military world most of us are not aware of, and the sacrifices military personnel make every day.

Fascinating story of a corrupt administrator of charity funds in New Jersey, his suspicious death, and the subsequent high profile murder trial with "Scottsboro Boys" attorney Samuel Leibowitz for the defense.

Great portrayal of the role of nuns in the Catholic Church, and a provacative story about some of the challenges facing the Church today.

Fast moving, interesting, good summer reading

Discusses how the varying antebellum opinions on American slavery fractured the Evangelical religions and helped set the stage for a bloody Civil War.

A look at America's attempts to curb alcoholism, from early temperance societies, to Prohibition, to the formation of AA.

Great book to get ideas how to introduce reading to babies and toddlers.

Good continuation of the Alex Cross series