Nutrition Almanac - John D. Kirschmann, Gayla J. Kirschman

Advantages: Thrilling, unpredictable, fantastic literature
Disadvantages: Some dialogue is hard to relate to as it is a bit dated

...Author: J D Salinger Original Published date: 1953 Pages: 320 Genre: American Classic (teen angst with style) RRP: £8.99 Amazon Price: £7.39 ***Summary*** A collection of 9 short stories at which Salinger excels. Each story introduces us to a new character and gives us an unedited tour of their life. The general theme which threads the stories and characters together is loneliness and yet the book is also full of hope. ***About the Author*** Jerome David Salinger was born in New York on New Years' Day 1919 to a Jewish father and a Scottish/Irish mother. Salinger bounced from school to school, including Military Academy, never staying long enough to complete even a year. He later attended evening writing classes through Columbia University where he studied under Story Magazine editor, Whit Burnett. It was Burnett who first... Read review

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Advantages: The ultimately 'useless info' book
Disadvantages: Disadvantages?!

...From the author of the international bestseller; Schott’s Original Miscellany, Ben Schott gives the perfect dose for those still addicted to the term ‘useless information’!! Schott’s Almanac 2006 – giving details on everything that’s everything that happened during 2005, so slightly out of date now – is the ultimate necessity for those in need of knowing stuff that, well, doesn’t really need to be known. Broken down into 13 sections – Chronicle, The World, Society & Health, Media & Celebrity, Music & Cinema, Books & Art, Sci-Tech-Net, Travel & Leisure, Money, Parliament & Politics, Establishment & Faith, Sport and finally Ephemerides. (That’s stuff to do with astronomy and the calendar from what I can gather.) It ensures that every possible area of talk is covered. It seems every page unveils something intriguing. On the first... Read review

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Advantages: Interesting story line
Disadvantages: None that i can think of

...The Firm Author: John Grisham No. of Pages: 501 John Ray Grisham, formerly a criminal defense attorney is a graduate of Missisipi State University and Ole Miss Law School, he has also served two terms in the Mississipi House of representatives. His novels include A Time to Kill ,The Client,The Appeal, The Associate - 17 fiction novels in all , most of them Legal fictions. Many of his books have been made into successful films He lives with his wife and two children on a farm near Oxford, where he generally works on a new novel. The Firm was John Grisham's second novel. It is fast faced and keeps the readers hooked from the creepy first chapter to the vise tightening mid sections and on to the Take the money and run Finale ....LOL The story:- ~~~~~~~ The Firm is the story of Mitch , a brilliant lawyer and the firm which made him... Read review

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