Berry Books

TAMARS'S STORY, while fiction, blends so many real life events and people that it is hard to tell what is true and what isn't. And that is what makes this book so much more interesting than a dry historical account. Through the eyes of the heroine, we see both the grandness and the horrors of this tumultuous time. With his well-drwan characters and knowledge of Russian history, Berry paints a picture that is beautiful, exciting and terrifying all at once. It grabs your interest from the beginning, and leaves you wanting more. What more can you ask. Where's the sequel??

This is a great instructional tool for children learning to potty train. The sentences are short and factual and the illustrations are simple and show what the text is talking about. My son wasn't overly involved/interested in this book, but he did listen to it and he is starting to stay dry longer and use the potty more.

This book offer you a real cutoof for type your technical documents, and stimulate you to study in depth TeX. No more excuse for type my document with a professional style. . . This a serious book with a good, but no tedious, technical support and can be the fastest reference guide

This is a nicely illustrated history lesson in simple story format. Two kids time-travel with their grandmother to Plymouth Plantation and while there, see and experience how it felt at the time. Pages are chock full of extra tidbits.

Berry may be the only "geologian" - Earth scholar. As an 11 year old he had an epiphanal experience in a meadow that gave him a new sense of reality. Later as a priest of the Passionist order, he took the name Thomas after Thomas Aquinas, and is influenced by Aquinas' rediscovery of the universe and quotes from Summa Theologica. The first two essays introduce his cosmology under the broad topics "Economics" and "The earth: a new context for religious unity".

The remaining seven essays present a critique of Berry. Almost all are appreciative of Berry's view point even if differing. There are different perspectives offered on how strongly the Bible and the Redemption story should fit in to this evolving earth story. Physicist Brian Swimme offers a scientific perspective, of "science as a partner", on both the role of science in providing the story but also on the role of Berry in teaching to science. Additionally Berry is critiqued from a feminist standpoint. The book concludes with Berry's 12 principles for understanding the universe.

This book offers an introduction to Berry, and through the critiques and "Questions for discussion" after each chapter provides a useful whetstone for thinking about his new cosmology.

This is a beautifully written and intriguing tale of pioneer life on the coast of Oregon and of the consequences of obsession. The author employed an unconventional literary device, the unsympathetic first-person narrator, and packed a lot of atmosphere, history, drama, and humor into this short novel. I enjoyed it very much.

OSU Press should be commended for reissuing Don Berry's excellent works. I only wish that more care was taken in proofreading. The publisher committed too many typographical errors to not go "unpunished", for which I deduct one star.

This is a fun book to read, it gives you the 411 on the colorful history of The Unversity. It is well researched and a quick read. You don't have to be a Texas Ex like me, to enjoy this book, uh, but it helps, lol.

These are two charming eclectic collections of love poetry, on CD with accompanying books, which really ought to be purchased and reviewed together. The 10 actors, all talented, also present a varied lot. Each poem and each performance was enjoyable, some romantic, some funny, some thoughtful, some sad, ranging from modern to one written in the 3rd Century and all in between. Many of the poems were a surprise and the very fact of their inclusion was enchanting, for instance Simon Prebble's charming rendition of The Owl and the Pussycat, a poem whose acquaintance I made 50 years ago and which remains dear to me, on the Voices of Marriage CD. I reacted differently to each poem, to each actor, and to each performance and would assume that most listeners would also have highly personal reactions. There were many poems I was especially delighted to hear, as they were old favorites, others because they were newly met ones. There were two actors I found irresistible, whose every performance was wonderful: Simon Prebble, long a favorite, and Michael Wager, new to me. Most of the others were also superb. There were some who were decidedly less entrancing, however each actor did at least one poem no one else could have done better and every poem can be enjoyed as it was performed, on its own merits. The more I listen, the more I find to enjoy, even including the order in which the poems are presented. In all, this is a wonderful idea.

How did it take me until now to buy this book? Having had the pleasure of being trained by Cicely in 1962 and been in the RSC in the 60's while she was the Voice Director I have always respected and admired her depth of knowledge and understanding of the voice and how to make your voice clear and powerful. This is a technical reference manual for voice trainers, actors and those who want a deep and thorough knowledge of projection and making your voice live. It was great to find out where to buy bone props to train your lips and tongue, and a depth of knowledge about the challenges of their use and how to surmount them. The reasons behind the exercises are all explained in a clear and concise way. This book is a gem.

ok, as of this morning i've now read all of steve berry's books, i've enjoyed them all! this one was really good, i liked the plot, the history, the action scenes, well, everything!
highly recommemded!

I have read several of Steve Berry's books and this one is a pretty good page turner. It's a well crafted idea inspired from old Russian legends and conspiracy theories. The characters are believeable but I have to say that I thought Miles Lord just didn't get it. He didn't seem to notice the obvious (when it came to his nemesis) although everyone around him did.

One thing that Berry does is replay the same scenes using different vantage points. Maybe it is used more frquently than I think but his are the only books I've read that do that. It's an effective technique.

Overall the book is a fairly enjoyable ride. A new copy is a good buy but even a better buy would be some of these used copies selling for some spare change.

For Steve Berry, the search is the thing. This could not be more true for the main characters are poorly developed. The hero Miles Lord is black because he has to be (read the book) and he is totally unbelievable as is his boss - and villain - Taylor Hayes. Lord is pursued by a trio of bad guys who makes the three stooges seem like Elliot Ness. If these guys had failed, most authors would have had their bosses kill them off after the first miss rather than transport them halfway around the world to fail for the umpteenth time. What should be dramatic becomes truly funny. The search for the Romanov's shows Berry's lack of skill at this point in is career.

Yes, it was a Dan Brown ripoff anyway. The characters were totally to be forgotten, aside perhaps from the actual Romanovs. It was pulp fiction which is all I can afford to purchase on the newstand, but I spent several sessions reading it.
I love history and, after all, it's "true" that there were two missing bodies. Just imagine if a couple of the tsar's children had somehow survived. So, at least the idea was a bit compelling.
But, no. Now DNA evidence has 100 per cent id'ed the last two bodies that had been missing.
All the Romanov children died, that night, along with their parents. Negating completely the entire premise of this book.
Well, it still had some interesting historical elements in it.
There ARE still Romanov prince's in the world, one of the direct line of Russina tsars prior to Nicolas born in the US in 1985. So, it is not impossible to imagine a new line of Russian nobility. Nobles keep great records of thier geneaology.
But, none of Nicholas and Alex's kids survived that awful night.

OK, I can go along with the notion of Russians wanting to see the monarchy restored -- I know more than a few who feel that way. The notion of that being accomplished by a commission is something of a stretch, but hey, it's fiction -- no problem. The mafiya involvement in every aspect of Russian life -- that isn't even fiction. But, let's see, a failed Russian economy, the survival of *both* Anastasia and Alexei, the rehabilitation of Felix Yussoupov, and oh yes, let's not forget "Bloody Nicholas"...well... In an interview printed at the back of the paperback version, Steve Berry admits he first wrote this thing in 1997. Hint, Steve: If your publisher asks for your Next Great American, and you just happen to have one stashed in the drawer that was rejected by 17 major publishers (for reasons only too apparent) -- AT LEAST UPDATE THE THING. Sticking Putin's name next to Yeltsin's doesn't count as updating. There's only so much that the Fiction tag will excuse. (Oh, and your ignorance of the Russian Soul, not to mention Russian history, is too painful to be borne.)