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Download The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights (Kindle Edition)

March 8th, 2010 No comments
The Legends of King Arthur and His Knights

It’s curious to me that this is the best-selling version of the King Arthur story in the kindle store, because it’s a singularly flawed collection, well-eclipsed by other variants that are also available for free online; I suspect its popularity is an artifact of the search engine, not the book’s own merits.
The author, Sir James [...]

Download The Last Song (Kindle Edition)

March 7th, 2010 No comments
The Last Song

When I began reading The Last Song, my first thought was this is the perfect book to read to finish out the summer. I thought it would be light, but an enjoyable read. To my delight, it became so much more as I read more of Ronnie’s story.
Ronnie and her brother Jonah are sent to [...]

Download The Scarlet Letter (Kindle Edition)

March 6th, 2010 No comments
The Scarlet Letter

I have long wanted to read this book by Nathaniel Hawthorne. It was one of the first books I downloaded when I got my kindle 2. The character portrayals are superb. It analyses the thoughts, motivations, strengths and weaknesses of the four major characters in the story – Hester Prynn, the vengeful doctor, the hapless [...]

Download Travel Games For Dummies

March 6th, 2010 No comments
Travel Games For Dummies

For the video game enthusiast who tends to gravitate toward puzzle games when browsing store shelves, Travel Games for Dummies for the Nintendo DS may be the perfect item to occupy your time. Whether you’re actually traveling or just relaxing with your DS, the light challenge this little cartridge offers is the perfect combination of [...]

Download The Prince (Kindle Edition)

March 5th, 2010 No comments
The Prince

The idea of “reviewing” this is more than a little silly — it’s arguably the most influential non-religious work of all time — but I thought a few comments & historical notes might still be worthwhile.
“The Prince” was essentially the first work of political realism in Western thought — the first work of Western political [...]

Download Think Fast

March 5th, 2010 No comments
Think Fast

My family bought this to play over the holidays, and it is fun for the first few rounds. We’re all big Disney fans, and the main challenge for us were a heavy reliance on some of the less popular Disney films such as “Treasure Planet,” “The Great Mouse Detective,” “Atlantis,” “The Emperor’s New Groove,” and [...]