A–Z catalog · Part 17 of 21

Reviewed Book Summaries

1. The Palm-Wine Drinkard by Amos Tutuola
2. The Paper Bag Princess by Robert Munsch
3. The Paper Menagerie by Ken Liu
4. The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories by Ken Liu
5. The Paper Palace by Miranda Cowley Heller
6. The Paperbag Princess by Robert Munsch
7. The Paperboy by Dav Pilkey
8. The Parable of the Sadhu: Ethics in the Global Economy by Bowen H. McCoy
9. The Paradise Problem by Christina Lauren
10. The Paradox of Capitalism by Jonathan Tepper
11. The Paradox of Choice by Barry Schwartz
12. The Paradox of Choice: Why More Is Less by Barry Schwartz
13. The Paris Enigma by Pablo de Santis
14. The Paris Library by Janet Skeslien Charles
15. The Paris Seamstress by Natasha Lester
16. The Particle at the End of the Universe by Sean Carroll
17. The Passage by Justin Cronin
18. The Pathfinder; Or, The Inland Sea by James Fenimore Cooper
19. The Pathless Path by Paul Millerd
20. The Peculiar by Stefan Bachmann
21. The Penderwicks by Jeanne Birdsall
22. The Penderwicks: A Summer Tale of Four Sisters, Two Rabbits, and a Very Interesting Boy by Jeanne Birdsall
23. The People of Paper by Salvador Plascencia
24. The People of the Abyss by Jack London
25. The People's Republic of Amnesia: Tiananmen Revisited by Louisa Lim
26. The Perennial Philosophy by Aldous Huxley
27. The Perfect Hope by Nora Roberts
28. The Periodic Table by Primo Levi
29. The Perks of Being a Wallflower by Stephen Chbosky
30. The Persian Pickle Club by Sandra Dallas
31. The Personal MBA by Josh Kaufman
32. The Personal MBA: Master the Art of Business by Josh Kaufman
33. The Phantom Tollbooth by Norton Juster
34. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr & George Spafford
35. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim, Kevin Behr, George Spafford
36. The Phoenix Project: A Novel About IT, DevOps, and Helping Your Business Win by Gene Kim
37. The Photoplay: A Psychological Study by Hugo Münsterberg
38. The Physics of Star Trek by Lawrence M. Krauss
39. The Physics of Wall Street: A Brief History of Predicting the Unpredictable by James Owen Weatherall
40. The Pianist by Władysław Szpilman
41. The Pianist: The Extraordinary True Story of One Man's Survival in Warsaw, 1939-1945 by Władysław Szpilman
42. The Piano Teacher by Elfriede Jelinek
43. The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
44. The Pillars of the Earth by Ken Follett
45. The Pioneers; Or, The Sources of the Susquehanna by James Fenimore Cooper
46. The Pity of War: Explaining World War I by Niall Ferguson
47. The Pixar Touch: The Making of a Company by David A. Price
48. The Places That Scare You by Pema Chödrön
49. The Plague by Albert Camus
50. The Planet Mars and Its Inhabitants, a Psychic Revelation by J. L. Kennon
51. The Plantagenets: The Warrior Kings and Queens Who Made England by Dan Jones
52. The Poacher's Son by Paul Doiron
53. The Poet by Michael Connelly
54. The Poet Prince by Tariq Mehmood
55. The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo
56. The Poison Artist by Jonathan Moore
57. The Poison Garden by Jacqueline Winspear
58. The Poison Plum by Jennifer Ashley
59. The Poisonwood Bible by Barbara Kingsolver
60. The Polyvagal Theory: Neurophysiological Foundations of Emotions, Attachment, Communication, and Self-Regulation by Stephen W. Porges
61. The Poppy War by R.F. Kuang
62. The Portrait of a Lady by Henry James
63. The Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas by Machado de Assis
64. The Postman by David Brin
65. The Postman Always Rings Twice by James M. Cain
66. The Power by Naomi Alderman
67. The Power Broker: Robert Moses and the Fall of New York by Robert A. Caro
68. The Power of Broke: How Empty Pockets, a Tight Budget, and a Hunger for Success Can Become Your Greatest Competitive Advantage by Daymond John
69. The Power of Full Engagement: Managing Energy, Not Time, Is the Key to High Performance and Personal Renewal by Jim Loehr & Tony Schwartz
70. The Power of Habit by Charles Duhigg
71. The Power of Habit: Why We Do What We Do in Life and Business by Charles Duhigg
72. The Power of Intention by Wayne W. Dyer
73. The Power of Meaning by Emily Esfahani Smith
74. The Power of Meaning: Crafting a Life That Matters by Emily Esfahani Smith
75. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath
76. The Power of Moments: Why Certain Experiences Have Extraordinary Impact by Chip Heath & Dan Heath
77. The Power of Negotiation by Anurag K. Agarwal
78. The Power of Now by Eckhart Tolle
79. The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
80. The Power of Positive Deviance: How Unlikely Innovators Solve the World's Toughest Problems by Richard Pascale, Jerry Sternin & Monique Sternin
81. The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown, Lang Davison
82. The Power of Pull: How Small Moves, Smartly Made, Can Set Big Things in Motion by John Hagel III, John Seely Brown & Lang Davison
83. The Power of Regret by Daniel H. Pink
84. The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World by John Elkington and Pamela Hartigan
85. The Power of Unreasonable People: How Social Entrepreneurs Create Markets That Change the World by John Elkington
86. The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings of Authenticity, Connection, and Courage by Brené Brown
87. The Practice of Cloud System Administration by Thomas A. Limoncelli, Strata R. Chalup, Christina J. Hogan
88. The Practice of Cloud System Administration: Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems by Thomas A. Limoncelli, Strata R. Chalup, Christina J. Hogan
89. The Practice of Cloud System Administration: Designing and Operating Large Distributed Systems by Thomas A. Limoncelli
90. The Practice of Programming by Brian W. Kernighan, Rob Pike
91. The Practice of the Presence of God the Best Rule of a Holy Life by of the Resurrection Brother Lawrence
92. The Practicing Stoic by Ward Farnsworth
93. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt and David Thomas
94. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
95. The Pragmatic Programmer: From Journeyman to Master by Andrew Hunt
96. The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery by Andrew Hunt, David Thomas
97. The Pragmatic Programmer: Your Journey to Mastery by Andrew Hunt
98. The Prairie by James Fenimore Cooper
99. The Praise of Folly by Desiderius Erasmus
100. The Present State of Hayti (Saint Domingo) with Remarks on its Agriculture, Commerce, Laws, Religion, Finances, and Population by James (Merchant) Franklin
101. The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life by Erving Goffman
102. The Presentation Secrets of Steve Jobs: How to Be Insanely Great in Front of Any Audience by Carmine Gallo
103. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie by Muriel Spark
104. The Prince by Niccolò Machiavelli
105. The Prince of Thorns by Mark Lawrence
106. The Princess Bride by William Goldman
107. The Princess Diarist by Carrie Fisher
108. The Principles of Object-Oriented JavaScript by Nicholas C. Zakas
109. The Priory of the Orange Tree by Samantha Shannon
110. The Prize: The Epic Quest for Oil, Money & Power by Daniel Yergin
111. The Prizewinner of Defiance, Ohio by Terry Ryan
112. The Problem of Consciousness by Colin McGinn
113. The Problem of Slavery in the Age of Emancipation by David Brion Davis
114. The Problems of Philosophy by Bertrand Russell
115. The Productivity Project by Chris Bailey
116. The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits by Adrian J. Slywotzky
117. The Profit Zone: How Strategic Business Design Will Lead You to Tomorrow's Profits by Adrian J. Slywotzky and David J. Morrison
118. The Progress of Science: An Account of Recent Fundamental Researches in Physics, Chemistry and Biology by J. G. Crowther
119. The Progress Principle: Using Small Wins to Ignite Joy, Engagement, and Creativity at Work by Teresa Amabile & Steven Kramer
120. The Prophet by Kahlil Gibran
121. The Psychology of Intelligence Analysis by Richard J. Heuer
122. The Psychology of Interpersonal Relationships by Ellen Berscheid and Pamela C. Regan
123. The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel
124. The Psychology of Money: Timeless Lessons on Wealth, Greed, and Happiness by Morgan Housel
125. The Psychology of Nations A Contribution to the Philosophy of History by G. E. (George Everett) Partridge
126. The Psychopath Inside by James Fallon
127. The Psychopath Inside: A Neuroscientist's Personal Journey into the Dark Side of the Brain by James Fallon
128. The Psychopath Test by Jon Ronson
129. The Psychopath Test: A Journey Through the Madness Industry by Jon Ronson
130. The Psychopath Whisperer by Kent A. Kiehl
131. The Psychopathology of Crime: Criminal Behavior as a Disorder of Personality by David Cooke and Francesca Michie
132. The Psychopathology of Everyday Life by Sigmund Freud
133. The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren
134. The Quantum Universe by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
135. The Quantum Universe: Everything That Can Happen Does Happen by Brian Cox and Jeff Forshaw
136. The Quark and the Jaguar by Murray Gell-Mann
137. The Quarry by Max Allan Collins
138. The Queen of Blood by Sarah Beth Durst
139. The Queen of the Tearling by Erika Johansen
140. The queen's necklace by Alexandre Dumas
141. The Queen's Rising by Rebecca Ross
142. The Queen's Vow: The Untold Story of Elizabeth Woodville by C. W. Gortner
143. The Queens of Innis Lear by Tessa Gratton
144. The Quest for Artificial Intelligence by Nils J. Nilsson
145. The Quest of the Silver Fleece: A Novel by W. E. B. (William Edward Burghardt) Du Bois
146. The Quiet American by Graham Greene
147. The Quiet Girl by Peter Hennessy
148. The Radicalism of the American Revolution by Gordon S. Wood
149. The Radicals' War: The Civil War and Reconstruction by Eric Foner
150. The Radium Girls by Kate Moore
151. The Radium Girls: The Dark Story of America’s Shining Women by Kate Moore
152. The Rage of Dragons by Evan Winter
153. The Rape of Nanking by Iris Chang
154. The Rational Optimist: How Prosperity Evolves by Matt Ridley
155. The Raven Boys by Maggie Stiefvater
156. The Raven Tower by Ann Leckie
157. The Raven's Nest by Sarah Thomas
158. The Reader by Traci Chee
159. The real Australia by Alfred Buchanan
160. The Red and the Black by Stendhal
161. The Red Badge of Courage by Stephen Crane
162. The Red Badge of Courage: An Episode of the American Civil War by Stephen Crane
163. The Red Balloon by Albert Lamorisse
164. The Red Cardinal by Stuart MacBride
165. The Red Circle by P.D. James
166. The Red Garden by Alice Hoffman
167. The Red House by Mark Haddon
168. The Red Knight by Miles Cameron
169. The Red Pencil by Andrea Davis Pinkney
170. The Red Pony by John Steinbeck
171. The Red Queen by Victoria Aveyard
172. The Red Tent by Anita Diamant
173. The Red Threads of Fortune by JY Yang
174. The Red Tree by Caitlín R. Kiernan
175. The Red Tree by Shaun Tan
176. The Redbreast by Jo Nesbø
177. The Rediscovery of America: Native Peoples and the Unmaking of U.S. History by Ned Blackhawk
178. The Rediscovery of Man by Harry J. Bernheim
179. The Reformed Librarie-Keeper (1650) by John Dury
180. The Relationship Cure by John Gottman and Joan DeClaire
181. The Remains of the Day by Kazuo Ishiguro
182. The Republic by Plato
183. The Responsible Company: What We've Learned from Patagonia's First 40 Years by Yvon Chouinard & Vincent Stanley
184. The Rest of the Story by Sarah Dessen
185. The Rest of Us Just Live Here by Patrick Ness
186. The Restless Clock: A History of the Centuries-Long Argument over What Makes Living Things Tick by Jessica Riskin
187. The Return of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan Doyle
188. The Return of the Dancing Master by Henning Mankell
189. The Revealers by Doug Wilhelm
190. The Revenge of History: The Battle for the Twenty-First Century by Seumas Milne
191. The Reversal by Michael Connelly
192. The Richest Man in Babylon by George S. Clason
193. The Riddle-Master of Hed by Patricia A. McKillip
194. The Ride of a Lifetime by Robert Iger
195. The Ride of a Lifetime: Lessons Learned from 15 Years as CEO of the Walt Disney Company by Robert Iger
196. The Ridiculous Race by Antonio Hill
197. The Right Stuff by Tom Wolfe
198. The Right Swipe by Alisha Rai
199. The Righteous Mind by Jonathan Haidt
200. The Righteous Mind: Why Good People Are Divided by Politics and Religion by Jonathan Haidt