Exploring Top Books of Shelfari

Shelfari: The Site for Books & Readers

sign in| help

advanced search

Search

Books

Tags: hechinger

Filter with multiple tags

plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Miss Rumphius
by Barbara Cooney
Seeking adventure in faraway places, Miss Rumphius fulfills her dream and then sets out to make the world more beautiful.Once, long ago, Miss Rumphius was a little girl named Alice who lived in a city by the sea. When she grew up, she wanted to travel and see faraway places and then come home to live beside the sea, just as her grandfather had. But there was one thing more she had to do."What is... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Almost Everyone's Guide to Science
The Universe, Life and Everything
by John Gribbin, Mary Gribbin
For anyone interested in the remarkable achievements and discoveries of modern science--but intimidated by confusing technical detail--this book offers the perfect solution. Award-winning author John Gribbin stands back from the details and offers a broad picture of science, from the structure of particles within the atom to the birth of the universe. With eloquent clarity, Gribbin explains the simple... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Underworld
by Don DeLillo
Our lives, our half-century. Nick Shay and Klara Sax knew each other once, intimately, and they meet again in the American desert. He is trying to outdistance the crucial events of his early life, haunted by the hard logic of loss and by the echo of a gunshot in a basement room. She is an artist who has made a blood struggle for independence. Don DeLillo's mesmerizing novel opens with a legendary baseball game... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Coming of Age in the Milky Way
by Timothy Ferris
From the second-century celestial models of Ptolemy to modern-day research institutes and quantum theory, this classic book offers a breathtaking tour of astronomy and the brilliant, eccentric personalities who have shaped it. From the first time mankind had an inkling of the vast space that surrounds us, those who study the universe have had to struggle against political and religious preconceptions. They have... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Fish Is Fish
by Leo Lionni
Illus. in full color. A modern fable of a minnow who wants to follow his tadpole friend--who becomes a frog--onto land.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Composing a Life
by Mary Catherine Bateson
Mary Catherine Bateson has been called "one of the most original and important thinkers of our time" (Deborah Tannen). Grove Press is pleased to reissue Bateson's deeply satisfying treatise on the improvisational lives of five extraordinary women. Using their personal stories as her framework, Dr. Bateson delves into the creative potential of the complex lives we live today, where ambitions are constantly... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Drawings of Mucha
by Alphonse Marie Mucha
large-size illustrations trace Mucha’s skills as a draftsman over more than 40 years. Among the more famous examples are original plans and drawings for "The Seasons," sketches for the Sarah Bernhardt poster, studies from Mucha’s stunning and innovative stylebooks, and a sketch for the St. Louis World’s Fair poster.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Mucha Poster Postcards in Full Color: 24 Ready-to-Mail Cards (Card Books)
by Alphonse Maria Mucha
This card collection reproduces in sumptuous full color the Art Nouveau master's most famous posters and panels. Displaying his preference for gentle pastels, elaborate borders, and beautiful women, the pocket-size masterpieces include Zodiac , Sarah Bernhardt/La Plum e, the richly decorative Rêverie , the rare Cognac Bisquit , and twenty other works of art.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Against the Gods
The Remarkable Story of Risk
by Peter L. Bernstein
A Business Week, New York Times Business, and USA Today Bestseller "Ambitious and readable . . . an engaging introduction to the oddsmakers, whom Bernstein regards as true humanists helping to release mankind from the choke holds of superstition and fatalism." —The New York Times "An extraordinarily entertaining and informative book." —The Wall Street Journal "A lively panoramic book . . .... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Nurturing Good Children Now: 10 Basic Skills to Protect and Strengthen Your Child's Core Self
by Ron Taffel
In these difficult, sometimes violent, times, how can we nurture children who are both good and happy? How can we help them stay safe, be respectful, and reach their full potential? Nurturing Good Children Now outlines precisely what is important to foster in our kids, and how to raise children who have a deep sense of values and an enthusiastic spirit. The most essential traits that children need to thrive in... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Story of Time
by Kristen Lippincott
Concerned with the very subject that gives the Millennium its meaning-time--"The Story of Time" is one of the most important, high-profile books published to mark this momentous occasion. Multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural in its subject matter and approach, and all encompassing in its scope, the book features an outstanding international cast of authors, including Umberto Eco and Sir Ernst Gombrich-every one... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Desperate Characters
by Paula Fox
First published in 1970 to great acclaim, this novel stands as one of the most dazzling and rigorous examples of the storyteller's craft in postwar American literature--a novel that, according to Irving Howe, ranks with "Billy Budd" and "The Great Gatsby".
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Woman to Woman
Letters to Mothers, Sisters, Daughters, and Friends
by Michelle Lovric
Michelle Lovric scoured libraries and museums to put together this beautiful book of words between women that celebrates the many ages and stages in women's lives. This special Little Book includes miniature envelopes with letter inserts.
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Mr Tompkins in Paperback
by George Gamow
Mr Tompkins has become known and loved by many thousands of readers (since his first appearance over fifty years ago) as the bank clerk whose fantastic dreams and adventures lead him into a world inside the atom. George Gamow's classic provides a delightful explanation of the central concepts in modern physics, from atomic structure to relativity, and quantum theory to fusion and fission. Roger Penrose's new... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Search for Life on Other Planets
by Bruce M. Jakosky
In The Search for Life on Other Planets, Jakosky offers a scientific foundation for thinking there may be life elsewhere in the Universe. Using the early history of the Earth and the conditions that would allow life to exist, he creates a sound, scientific foundation for the possibility of life on planets other than our own. Jakosky integrates the mechanics of planets and recent findings from our planetary... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
His Master's Voice
by Stanisław Lem
A witty and inventive satire of "men of science" and their thinking, as a team of scientists races to decode a mysterious message from space. "I had the feeling that I was standing at the cradle of a new mythology. A last will and testament...we as the posthumous heirs of Them..."A Helen and Kurt Wolff Book
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
The Black Cloud
by Fred Hoyle
This Rolls Royce of books has: 22kt gold lettering -22kt gold deep inlaid design on both back and front covers -- spine hubbed with traditional raised rings and accented in 22kt gold -- 22kt gold-gilded page edges on all three sides for beauty and protection against dust and humidity -- archival acid-neutral paper -- Smyth-sewn for strength and durability --satin moiré endpapers -- Dimensions in inches are 5.5... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Bringing Out the Dead
by Joe Connelly
Perhaps only someone who has worked for almost a decade as a medic in New York City's Hell's Kitchen--as Joe Connelly has--could write a novel as riveting and fiercely authentic as Bringing Out the Dead. Like a front-line reporter, Connelly writes from deep within the experience, and the result is a debut novel of extraordinary power and intensity. In Frank Pierce, a brash EMS medic working the streets of Hell's... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Simple French Food
by Richard Olney
Simple French Food "For twenty years Richard Olney's Simple French Food has been one of my greatest sources of inspiration for cooking at Chez Panisse." —Alice Waters "I know this book almost by heart. It is a classic of honest French cooking and good writing. But it, read it, eat it." —Lydie Marshall "I need this new edition badly because Simple French Food is the most dog-eared, falling-apart... (more)
plan to read
reading now
I’ve read it
favorite
want to own
own it
remove book
Understanding USA
by Richard Saul Wurman
If a picture truly is worth a thousand words, then Understanding USA is one of the most comprehensive reference books ever written.Every page is packed with clear, simple graphics designed to break down massive amounts of information into easily digestible bits--but while the text is certainly informative, it tends to be a bit superficial. Nearly any topic that relates to the U.S. in a broad scale is covered... (more)

1 2 3 | Next »

Displaying 1-20 of 56 books