Book reviews from smithboo

Ontario, Canada

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smithboo's average rating is 3 of 5 Stars.

Stompin' Tom

by Stompin' Tom Connors

On Jul 7 2013, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 5 of 5 Stars.
This book is one of the most heartfelt that I have read. The first years of Tommy’s life are very sad. They shouldn’t have been. He had goals; the first was to find his mother. He gives his thoughts on why things were the way they were on a lot of different issues. We get a hint of his life as a drifter, places he went and of how life was in those days, when hitch-hiking was common, single mother’s was almost unheard of, and how people survived before welfare or food banks. He could have followed a lot of different life paths and he could have died quite a few times; but God had a plan for him. He was one man amid the working people, who wrote and sang of what he knew about their towns and their lives, mostly sung in smoky bars. He became Canada’s hero, the country that he loved so much.

I Married the Klondike

by Laura Beatrice Berton

On Jan 5 2012, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 5 of 5 Stars.
If you are interested in true pioneer life in the 'north' of North America, the Yukon to be exact; this is a very interesting book with a romantic flair.
On Jan 4 2012, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 5 of 5 Stars.
This is a 'keeper' book if you at one time ever valued your husband. It will add excitement to your marriage with postive results. Women, you have the power to change him back into the man you once adored and it is quite easy to do so as their needs are simple.
On Jan 4 2012, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 5 of 5 Stars.
A fantastic book to let your husband read after your finished. It opened my eyes to a lot of things that I was doing to sabotage my marriage and these actions could have ended my marriage; but my good husband didn't nag me about any of it. Even if you have a fantastic marriage, you will learn hints on how to make it even more fascinating.

Jack and the Beanstalk

by William Berry

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
Child's large pop-up with bright illustrations.

The Princess and the Frog

by Vera Southgate [retold by]

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
Well loved tales by Ladybird Books.

Pal Hal

by Dick Beddoes

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
Harold Ballard is a Canadian hockey heirloom who spans the sport in the twentieth century like a long curved bridge.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
Illustrated with over 300 photographs. Includes soups and starters, fish dishes, meat and poultry dishes, vegetarian main courses, accompaniments and desserts. At-a-glance nutritional information.

A New Christmas Treasury

by Edited by Jack Newcombe

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
Eighty-seven memorable stories, poems and essays that lovingly celebrate the season, but that also can be read and reread at any time of the year.

A Christmas Carol

by Illustrated by Marie DeJohn

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
A classic story for the holiday season, complete with enchanting scenes, makes this book a favourite. Tiny Tim reigns supreme, with his family and old friend Scrooge. Enjoy the story from "Bah, Humbug!" to "Merry Christmas, everyone!"
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
Glowing with ideas for family fun and family savings. Step-by-step illustrations and clear directions show how to make hundreds of unusual decorations, gifts, and ornaments, using paper, wood, tin, metal, felt, and fabric.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 1 of 5 Stars.
...and once more brings to December the special magic which turns this month into an enchanted time--a time of anticipation, of jolly spirits, of gift giving, of carol singing, and of story-telling.

Carols for Choirs; Fifty Christmas Carols

by Edited and arranged by Reginald Jacques and David Willcocks

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
Chosen for mixed voices with carol concerts and carol services in mind. Accompaniments for piano or organ and a little more than half are for unaccompanied singing.

Spitfire

by John Vader

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
Spitfires have hit the ground, touched the sea, bashed through trees, cut telegraph and high tension wires, collided in the air, been shot to pieces, had rudders and parts of wings fall off and have yet made safe landings, with or without wheels.

The Tigers Are Burning

by Martin Caidin

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
The incredible story of the greatest land-air battle of World War II!

Hitler's Spies and Saboteurs

by Charles Wighton; Gunter Peis

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
At Nuremberg, in 1945, General Erwin von Lahousen-Vivremont, head of Abwehr II--the sabotage division of the German Armed Forces Secret Service--shocked the world with his revelations of Nazi war crimes.

The War; Sixth Year

by Edgar McInnis

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
October to December 1944; January to April 1945; The Far East; May to September 1945 with at least 22 maps.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
Blazing with action! The whole inside story! The greatest sea battle the world had ever known! Profusely illustrated with rare photos and maps.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
The searing true story of life and death in an air cavalry assault troop.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
He was a young American soldier--and the most powerful man in a remote rural district of Vietnam.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
Vietnam was hell. But the toughest part was coming home.

Teammates: SEALs at War

by Barry W. Enoch, Chief Gunners Mate, U.S. Navy (Ret.)

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
The searing inside story of Vietnam War special operations from a founding member of SEAL Team ONE.

The Time of the Hawk

by Andrew Tully

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
Most of the research for this novel was done in Vietnam during the winter of 1965. Parts of it were written at a Special Forces base on Black Virgin Mountain in Tay Ninh, a Vietnamese army regimental headquarters in Ben Cat, and in the Caravelle Hotel in Saigon, the Club Nautique in Nha Trang, and the Raffles Hotel in Singapore.

Brothers in Battle

by Con Sellers

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
On Korea's front lines, they'd face courage and cowardice, honor and savagery, victory--and death.

Korea Blue

by Thomas C. Utts

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
A desperate man falls into a deadly mission in the wrong war...

Hell or High Water

by Walt Sheldon

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
The true, dramatic story of an impossible feat achieved in the face of incredible odds.

Boundaries of Identity; A Quebec Reader

by Edited by William Dodge

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
A history of the province of Quebec.
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
There in the tall grass lay the bodies of his two hunting companions--scalped and murdered by the Mohawks. Now sixteen-year-old Pierre Radisson realized that he too might be facing a similar fate.

I Married the Klondike

by Laura Beatrice Berton

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
A true story of love and adventure, which traces the history of Dawson City through the eyes of a young schoolteacher and the penniless miner she married.

The Wind Along the River

by Frances Fraser

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 2 of 5 Stars.
Like all tribes who pass the history and knowledge of their people from one generation to another through songs, legends, and ceremonial dances, the Blackfoot Indians are accomplished story-tellers who can listen to the wind along the river and make a song or a story from it.

Meadow Lake Gold Town

by Paul Fatout

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
The story of Meadow Lake is like that of many camps that sprang up, flourished briefly and collapsed. A concise summary of general mining conditions and western camp life and then pinpoints activities in Meadow Lake.

Collier's Junior Classics; The Young Folks Shelf of Books

by Series Editor: Margaret E. Martignoni

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
A selection of outstanding children's stories and poems compiled for enrichment reading by a distinguished editorial board of children's librarians.

Alice in Wonderland

by Lewis Carroll

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
One day Alice follows a rabbit into a large hole under the hedge and a magical adventure begins. She meets the Mad Hatter and the March Hare at an unconventional tea party, the mysterious Cheshire Cat in the woods, and other enchanting characters.

The Violin-Maker's Gift

by Donn Kushner

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
Set in the French Pyrenees, it is a finely crafted tale of a simple violin-maker, Gaspard l'Innocent, who twice rescues a very special and magical bird and discovers the value of a gift that turns him into a legend.

Heidi

by Johanna Spyri

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
A Ladybird Children's Classics

The Wind in the Willows

by Kenneth Grahame

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
A Ladybird Children's Classics

Inky: Seeing Eye Dog

by Elizabeth P. Heppner

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
More than anything in the world, Jonathan wants a dog. Then he finds the frisky puppy in the woods.

The Lost Locket

by Carol Matas

On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 4 of 5 Stars.
"If I were you I wouldn't take it to school," Mom said. "It'll get lost there for sure."
On Nov 6 2004, Smithboo said:
smithboo rated this book 3 of 5 Stars.
A multicultural storybook that contains stories to instill positive values and success principles in young children.