Listing books published by HarperCollins
| Full title | The Alchemist [permalink] |
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| Original title | Alquimista, O |
| Language | English |
| Authors | Paulo Coelho (author) and Alan R. Clarke (translator) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Category | Novel |
| Publication year | 1999 |
| Original publication year | 1988 |
| ISBN | 0-7225-3293-8 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 177 |
| Synopsis | An allegorical story of a boy who follows his dreams and heart and eventually discovers his true self and finds his treasure. |
| Review | I found it a little too naive to be entertaining, but it's a cute story nonetheless. |
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| Full title | Bad Science [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Ben Goldacre (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Category | Science |
| Publication year | 2009 |
| Original publication year | 2008 |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-728487-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 370 |
| Synopsis | Bad Science is a book almost entirely dedicated to the exposition of poor and damaging science reporting in the media, especially medical science. (Another major point of the book is focusing on specific people in the media who Goldacre thinks are doing a poor job or a disservice to the public.) This isn't all of the book, however: some chapters (The Placebo Effect and Bad Stats stand out) go into how medical science is actually done and what methods are used in clinical trials. |
| Review | I found the book both entertaining and enlightning, although the book is heavily focused on the UK. If you're from the UK then you'd probably enjoy this book much more than I did, being from Norway. |
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| Full title | Dandelion Wine [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Ray Bradbury (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Category | Novel |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Original publication year | 1957 |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-728474-0 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 319 |
| Synopsis | Originally a series of short stories, this novel is about quiet Middle American life in the fictional Green Town, Illinois. The story mainly follows twelve-year-old Douglas Spaulding and his brother, Tom, with minor characters scattered about. The novel is about nothing in particular, except the musings of Doug about rather adult themes like life and death. The title is a metaphor for good summer memories, and in the story it's a real beverage that Doug and his grandfather actually tap into bottles for the long winter ahead. There is a sequel, Farewell Summer. |
| Review | Despite being well-written, I found this novel at times boring, and I was a little disappointed that it didn't go anywhere; there's no real story here. There are a few memorable scenes, however, like the meeting between the gang (Doug, Tom, and Charlie) and Colonel Freeleigh and between the young reporter and the old woman. |
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| Full title | The End of Eternity [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Isaac Asimov (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 2000 |
| Original publication year | 1959 |
| ISBN | 978-0-586-02440-9 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 189 |
| Synopsis | Mankind has opened Eternity, and a group of people there constantly interfere with the Centuries to iron out mistakes and keep mankind safe. |
| Review | I normally don't like time-travel stories because they're confusing. This one is also pretty confusing, but it's well-written confusion, and I can recommend it on that point alone. |
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| Full title | Fahrenheit 451 [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Ray Bradbury (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1953 |
| Original publication year | 2008 |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-654606-1 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 227 |
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| Full title | Farewell Summer [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Ray Bradbury (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Category | Novel |
| Publication year | 2008 |
| Original publication year | 2006 |
| ISBN | 978-0-00-728475-7 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 166 |
| Synopsis | Farewell Summer is a sequel to Dandelion Wine, and takes place the following year (another summer). It continues the theme of a boy's childhood summer, and adds in a conflict (of sorts) between two generations. |
| Review | Like its prequel, I found this novel too a little boring, but the scene where the mischievous boys sneak into the clock tower was entertaining. I can't recommend this one, but if you liked the prequel, chances are you'll like this one as well. |
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| Full title | The Hobbit [permalink] |
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| Alternative title | or There and Back Again |
| Language | English |
| Author | J. R. R. Tolkien (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | Children's, fantasy and novel |
| Publication year | 2006 |
| Original publication year | 1937 |
| ISBN | 978-0-261-10221-7 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 389 |
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| Full title | Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Bart D. Ehrman (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | History and religion |
| Publication year | 2005 |
| ISBN | 978-0-06-073817-4 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 242 |
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| Full title | The Songs of Distant Earth [permalink] |
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| Language | English |
| Author | Arthur C. Clarke (author) |
| Publisher | HarperCollins |
| Categories | Novel and science fiction |
| Publication year | 1998 |
| Original publication year | 1986 |
| ISBN | 0-586-06623-3 [Amazon, B&N, Abe, Powell's] |
| Pages | 238 |
| Synopsis | The Earth is swallowed in the explosion of the Sun in the year 3620, and the novel begins with the landing of the starship Magellan on the now-colonized planet of Thalassa, a world covered almost entirely in ocean except for three closely linked islands. They need to repair their ship for their upcoming journey to their real destination, a planet called Sagan 2, which, with their millions of colonists in cryo-sleep, they hope to colonize. Almost the entirety of the novel takes place on Thalassa. |
| Review | A very beautiful novel full of memorable scenes. (The lifting of the kilometer-wide hexagonal ice blocks for the ship's shield comes to mind.) The pacing is good, the characters are well-developed, and the writing is excellent (but then again, this is a Clarke novel). |
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I THALASSA
II MAGELLAN
III SOUTH ISLAND
IV KRAKAN
V THE BOUNTY SYNDROME
VI THE FORESTS OF THE SEA
VII AS THE SPARKS FLY UPWARD
VIII THE SONGS OF DISTANT EARTH
IX SAGAN 2
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