Lighting Out for the Territory


How Samuel Clemens Headed West and Became Mark Twain
Roy Morris, Jr.
Publisher: Simon And Schuster, Inc., April 13, 2010
Review: In the very last paragraph of Mark Twain’s Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, the title character gloomily reckons that it’s time “to light out for the Territory ahead of the rest.” Tom Sawyer’s Aunt Sally, concerned by the undesirable lifestyle his behavior will almost certainly lead to, is trying to “sivilize” him, and Huck Finn can’t stand it—he’s been there before.
It’s a decision Huck’s creator already had made, albeit for somewhat different reasons, a quarter of a century earlier. He wasn’t even Mark Twain then, but as Huck might have said, “That ain’t no matter.” With the Civil War spreading across his native Missouri, 25-year-old Samuel Clemens, suddenly out of work as a Mississippi riverboat pilot, gladly accepted his brother Orion’s offer to join him in Nevada Territory, far from the crimsoned battlefields of war.
A rollicking, hilarious stagecoach journey across the Great Plains and over the Rocky Mountains was just the beginning of a nearly six-year-long odyssey that took Samuel Clemens from St. Joseph, Missouri, to Hawaii, with lengthy stopovers in Virginia City, Nevada and San Francisco. By the time it was over, he would find himself reborn as Mark Twain, America’s best-loved, most influential writer. The “trouble,” as he famously promised, had begun.
With a pitch-perfect blend of appreciative humor and critical authority, acclaimed literary biographer Roy Morris, Jr., sheds new light on this crucial but still largely unexamined period in Mark Twain’s life. Morris carefully sorts fact from fiction—never an easy task when dealing with Twain—to tell the story of a young genius finding his voice in the ramshackle mining camps, boomtowns and newspaper offices of the wild and woolly West, while the Civil War rages half a continent away.
With the frequent help of Twain’s own words, Morris follows his subject on a winding journey of self-discovery filled with high adventure and low comedy, as Clemens/Twain dodges Indians and gunfighters, receives marriage advice from Brigham Young, burns down a mountain with a frying pan, gets claim-jumped by rival miners, narrowly avoids fighting a duel, hikes across the floor of an active volcano, becomes one of the first white men to try the ancient Hawaiian sport of surfing, and writes his first great literary success, “The Celebrated Jumping Frog of Calaveras County.
Lighting Out for the Territory is a fascinating, even inspiring, account of how an unemployed riverboat pilot, would-be Confederate guerrilla, failed prospector, neophyte newspaper reporter and part-time San Francisco aesthete reinvented himself as America’s most famous and beloved writer. It’s a good story, and mostly true—with some stretchers thrown in for good measure.


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London Under


The Secret History Beneath the Streets
Peter Ackroyd
Publisher: Doubleday & Co. Inc. Div Random Hou, November 01, 2011
Review: Beneath the streets of London lurks a hidden world full of “creeping things that will never see the light of day.” With London Under, bestselling author Peter Ackroyd has written a poetic and powerful urban history of life and legend beneath London, from original springs and streams and Roman amphitheaters to Victorian sewers, gang hideouts and modern tube stations. The depths below are hot, warmer than the surface, and this book tunnels down through the geological layers, meeting the creatures, real and fictional, that dwell in the darkness.
There is a Bronze Age trackway under the Isle of Dogs. In Kensal Green Cemetery a hydraulic device lowered bodies into the catacombs below. A door in the plinth of the statue of Boadicea on Westminster Bridge leads to a huge tunnel, packed with cables for gas, water and telephone lines. When the Underground’s Metropolitan Line was opened in 1864, the guards asked for permission to grow beards to protect themselves against the sulfurous fumes, and named their engines after tyrants—Czar, Kaiser, Mogul—and even Pluto, god of the underworld.
These are just a few of the intriguing oddities you’ll discover when you burrow into Peter Ackroyd’s hidden London.


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Afraid of the Dark



James Grippando
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, March 22, 2011
Review: James Grippando’s Afraid of the Dark begins three years in the past, when Sergeant Vince Paulo held his best friend Chuck Mays’ daughter, McKenna, as she uttered the name of her ex-boyfriend and murderer: Jamal. Now, Miami criminal defense lawyer Jack Swyteck is trying to save Jamal from the death penalty. Despite warnings to stay away from the case from his fiancee, FBI agent Andie Henning, Jack is sympathetic to Jamal’s alibi that he was abducted and held captive in Prague at the time of McKenna’s death. But when bodies begin piling up, and ominous phone calls arrive from a faceless man known only as “the Dark,” Jack realizes he’s facing a deadly danger that goes beyond McKenna’s death—straight into the heart of evil.


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Your Flying Car Awaits


Robot Butlers, Lunar Vacations, and Other Dead-Wrong Predictions of the Twentieth Century
Paul Milo
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, December 08, 2009
Review: For centuries people have been making predictions about the future—and most of them have been flat-out wrong. Paul Milo’s Your Flying Car Awaits looks at the scientists, novelists and social commentators who, throughout the 20th century, have made a host of terrible, inaccurate, overzealous predictions about what the future would bring. From underwater cities to talking dolphins to 200-year life spans, Your Flying Car Awaits covers them all. Examining the most outrageous predictions from the last 100 years in entertaining, bite-sized descriptions, the book is organized by type (e.g., transportation, the human body).
Space tourism by the year 2000? Man-made oceans covering the entire planet? Flying cars? We don’t think so.


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15 Minute Better Back Workout



Suzanne Martin
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley, Inc., December 03, 2007
Review: The only thing worse than back pain is not having the time to take care of it. But with 15-Minute Better Back Workout, you can reduce discomfort, guard against future problems and strengthen your back overall—all inside a quarter of an hour.
Let Suzanne Martin—a physical therapist, Pilates expert, dancer and dance and exercise instructor—teach you quick, simple exercises that can be tailored to any skill level. Full-color fold-out instructions and a handy DVD take you through each exercise step by step. With sections covering Developing, Revitalizing, Energizing and Soothing, plus vital tips on anatomy, posture, protecting the back and a resource guide, you’ll get your back back in business in (almost) no time. Softcover + DVD.


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Dead by Nightfall



Beverly Barton
Publisher: Kensington Publishing Corp., November 29, 2011
Review: Beverly Barton keeps the tension taut in Dead by Nightfall, a read-through-the-night thriller in which a sadistic monster makes a chilling return.
Griffin Powell, once held captive by Malcolm York, a wealthy madman who forced him to participate in depraved hunting games, will never forget the satisfaction of killing his tormentor. Now Griff, who runs an investigative agency with devoted friends, has heard rumors York is alive, a worry he has no choice but to consider when the disappearance of his wife, Nicole, is followed by taunting phone calls.
Relying on his many resources, Griff launches a search for Nic. But it propels him into yet another contest where this time the winner kills all and the loser is dead by nightfall….


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Dark Slayer



Christine Feehan
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corp, September 01, 2009
Review: Immerse yourself in the sensual world of the Carpathians in bestselling author Christine Feehan’s Dark Slayer, the heart-stopping tale of an elusive vampire slayer who is legend to the forces of both darkness and light.
Ivory Malinov shouldn’t be alive. Betrayed by those closest to her and forced to endure unspeakable torture, she survived on sheer will alone, nursing her broken body back together far away from civilization. Aided by her wolf pack, she hunts alone, living in solitude for centuries, her only desire to exact vengeance on Xavier, her greatest enemy. Then, everything changes the night she picks up the scent of a man, one she’s never met, but instantly recognizes…her lifemate.
Though born a dragonseeker—one of the greatest Carpathian lineages —Razvan has been a slave to the evil mage Xavier for centuries, and has been branded a criminal by his own people. Now, after escaping a lifetime of torment and imprisonment, he wants only one thing—to finally put an end to his tortured existence.
Both wounded in spirit, both outcasts, and both driven by terrible purpose, can these two warriors allow their hearts to unclench when they know that the slightest weakness could spell their doom?


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In the Still of the Night



Ann Rule
Publisher: Free Press, October 12, 2010
Review: Make yourself comfortable—at the edge of your seat! That’s where you’ll be throughout this chilling true story of infidelity, lies and murder….
On December 15, 1998, Ronda Reynolds had been married just shy of a year when she was discovered dead from a gunshot wound to her head. Her family, who had been anxiously awaiting her arrival for the Christmas holidays, knew she was unhappy. Ronda believed her husband, Ron, a school principal, was having an affair. A decade would pass before her cause of death, first ruled suicide—then, unknown—would be revisited. How Ronda’s mother worked tirelessly to bring a case against the man she is convinced murdered her daughter makes this another Ann Rule masterpiece.


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1939


Countdown to War
Richard Overy
Publisher: Viking Penguin/Div of Penguin Putnam, September 23, 2010
Review: On August 24, 1939, the world held its collective breath as Hitler and Stalin signed the now infamous nonaggression pact, signaling an imminent invasion of Poland and daring Western Europe to respond. Most Europeans feared another World War. Hitler, however, welcomed the prospect because he wanted to avoid the impression of weakness once he had decided to invade Poland. His pact with the Soviets bolstered his position. Nothing was entirely predictable or inevitable. The West hoped that Hitler would capitulate if they stood firm. Hitler was convinced that West would back down.
Moments of uncertainty alternated with those of confrontation. The one constant feature was the determination of Poland, a country created in 1919, to protect its newfound independence against a vastly superior enemy. 1939 is the dramatic account of the final days before the outbreak of World War II. Richard Overy, an award-winning historian and author of The Twilight Years: The Paradox of Britain Between the Wars and Why the Allies Won, chronicles the unraveling of peace, hour by grim hour, as politicians and ordinary citizens braced themselves for a war that could spell the end of European civilization.
Created after the First World War by the victorious Allied Powers, an independent Polish state was awarded a land corridor to the sea through former Germany territory. The new Polish state also comprised a large area of territory that had previously belonged to the former Russian Empire. Granted status as a Free City under the League of Nations, Danzig was to be used as a major port for Polish trade. The Germans never accepted the arrangement and Polish leaders realized that the situation was bound to provoke a future crisis. As Polish ruler Joseph Pilsudski saw it, the status of the Free City would always be “the barometer of Polish-German relations.” Shortly after Hitler came to power in 1933, Danzig’s National Socialist Party won the majority of the city’s assembly seats. From then until the outbreak of war in September 1939, Danzig was effectively an outpost of the Third Reich. Polish leaders, however, did not regard Poland as part of the German camp and were determined to defend their independence.
The war that broke out in September 1939 can only be properly explained in the context of the deteriorating European order during the 1930s when economic crisis, the rise of authoritarian dictatorships, deep ideological divisions, nationalist rivalries and the collapse of the efforts of the League of Nations to preserve peace all combined to make a major conflict probable,” writes Overy. In vivid detail, 1939 documents this defining moment in the violent history of the 20th century.


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For a Few Demons More



Kim Harrison
Publisher: HarperCollins, March 13, 2007
Review: Rachel Morgan, bounty-hunting witch of Cincinnati’s Hollows district—has played fast and loose with the rules of high magic, taking deadly shortcuts and resorting to quick-and-dirty solutions to demonic power-plays. So it should come as no surprise when she wakes to the sound of the powerful—and insane—demon Newt ransacking the old church that she, her vampire roommate, Ivy, and pixie cohort, Jenks, call home.
Since no demon can enter hallowed ground, the fact that Newt has done it totally rattles Rachel. And the fact that Rachel has hidden the cursed Were object, the Focus, on church grounds makes Newt’s appearance all the more worrisome. In the hands of the wrong being, the artifact makes werewolves disappear, die or worse, and when dead werewolves start turning up, the most powerful Clan leaders blame each other.
To prevent all-out war between the Were clans—not to mention raise the hefty sum it will take to re-sanctify her home against further unwanted visitors—Rachel will take on more hazardous work against the forces of darkness than any self-respecting witch should have to. But, in Kim Harrison’s For a Few Demons More, the price could be the most costly of all: her immortal soul.


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Hotel Vendome



Danielle Steel
Publisher: Delacorte Press, November 01, 2011
Review: Danielle Steel’s legions of fans will be dazzled anew as she invites readers into the ultra-glamorous world of a five-star hotel.
Swiss-born entrepreneur Hugues Martin can hardly believe it when he realizes his dream: ownership of a New York City hotel to rival all of Europe’s finest establishments. The magnificent Hotel Vendome is soon renowned for its elegance and a clientele as rich as it is famous. It is also where Hugues and his beautiful wife, a former model, choose to raise their daughter. But when Heloise is 4 years old, her mother runs off with a notorious guest, making Hugues the center of his little girl’s world.
Hotel Vendome portrays a cast of fascinating characters, among them the devoted staff who contribute in no small way to Heloise’s upbringing. Her universe is filled with wonderful mysteries and pleasures, crises and celebrations. It is no surprise that when she becomes a young woman, Heloise wants to follow in her father’s footsteps…until Hugues finds unexpected romance. Overcome with intense jealousy, will Heloise recall the lessons learned in her upstairs/downstairs world? Only then will she be able to live her own dream…with her own special someone to love.


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The Nerdist Way


How to Reach the Next Level (in Real Life)
Chris Hardwick
Publisher: Berkley Pub Gp./Mbr of Penquin Putnam, November 01, 2011
Review: Want to “level-up in life”? That Nerdist guy, Chris Hardwick, shows you how in his hilarious self-help guide, The Nerdist Way.
As a lifelong member of “The Nerd Herd,” as he calls it, Hardwick has learned all there is to know about Nerds. Writing in a language we understand—spot-on snarky comedy—he offers his fellow “creative obsessives” crucial information needed to come out on top in the Nerd revolution.
You’ll utilize role-playing game character sheets to track your progress as you learn to become your own time cop, tell panic attacks to beat it, use incremental fitness to ward off predators and more—all by tapping into your geek-tastic selves!
Finally, a guide to the ultimate MMORPG we all play—real life!


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Waking from Sleep


Why Awakening Experiences Occur and How to Make Them Permanent
Steve Taylor
Publisher: Hay House, Inc., November 01, 2010
Review: Do you go through life on auto-pilot, instead of feeling connected and alive? In Waking from Sleep, Steve Taylor suggests that our normal consciousness is a kind of "sleep" from which we sometimes “wake up” into a more intense and complete reality.
Steve provides what may be the first clear explanation of higher states of consciousness, or “awakening experiences.” It examines the methods we use to induce awakening experiences, including meditation, sex and nature; how higher states of consciousness were—and are—normal to some of the world's people; and how we can make “wakefulness” our normal state again.
Waking from Sleep makes awakening experiences accessible—and may lead to a revolution in our psychological development.


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When You Wish Upon A Star (Book & CD)



Judy Collins
Publisher: Imagine Publishing, Inc., October 01, 2011
Review: For more than 60 years “When You Wish Upon a Star” has been one of the world’s most beloved songs. Now Grammy® Award-winning singer Judy Collins and acclaimed illustrator Eric Puybaret, who together created the New York Times bestseller Over the Rainbow, collaborate once more to bring a song about a world rich in love and happiness to life in an enchanting, high-quality picture book the whole family will cherish for years to come. Play the CD that comes with When You Wish Upon a Star and sing along while marveling at Puybaret’s magical artwork. In addition to the title track, the CD features two more beautiful songs performed by Collins: “The Other Side of My World” and “All the Pretty Horses.” (Ages 2-4)


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Smokin' Seventeen (Large Print)



Janet Evanovich
Publisher: Bantam Books, Inc./Div Random House, June 21, 2011
Review: Trenton, New Jersey, bounty hunter Stephanie Plum is no stranger to trouble on the job, but when the job itself runs into trouble, it’s like walking a tightrope without a net. So imagine Stephanie’s delight when the bail bond office burns to the ground, and she’s forced to work out of a motor home she shares with a dancing bear! Then bodies start turning up in the empty construction lot...Joe Morelli’s old-world grandmother declares a vendetta against her...and—just as she decides it might be time to choose between hottie Joe Morelli and mystery-man Ranger—a third man from Stephanie’s past moves back to Trenton!
Break out the ice and turn the A.C. on high, this summer’s sure to be a scorcher with Smokin' Seventeen.


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Recetas nutritivas que curan (nueva edicion)



Phyllis A. Balch
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA), October 06, 2006
Review: Escrita por una experta nutricionista, esta, la cuarta edicion de la obra de consulta mas vendida en Estados Unidos sobre terapias alimentarias, herbales y complementarias le proporciona, en 958 paginas, toda la informacion que necesita para disfrutar de una mejor salud a traves de un programa de alimentacion disenado por usted mismo. Aqui encontrara: datos sobre vitaminas, minerales, hierbas, suplementos y terapias (acupuntura, masaje, quiropractica, etc.) para tratar mas de 300 trastornos, desde alergias hasta el vertigo, pasando por cancer, diabetes y osteoporosis; los ultimos hallazgos en el campo de la nutricion, resultados de las investigaciones mas recientes en el terreno de la medicina herbal y mas. 8?" x 10 7/8".


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Periodic Tales


A Cultural History of the Elements, from Arsenic to Zinc
Hugh Aldersey-Williams
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers, March 29, 2011
Review: You may think of them as the inscrutable letters of the periodic table, but there’s more to the chemical elements than meets the eye. Periodic Tales weaves together stories about the elements, drawing as much on history and other disciplines as on chemistry to paint a portrait of the cultural impact the elements have had on everything around us.
Here you’ll meet iron that rains from the heavens and noble gases that light the way to vice; learn how lead can tell your future; and discover what connects the glow of a streetlamp with the salt on your dinner table. Unlocking a world profoundly rich in meaning, Periodic Tales harnesses the power of compelling narrative to celebrate the scientific table that organizes the material world.


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77 Shadow Street



Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam Books, Inc./Div Random House, December 27, 2011
Review: According to Publishers Weekly, the incomparable Dean Koontz writes “novels that acknowledge the reality and tenacity of evil but also the power of good….” In 77 Shadow Street, which one will prevail as residents of an exclusive apartment building come face to face with an insidious malevolence as old as their coveted establishment?
Enter the world of the Pendleton, a beautiful limestone Gilded Age palace that’s been converted into a set of highly desirable condominiums. Its tenants feel lucky to live there. Yet luck and the Pendleton have little in common—its years have been colored by madness, kidnappings, murder and strange, inexplicable accidents. But all of that is in a past mostly unfamiliar to the people of the Pendleton. To them, their building is a sanctuary…. That is, until it turns on them. Shadows with no source begin to skitter across the walls, voices whisper in unknown languages, security cameras show impossible feeds and a little boy starts talking to an imaginary playmate, who turns out to be all too real. These incidents are only a prelude to a terror that will soon fully engulf the tenants of the Pendleton in an unthinkable world from which there may be no escape.


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Pray for Silence


A Thriller
Linda Castillo
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, Llc, June 22, 2010
Review: With Pray for Silence, Linda Castillo tops her own bestselling debut, Sworn to Silence, with a chilling story that’s both a fast-paced thriller and a compelling psychological puzzle.
In the quiet town of Painters Mill, an Amish family of seven has been found murdered on their farm. Chief of Police Kate Burkholder and her small force have few clues, no motive and no suspect. Formerly Amish herself, Kate is no stranger to secrets, but she can’t get her mind around the senseless brutality of the crime. When state agent John Tomasseti arrives on the scene, he and Kate discover that the disturbing details of the case will force them to face demons from their own troubled pasts.
Then Kate discovers a diary and realizes that one of the teenage daughters may have been leading a lurid double life. As the case develops, the list of suspects grows. Who is the attractive stranger that stole the heart of the innocent young Amish girl? Did her brother—a man with a violent past who was shunned by his family and community—come back to seek revenge? Driven by her own scarred past, Kate swears she’ll find the killer and bring him to justice...even if it means putting herself in the line of fire.


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Ana Galan
Publisher: Ana Galan, February 01, 2009
Review: Queridos lectores:
Los tiempos estan dificiles para todos. Quisieramos ahorrar, pero ?a quien le resulta facil?
Seguro que hay un monton de cosas que te gustaria hacer si pudieras ahorrar: ese viaje de tus suenos, tener dinero para pagar la universidad de tus hijos, comprarte un vestidito nuevo
Quizas creas que es imposible. ?Pero te aseguro que no! Con los consejos de este libro y un poco de voluntad de tu parte, lo puedes lograr, sin necesidad de perder la cabeza en el intento.
Hay muchas maneras de ahorrar que no suponen ningun esfuerzo, se ajustan a tu estilo de vida y pueden ser divertidas e incluso buenas para tu salud. En este libro encontraras mas de 100 ideas. Tambien hallaras remedios caseros, trucos para arreglar cosas, ideas para hacer tus propios regalos y tarjetas, productos de limpieza preparados en casa, chistes ?y mucho mas!
?Que empiece el ahorro, y la lectura!
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The Alzheimer's Prevention Program


Keep Your Brain Healthy For The Rest Of Your Life
Gary Small
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, November 14, 2011
Review: Alzheimer’s disease is by far the most common cause of age-related mental decline, but even though there’s no cure for it, that doesn’t mean we’re powerless against it.
In The Alzheimer’s Prevention Program, Gary Small, M.D., and his wife, Gigi Vorgan—authors of the bestselling The Memory Bible—give us an easy-to-follow, science-based regimen designed to protect your brain. Showing how a lifestyle that promotes brain health not only strengthens neurons and postpones mental decline, but also improves memory and brain efficiency right now, the book includes daily mental workouts, a memory training program and expert advice on nutrition and exercise.
It’s never too early to start protecting your brain. Don’t wait until it’s too late.


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The Bishop


The Patrick Bowers Files, Book 4
Steven James
Publisher: Baker Books - Subrights Mgr, August 01, 2010
Review: FBI Special Agent Patrick Bowers’ cutting-edge investigative techniques and impeccable logic have helped him track down some of the country’s most grisly killers. But those skills are pushed to the limit in The Bishop, as Steven James delivers once again.
A congressman’s daughter is found dead as her killers launch a spree of perfect murders. With nothing to link the crimes to each other, Agent Bowers faces his most difficult case yet—just when his personal life is crumbling all around him.
The Bishop, with its high-octane action and spine-tingling suspense, is a gripping, adrenaline-laced story for readers who are tired of timid thrillers. Strap on your seatbelt and get ready for a wild ride. The game is on!


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Brutal



Aiden Shaw
Publisher: Perseus Books, May 06, 2008
Review: Even if you've watched all of his star-making porn performances, you've only seen a fraction of what Aiden Shaw can do. This former prostitute and modern-day Renaissance man is an acclaimed visual artist, director, actor, singer-songwriter, poet and author. And Brutal, his searing novel of the 1990s London club underground, is proof that he's as gifted on the page as he is in front of the camera.
Like a gay Trainspotting, Brutal follows the misadventures of Paul, an HIV-positive Londoner on a downward spiral of drink, drugs and casual sex with disastrous consequences. His desperate struggle to reconnect with the feelings he's buried beneath his addictions—before they bury him—presents an unforgettable picture of a lost generation.


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Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell



Gerald D. Mahan
Publisher: Princeton University Press, March 01, 2009
Review: Quantum mechanics is a mathematical description of the motion and interaction of elementary particles. Covering the basics of the field as well as many topics of current interest, Quantum Mechanics in a Nutshell offers a concise and accessible introduction to this powerful branch of physics.
One-, two- and three-dimensional problems
Looking for a top-notch guide through a subject notorious for its anti-intuitive concepts? Gerald Mahan is your man! Emphasizing the use of quantum mechanics to describe atoms and solids, Mahan’s book describes the properties of a single particle in potential; solves for two particles (e.g., the helium atom); addresses many-particle systems; and more. Applications include electron gas, magnetism and Bose-Einstein condensation.
As Mahan explains in his introductory chapter, quantum mechanics is based on the wave-particle dual description formulated by Bohr, Einstein, Heisenberg, Schrodinger and others. The basic units of nature are indeed particles, but the description of their motion involves wave mechanics. The so-called wave function is the fundamental function for a single particle; the particle’s position at a given time is described as a probability by the square of the function. Following the introduction, we turn to the study of one-dimensional problems and their exact solutions. Here Mahan addresses the square well and linear potentials, as well as the harmonic oscillator, exponential potential and more.
Instead of immediately proceeding with more advanced problems in dimensions higher than one, the book offers a chapter that shows how to solve Schrodinger’s equation using a pair of approximate methods: WKBJ and variational. We see how each of these methods can be used to describe the harmonic oscillator and other systems. Following this is a chapter devoted to spin and angular momentum. Angular momentum is an important entity in quantum mechanics; the two main contributors to the angular momentum are the spin of the particle and the orbital angular momentum from the rotational motion. Mahan derives the eigenfunctions and eigenvalues for both spin and orbital angular momentum.
We next come to problems involving two and three dimensions. Nuclei, atoms, solids and stars are all examples of systems that must be solved in three dimensions. In contrast, two-dimensional solutions are required when a particle is restricted to move on a surface; examples include electrons moving on the surface of liquid helium or in a semiconductor quantum well. We find that many of techniques developed in prior chapters can be applied to two and three dimensions.
From matrix methods to scattering theory
The second half of the book features chapters on matrix methods and perturbation theory, time-dependent perturbations and electromagnetic radiation. There are also introductions to many-particle systems, scattering theory and relativistic quantum mechanics.
Mahan explains how electromagnetic radiation is composed of elementary particles called photons. Massless and chargeless, they possess a specific momentum, energy and frequency. The correspondence between the classical electric field and the quantum picture of photons is that the intensity of light is proportional to the number of photons. The main difference between the classical and quantum picture is that in classical physics, the electric field can have any value whereas in quantum physics the number of quanta in a given volume must be an integer.
Up until the final chapter, the book is concerned with nonrelativistic quantum mechanics, where the basic equation is Schrodinger’s equation. However, this equation does not apply when particles have kinetic energies of the same size as their rest energy. In these situations, we require a full relativistic equation. Accordingly, Mahan discusses two different equations of this type: Klein-Gordon and Dirac. The first of these applies to spinless particles


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Martha: A Novel



DIANA TAYLOR
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company, June 01, 2011
Review: Diana Wallis Taylor’s Martha: A Novel is a well-researched portrayal of Martha of Bethany, sister of Mary and Lazarus and perhaps one of the most misunderstood characters of the New Testament. Through an inspired fusion of imagined and recorded dialogue, Martha’s world—her trials, triumphs and loves—comes to life.
Follow Martha as she is jilted by her betrothed, falls in love with a Roman soldier, grieves her father’s death, cares for her siblings in her mother’s absence and serves her Lord with dignity and grace. Will she find a way, at last, to live the life she really wants and have a family of her own?
When you experience Martha meeting the challenges of family, faith and love, you’ll never read her story the same way again.


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Dear John



Nicholas Sparks
Publisher: Warner Books, Inc., October 31, 2006
Review: In Nicholas Sparks’ Dear John, a rebellious young man named John Tyree enlists in the Army. When he meets Savannah Curtis, their attraction grows into a deep, powerful love. John longs to settle down with her, and she’s willing to wait for him while he finishes his tour of duty. However, on September 11, 2001, everything changes. John feels he must re-enlist, and the couple’s long separation proves a fateful one, as Savannah falls in love with another man. Soon comes the inevitable “Dear John” letter—and this soldier’s heart is broken.
When John finally returns home, he struggles to come to grips with the fact that Savannah has a new life. Soon he'll face the most heart-rending decision of his life—and find out what true love means.


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Your Brain on Food


How Chemicals Control Your Thoughts and Feelings
Gary L. Wenk
Publisher: Oxford University Press, July 30, 2010
Review: Why is eating chocolate so pleasurable? Why does drinking alcohol make you drowsy? Can eating less food preserve your mental acuity? Everything we put into our bodies can affect how our neurons behave and, consequently, how we think, feel and act. In Your Brain on Food, Gary Wenk examines what neuroscientists currently know about the actions of specific drugs and food in the brain.
The author introduces several neurotransmitter systems and explores how substances ranging from nuts to mushrooms to recreational drugs can influence them. For example, the plant henbane, which killed King Hamlet, contains atropine and scopolamine, which affect the autonomic nervous system. An overdose of henbane leads to the loss of control of one’s diaphragm, causing death by asphyxiation, or from cardiac arrest. Much more commonly observed is the anti-drowsiness effect of the caffeine in our coffee. We see how this substance acts on our acetylcholine neurons in a way that blocks the onset of drowsiness and sleep. In other sections of the book, Wenk describes the specific neural changes activated by the intake of marijuana, LSD, cocaine, amphetamine, the nut of the areca palm tree, and many other stimulants and depressants.
Wenk also discusses the role of the brain in certain experiences such as hallucinations, religiosity, pain and the aging process, and the extent to which these experiences are influenced by what we consume. For example, the myth that witches can fly may have been inspired by hallucinogenic substances that female occultists traditionally ingested and that produced in them a sensation of flying.
Your Brain on Food provides vivid evidence that indeed we are, in a very fundamental set of ways, what we eat.


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The Art of Intuition


Cultivating Your Inner Wisdom
Sophy Burnham
Publisher: Penguin Group (USA), February 01, 2011
Review: Scientists tell us that we use only a fraction of our brains. In The Art of Intuition, Sophy Burnham suggests that those “sleeping cells” hold the gifts of prophecy and intuition, communing with our inner wisdom and the divine mystery.
Mystics agree that intuition and higher sense perceptions are natural by-products of spiritual awakening. In this inspiring guide, Sophy tells the stories of individuals who have “seen without seeing,” to illustrate the workings of what she calls our “intuitive hearts.” From exploring how loved ones are able to communicate with one another telepathically to skeptics who deny their power to see into the future, The Art of Intuition is an important spiritual take on a subject that is vital to us all.


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When I'm Gone


Practical Notes for Those You Leave Behind
Kathleen Fraser
Publisher: Firefly Books Ltd., August 01, 2009
Review: When tragedy strikes, we are often unprepared. Many of us have lost parents, friends or relatives and found ourselves without important banking information, records, keys, codes or phone numbers. Kathleen Fraser’s When I’m Gone: Practical Notes for Those You Leave Behind is here to change that.
Beautifully designed and illustrated, this book is part practical fill-in record book and part resource manual—intended to be left to your loved ones in case of illness, death or, on the lighter side, travel. This is a perfect place to leave key contact info, medical directives and living wills, as well as written instructions for using your computers and electronics. Buy this book for yourself, and leave it behind for someone you love.


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The 9th Judgment



James Patterson
Publisher: Hachette Book Group, USA, April 26, 2010
Review: With unparalleled danger and explosive action, The 9th Judgment is James Patterson at his compelling, unstoppable best!
A young mother and her infant child are ruthlessly gunned down while returning to their car in the garage of a shopping mall. There are no witnesses, and Detective Lindsay Boxer is left with only one bizarre piece of evidence: a cryptic message hastily scrawled across the victim’s windshield in lipstick the color of blood.
That very same night, the wife of A-list actor Marcus Dowling is awakened by a cat burglar intent on stealing precious jewels worth countless millions. Later, the discovery of a nearly empty safe proves he got hold of the goods. But what he also left behind was a lifeless body, and the news of not one but two murders throws the city of San Francisco into panic mode.
Desperate for answers, Lindsay spends every waking hour working with her partner, Rich—and her desire for him threatens to tear apart both her engagement and the Women's Murder Club. But before Lindsay and her friends can piece together either case, one of the killers forces Lindsay to put her own life on the line. The question is, will it be enough to save the city?


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Paradise Valley: Daughters of Caleb Bender Series #1 (Large Print)



Dale Cramer
Publisher: Bethany House Publishers, January 01, 2011
Review: It’s 1921, and Ohio’s law forces Caleb Bender’s Amish family to escape to Mexico where the government won’t interfere with their way of life. As Caleb wrestles with his faith, he finds that love, too, has its demands.


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A Mercy



Toni Morrison
Publisher: Alfred A. Knopf, Inc./Random House, November 11, 2008
Review: Toni Morrison’s latest is another astounding tour de force, a quick, lightning-paced read that returns to all the Nobel Prize winner’s hallmark themes. Set at the close of the 17th century, A Mercy unfolds at the center of America’s shaky foundations, and imagines the plight of indentured workers, slaves and Native Americans.
Told from shifting points of view, Morrison’s tale begins when a plantation slave offers up her daughter to Jacob, an Anglo-Dutch trader, as a debt payment. The action spawns a variety of conflicting desires in the women who inhabit Jacob’s farm. His wife struggles to keep her faith in God as she falls victim to religious intolerance back in England. Lina, a Native servant, wants the child’s love to replace the family she's lost through a smallpox outbreak. The slave girl, Florens, searches desperately for approval—first from Lina, and then from a handsome African blacksmith. When Jacob winds up falling ill, the women feel their livelihoods further threatened....
A haunting look at the emotional consequences of slavery and abandonment, Morrison’s masterfully told tale casts a spell on the reader that is not broken until long after the story’s heart-wrenching conclusion.


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The Book of Totally Irresponsible Science


64 Daring Experiments for Young Scientists
Sean Connolly
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company, September 24, 2008
Review: Want to encase your little brother in a giant soap bubble? Launch a rocket made from a film canister? Or animate slime using static electricity? Here’s step-by-step instructions for these and 61 more cool experiments!


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El mago


la extraordinaria vida de Paulo Coelho
Fernando Morais
Publisher: HarperCollins, December 09, 2008
Review: Fruto de una profunda investigacion, que incluyo no solo entrevistas sino tambien acceso a los diarios personales de Paulo Coelho (donde desde pequeno el escritor fue plasmando todos sus pensamientos), esta biografia recrea la trayectoria de un hombre complejo, lleno de luces y de sombras, que ha vivido por y para su vocacion literaria —y que tiene mas de un fantasma guardado en el armario. Un relato intenso y sorprendente, El mago narra una historia real, pero tan extraordinaria que ni los guionistas mas creativos podrian haberla imaginado. Sin duda, se convertira en un texto de referencia para conocer a fondo la vida y obra del afamado autor. Usted la leera fascinado, como si se tratara de una obra de ficcion. 702 paginas.


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The Sign



Raymond Khoury
Publisher: Dutton/Div of Penguin USA, Inc., May 19, 2009
Review: From her frigid post in Antarctica, scientist Grace Logan is monitoring the effects of global warming when suddenly a dark, ominous apparition appears over the bleak terrain. Meanwhile, in Massachusetts, Matt Sherwood obtains information that suggests his brother Danny’s death could be tied to the strange formation. The phenomena is creating fear and awe across the globe—especially when it is learned that an obscure monk residing in an Egyptian cave has been obsessively drawing this very sign. Are these events a portent of the second coming—or an elaborate hoax?
Raymond Khoury, bestselling author of The Last Templar, creates unbearable suspense as Grace and Matt come together in one purpose—to learn the truth behind the sign.


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Handheld Pies


Pint-Sized Sweets and Savories
Sarah Billingsley Rachel Wharton
Publisher: Chronicle Books, November 23, 2011
Review: Just think about it…you don't have to make a whole 9" pie to enjoy the divine combination of flaky crust and juicy fruit filling or graham cracker crunch and chocolate—a handheld pie packs all the pizzazz of the large version! And with all the options for free-form, structured and jar pies inside Handheld Pies you decide whether you want more crust, more filling or more portability. Sarah Billingsley and Rachel Wharton help take the fear out of making from-scratch piecrust, but the real treat is inventive recipes like Bacon, Egg and Cheese Breakfast Pie, Vanilla Malt Pie, Orange Marmalade-Mascarpone Pop Tarts and a fantastic selection of interchangeable crusts and fillings. Use your imagination for endless variations. Color photos.


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Code Triage


Mercy Hospital #3
Candace Calvert
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, October 25, 2010
Review: If you like suspense thrillers with a touch of romance, you’ll love Candace Calvert’s Code Triage.
Dr. Leigh Stathos loves the ER, where she remains emotionally unattached from her patients. Her motto: “Treat them and street them.” When a mother and her two children are admitted with carbon monoxide poisoning, Leigh discovers that the police officer assigned to the case is her ex-husband, Nick, and the child-care worker is the woman he betrayed her with. Leigh is determined to put the past behind her, but when a gunman enters the hospital and opens fire, her emotional barriers are torn down.
As the ER team treats co-workers injured in the shooting…and the gunman…Leigh is finally able to stop running and let God heal her heart.


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Full Figured



Brenda Hampton
Publisher: Kensington Books, June 29, 2010
Review: Our Club favorite author hooks up two literary divas to turn up the heat...
In Brenda Hampton’s “Who Ya Wit’,” forty-year-old new divorcee Desa Rae Jenkins feels the full impact of having an “empty nest” when her only son leaves home for college. Depressed and feeling without any purpose in life, she pretty much takes to her bed for a while. But little does she know she’s not going to be spending all that time in bed alone.... Not when Roc comes into her life. Yes, rock-hard Roc totally rocks her world. But how long can she carry on with a man so close to her son’s age?
Then in La Jill Hunt’s “Seven Year Itch,” sassy, full-figured Avery Frederick was woman enough to win the eye of the sexiest dude on the block and was even able to convert bad-boy hustler Duke to a life of true love and near-legitimacy. But seven years later, Duke hasn’t fully transformed into the man Avery’s tried to make him become. On top of that, she’s starting to feel a stirring for her attractive coworker, Vaughn. But is the passion that Avery and Duke have shared all this time enough to help them reconcile their differences and stay together—or will their love for one another finally make them realize it’s time to let go?


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Duets


Still in the Word...Still in the Mood
John & Anita Renfroe
Publisher: Cook Communications, January 01, 2010
Review: With Songs in the Key of Solomon, the husband and wife team of John and Anita Renfroe proved that couples devotionals can be fun—and bring them closer together. Their new devotional, Duets, is a biblically inspired collection of lively devotions to get couples laughing, sharing, praying—and making beautiful music together.
Based on an exploration of couples throughout the Bible, the 52 devotions in Duets are custom designed to ignite meaningful conversation—and a whole lot more. You’ll soon be having more fun together than you ever thought possible with this truly unique devotional for Christian couples.
Whether you’re marital virtuosos or a little out of tune, Duets is sure to help you stay in harmony—with yourself and each other.


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When the Thrill Is Gone


A Leonid McGill Mystery
Walter Mosley
Publisher: Penguin Putnam, Inc., March 08, 2011
Review: P.I. Leonid McGill is struggling to get by in a bad economy when the very wealthy, very sexy Mrs. Chrystal Tyler begs him to track her husband—whom she believes is trying to kill her.… Leonid has his own issues, including his sick pal, Gordo, who’s been crashing on his couch, as well as juggling his cheating wife and his own girlfriend. But how can he say no to a beautiful woman who walks into his life with a stack of cash? She tells him she’s an artist, who escaped poverty by marrying her husband, Cyril, a rich art collector whose former two wives were murdered. Leonid knows better than to believe every word, though he’s not about to turn away her money—even if sorting out her sordid life leads him to death's door.


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Red's Hot Cowboy



Carolyn Brown
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc., August 01, 2011
Review: Award-winning author Carolyn Brown’s sassy Spikes and Spurs series continues with Red’s Hot Cowboy as a blackout and a Texas blizzard bring a city slicker face-to-face with the hunkiest cowboy north of the Rio Grande.
Pearl Richland used to be a city gal through and through, but when she inherits her late aunt’s quaint 1950’s motel, she decides to make a change. Tired of the big city, she returns to small time life, and is busy making plans for the motel when sexy cowboy Wil Marshall comes in to escape an ice storm. The last thing Pearl needs is a distraction, but Wil sure has a way of changing her mind. And now that he’s checked in—and checking her out—Pearl’s in for a whole lot of fun, sizzle and unexpected trouble….


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America's First Clash with Iran


The Tanker War, 1987-88
Lee Allen Zatarain
Publisher: Casemate Publisher & Book Dist., November 01, 2010
Review: In May 1987, the U.S. guided missile frigate Stark, calmly sailing the waters of the Persian Gulf on a routine mission, was suddenly blown apart by an Exocet missile fired from an Iraqi jet fighter. A fifth of the ship’s crew was killed and many others horribly burned or wounded. This event jump-started one of the most mysterious and portentous conflicts in American history: “The Tanker War,” waged against Iran for control of the Persian Gulf. In an incisive look at this undeclared naval war, Lee Allen Zatarain draws on recently released Pentagon documents, firsthand interviews, and a determination to get to the truth, to reveal a little-known clash that may have presaged further battles to come.
This quasi-war took place in 1987-1988, at the climax of the mammoth Iran-Iraq War during the Reagan administration. Losing on the battlefield, Ayatollah Khomeini’s Iran had decided to close the Persian Gulf against shipping from Iraq’s oil-rich backers, the emirate of Kuwait, which had thrown its considerable financial support behind Iraq. The Kuwaitis appealed to both the Soviet Union and America for help. Eager to avoid further Soviet meddling in the region, America—whose allegiance to Iran had evaporated with the fall of the Shah in 1979—sent a fleet to the Gulf, raising the Stars and Stripes over all 11 of Kuwaiti’s commercial tankers.
The result was a virtual free-for-all, as the Iranians laid mines throughout the narrow passage, launched attack boats against both tankers and U.S. warships, and began firing Silkworm missiles into Kuwaiti territory. The sixth largest ship in the world, the tanker Bridgeton, hit an Iranian mine and flooded. The U.S. Navy fought its largest surface battle since World War II against the Ayatollah’s assault boats. Meanwhile, U.S. Navy SEALs arrived in the Gulf, setting up shop aboard two mobile platforms. As Saddam Hussein, who had instigated the conflict, looked on, Iranian gunners fired shore-based Silkworm missiles against U.S. forces—actions which, if made known at the time, would have required the U.S. Congress to declare war against Iran.
In July 1988, nervous sailors aboard the cruiser USS Vincennes shot an Iranian airliner out of the sky, killing 300 civilians. This event came one month before the end of the war, and may have been the final straw that influenced the Ayatollah to finally drink from what he called his “poisoned chalice” and accept a cease fire with Iraq.
A fast-paced book that masterfully dissects the practical and political aspects of the Tanker War, America’s First Clash with Iran chronicles a conflict that, in many ways, foreshadowed the path the United States was to take in the Middle East in years to come.


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The Last Fish Tale


The Fate of the Atlantic and Survival in Gloucester, America's Oldest Fishing Port and Most Original Town
Mark Kurlansky
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc./Random House, June 10, 2008
Review: Taking us from Viking voyages a millennium ago to the modern era, the New York Times bestselling author of the acclaimed “micro-histories” Cod, Salt and The Big Oyster sets his sights on the most emblematic of New England’s fishing towns—Gloucester, Massachusetts—to tell the dramatic, and tragic, story of a way of life that took four centuries to build, but could disappear in a matter of decades.
Expertly tracing the development of Gloucester’s fishing industry—from the advent of large schooners that allowed fishermen to ply their trade as far away as the Grand Banks, to the thousands of fishermen lost in storms, to Gloucester’s present-day woes—The Last Fish Tale is Mark Kurlansky’s most colorful, personal, and important book yet.


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La casa de Mickey Mouse




Publisher: Publications International, Ltd., January 01, 2010
Review: ?Mickey te esta invitando a su casa! Prueba aqui con el y sus amigos (Donald, Goofy, Minnie y muchos mas) a buscar —y hallar— juguetes, herramientas y otros objetos, ver en que se parecen o son diferentes, explorar el tamano, la forma y el color de las cosas, seguir instrucciones sencillas y “leer” un libro ?tu solito! Tambien hay dos paginas para que tus papas tengan ideas de otras actividades divertidas que pueden realizar contigo y este libro. 10" x 12 1/8", 16 paginas. Tapa dura EDADES 3-6


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On the Grid


A Plot of Land, An Average Neighborhood, and the Systems That Make Our World Work
Scott Huler
Publisher: Rodale Press, Inc., May 11, 2010
Review: When was the last time you gave a lot of thought to the wires, pipes, utility poles and cell-phone towers that facilitate almost everything we do? Scott Huler’s On the Grid is a lively, captivating investigation into the infrastructures that make society possible in our daily lives.
Shrouded in mystery, much of our infrastructure is sadly out of date. Bridges fall. Public transportation remains overcrowded and unreliable. Most of our roads haven’t been updated since the 1950s. Huler sets out to understand every system that shapes our society, from transportation, water and garbage to the Internet coming through our cable lines.
The story begins outside Huler’s house in Raleigh, North Carolina, and travels everywhere from the inside of a storm water pipe to the sewers of ancient Rome. Every chapter follows a single element of infrastructure back to its source. He visits power plants, watches asphalt being laid and traces a drop of water backwards from his faucet to the Gulf of Mexico. He talks to the people who operate these systems and the people who plan them.
Filled with amazing insights, interviews and stories, On the Grid is a mesmerizing and hilarious narrative.


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The Ascent of George Washington


The Hidden Political Genius of an American Icon
John Ferling
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA, June 01, 2009
Review: For two centuries our image of the father of our country has been almost too good to be true. Alone among our Founding Fathers, George Washington has been seen as a selfless leader who wielded power without ambition and who stood above the fray of partisan politics. Asked by his countrymen to take the reins of power, he answered the call of duty and led our nation as its first president with a disinterested impartiality. Yet in The Ascent of George Washington, historian John Ferling takes issue with this portrayal, instead revealing Washington as an ambitious, skilled and often partisan politician.
Ferling examines the nearly 20 years Washington served in the Virginia Assembly, describing how the future president honed his political skills while building a stout phalanx of supporters and protectors who would serve him well in the struggles to come. Ferling also scrutinizes Washington’s military service in both the French and Indian War, where he led Virginia’s army, and as commander of the Continental Army in the Revolutionary War, observing that Washington not only committed “dreadful blunders” in both wars, but in each war actually opposed the strategy that led to ultimate success. Yet Ferling shows how the general’s talent for damage control and his deft handling both of Congress and of local authorities allowed him to emerge from his military career as a hero. Furthermore, Ferling argues that despite Washington’s limitations as a tactician and strategist, his diplomatic and political skills—as well as his sterling character—made him the proper choice to be commander of the Continental Army.
As a war hero, Washington would preside over the Constitutional Convention of 1787 before serving two terms as America’s first president beginning in 1789. Yet Ferling argues that despite Washington’s reputation as being devoid of any partisan agenda, he had decidedly Federalist leanings, consistently supporting Alexander Hamilton’s aspirations for a strong centralized federal government. And by the time Washington was using force to suppress the Whiskey Rebellion in 1794, Thomas Jefferson was lamenting that the man who had once been “the head of a nation” had become instead “the head of a party,” the Federalists, who for their part had come to idolize Washington and were hoping he might seek a third term.
The Ascent of George Washington is not a biography; it eschews personal matters in favor of political activities. The result is a clear-eyed analysis of the career of a man who “alone of all of America’s public officials in the past two centuries succeeded in convincing others that he was not a politician.” It’s this very fact that makes him, in Ferling’s view, one of the very best politicians in American history.


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Vision in White (Large Print)



Nora Roberts
Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corp, May 01, 2009
Review: An estate in Connecticut is the setting for Nora Roberts’ new page-turner, where four childhood friends run Vows, a wedding planning company. Despite their expertise, neither Mackensie, Parker, Laurel nor Emmeline have been lucky in love. Mac, the photographer, doesn’t even want a relationship, having learned from a selfish mother—who married and divorced more times that she can count—that love doesn’t last. But when slightly rumpled, yet oh-so-cute Carter Maguire, a former college professor turned high school English teacher, gets involved with his sister’s upcoming nuptials, Mac can’t get him out of her mind. Unfortunately, his girlfriend feels the same way—and she’s willing to play dirty for the chance to be a vision in white.


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Zero Day



David Baldacci
Publisher: Hachette Book Group USA, October 31, 2011
Review: Bestselling author David Baldacci has delivered white-knuckle thrillers, enigmatic characters and thought-provoking ideas since he first burst on the literary scene with Absolute Power, from the eccentric conspiracy theorists of The Camel Club to the hardened covert agents of the A. Shaw series. Now, in Zero Day, he introduces us to perhaps his most intriguing protagonist yet—a reclusive combat vet with a talent for sniffing out the truth.
Special Agent John Puller is a loner with few possessions and fewer friends. What he does have is an indomitable spirit, one that’s served him well on the battlefield, and that’s made him the best of the best in the U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigative Division (CID). In Zero Day, this spirit will be tested to the fullest. A family has been brutally murdered, and Puller has been called in because the husband was in the Army and the wife worked as a contractor for the Pentagon. The local homicide detective isn’t happy with Puller’s involvement in the case, but she’s not his only problem. The people in this small town are not what they seem. Now, far from any military outpost, he’s truly one man against an overwhelming force. And things are about to get ugly….


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The Shift


Taking Your Life from Ambition to Meaning
Wayne W. Dyer
Publisher: Hay House, Inc., February 01, 2010
Review: Dr. Wayne W. Dyer’s The Shift describes the major transition in every person’s life, showing how to shift from ambition, ego domination, accumulations and achievements to feeling purposeful and meaningful every day.
We may encounter low points that accompany this new direction, yet these occurrences provide the energy we need to move away from the ego and into a meaningful life. As you read, you’ll find that you are less caught up in the material world and more connected with your spiritual essence. Each chapter concludes with ways to incorporate the material into your life.
We fulfill our greatest calling when we undertake this journey, transforming our individual lives and influencing the destiny of our sacred planet as well.


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The Ballad of Tom Dooley


A Novel
Sharyn McCrumb
Publisher: St. Martin's Press, Llc, August 30, 2011
Review: The folk song made famous by the Kingston Trio romanticized the legend: the story of a man, a woman and a murder. Now Sharyn McCrumb gives us the authentic details behind the ballad, bringing to life the tale of star-crossed lovers as only she can.
In the North Carolina mountains after the Civil War, Laura Foster, a simple country girl, was murdered, and Tom Dula, her lover, was hanged for the crime. The sensational elements of the case attracted national attention: a handsome ne'er-do-well; his beautiful, married lover; the former governor of North Carolina spearheading the defense; and a noble gesture by the prisoner on the eve of his execution, saving the woman he really loved.
The Ballad of Tom Dooley offers a gripping fictionalized account of the true story behind the popular folk song. With the help of historians, lawyers and researchers, McCrumb visited the actual sites, studied the legal evidence and uncovered a missing piece of the story that will shock those who think they know what happened.
With these new discoveries, Sharyn McCrumb transforms a seemingly sordid tale of adultery and betrayal into an Appalachian Wuthering Heights.


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Someday


Sunrise Series #3
Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, February 05, 2008
Review: The third book in Karen Kingsbury’s bestselling Sunrise series brings our readers more of the family they can't get enough of—the Baxters!
Unrelenting pressures of the celebrity lifestyle weigh heavily on husband and wife Dayne and Katy Matthews as they take on separate movie projects. Tabloid rumors persistently talk of marital problems and unfaithfulness between the two of them, but finally something drastic catches Dayne’s attention and makes him realize the impending destruction to their marriage that’s closing in on them. But will it be too late?
The Flanigan family recognizes the deep loss of the Christian Kids Theater program, and they lead a final effort to keep the theater from being torn down. Meanwhile, John Baxter takes the next step in his growing relationship with Elaine, giving him a season to contemplate selling the Baxter house and, along with it, losing a lifetime of memories made there.
As the rest of the family considers the future and what may lie ahead, they must pull together like never before. Only their undying love for each other can help the Baxters get past the trials of today for a life they know is possible… someday.


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Dean Koontz's Frankenstein


The First 3 Novels
Dean Koontz
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Bks/Div Random, April 21, 2010
Review: In retelling the classic myth of Frankenstein, Dean Koontz brings to life creatures that have their own ideas about how the world should operate. In other words, you only think you know the story….
In Prodigal Son we meet Deucalion, a tattooed “man” who’s carried for centuries a terrifying secret. But when he arrives in New Orleans and learns of a serial killer who, it seems, carefully selects his victims, Deucalion offers to help Detective Carson O’Connor and her partner, Michael Maddison, find the one he knows is responsible: the deranged near-immortal Victor Helios—once known as Frankenstein.
City of Night opens on a city losing hope that Victor Helios’ engineered killers can be stopped. They are stronger, heal better and think faster than any human. And as one-time monster Deucalion and his human partners discover, they’ve infiltrated every level of New Orleans society.
In Dead and Alive, as a devastating hurricane heads for New Orleans, Helios’ soulless creations are spinning out of control. As a damned creature himself, Deucalion knows justice demands he face his mad creator. But first they must both confront a malignant entity with powers and a purpose beyond even their imagining.


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Heartwood



Belva Plain
Publisher: Delacorte Press / Div. of Random House, February 08, 2011
Review: Heartwood is New York Times bestselling author Belva Plain’s sequel to her beloved classic, Evergreen, and it’s every bit as dazzling….
Nearing 80, Iris Stern knows she’s been blessed with more than longevity. Her children have done well for themselves, which is all a mother can ask. Of course, there is that one glitch in her otherwise happy life. Has she truly forgiven her husband, Theo, his one indiscretion? Iris doesn’t know that for many years Theo has kept a secret that could again upend her world. But all thoughts of her marriage are dispelled by news that her daughter’s is on shaky ground.
Laura married Robbie 11 years ago, after she became pregnant. Giving little concern to her own lost dreams, she’s stood by his side through one business failure after another. Perhaps it’s jealousy that triggers his antipathy toward Laura’s new catering venture that not only soars, it makes her a star.
Her daughter’s situation causes Iris to reflect on her own mother, Anna, and what it meant then and now to be a woman and a wife. She’ll soon find out, when a long-lost portrait leads to a discovery that stuns all the Stern clan, and redefines them in ways they never imagined.


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A Plain & Fancy Christmas



Cynthia Keller
Publisher: Ballantine Books Inc./Random House, October 25, 2011
Review: Amish widow Rachel Yoder has taken refuge with her parents as she struggles to raise her little girl while in New York City. Ellie Lawrence is busy climbing the corporate ladder. What could these two strangers possibly have in common? Nothing. And everything….
It comes as a staggering jolt for both women to learn they were accidentally switched at birth. Worse for Rachel is the jealousy she feels at how easily the only mother she’s ever known bonds with Ellie, her natural daughter. With the approach of Christmas, Rachel reluctantly heads to Manhattan to meet her family. But it will take the love of both clans—and the holiday spirit—to bring peace to their daughters. Cynthia Keller’s A Plain & Fancy Christmas is a treasure.


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When Christmas Came



Eileen Spinelli
Publisher: Ideals Publications, September 01, 2010
Review: Eileen Spinelli weaves a tale of suspense and joy, while Wayne Parmenter’s vibrant oil paintings light up the pages of When Christmas Came.
If it snows on Christmas Eve, will Christmas still come—even if it snows so much that the cars can’t run? When a blizzard arrives in this small country town, the minister wonders who’ll come to Christmas Eve service. You’ll be amazed at all who do come: “The starling came/on snowy wings across a starless sky.” The bird is followed by the custodian, a small boy in his mother’s arms, a mouse, a moth and more!
Lastly, a stranger enters, and Christmas arrives amid candlelight, songs of praise, shelter and love. Children 4-8 will love this book, and adults will, too. 32 pages; 10.2" x 10.1".


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Sunset


Sunrise Series #4
Karen Kingsbury
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, April 22, 2008
Review: Karen Kingsbury is one of our most beloved authors of bestselling Christian fiction. Her gift for telling a captivating tale with valuable life lessons makes her novels modern-day parables for readers who enjoy a compelling story woven around the challenges Christians face in today’s world.
This fourth book in the bestselling Sunrise series brings us more of the family we just can’t get enough of—the Baxters. Can their love for each other help John Baxter as he and Elaine make plans to marry—and help another Baxter’s struggle to realize a life of happiness in the sunset years?
As John and Elaine make their wedding plans, another family member enters into the most trying season of all. During this time of renewed love and hope for the future, the family tries to come together to establish the sacred ground of marriage and chart a course for the future. Memories of times gone by meet with the changes of today in a story that proves only the support of faith and family can take a person into the exhilarating adventure of the sunset years of life.
Can love help the Baxters meet life’s challenges? Enjoy Sunset and find out as Karen Kingsbury once again invites you into the lives of the Baxters.


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The Beach House



James Patterson
Publisher: Little Brown & Company, June 10, 2002
Review: Law student Jack Mullen returns to the ritzy Hamptons, suspecting his brother was into sexcapades with the wealthy in-crowd who then had him murdered. How he proves it makes this a top-notch thriller.


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By Nightfall



Michael Cunningham
Publisher: Farrar Straus & Giroux Co., Inc., September 28, 2010
Review: Michael Cunningham, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Hours, returns with By Nightfall, the heartbreaking story of Peter and Rebecca Harris, two contented denizens of Manhattan’s SoHo, both in their mid-forties and reaching the apogee of their careers in the arts.
Enter Rebecca’s much younger (and nearly identical) brother Ethan—known in the family as Mizzy, or “the mistake.” The handsome, troubled twenty-three-year-old is at loose ends and clearly looking for direction in life. Still, in his presence, Peter cannot help but question his own life choices, his career—the world he’s so carefully constructed.
This is a brilliant novel brimming with shocks and aftershocks; the work of a true master.


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Saving Ceecee Honeycutt



Beth Hoffman
Publisher: Viking Penguin/Div. of Penguin Putnam, January 12, 2010
Review: Though she’s only 12, CeeCee is old beyond her years. She has to be—she’s spent her life caring for a loony mother who keeps reliving her glory as the 1951 Vidalia Onion Queen, tiara and all. But all that changes when tragedy leaves CeeCee suddenly—and utterly—alone.
Enter Great Aunt Tootie Caldwell. Sweeping in to take care of the young girl, she brings CeeCee to Savannah, introducing her to an eccentric cast of women—like the garden-slug-wielding Miz Thelma Rae and the see-through-peignoir-wearing Violene Hobbs—who would influence her life in profound and unexpected ways.
A debut of uncommon wit and charm, Beth Hoffman’s Saving CeeCee Honeycutt will have you laughing out loud while leaving a satisfying lump in your throat.


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It's Time to Sleep, My Love


A Lullabye
Eric Metaxas
Publisher: Henry Holt & Company, Inc., October 01, 2008
Review: Nancy Tillman has been praised time and time again by parents and critics alike for coming up with just the right way to let children know how special they are. Tender and sweet, sentimental without a trace of sap, On the Night You Were Born is the book that families in households across America reach for to share with their loved ones at the end of each and every day. Happily, Nancy is back with another picture book that is every bit as glorious as her New York Times bestseller. This time, her artwork brings to life Eric Metaxas' tender lullaby that celebrates the wonders of the natural world and the bonds of family as animals everywhere settle down for the night. It’s as comforting and warm as a goodnight hug! (Ages 2-4)


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