Friday, May 23, 2014
Sugar Blues By William Dufty
Its a prim ingredient in countless substances that we eat and drink, from cereal to soup, from cola to coffee. Consumed at the rat of one hundred pounds for every American every year its as addictive nicotine or heroin and as poisonous responsible for modern plagues ranging from depression to coronary thrombosis. Its sugar And Sugar Blues inspired by the crusade of Hollywood legend Gloria Swanson is the classic bestselling Expose that unmasks our generations greatest medical killer yet at the same time shows how a revitalizing sugar-free diet can not only change your life but quit possibly save it.
The Return of The King by J.R.R Tolkien
Concluding
the story begun in The Hobbit, this is the final part of Tolkien's epic masterpiece,
The Lord of the Rings.
The armies
of the Dark Lord are massing as his evil shadow spreads ever wider. Men,
Dwarves, Elves and Ents unite forces to do battle agains the Dark. Meanwhile,
Frodo and Sam struggle further into Mordor in their heroic quest to destroy the
One Ring.
Starship troopers by Frank Herbert
The first-person narrative is about
a young soldier named Juan "Johnnie" Rico and his exploits in the
Mobile Infantry, a futuristic military service branch equipped with powered
armor. Rico's military career progresses from recruit to non-commissioned officer
and finally to officer against the backdrop of an interstellar war between
mankind and an arachnoid species known as "the Bugs". Rico and the
other characters discuss moral and philosophical aspects of suffrage, civic
virtue, juvenile delinquency, capital punishment, and war. The protagonists
laud the utility of corporal punishment as a means of correcting
juvenile delinquents.
Thursday, May 22, 2014
Linger by Maggie Stiefvater
The longing.
Once Grace and Sam have found each other, they know they must fight to stay together. For Sam, this means reckoning with his werewolf past. For Grace, it means facing a future that is less and less certain.
The loss. Into their world comes a new wolf named Cole, whose past is full of hurt and danger. He is wrestling with his own demons, embracing the life of a wolf while denying the ties of being human.
The linger.
For Grace, Sam, and Cole, life is a constant struggle between two forces- wolf and human- with love baring two sides as well. It is harrowing and euphoric, freeing and entrapping, enticing and alarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But will it be enough?
Once Grace and Sam have found each other, they know they must fight to stay together. For Sam, this means reckoning with his werewolf past. For Grace, it means facing a future that is less and less certain.
The loss. Into their world comes a new wolf named Cole, whose past is full of hurt and danger. He is wrestling with his own demons, embracing the life of a wolf while denying the ties of being human.
The linger.
For Grace, Sam, and Cole, life is a constant struggle between two forces- wolf and human- with love baring two sides as well. It is harrowing and euphoric, freeing and entrapping, enticing and alarming. As their world falls apart, love is what lingers. But will it be enough?
Thursday, May 15, 2014
The Vermont Ghost guide by Joseph Citro
Vermont's mysterious mountains, hills, and hollows are rich
with timeless tales of ghosts, phantoms, and horrible haunts, and Joe Citro has
been covering that "dead-beat" for over a decade. In The Vermont
Ghost Guide you'll encounter:
- a poltergeist raining stones on a hapless North Pownal
farm;
- Northfield's Phantom Gravedigger;
- a Ryegate ghostly door that appears and vanishes;
- Charles Dickens's ghost guiding a writer's hand in
Brattleboro;
- a doppelganger's prediction of death in Cavendish;
- the Midnight Cow, haunting the highways;
- a miner's specter, embedded in stone;
- the mysterious Eddy Brothers who marked Vermont as
"The Spirit Capital of the Universe";
- and many, many more.
But Be Warned! Citro's Vermont is not the idyllic New
England wonderland of tourist bureaus and scenic postcards. These are shadowy
haunts and whispered horrors, the ghosts, ghouls, gores, and mysteries of the
Green Mountain State, rendered in eerie black-and-white by artist Steve
Bissette. Perfect for visitors and residents, children and anyone else with an
interest in or curiosity about Vermont history, legend, and lore, The Vermont
Ghost Guide is sure to have a long shelf life and be of continuing interest for
years to come.
The two Towers by J.R.R Tolkien (Book IV)
This is the second part of The Two Towers, in which the
narrator follows Frodo nad Sam along their journey through the sharp precipices
and mazes of Emyn Muil, the rotting plane of the Dead Marshes, and the dark
mountains of The Land Of Fire. Their guide, Smegol, or sometimes Gollum, has
been sneaky and evasive, yet faithful and helpful. Sam and Frodo brace
themselves for a journey over the mountains of Morder by way of a secret path
called Cirith Ungol. There is little hope left in the small company, but where
there is life, there is
hope.
Thursday, May 8, 2014
The Great Tree of Avalon: Child of the Dark Prophecy by T. A. Barron
Long ago, Merlin planted a magical seed that beat like a heart-a seed that grew into the Great Tree of Avalon. For centuries, this world has flourished as a land of wonder, and mystery, a link between Heaven and Earth, a place where all creatures could live in harmony.
Now, though, Avalon reels from brutal attacks, mysterious droughts, and stranger evils yet. Then one night, just as the elusive Lady of the Lake predicted, all the stars in the sky suddenly go dark.
The fate of Avalon now rests with three young people: Tamwyn, a homeless wilderness guide: Elli, an escaped slave turned priestess; and Scree, an eagleman with a startling secret. One of them is the true heir of Merlin, the only person who can save Avalon . . . and one of them is the dreaded child of the Dark Prophecy, and the person fated to destroy it.
Now, though, Avalon reels from brutal attacks, mysterious droughts, and stranger evils yet. Then one night, just as the elusive Lady of the Lake predicted, all the stars in the sky suddenly go dark.
The fate of Avalon now rests with three young people: Tamwyn, a homeless wilderness guide: Elli, an escaped slave turned priestess; and Scree, an eagleman with a startling secret. One of them is the true heir of Merlin, the only person who can save Avalon . . . and one of them is the dreaded child of the Dark Prophecy, and the person fated to destroy it.
Friday, May 2, 2014
The Hobbit by J.R.R Tolkien
Bilbo Baggins was a hobbit who wanted to be left alone in quiet comfort. But the wizard Gandalf came along with a band of homeless dwarves. Soon Bilbo was drawn into their quest facing evil orcs, savage wolves, giant spiders, and worse unknown dangers. Finally, it was Bilbo-alone and unaided-who had to confront the great dragon Smaug, the terror of an entire countryside!
Dune by Frank Herbert
Here is the novel that will be forever considered a triumph
of the imagination. Set on the desert planet Arrakis, Dune is the story of the
boy Paul Atreides, who would become the mysterious man known as Muad'Dib. He
would avenge the traitorous plot against his noble family--and would bring to
fruition humankind's most ancient and unattainable dream.
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